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| clonus vs the island Tee hee hee, yes we who had watched the MST3K version of Parts: The Clonus Project (on Biography !!) noticed the Michael Bay's The Island looked a little familiar. Now it seems that the original's creators have noticed as well. (thank grover kent for noticing) To be honest, I kinda enjoyed the movie but more in that generic near-future scifi way I usually enjoy these movies. I very much enjoyed the opening part but found the whole chase to boring and unimpressive. OK, those rocket bikes were cool. The stereotypical fight on the bridge was annoying and stupid? Why does the villain always have to duke it out with the hero; he was a scientist for gawd's sake not a mercenary. There were the typical car commercial panoramics that Bay always uses and some elements also lifted from THX:1138, which I have to watch again. Maybe George will sue them as well. Yes, my review (observations?) is somewhat empty but really, that was the movie not me. And yes, Scarlett was delicious. One last interesting observation. Lincoln Six Echo didn't seem to mind all the collateral damage he caused and the people he killed attempting to save his own life; he didn't even seem to notice. All he cared about was saving his own life. Which was kind of like his original. August 10 05 |
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So I'm not the only one to recognize the ripoff. I didn't notice who wrote either one but the plots were arm in arm until the ending. At least Island had a more upbeat ending.
I hope the original Parts writer sues the bastards. Is there no such thing as originality in Hollywood anymore? By the way, did you ever see "Moontrap" with Walter Koenig? The movie "Virus" was a dead ripoff of that idea, too.
Posted by: Vern at January 27, 2006 09:11 PM
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