Bladerunner BBC2 NOW

[Misawa]

You're quite right, though I personally prefer Leone's film to Yojimbo, as great as it is.

[Neversoft]

I love A Fistful of Dollars, and am a big fan of Clint but I prefer Yojimbo simply because of Toshiro Mifune. It's a shame there aren't really any actors like him today.

[Smits]

After only seeing bits of bladerunner before, i have to say it was a great watch. No wonder it was voted one of the best sci-fi movies of all time.

[Black_Apalachi]

I knew The Magnificent Seven was a remake. There are one or two references to the original in it as well.

Incidentaly, Bladerunner and Dances With Wolves are both available on BBC iPlayer for a week.

[Neversoft]

A Bug's Life is pretty much a remake of The Seven Samurai as well, or at least has the same concept and plot. I wonder if it is possible to create an entirely original film these days without drawing influence from any existing movies.

[Black_Apalachi]

A Bug's Life is pretty much a remake of The Seven Samurai as well, or at least has the same concept and plot. I wonder if it is possible to create an entirely original film these days without drawing influence from any existing movies.

Wow, I love how I just don't see these things but when you say it, it makes perfect sense! My mate always goes on about how the Lion King takes so much from Star Wars .

[Neversoft]

The Magnificent Seven, A Bug's Life, Sholay, The Three Amigos and even Galaxy Quest all have similar plot elements to The Seven Samurai.

I hate to sound like I'm hyping Kurosawa up but he was also one of the influences for Star Wars, haha. Kurosawa's film The Hidden Fortress is told from the point of view of two bumbling peasants, which is where Lucas got the idea to advance the plot of Star Wars through C-3P0 and R2-D2. Aparrently Lucas was borrowing so heavily from The Hidden Fortress that he considered buying the rights to the film, but Star Wars eventually moulded into his own creation.

I've heard people say how The Lion King borrows a lot from Star Wars too, although I have only seen The Lion King once and that was as a child, so I don't know any similarities myself. I'm not really a fan of Disney films to be honest.

[Black_Apalachi]

I don't think I remember everything, but for example, Timone & Pumba are like C-3P0 and R2, although that follows onto what you mentioned. The wise monkey thing is like Yoda and the "circle of life" is supposedly like the force.