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p-m 04/26/20 6:11:41 PM #1:	Trying to find more of these to watch. Any suggestions? Tonight I watched the Italian Star Wars knockoff Starcrash, it's pretty good fun despite starring David Hasselhoff and it has an inexplicably Texan robot police officer. Now I'm going to watch Message from Space, a Japanese movie made in 1978 that's seen as Japan's answer to Star Wars. Looks to have villains that could be ripped straight from a Tokusatsu show. --- 00000000000000000 <cite>p-m posted [p:938139425] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Trying to find more of these to watch. Any suggestions? Tonight I watched the Italian Star Wars knockoff Starcrash, it's pretty good fun despite starring David Hasselhoff and it has an inexplicably Texan robot police officer. Now I'm going to watch Message from Space, a Japanese movie made in 1978 that's seen as Japan's answer to Star Wars. Looks to have villains that could be ripped straight from a Tokusatsu show. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 04/26/20 6:13:14 PM #2:	Moonraker. Not a complete knock off but it was basically an attempt to get James Bond to ride that wave. --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:938139509] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Moonraker. Not a complete knock off but it was basically an attempt to get James Bond to ride that wave. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 04/26/20 6:13:56 PM #3:	Gundam F91 I guess They stole some music from the SW OST, lol --- "Why is ontology so expensive?" - JH [Is this live?][Joyless planet...] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:938139548] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Gundam F91 I guess They stole some music from the SW OST, lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 04/26/20 6:17:38 PM #4:	Darmik posted... Moonraker. Not a complete knock off but it was basically an attempt to get James Bond to ride that wave. no, it was riding the IRL wave of NASA and moon landing actually... --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:938139762] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Darmik posted... </cite> <quote>Moonraker. Not a complete knock off but it was basically an attempt to get James Bond to ride that wave.</quote>no, it was riding the IRL wave of NASA and moon landing actually... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 04/26/20 6:18:23 PM #5:	Definitely Moonraker. It wasn't even announced in the The Spy Who Loved Me and they randomly released it after Star Wars was popular. It's still a good movie though tbh. Only at the very end are they in outer space and people ignore all the rest and just focus on that part. It's way better than Diamonds Are Forever, for example. --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:938139793] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Definitely Moonraker. It wasn't even announced in the The Spy Who Loved Me and they randomly released it after Star Wars was popular. It's still a good movie though tbh. Only at the very end are they in outer space and people ignore all the rest and just focus on that part. It's way better than Diamonds Are Forever, for example.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Damn_Underscore 04/26/20 6:20:25 PM #7:	AFrench2 posted... no, it was riding the IRL wave of NASA and moon landing actually... This is not true. The Moon landing happened a decade earlier. At the end of The Spy Who Loved Me, it says James Bond will return in For Your Eyes Only. And it says the same thing at the end of Moonraker. --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:938139895] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>AFrench2 posted...</cite> <quote> no, it was riding the IRL wave of NASA and moon landing actually... </quote> This is not true. The Moon landing happened a decade earlier. At the end of The Spy Who Loved Me, it says James Bond will return in For Your Eyes Only. And it says the same thing at the end of Moonraker.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 04/26/20 6:21:04 PM #8:	Came in to say Moonraker. AFrench2 posted... no, it was riding the IRL wave of NASA and moon landing actually... No, it was Star Wars. The Bond series usually copies off a hit movie or trend. -The airplane scene from North By Northwest, but with a helicopter in From Russia With Love -Blacksploitation in Live and Let Die -Martial arts films in The Man With The Golden Gun etc. --- https://imgur.com/hslUvRN When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:938139935] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Came in to say Moonraker. AFrench2 posted... </cite> <quote>no, it was riding the IRL wave of NASA and moon landing actually...</quote> No, it was Star Wars. The Bond series usually copies off a hit movie or trend. -The airplane scene from North By Northwest, but with a helicopter in From Russia With Love -Blacksploitation in Live and Let Die -Martial arts films in The Man With The Golden Gun etc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 04/26/20 6:23:12 PM #9:	Ohhh my bad --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:938140059] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Ohhh my bad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame Zero 04/26/20 6:23:20 PM #10:	Star Trek: The Motion Picture is debatable. It was based on a script that was intended to be a pilot for a new Star Trek series, but failed to come to light due to several reasons. The fact that it was greenlit as a theatrical film instead is thought to have been because of Star Wars. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame Zero posted [p:938140067] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Star Trek: The Motion Picture is debatable. It was based on a script that was intended to be a pilot for a new Star Trek series, but failed to come to light due to several reasons. The fact that it was greenlit as a theatrical film instead is thought to have been because of Star Wars. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ApherosyLove 04/26/20 6:24:46 PM #11:	Spaceballs? --- I, Apherosy, Goddess of Love. <cite>ApherosyLove posted [p:938140145] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Spaceballs? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 04/26/20 6:25:08 PM #12:	Hayame Zero posted... Star Trek: The Motion Picture is debatable. It was based on a script that was intended to be a pilot for a new Star Trek series, but failed to come to light due to several reasons. The fact that it was greenlit as a theatrical film instead is thought to have been because of Star Wars. It was more of a 2001 A Space Odyssey rip off. I'm glad they didn't rip off Star Wars because I actually like TMP a whole lot. It's the closest to the series in tone and feel. --- https://imgur.com/hslUvRN When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:938140162] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Hayame Zero posted... </cite> <quote>Star Trek: The Motion Picture is debatable. It was based on a script that was intended to be a pilot for a new Star Trek series, but failed to come to light due to several reasons. The fact that it was greenlit as a theatrical film instead is thought to have been because of Star Wars.</quote> It was more of a 2001 A Space Odyssey rip off. I'm glad they didn't rip off Star Wars because I actually like TMP a whole lot. It's the closest to the series in tone and feel. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus 04/26/20 6:25:19 PM #13:	ApherosyLove posted... Spaceballs? --- https://i.imgtc.ws/cCF89fl.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/LeYvR5c.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/eNZ2kfM.gif https://i.imgtc.ws/kFyHKqh.jpg https://i.imgtc.ws/eSmBjnF.png <cite>NeonOctopus posted [p:938140171] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>ApherosyLove posted... </cite> <quote>Spaceballs?</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 04/26/20 6:26:03 PM #14:	Spaceballs 2: the search for more money --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:938140206] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Spaceballs 2: the search for more money </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 04/26/20 6:26:38 PM #15:	Battle Beyond the Stars Flash Gordon (which comes full circle since Flash Gordon inspired Star Wars) Alien --- 2020 going to be a CE kind of year ~ Panthera <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:938140239] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Battle Beyond the Stars Flash Gordon (which comes full circle since Flash Gordon inspired Star Wars) Alien </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Target 04/26/20 6:27:08 PM #16:	Wrath of Khan --- https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm <cite>Blue_Target posted [p:938140267] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Wrath of Khan </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 04/26/20 6:27:54 PM #17:	Saying Bond movies copy other movies seems unnecessarily aggressive tbh. Bond movies definitely are inspired by other movie genres and are relics of their era while still having their own identity. That's what makes them so great tbh. And really also explains the Craig era Jason Bourne-eque Bond movies. --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:938140317] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Saying Bond movies copy other movies seems unnecessarily aggressive tbh. Bond movies definitely are inspired by other movie genres and are relics of their era while still having their own identity. That's what makes them so great tbh. And really also explains the Craig era Jason Bourne-eque Bond movies.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame Zero 04/26/20 6:28:40 PM #18:	Southernfatman posted... It was more of a 2001 A Space Odyssey rip off. I'm glad they didn't rip off Star Wars because I actually like TMP a whole lot. It was, with the long stretches of just showing the grandeur of space like 2001 was. The film itself was copying 2001, but I'm talking the specifics of it being greenlit by the studio in the first place was considered to be because of SW, which they tried to lean more towards in the 2nd one (and Star Trek for that matter, since the first one didn't feel like Trek either). Robert Wise wanted to copy Kubrick, but Paramount just wanted their own Star Wars. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame Zero posted [p:938140360] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Southernfatman posted... </cite> <quote>It was more of a 2001 A Space Odyssey rip off. I'm glad they didn't rip off Star Wars because I actually like TMP a whole lot.</quote>It was, with the long stretches of just showing the grandeur of space like 2001 was. The film itself was copying 2001, but I'm talking the specifics of it being greenlit by the studio in the first place was considered to be because of SW, which they tried to lean more towards in the 2nd one (and Star Trek for that matter, since the first one didn't feel like Trek either). Robert Wise wanted to copy Kubrick, but Paramount just wanted their own Star Wars. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 04/26/20 6:30:01 PM #19:	Damn_Underscore posted... Saying Bond movies copy other movies seems unnecessarily aggressive tbh. Bond movies definitely are inspired by other movies and are relics of their era while still having their own identity. That's what makes them so great tbh. And really also explains the Craig era Jason Bourne-eque Bond movies. It's not aggressive. Bond films have historically borrowed from whatever is popular at the time. The Man With the Golden Gun had an extended martial arts sequence because of the popularity of Enter the Dragon. Live and Let Die tried to capitalize off of the Blaxploitation genre. More recently, Casino Royale and Skyfall borrowed from The Bourne Identity and The Dark Knight respectively. Moonraker was 100% attempting to capitalize on the success of Star Wars. --- 2020 going to be a CE kind of year ~ Panthera <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:938140426] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Damn_Underscore posted... </cite> <quote>Saying Bond movies copy other movies seems unnecessarily aggressive tbh. Bond movies definitely are inspired by other movies and are relics of their era while still having their own identity. That's what makes them so great tbh. And really also explains the Craig era Jason Bourne-eque Bond movies.</quote> It's not aggressive. Bond films have historically borrowed from whatever is popular at the time. The Man With the Golden Gun had an extended martial arts sequence because of the popularity of Enter the Dragon. Live and Let Die tried to capitalize off of the Blaxploitation genre. More recently, Casino Royale and Skyfall borrowed from The Bourne Identity and The Dark Knight respectively. Moonraker was 100% attempting to capitalize on the success of Star Wars. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 04/26/20 6:31:18 PM #20:	Damn_Underscore posted... Saying Bond movies copy other movies seems unnecessarily aggressive tbh. Bond movies definitely are inspired by other movie genres and are relics of their era while still having their own identity. That's what makes them so great tbh. And really also explains the Craig era Jason Bourne-eque Bond movies. Well they do though and I say this as a huge fan. They completely ripped off North by Northwest. I'm not saying it's necessarily a bad thing besides the newer "James Bourne" movies. Hayame Zero posted... It was, with the long stretches of just showing the grandeur of space like 2001 was. The film itself was copying 2001, but I'm talking the specifics of it being greenlit by the studio in the first place was considered to be because of SW. Robert Wise wanted to copy Kubrick, but Paramount just wanted their own Star Wars. Oh, I get what you mean now. --- https://imgur.com/hslUvRN When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:938140485] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Damn_Underscore posted... </cite> <quote>Saying Bond movies copy other movies seems unnecessarily aggressive tbh. Bond movies definitely are inspired by other movie genres and are relics of their era while still having their own identity. That's what makes them so great tbh. And really also explains the Craig era Jason Bourne-eque Bond movies.</quote> Well they do though and I say this as a huge fan. They completely ripped off North by Northwest. I'm not saying it's necessarily a bad thing besides the newer "James Bourne" movies. Hayame Zero posted... </cite> <quote>It was, with the long stretches of just showing the grandeur of space like 2001 was. The film itself was copying 2001, but I'm talking the specifics of it being greenlit by the studio in the first place was considered to be because of SW. Robert Wise wanted to copy Kubrick, but Paramount just wanted their own Star Wars.</quote> Oh, I get what you mean now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 04/26/20 6:33:20 PM #21:	I meant that the word copying sounded like a pejorative. But that wasn't his intention so cool. --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:938140619] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>I meant that the word copying sounded like a pejorative. But that wasn't his intention so cool.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
furb 04/26/20 6:34:15 PM #22:	Ice Pirates --- You know how fads are. Today it's brains, tomorrow, pierced tongues. Then the next day, pierced brains. -Jane Lane <cite>furb posted [p:938140667] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Ice Pirates </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 04/26/20 6:34:41 PM #23:	I'd even say Spectre was pretty influenced by Marvel movies with how it handled its villain. --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:938140689] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>I'd even say Spectre was pretty influenced by Marvel movies with how it handled its villain. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_MorningStar 04/26/20 6:35:15 PM #24:	ApherosyLove posted... Spaceballs? Took too long --- https://imgur.com/UM1VO2V https://imgur.com/fd6WS3f <cite>_MorningStar posted [p:938140723] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>ApherosyLove posted... </cite> <quote>Spaceballs?</quote>Took too long </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cymbaline 04/26/20 6:49:51 PM #25:	FortuneCookie posted... Alien Alien feels like the anti-Star Wars to me. --- Please wake me. <cite>cymbaline posted [p:938141618] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>FortuneCookie posted... </cite> <quote>Alien</quote>Alien feels like the anti-Star Wars to me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 04/26/20 6:54:10 PM #26:	cymbaline posted... Alien feels like the anti-Star Wars to me. Fox looked at the successes of Star Wars and Halloween and wondered if the space and horror genres could be combined for additional profits. And they most certainly could. :v It's not a copy of Star Wars, but it is still capitalizing off of its success. --- 2020 going to be a CE kind of year ~ Panthera <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:938141833] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>cymbaline posted... </cite> <quote>Alien feels like the anti-Star Wars to me.</quote> Fox looked at the successes of Star Wars and Halloween and wondered if the space and horror genres could be combined for additional profits. And they most certainly could. :v It's not a copy of Star Wars, but it is still capitalizing off of its success. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pfh1001 04/26/20 7:19:55 PM #27:	Battlestar Galactica (the original series) If you want a movie version, they re-edited the first couple of episodes & released it in theaters. <cite>pfh1001 posted [p:938143149] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>Battlestar Galactica (the original series) If you want a movie version, they re-edited the first couple of episodes & released it in theaters.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nevershine 04/26/20 7:24:27 PM #28:	starcrash --- "There are no men like me. There's only me."-Jaime Lannister <cite>nevershine posted [p:938143371] in Movies tha... [t:78629080]...</cite> <quote>starcrash </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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