Movie comparisons that blow your mind

[James]

Movies that are similar to other movies (to the point that one is almost-definitely directly inspired from the other). You didn't even make the connection until someone pointed it out to you.

I just caught a dreadful abortion of an anime called Samurai 7. It's based on Sevent Samurai, except all the characters are different and there's a ton of robots. Yeah...

So I looked it up to see what the fuck, and in the discussions (where way too many people like this anime shit) a revelation brought on by a random post.


A Bug's Life = Seven Samurai.

Now post yours!

[the_dudefather]

friday the 13th part Y = friday the 13th part Z

cant think of any more right now :/

[Mad Melvin]

i saw Days Of Thunder on TV just now, and the plotline is used on so many other movies, but I can't remember a single one right now.

[Rongi]

lion king = macbeth

[ArrowX]

Chronicles Of Riddick = The Scorpion King

[Jeff The Ninja]

lion king = macbeth

You mean the Lion King is based on Hamlet. As in the Uncle kills the King and the Son of the Dead king kills the Uncle.

[Fathom Zero]

And the dead father's spirit visits the son, yes.

Romeo and Juliet = West Side Story

But that one's a little more obvious.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

The Jungle Book (live action version)=Tarzan (Disney version)

[DeadKennedys]

A Bug's Life = Seven Samurai.


Damn, that's good

[pjalne]

Haha, the Bug's Life one is gold.

Only thing I can think of is Throne of Blood and Macbeth. But that dawned on me as I was watching it, so it wasn't one of those "oh shit" hindsight things. And it's pretty much a direct adaptation, so I don't know if it counts.

[WorthlessLiar]

Road Trip = The Odyssey

This is not an endorsement of Road Trip.

The Lord of the Rings is Tolkien one-uping Macbeth (ie. the Witch King's death).

[Fathom Zero]

In another comparison of Shakespeare to Disney, Pocahontas is also strikingly similar to Romeo and Juliet.

[Comrade Rocket]

another one on the seven samurai was the Magnificent Seven

Samurai= cowboys

i didnt get it at first but then my mom pointed it out

[James]

That one is more of a remake though (I think a fairly blatant one, too), so it doesn't count.

[executioneer]

so is lion king then

[executioneer]

freddy got fingered = clash of the titans

[James]

so is lion king then

Lion King wasn't touted as being a remake of Hamlet. Magnificent Seven was always made clear to a remake (or at least heavily inspired from) Seven Samurai.


freddy got fingered = clash of the titans

I said no remakes.

[darkvare]

loonatics = x men
all the characters have x men powers :/

[executioneer]

freddy got fingered = clash of the titans

I said no remakes.[/quote]

lol

[Supafly345]

i saw Days Of Thunder on TV just now, and the plotline is used on so many other movies, but I can't remember a single one right now.The days of thunder videogame is exactly like the code name viper video game.

EDIT: Nevermind, that was rolling thunder lol

[DamnthatDavid]

Little Indian Big City = Jungle to Jungle :/

[the_dudefather]

Monkey Island (ok it not a movie) = pirates of the caribbean

when i first saw will turner in the first one all i could think was "im selling these fine leather jackets..."

and from the look of the trailer for the new one there is a voodoo lady dispensing advice...

[Geggy]

go bot=transformers

[MetalMilitia]

The three musketeers = Dogtanian and the three muskehounds

:eek

[the_dudefather]

dogtanion freaked me out as a kid after i had a dream were the princess (or whatever she was) was stuffed like the mother from psycho

[RaNkeri]

A Fistful of Dollars = Yojimbo

[Lye]

o brother where art thou= the odyssey
the warriors= the anabasis

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Dodgball= the Ringer= Happy Gilmore

[GADZOOKS]

you idiots never heard of a homage before?

[Sethomas]

Hudsucker Proxy and Mr Deeds Goes to Town.

[the_dudefather]

you idiots never heard of a homage before?

thats what we are talking about isnt it? as opposed to 'rip-offs' or what have you

[GADZOOKS]

Yeah but I thought these were supposed to blow your mind.