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Main Dueling Movies Discussion
Should Avatar be added to the Gamer/Surrogates entry as a 2009 movie about remote controlled bodies? The analysis would probably have to be rewritten.
Um, Shrek was apparently an imitation of Monsters Inc.? Antz of A Bugs Life?
Hmm. Not sure if the person who posted these is a Pixar fanboi, or just made a mistake, or Monsters Inc. and Bugs Life were in development a lot longer. While it's true that Dreamworks doesn't get much respect, and with good cause, these films re-created the true family film. Especially Antz.
I found an entire article about Dueling Movies ( http://movies.sky.com/gallery-movie-vs-movie
), and while it includes some duels we already have, there are plenty that we don't: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves Vs Robin Hood starring Patrick Bergin (Thieves won easily), Drop Zone Vs Terminal Velocity (Neither), Octopussy Vs Never Say Never Again, Saving Private Ryan Vs The Thin Red Line, The Truman Show Vs EdTV, Turner & Hooch Vs K-9, The Lost Boys Vs Near Dark, Hard Target Vs Surviving The Game, Liberty Stands Still Vs Phone Booth, Hoodwinked Vs Happily N'Ever After, The Exorcism Of Emily Rose Vs Requiem, 1492: Conquest of Paradise Vs Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (Christopher Columbus Biopics), And Twister Vs Tornado (A special-effects-heavy Blockbuster versus a Direct To Video dud... is this even a question?)
), and while it includes some duels we already have, there are plenty that we don't: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves Vs Robin Hood starring Patrick Bergin (Thieves won easily), Drop Zone Vs Terminal Velocity (Neither), Octopussy Vs Never Say Never Again, Saving Private Ryan Vs The Thin Red Line, The Truman Show Vs EdTV, Turner & Hooch Vs K-9, The Lost Boys Vs Near Dark, Hard Target Vs Surviving The Game, Liberty Stands Still Vs Phone Booth, Hoodwinked Vs Happily N'Ever After, The Exorcism Of Emily Rose Vs Requiem, 1492: Conquest of Paradise Vs Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (Christopher Columbus Biopics), And Twister Vs Tornado (A special-effects-heavy Blockbuster versus a Direct To Video dud... is this even a question?)
This page has some problems. The page is completely set up and described as a page to list movies that are imitations of other movies, but people are heavily treating it as a page where similar movies were released at the same time. I suggest making "Dueling Movies" a page where similar movies compete, and then making a new page for when the success of one movie spawns imitators. Those are both two separate things but are both awkwardly merged on this one page.
The Terminal and Spirited Away entries are already pushing it, but what grown man are you talking about there? You don't mean Haku, do you?
This page is needlessly hard to navigate properly on account of the entries' order just being randomly jumbled up. Sorting them alphabetically wouldn't work since we are dealing with multiple movies each time (and choosing any of them from an individual entry would probably just result in debates which of them hold primacy over the other(s)), so how about using general release dates/periods (ex. 1999, 2001-2005, etc.)?
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blownaway.htm
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=speed.htm
Speed made 10 TIMES the money of blown away and launched the careers of Keanu and Sandra Bullock.
http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=speed.htm
Speed made 10 TIMES the money of blown away and launched the careers of Keanu and Sandra Bullock.
Pacific and Band of Brothers aren't duelling mini-series - they were both produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. The only thing in common between Pacific and the Art Malick produced The Thin Red Line is the historical setting.
Besides Inkheart, Bedtime Stories also dueled with Imagine That, which starred Eddie Murphy as a workaholic father who realizes his daughter's imagination is influencing reality and also attempts to use it to his advantage.
Is it too early to make an entry for The Avengers vs The Dark Knight Rises?
The climax of a very successful superhero movie franchise, set to come out summer 2012. Sort of a "sequel duel" to Iron Man vs The Dark Knight.
I haven't seen either in person, but after reading this Wiki to see if I should I feel I need to mention [[Rango]] and [[Rio]].
- Both about pets lost while in transit in a warm place.
- Both pets are somewhat exotic.
- Even one set of posters seem to be dueling. The star dressed in holiday wear in the center of the poster with prominant cast members.
I haven't seen either in person, but after reading this Wiki to see if I should I feel I need to mention [[Rango]] and [[Rio]].
- Both about pets lost while in transit in a warm place.
- Both pets are somewhat exotic.
- Even one set of posters seem to be dueling. The star dressed in holiday wear in the center of the poster with prominent cast members.
- Coincidentally, neither are Pixar or Dreamworks.
- Both CGI.
From their trailers, Melancholia and Another Earth seem like candidates for this list. They are both 2011 films in which stories of personal angst are set against the backdrop of a new planet appearing in the sky. I haven't seen either yet though.
If one film was written before the other but released after, which one counts as being first? I would say the one written first, but this page has it both ways.
In 2012 there will be three action packed thrillers based on fairy tales (Hansel & Gretel, Snow W Hite and the Huntsman and Jack the Giant Killer) I think they should count.
What I Read: Dueling Movies.
What I Expected: a historically organised list of movies that actually competed in box office and premise.
What I Got: Better Than It Sounds.