Re: The 10 Most Imitated Movies Ever (in the last 30-some years)

I dunno.  A couple of these, yes.  But not so much others.

Maybe I am not getting the relevant point?

Why include Raiders when it was itself an homage itself?

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That's a pretty good list. I'd probably include Clerks and The Lord of
the Rings trilogy.

On 10/21/10, Johne Cook <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://mikeduran.com/?p=10123
> The 10 Most Imitated Movies Ever (in the last 30-some years)
>
> by Mike Duran · 3 comments <http://mikeduran.com/?p=10123#comments>
>
> I recently re-watched David Fincher’s *Seven* (1995) and was reminded how
> influential the movie was. Part atmospheric horror, part serial killer CSI,
> part existential lamentation, with a surprise ending to boot, Fincher used
> his grunge, commercial background to not only create a cinematic collage
> that wormed under your skin, but to forever stamp filmdom with a  new
> signature. People have been aspiring to mimic the film — at least, import
> some of its elements — ever since. It got me thinking about other movies
> that have started a trend, captured some cultural zeitgeist, and left
> filmmakers rushing to duplicate its success and its vibe. Below is my list
> of 10 films (over the last, um, 30-some years), that have become reference
> points, genre standards, originals that we are constantly trying to
> duplicate.
>
>    - Alien
>    - Star Wars
>    - Toy Story
>    - Seven
>    - Reservoir Dogs
>    - The Blair Witch Project
>    - This is Spinal Tap
>    - Blade Runner
>    - The Matrix
>    - 2001: A Space Odyssey
>
> Honorable Mentions: *Halloween, The Godfather, Airplane, When Harry Met
> Sally, The Silence of the Lambs, *and *Raiders of the Lost Ar*k. Any you’d
> add to the list, or bump?
>
>
> Johne Cook
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>

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