Comments on: Spielberg Sued For Imitating Hitchcock http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/spielberg-sued-for-imitating-hitchcock.php A Website About Movies Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gavin http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/spielberg-sued-for-imitating-hitchcock.php/comment-page-1#comment-109455 Gavin Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:45:19 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=15141#comment-109455 Movies copy movies all the time: Did the makers of <i>Three Amigos</i> sue the makers of <i>Galaxy Quest</i> for ripping them off? How about the makers of <i>Fantastic Voyage</i> and the great '80s movie <i>Innerspace?</i> How about the makers of <i>Ghostbusters</i> and then the makers of <i>Evolution</i>? (Oh wait, that was the same director... he was ripping himself off.) I remember as a kid watching episodes of cartoons that were exactly the same as each other except they had different characters. It makes you wonder where the line on plagiarism lies. Movies copy movies all the time: Did the makers of Three Amigos sue the makers of Galaxy Quest for ripping them off? How about the makers of Fantastic Voyage and the great ’80s movie Innerspace? How about the makers of Ghostbusters and then the makers of Evolution? (Oh wait, that was the same director… he was ripping himself off.)

I remember as a kid watching episodes of cartoons that were exactly the same as each other except they had different characters.

It makes you wonder where the line on plagiarism lies.

]]> By: Pastor Gavin http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/spielberg-sued-for-imitating-hitchcock.php/comment-page-1#comment-203010 Pastor Gavin Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=15141#comment-203010 Movies copy movies all the time: Did the makers of <i>Three Amigos</i> sue the makers of <i>Galaxy Quest</i> for ripping them off? How about the makers of <i>Fantastic Voyage</i> and the great '80s movie <i>Innerspace?</i> How about the makers of <i>Ghostbusters</i> and then the makers of <i>Evolution</i>? (Oh wait, that was the same director... he was ripping himself off.) I remember as a kid watching episodes of cartoons that were exactly the same as each other except they had different characters. It makes you wonder where the line on plagiarism lies. Movies copy movies all the time: Did the makers of Three Amigos sue the makers of Galaxy Quest for ripping them off? How about the makers of Fantastic Voyage and the great ’80s movie Innerspace? How about the makers of Ghostbusters and then the makers of Evolution? (Oh wait, that was the same director… he was ripping himself off.)

I remember as a kid watching episodes of cartoons that were exactly the same as each other except they had different characters.

It makes you wonder where the line on plagiarism lies.

]]> By: Cole Abaius http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/spielberg-sued-for-imitating-hitchcock.php/comment-page-1#comment-109430 Cole Abaius Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:52:09 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=15141#comment-109430 It's just happening now because the author finally netflixed Disturbia. I'm not making that up. It's in his official statement. Officially. It’s just happening now because the author finally netflixed Disturbia.

I’m not making that up. It’s in his official statement. Officially.

]]> By: Cole Abaius http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/spielberg-sued-for-imitating-hitchcock.php/comment-page-1#comment-203009 Cole Abaius Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:52:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=15141#comment-203009 It's just happening now because the author finally netflixed Disturbia. I'm not making that up. It's in his official statement. Officially. It’s just happening now because the author finally netflixed Disturbia.

I’m not making that up. It’s in his official statement. Officially.

]]> By: Ashley Demma http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/spielberg-sued-for-imitating-hitchcock.php/comment-page-1#comment-109420 Ashley Demma Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:57:36 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=15141#comment-109420 Even On Demand gives the movie summary as "an updated Rear Window for a teen audience". duh. Even On Demand gives the movie summary as “an updated Rear Window for a teen audience”.

duh.

]]> By: Ashley Demma http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/spielberg-sued-for-imitating-hitchcock.php/comment-page-1#comment-203008 Ashley Demma Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:57:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=15141#comment-203008 Even On Demand gives the movie summary as "an updated Rear Window for a teen audience". duh. Even On Demand gives the movie summary as “an updated Rear Window for a teen audience”.

duh.

]]> By: Will C http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/spielberg-sued-for-imitating-hitchcock.php/comment-page-1#comment-109418 Will C Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:45:37 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=15141#comment-109418 I'm also wondering why it took so long for them to start a lawsuit. It is plainly obvious to anyone who has seen Rear Window that Disturbia borrows heavily from it, and changed it to be a film version of it for Teens. What took so long? Did that trust assume they would get a credit in the film for it being based on the original story? Or did they assume they would get a pay out from the film? I’m also wondering why it took so long for them to start a lawsuit. It is plainly obvious to anyone who has seen Rear Window that Disturbia borrows heavily from it, and changed it to be a film version of it for Teens.

What took so long? Did that trust assume they would get a credit in the film for it being based on the original story? Or did they assume they would get a pay out from the film?

]]> By: Will C http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/spielberg-sued-for-imitating-hitchcock.php/comment-page-1#comment-203007 Will C Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:45:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=15141#comment-203007 I'm also wondering why it took so long for them to start a lawsuit. It is plainly obvious to anyone who has seen Rear Window that Disturbia borrows heavily from it, and changed it to be a film version of it for Teens. What took so long? Did that trust assume they would get a credit in the film for it being based on the original story? Or did they assume they would get a pay out from the film? I’m also wondering why it took so long for them to start a lawsuit. It is plainly obvious to anyone who has seen Rear Window that Disturbia borrows heavily from it, and changed it to be a film version of it for Teens.

What took so long? Did that trust assume they would get a credit in the film for it being based on the original story? Or did they assume they would get a pay out from the film?

]]> By: AnotherBREAK http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/spielberg-sued-for-imitating-hitchcock.php/comment-page-1#comment-109416 AnotherBREAK Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:29:34 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=15141#comment-109416 Why is this happening now? Didn't every one already know this was a re make? The only diff. is that Rear window has artistic credibility. They pretty much said it is the same movie for teens, but with a shittier ending. Why is this happening now? Didn’t every one already know this was a re make? The only diff.
is that Rear window has artistic credibility. They pretty much said it is the same movie for
teens, but with a shittier ending.

]]> By: AnotherBREAK http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/spielberg-sued-for-imitating-hitchcock.php/comment-page-1#comment-203006 AnotherBREAK Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:29:00 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=15141#comment-203006 Why is this happening now? Didn't every one already know this was a re make? The only diff. is that Rear window has artistic credibility. They pretty much said it is the same movie for teens, but with a shittier ending. Why is this happening now? Didn’t every one already know this was a re make? The only diff.
is that Rear window has artistic credibility. They pretty much said it is the same movie for
teens, but with a shittier ending.

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