Synchronicity of films

[GC8]

MissChief said:

Terminal Velocity and Drop Zone, both 1994.

Damn! This was the only one not already mentioned that I could remember.

[ofcorsa]

The Jackal, Ronin and Eraser always seemed pretty close to me

[DMN]

SilverSixer said:

Ok. Here's the ultimate. Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica.

Technically Battlestar Galactica is a rip off of the Mormon faith.

[Halb]

Du1point8 said:

How about these?

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) VS. Scream (1996)
Rob Roy (1995) VS. Braveheart (1995)
The Prestige (2006) VS. The Illusionist (2006)
No Strings Attached (2011) VS. Friends With Benefits (2011)
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) VS. Mirror, Mirror (2012)
Tornado! (1996) VS. Twister (1996)

Some good ones there, I had forgotten!

[ofcorsa]

Equilibrium/Matrix

[cirian75]

ofcorsa said:

Equilibrium/Matrix

The Matrix is actually based off Ghost in the Shell

and some scenes are direct lifts from it

[entropy]

Capote/Infamous

[Halb]

Watched both Mirror Mirror and Snow White recently, Mirror Mirror was by far the more enjoyable film, though I do prefer the dwarves from SW&TH.

[shakotan]

The GMan said:

How about REC and Quarantine.

Not a rip-off, Quarantine is just a Western-language version remake.

[300bhp/ton]

steviegunn said:

Volcano & Dante's Peak came out the same year (1997)

Apart from having a Volcano in, they share nothing though. And one isn't a too bad a film, the other complete tripe.

[Halb]

300bhp/ton said:

Apart from having a Volcano in, they share nothing though. And one isn't a too bad a film, the other complete tripe.

That's the point of the thread. Synchronacity, films that have the same plot device that come out in the same year.

[300bhp/ton]

Halb said:

300bhp/ton said:

Apart from having a Volcano in, they share nothing though. And one isn't a too bad a film, the other complete tripe.

That's the point of the thread. Synchronacity, films that have the same plot device that come out in the same year.

But they don't.

[Nick Grant]

The Fast and the Furious v Point Break

[Halb]

300bhp/ton said:

Halb said:

300bhp/ton said:

Apart from having a Volcano in, they share nothing though. And one isn't a too bad a film, the other complete tripe.

That's the point of the thread. Synchronacity, films that have the same plot device that come out in the same year.

But they don't.

But they do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante's_Peak
Dante's Peak is a 1997 American dramatic disaster thriller
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_%281997_film...
Volcano is a 1997 disaster film

It is a perfect example of what I created the thread about.

[Moonhawk]

The Abyss and Deepstar 6 - both came out in 1989.

[300bhp/ton]

Halb said:

300bhp/ton said:

Halb said:

300bhp/ton said:

Apart from having a Volcano in, they share nothing though. And one isn't a too bad a film, the other complete tripe.

That's the point of the thread. Synchronacity, films that have the same plot device that come out in the same year.

But they don't.

But they do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante's_Peak
Dante's Peak is a 1997 American dramatic disaster thriller
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_%281997_film...
Volcano is a 1997 disaster film

It is a perfect example of what I created the thread about.

Maybe we'll have to agree to disagree then.

Yes they are both disaster films or sorts. And both have a volcano in them.

But I hardly think that is enough to claim they have the same plot.


Just as Fast and the Furious might have cars in it, doesn't mean it has the same plot as Smoky and the Bandit.


The stories and the plots of Dante's Peak and Volcano are completely different, not even remotely similar.

[Halb]

300bhp/ton said:

Maybe we'll have to agree to disagree then.

Yes they are both disaster films or sorts. And both have a volcano in them.

But I hardly think that is enough to claim they have the same plot.


Just as Fast and the Furious might have cars in it, doesn't mean it has the same plot as Smoky and the Bandit.


The stories and the plots of Dante's Peak and Volcano are completely different, not even remotely similar.

Never said they have the same plot, they have the same plot device, not the same plot. Look at the other films that occur at the same times, none of them have the same plot, that would be a remake, but many films have the same plot device and are released in the same year. Both films are disaster films, both films have the disaster because of the volcano, that is synchornacity, it isn't anything else!!
The analogy of Smokey and Fast is not at all the same. For many reasons.

[Halb]

Moonhawk said:

The Abyss and Deepstar 6 - both came out in 1989.

Yes, now this is another great example.

[Ali_T]

Turkish Star Wars anyone....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahawhXzUV8Q

Brought to you by the fantastically named Kunt Films!!!

And it isn't just influenced by Star Wars, it has people sitting front of a screen showing Star Wars while they pretend to fly spaceships. Possibly the funniest film ever made!

Edited by Ali_T on Wednesday 21st October 17:19

[pistolpedro]

vice versa - big