tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post2198244356543643222..comments2023-10-31T05:55:49.429-04:00Comments on OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS: To his girlfriend...MRTIMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04716101491557959174noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-57137099868276517822012-04-09T00:51:02.802-04:002012-04-09T00:51:02.802-04:00Plagiarism is totally cool if it's for kids......Plagiarism is totally cool if it's for kids...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-16486693182478464122012-03-28T11:49:36.856-04:002012-03-28T11:49:36.856-04:00Actually, Catherine, your English is better than a...Actually, Catherine, your English is better than a lot of native speakers I know.Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-22690706302004029652012-03-28T11:36:30.050-04:002012-03-28T11:36:30.050-04:00Wait, people are supposed to give a shit about Mis...Wait, people are supposed to give a shit about Miss America?Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-2869081280363774992012-03-28T07:05:21.756-04:002012-03-28T07:05:21.756-04:00Yeah, sorry, got carried away
Short version: Ever...Yeah, sorry, got carried away<br /><br />Short version: Every books of a same genre as similarities, we are just not used to see kids forced to fight to death.Catherinehttps://www.facebook.com/cathlathenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-59800341655952762092012-03-27T22:05:10.007-04:002012-03-27T22:05:10.007-04:00All we see is a flock of Teal Dears my darling.All we see is a flock of Teal Dears my darling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-27878830734857761992012-03-27T21:10:45.204-04:002012-03-27T21:10:45.204-04:00Hmmm... Star Wars was totally copied on Star Trek,...Hmmm... Star Wars was totally copied on Star Trek, Dragonlance should die of shame from copying Lord of the Rings, and etc. etc. etc...<br /><br />As soon as you know just the surface of two things that are in the same category, it's automatically the same. And that happens in music as well.<br /><br />In Battle Royale, 3 person ESCAPE. The girl that ends up falling in love is quiet and reserved<br />In Hunger Games, 2 person WIN. The girl that ends up falling in love is bold and arrogant, and ends up starting an effin revolution!<br /><br />In Battle Royale, it's a CLASS of students, all knowing each others, and they are lured in the arena under a "field trip" excuse. No preparation, nor mental nor physical<br />In Hunger Games, it's two kids from each district (and you cannot know someone from other districts), so you MAY only know the other kid from your district. But you might have never seen the kid if you aren't in the same crowd. And you know what's might come, when reaping comes, and when you are picked, you get a couple of days to prepare mentaly and physically. Plus you get tons of rewards for yourself and your district if you win. People even do careers out of it.<br /><br />Also, that's details, but there's cars and guns in Battle Royale, where Hunger Games can only rely on nature when in the Arena (and basic weapons, nothing automated, only blades and bows).<br /><br />Well, i could probably go on and on, but so could you about star trek vs. star wars and lord of the rings vs. dragonlance, immarite?<br /><br />(BTW, if you ever feel like starting a flame war because i did writing mistakes, consider that English isn't my first language. kthxbai!)Catherinehttp://www.facebook.com/cathlathenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-34287622891145043812012-03-27T17:10:11.692-04:002012-03-27T17:10:11.692-04:00If I remember correctly, they're something lik...If I remember correctly, they're something like Cinderella, Achilles, Faust, Tristan, Circe, Romeo & Juliet, Orpheus, and Child Murder Competition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-44525938175873138032012-03-27T17:09:18.130-04:002012-03-27T17:09:18.130-04:00You realise that "The Running Man" was a...You realise that "The Running Man" was a Stephen King novella, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-31909515131127058772012-03-27T12:47:59.056-04:002012-03-27T12:47:59.056-04:00I find it far less likely that she'd never hea...I find it far less likely that she'd never heard of Running Man, but whatever, it's hard to come up with an idea in sci-fi/speculative fiction that Philip K. Dick didn't think of first in some form. What should matter more is whether it's done well, or if the author at least has an interesting new take.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-88125957858340842352012-03-27T03:03:35.114-04:002012-03-27T03:03:35.114-04:00Their complaints would be more credible if The Hun...Their complaints would be more credible if The Hunger Games was interested in the normalisation of bullying in Japanese high school culture whilst the adults turn a blind eye, but then again, no one who has seen the (crappy) movie as actually bothered to read the book it's based on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-82148398242995844662012-03-27T03:00:09.877-04:002012-03-27T03:00:09.877-04:00Why would Hollywood stop making movies?Why would Hollywood stop making movies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-62943399222858122432012-03-27T02:58:13.540-04:002012-03-27T02:58:13.540-04:00He's actually entirely correct and said nothin...He's actually entirely correct and said nothing controversial or ill-informed, though? Save your ire for something else. Like not being embarrassed that you enjoyed a piece of young adult literature, and all too common pitfall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-12125474175081021762012-03-26T21:25:08.229-04:002012-03-26T21:25:08.229-04:00May not be true literally, but in spirit its close...May not be true literally, but in spirit its close, and a list of films based on Shakespearean plays would make this the longest OVC posting ever.John Dukeharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775549078129708419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-18519790998486969692012-03-26T21:16:03.270-04:002012-03-26T21:16:03.270-04:00And Lockout is a total rip-off of Escape from New ...And Lockout is a total rip-off of Escape from New York. The plots are identical except that Lockout is set in space and Escape from New York is set in... I'm not gonna tell you. You'll just have to watch Escape from New York and find out :PJohn Dukeharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775549078129708419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-78709406754306225052012-03-26T19:45:28.186-04:002012-03-26T19:45:28.186-04:00155 million over the weekend. That's why.155 million over the weekend. That's why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-18804458899113626382012-03-26T19:20:58.326-04:002012-03-26T19:20:58.326-04:00Hollywood is still making movies? Why?Hollywood is still making movies? Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-75344075919143725392012-03-26T19:20:53.574-04:002012-03-26T19:20:53.574-04:00If the Child Murdering games were all the two had ...If the Child Murdering games were all the two had in common I could overlook it but the plot of the first book is rather shameless in ripping off Battle Royale.<br /><br />The protagonist is brought to the games where they team up with a useless classmate who had a crush on the protagonist and a bitter former victor of the games. The protagonist does not initially return these feelings but over the course of the book starts to. The final showdown between them and a competitor ends with him having a bit of a mental breakdown as he comes to see the monster he is (movie only). In the very end they, trick the game masters and both manage to live.<br /><br />Now the later two books do something to differentiate it but the first one is too similar for it to be a total coincidence.Michael Healyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574157895104724805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-51013448593020883062012-03-26T19:10:25.832-04:002012-03-26T19:10:25.832-04:00I read somewhere that there are only 8 original pl...I read somewhere that there are only 8 original plots.Chellerbellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288132700604079584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-40958244958013804072012-03-26T19:04:46.768-04:002012-03-26T19:04:46.768-04:00I’m not sure I believe Collins, it doesn’t bother ...I’m not sure I believe Collins, it doesn’t bother me when an author takes inspiration or an idea from something. But they are sort of compelled to deny all knowledge of it to avoid the inevitable claims of plagiarism that would follow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-43759485968951166552012-03-26T17:39:15.245-04:002012-03-26T17:39:15.245-04:00It's been pretty much nothing but "jus...It's been pretty much nothing but "jus' folks" and "it's true" for a while.... is the world getting smarter?Parapraxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-33838304020120478432012-03-26T17:31:43.025-04:002012-03-26T17:31:43.025-04:00I thought it was about the Hungarian OlympicsI thought it was about the Hungarian OlympicsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-60038852804288515262012-03-26T16:48:36.454-04:002012-03-26T16:48:36.454-04:00See also Rollerball and the Running Man.See also Rollerball and the Running Man.Doctor Tarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722106527742038069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-50262360771030737282012-03-26T16:47:06.639-04:002012-03-26T16:47:06.639-04:00That's like saying "It's a beauty con...That's like saying "It's a beauty contest. Who gives a shit?" at the Miss America pageant.Doctor Tarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722106527742038069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-36113473548254851722012-03-26T15:20:10.596-04:002012-03-26T15:20:10.596-04:00Bread and circuses? I thought it was a movie abou...Bread and circuses? I thought it was a movie about dieting!SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-28624778877569392822012-03-26T13:07:02.419-04:002012-03-26T13:07:02.419-04:00Well, the country in the Hunger Games is called Pa...Well, the country in the Hunger Games is called Panem, which is a direct reference to the Latin phrase "Panem et circenses," which directly translates to "bread and circuses," as in the only things you need to keep the masses from rising up. In a Roman context, the "circuses" usually referred to games of death and gladiatorial fights. I'm pretty sure all that was explained in Mockingjay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com