Hercules with The Rock, and then, same year... The Legend of Hercules?
One is always complete *beep* the other is good. It happens with a few titles every year. Is this a Hollywood spy-game stealing each-other's ideas, trying to make a movie faster than the original maker? Etc...?
It always pisses me off.
name 2 other times this has happened?
White House Down; Olympus Has Fallen.Deep Impact; Armageddon. Mirror, Mirror; Snow White & The Huntsman.The Prestige; The Illusionist.Dante's Peak; Volcano.Need more examples? Knock yourself out:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_films
shareBut they are all decent movies. Not 1 total crap
shareI disagree. Some of them are downright awful.Either way, that's beside the point isn't it? Weren't you simply asking for more examples of twin films released in the same year?
shareYeah one is always better than the other. My guess is the better film is the original, and the other is a pale imitation in an attempt to cash in on the idea.
Cardboard Box is the Future.
no i wasnt. i know twin films are common. was asking for examples of what you said: 'always' 1 good, 1 total crap.
shareDeepStar Six, Leviathan & The Abyss
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves & Robin Hood
Tombstone & Wyatt Earp
Mission to Mars & Red Planet
Skyline & Battle: Los Angeles
Oblivion & After Earth
It happens all the time, they call them twin films.
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It's a "me too" copycat maneuver to Steal hype in Tinseltown... its a formula for the Lazy, in base human terms. It's easier to Imitate- than to Innovate. Once word gets out that a big movie is being made- nowadays a weak director can jump in, steal the idea, make a hurried 'sloppy copy', and put trust in the fact that audience members will get confused- or see the original movie first, like it, and equate the copy movie of similar name, as a continuation or something. Problem is, when you Hurry a movie, throw actors together and say-go, as we have to get this to market in 62 days... the focus on the scam and greed becomes evident in the lackluster attempt and everybody loses... this is a perfect example of a 'me too' throw-together to ride the momentum wave of Dwayne The Rock's Hercules... obviously they didn't fool too many people - and their agenda is quite transparent-
share"Is this a Hollywood spy-game stealing each-other's ideas, trying to make a movie faster than the original maker? Etc...?"
It's called industrial espionage.