I like that movie, but it's a ripoff of a better one

[tommyboy81]

Throw Mother from a Train was a rip on Strangers on a Train

Escape from L.A was a rip on Escape from NY (even though it's made by the same person. lol)

Superman Returns is a rip on Superman.

I love hearing Dark City is a Matrix ripoff. Even though it's the other way around.

And now Inception will be a Dark City/Matrix rip. Yep I'll hear it.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

And now Inception will be a Dark City/Matrix rip. Yep I'll hear it.

I have already heard it a few times....check out the up coming threads in the next few weeks

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

Throw Mother from a Train was a rip on Strangers on a Train

Escape from L.A was a rip on Escape from NY (even though it's made by the same person. lol)

Superman Returns is a rip on Superman.

I love hearing Dark City is a Matrix ripoff. Even though it's the other way around.

And now Inception will be a Dark City/Matrix rip. Yep I'll hear it.

I take that as more of a homage than a rip-off.

What if a rip-off is actually better than the original movie,what would your feelings be then?Anyone know if that has happened yet in history if filmkind?

[Rob71]

The Island and The Clonus Horror. I think money actually changed hands to keep it out of court.

Also according to a teenage girl online The Wolfman is ripping off Twilight.

[Paul Kersey]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

What if a rip-off is actually better than the original movie,what would your feelings be then?Anyone know if that has happened yet in history if filmkind?

A lot of people think Star Wars is better than Dune (based on a book that was written long before Star Wars was even in pre-production).

Read this: http://pulphope.blogspot.com/2007/08/dunestar-wars.html

[MEHEARTJC]

I know I saw a movie not too long ago that was a total ripoff of Fistful of Dollars, but I can't recall. Maybe Lucky # Slevin?

[mjbethancourt]

Originally Posted by MEHEARTJC

I know I saw a movie not too long ago that was a total ripoff of Fistful of Dollars, but I can't recall. Maybe Lucky # Slevin?

I think you might mean 'Last Man Standing' with Bruce Willis.

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by MEHEARTJC

I know I saw a movie not too long ago that was a total ripoff of Fistful of Dollars, but I can't recall. Maybe Lucky # Slevin?

Originally Posted by mjbethancourt

I think you might mean 'Last Man Standing' with Bruce Willis.

Which are all rip-offs of Yojimbo.

[kpkelley]

Infernal Affairs is better than The Departed.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

Which are all rip-offs of Yojimbo.

Beat me to it.

Last I heard, "Yojimbo" is itself based on the book "Red Harvest" by Dashiell Hammett. I think it's cool that an American detective novel inspired a samurai classic that inspired classic westerns and other films.

[Paul Kersey]

Originally Posted by MEHEARTJC

I know I saw a movie not too long ago that was a total ripoff of Fistful of Dollars, but I can't recall. Maybe Lucky # Slevin?

Although "Last Man Standing" is a rip off of Leone, too, I agree. I think the Sleven was going for homage, but they never spelled it out. There was no western theme. There was no, even brief, physical allusion between Sleven and Blondie/The Man With No Name. I'm sure the guys who wrote and directed it were trying to do a Leone homage, but it just came off as filmmakers counting on a younger audience to be ignorant of their source material.

Speaking of Spaghetti Western rip-offs, was anybody else kind of pissed about the co-opting of "Harmonica" from "Once Upon a Time in the West" in the third Pirates of the Caribbean flick? If you want people to appreciate a composer, like Ennio Morricone, write a score that is paying homage to their work. Write something reminiscent of their work. Write music that relates to their music, so the fans get it, and the people who don't know have the chance to find out. Don't take your favorite song and sample it.

[mpstjohn]

I enjoyed Spawn more than Faust: Love of the Damned.

I enjoyed Babe more than Gordy.

I enjoyed Sunshine more than Armageddon and Event Horizon.

I enjoyed Dead Silence more than Devil Doll.

Though I don't see Inception as a ripoff of Dark City or The Matrix I do tend to lean toward The Cell and Paprika, both of which pale in comparison to Nolan's film.

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

Throw Mother from a Train was a rip on Strangers on a Train

If we're including parodies, I'd take High Anxiety over Vertigo.

[Freekman]

Dinner for Schmucks is a rip-off of the 1998 French film The Dinner Game.

[mjbethancourt]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

I take that as more of a homage than a rip-off.

What if a rip-off is actually better than the original movie,what would your feelings be then?Anyone know if that has happened yet in history if filmkind?

Obviously it's a matter of opinion, but I think there are many that are better; sometimes because the source is crap, and sometimes because the copy is very good.

[Riff Magnum]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

I take that as more of a homage than a rip-off.

What if a rip-off is actually better than the original movie,what would your feelings be then?Anyone know if that has happened yet in history if filmkind?

Generally speaking, i think Tarantino's movies are better than the ones he's influenced by or "ripping off." I will freely admit that style can woo me over substance.

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

I take that as more of a homage than a rip-off.

What if a rip-off is actually better than the original movie,what would your feelings be then?Anyone know if that has happened yet in history if filmkind?

Oh I'm not saying its bad it just me and my mother used to argue about it. I told her it was the same and she said it wasn't.

Just about every movie in the last 20-40 years is a ripoff one way or another of another movie. I think thas why Hollywood can't find nothing original original.

[tilallr1]

Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wa..._and_analogues

Star Wars was heavily inspired by Akira Kurosawa's films The Hidden Fortress and Yojimbo. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope features the exploits of C-3PO and R2-D2, whereas the plot of The Hidden Fortress is told from the point of view of two bickering peasants. The two peasants, Tahei and Matashichi, are first shown escaping a battle, while C-3PO and R2-D2 are first shown fleeing an attack in A New Hope. Additionally, both films feature a battle-tested General – Rokurota Makabe in The Hidden Fortress and Obi-Wan Kenobi in A New Hope – who assist a rebellion led by a princess and engage in a duel with a former rival whom they fought years earlier. Lucas also features many horizontal wipe scene transitions in A New Hope, a technique used thoroughly by Kurosawa in his films.

[P@t_Mtl]

The Hidden Fortress is hardly the only thing Star Wars take's from. Western, medieval stories, Flash Gordon & Buck Rodgers.....

Star Wars is a series of influence all wrap together in a fun package. It's everything Lucas grew up with and read about while in college.

[tilallr1]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

The Hidden Fortress is hardly the only thing Star Wars take's from. Western, medieval stories, Flash Gordon & Buck Rodgers.....

Star Wars is a series of influence all wrap together in a fun package. It's everything Lucas grew up with and read about while in college.

True ... so can we agree Star Wars is a collage of rip-off's?

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by tilallr1

True ... so can we agree Star Wars is a collage of rip-off's?

Of course but I still love it