Ridiculous Overseas Rip-Offs of American Films
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Be proud, America! Sure, other developed nations outgun us on every front from health care to sex robots (thanks, Japan), but when it comes to popular culture, other countries can't get enough of our shit. However, as they say: Give a man a fish, and he'll be fed for a day. Teach a man how to make local reproductions of a fish at a fraction of the cost of the American original, and you'll get, um, one hilarious-looking fish. Flailing metaphors aside, check out the 10 most ridiculous overseas "re-imaginings" of American classics. "Thriller" (India)
Pros: The singer is clearly a sex symbol is his own land, and gives hope to paunchy, jheri-curled men everywhere. Also, the video's a harsh reminder of everything that was good and bad about LSD. Cons: There is only one person in the world who can dance like Michael Jackson without looking like a seizure victim. We'll give you a hint: It's not this guy. Also, we're not afraid to say it: All the zombies from the third row on back are pretty much just phoning it in here. Highlight: Around 2:47 he breaks into a horrific leg-locked dance-walk with a hideous twitch:
When he first twitches, you think something's gone horribly wrong with his nervous system, but then he does it a couple of more times and you realize he's doing it on purpose. Conclusion: A pleasantly zaftig imitator makes up for his paunch by bringing the whole affair in at a svelte three and a half minutes. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (Japan)
Pros: In 1946, Japan authored a new constitution. One of its provisions was that all fictional characters must be able to turn into robots, which in turn can combine into a larger, more powerful super-robot. Of all the provisions of historic legal documents, this has been deemed the most awesome. Cons: Land of the Rising Sun? More like "Land of the Rising Destroying My Precious Childhood Memories." Shredder doesn't cry, dammit! Highlight: You think the song is going to mercifully end at the 3:07 mark, but showing an indulgence worthy of Use Your Illusion-era Axl Rose, the producers opt instead to launch into a second chorus that was very clearly improvised on the spot:
Go, go Turtles! / With an overwhelming, surprising transformation! / …Our hearts combine and the miracle fusion body is awakened!" Conclusion: An utterly heartbreaking revision of our youth, yes, but it is still, like Domino's pizza to an anthropomorphized amphibian, strangely appealing. |
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What about Indian James Bond?
I wonder how the Indian Superman didn't get on the list...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Pjo0WjBcs&NR=1&feature=fvwp#
Wasn't the Indian Beatle's film a rip-off of the Beatles' appearance on the Ed Sullivan show? Meaning that it's ripped off from American media, if not a film.
And the Harry Potter series was obviously written by a Brit, but the movies are American no matter who acts in them. Was Peter Pan a Scottish movie? Was Total Recall the crown jewel of Austrian cinema due to the nationality of its star? No, everything on this list was clearly inspired by an American counterpart.
We'll give you a hint: Ted Danson and a female lead TBD (he's in talks with Leah Remini) just bought a new houseâ€"in space!
Just under that was an ad for "Pirate Galaxy - explore deep space."
Japan ... God dammit.
I wonder if the Japanese make fun of our ripoffs of their stuff
i like to think that the Indiana Jones music in the Turkish Star Wars was someone's clever idea of irony, but no, sadly, I fear it was not. I'm not sure if that makes it more funny or tragic. Maybe both.
Also, I'm not sure why they never thought of it in the original Star Trek: to beam people, just surround them with lines like you're cutting them out of a coupon book and then just go out of focus. Genius.
Gosh, I actually feel pity at all of you who had to sit thru the indian ones.. But being Indian, i've grown to love all the epileptic fits that define our dance. It's actually quite fun :D
many of the lnks dont work. you gotta provide me sum bettr material cracked..... i wanna laugh too!
So many bad links!
As far as I know, Demstar, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are American. The original comics were written by two Americans.
And another thing...the Beatles are from the UK!!! Why does this article have 'American' in it? It should be 'Western'.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles was originally Japanese wasn't it? If anything, the Japanese should be writing an article about how much the ripped off American version sucked! :P
@mirielle: The books were published in the UK originally (1997 vs. 1998 for the first one) and picked up by the American publisher because they were already successful over here. The films however were US/UK co-productions and as this is an article about films they're not out of place on the list.
"the whole fight for demmocracy that bush started a little better"
Stupidest comment..ever
WOW watching mickey mouse and a little girl talking about annihilating jews makes me understand the whole fight for demmocracy that bush started a little better... on the other hand it doesnt seem like blowing them up is going to solve this problem...
Oh christ it warms my heart to see nerds trying to fight lost battles for the tripe on this list.
Actually, the "Turkish Star Wars" is not a rip-off of Star Wars, it't a ripoff of Star TREK, just like the other one. However, the lower one on the list is meant to be serious, the #1 on the list is a parody, so it's meant to be ridiculous.
Ummmmm...... The Japanese TMNT was not a rip-off, and it was not ridiculous. BTW they did not turn into robots, it was a super-hero transformation.
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I wanna see Italian Spiderman on that list.