Ever notice how often Hollywood puts out two nearly identical movies during the summer?
We had two volcano movies (Dante’s Peak and Volcano), two comet/asteroid movies (Deep Impact and Armageddon), and now two “White House under siege” movies. There are many more examples of this over recent years.
It clearly indicates that Hollywood is out of original ideas (which certainly isn’t news to anyone who’s gone to the theater lately). It also indicates that the studios spy on each other and steal from each other on a regular basis.
I’d just like to see one movie where I don’t sit there thinking that I could have written a better script in five minutes.
Dante’s Peak was awesome, and is still a favorite film of mine due largely to the fundamental explanation of vulcanology throughout the film. Volcano was an awful film, from start to finish.
They do that frequently. Antz and A Bug’s Life came out around the same time.