They Copied It, So It Sucks: Difference between revisions

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** Then there's [[The Transporter|Frank Martin]], described by one reviewer as "a sort of third-party international man of mystery for those who think James Bond is too effete and Jason Bourne just doesn't have enough chest hair."

** While on Bond, the unofficial ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'', which as [[Agony Booth]]'s Mr. Mendo [http://www.agonybooth.com/video286_Never_Say_Never_Again_James_Bond.aspx put]:

"If this looks like a ripoff of [[Thunderball|a better Bond film]]... [[Recycled Script|it's because it is]]!"

{{quote|"If this looks like a ripoff of [[Thunderball|a better Bond film]]... [[Recycled Script|it's because it is]]!"}}

* ''[[Beowulf (film)|Beowulf]]'' was wrongfully accused of trying to rip off ''~300~'' because of the main character's signature phrase ''"I AM BEOWULF!"'' is somehow similar to ''"THIS IS SPARTAA!!!"''. How that becomes ''ripoff material'' is beyond some people. Let's also recall that [[This Is Sparta|we have an entire page full of examples of people yelling that way]], and that ''Beowulf'' [[Animation Lead Time|was filmed first, anyway.]]

** Before both of them, there was a film starring Leonidas himself, called ''Beowulf & Grendel''. For some reason, no-one ever knows about it.

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* [[Dreamworks Animation]] has been hit with accusations of ripping off [[Pixar]] with [[Antz|An]][[A Bug's Life|tz]] and [[Shark Tale|Shark]] [[Finding Nemo|Tale]] being the most prominent offenders (It didn't help that [[Dueling Movies|the movies came out in the same years as each other]]). Comparisons between [[Flushed Away]] and [[Ratatouille]], [[Shrek]] and [[Monsters, Inc.]], and now [[Megamind]] and [[The Incredibles]] are also common.

* ''Every'' adult animated series after 1990 copied ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''. Some, like ''Capital Critters'', ''Family Dog'', ''The Oblongs'', and ''Fish Police'', got canceled just as quickly as they premiered; others, like ''Futurama'', ''[[South Park]]'', and the [[Seth MacFarlane]] trio (''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[American Dad]]'', and ''The Cleveland Show'') are still around, while others, like ''Daria'' and ''[[King of the Hill]]'' were [[Long Runners]] that did suffer from some mild to moderate [[Seasonal Rot]] thanks to [[Characterization Marches On]], [[Flanderization]], and/or [[Executive Meddling]], but managed to be entertaining from beginning to end. It should be noted to the ignorant that ''[[The Honeymooners]]'', ''[[The Flintstones]]'', and ''[[Wait Till Your Father Gets Home]]'' (an obscure late 1960s animated [[Dom Com]] set up as a cartoon version of ''[[All in The Family]]'') are the real inspirations behind ''[[The Simpsons]]''.

*** A fact lampshaded on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' when in court deciding who owned the rights to Itchy and Scratchy. Roger Meyers pointed out shows that owed their existence to earlier shows, naming ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and ''[[The Honeymooners]]'', then asking the judge, "If you take away our right to steal ideas, where are they going to come from?" He then points to Marge, whose best "original" idea for a cartoon is "Ghost Mutt."

** A fact lampshaded on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' when in court deciding who owned the rights to Itchy and Scratchy. Roger Meyers pointed out shows that owed their existence to earlier shows, naming ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and ''[[The Honeymooners]]'', then asking the judge, "If you take away our right to steal ideas, where are they going to come from?" He then points to Marge, whose best "original" idea for a cartoon is "Ghost Mutt."

* There's a rather large controversy on the internet regarding whether or not ''[[The Lion King]]'' is a rip-off of the classic anime series ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]''. Comparisons between the two can be seen here- [http://www.kimbawlion.com/rant2.htm Yeah, a LOT of similarities, aren't there?]

** This was even referenced in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in which [[The Lion King|Mufasa]] appears in the clouds to Lisa and says-"[[Take That|Kimba...I mean--]][[Last-Second Word Swap|Simba]]...avenge me."

** Except for the fact that the actual stories are as different as night and day.

*** Agree. Most of those "similarities" aren't ~~exclusive~~ from Kimba, and lots of them are explained because both stories are based on Bambi. In fact, ''[[The Lion King]]'' was called "Bamblet" when it was on the making, though the main themes of the movie, [[Cain and Abel|like good brother vs evil brother]], or the king who returns to claim his throne [[Older Than You Think|are present in many myths]].

*** Agree. Most of those "similarities" aren't exclusively from Kimba, and lots of them are explained because both stories are based on ''[[Bambi]]''. In fact, ''[[The Lion King]]'' was called "Bamblet" when it was on the making, though the main themes of the movie, [[Cain and Abel|like good brother vs evil brother]], or the king who returns to claim his throne [[Older Than You Think|are present in many myths]].

** Not as many as ''[[Hamlet]]'' and the African ''Tale Of Sundiata''.

** Not as many as ''[[Hamlet]]'' and the African ''Tale of Sundiata''.

*** Though the people behind Lion King did give credit to [[Hamlet]], at least. There probably be lessing [[Internet Backdraft|ranting]] if they at least said there was similarities.

*** And, interestingly, ''[[Hamlet]]'' ''itself'' was a pretty blatant copy of the Danish legend of Amled. So supposedly, Disney ripped off a ripoff.

** When you consider that the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y14TwUGQ3xE ending they originally had planned] kinda hits the nail home.

* Speaking of the above, ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' would also have produced less [[Internet Backdraft|ranting]] if Disney had simply admitted (with no shame required really) that their character concepts were based from ''[[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]]''. There was a counter-argument that Nadia itself had characters and concepts copied from other shows, including western shows.

* Speaking of the above, ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' would also have produced less [[Internet Backdraft|ranting]] if Disney had simply admitted (with no shame required really) that their character concepts were based from ''[[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]]''. There was a counter-argument that Nadia itself had characters and concepts copied from other shows, including western shows.

** Atlantis, from start to finish, was also like the ''Stargate'' movie.

*** The creators have admitted to taking a good deal from [[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]].