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Sotiris wrote:I just found out about a movie called "The Mermaid Princess". You can watch the trailer...

TLM-ish music? Check.
Red-haired mermaid? Check.
"The Little Mermaid Returns to the Sea?" Check.

(I wish there was a better shot of the horse...I got Maxiumus vibes!)

Not exactly a rip-off but Barbie's exploration of the video game world is reminiscent of Wreck-It Ralph. You can watch the trailer, here.

A couple more articles I just found:

Animated Knock-offs #1: The Real ‘Mockbusters’!
http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/th ... ckbusters/

Animated Knock-Offs #2: Not Quite ‘Mockbusters’!
http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/an ... ckbusters/

The latest Cars and Planes rip-offs are here! It's like every year another one these pops up.


Source: https://www.amazon.com/Cargo-Ed-Asner/dp/B06XNK4T53/


Source: https://www.amazon.com/Horseplay-Kj-Shr ... 06ZZC3THW/


Source: https://www.amazon.com/Horseplay-Black- ... 07DPFPDLS/

Mr. Fredricksen, is that you?

Well, I've always thought Cars' designs were a ripoff of that old Disney short, whatever it was called. That said, I'm amazed at the bravery of some of these knock-offs. No way would I want to end up in a lawsuit with a company as rich/powerful as Disney... They'd rake you over the coals.

Cinedigm recently released a collection of films from the infamous GoodTimes Entertainment and Jetlag Productions.

Filmax is trying to become DisneyToon's spiritual successor with the upcoming movie "Bikes".

Speedy, a courageous mountain bike, and his friends must band together to save their town, Spokesville, from the looming menace of the gas-powered engine. Gears grind when it turns out Speedy’s idol Rock Bikeson is involved in the threat.

Source: https://variety.com/2018/film/global/to ... 202932408/

Another Planes rip-off. This time the planes have brains!


Source: https://www.amazon.com/Planes-Brains-Bl ... 07FSVYSG9/

OMG! They didn't have brians before?! Just souls...? lol

This time we have rip-offs of live-action movies.


Source: http://vivafilmco.com/2016/05/03/help-i ... he-family/


Source: http://vivafilmco.com/2016/07/14/antboy/


Source: http://www.sola-media.com/details/capta ... tooth.html

I remember doing a double take when "Help, I've Shrunk the Family" popped up on Netflix, thinking how blatant that title was. I did a bit of research and apparently, it's a Dutch movie named "Wiplala" based on a book written in 1957. So that's a really shameful move on the American distributor's part.

I even tried giving it a go but, for whatever reason, Netflix didn't have the original Dutch version. Just the English dub, which is kind of annoying.

I was browsing Reddit last night and came across these:

https://i.imgur.com/8NzDRT7.jpg

https://i.redd.it/gtvt7o8vpjv21.jpg

https://i.redd.it/x7e0qzwapmv21.jpg

https://i.redd.it/w700qadpa1u21.jpg

estefan wrote:I remember doing a double take when "Help, I've Shrunk the Family" popped up on Netflix, thinking how blatant that title was. I did a bit of research and apparently, it's a Dutch movie named "Wiplala" based on a book written in 1957. So that's a really shameful move on the American distributor's part.

I even tried giving it a go but, for whatever reason, Netflix didn't have the original Dutch version. Just the English dub, which is kind of annoying.

Wait. That's Wiplala?!? That title makes no sense for the story (loved the book when I was a child by the way. The movie is pretty fun, you should give it a shot!).

Another Cars rip-off. You can watch the trailer, here.


Source: https://www.amazon.com/Wheely-Keith-Bru ... 07NN5NHLN/


The Lion King in space! You can watch the trailer, here.


Source: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Lion-Kingdo ... 07PNK9X8M/

I'm not sure that qualifies at all. It looks derivative, sure. But it pulls from all sorts of movies and tropes.

I remember a concept trailer for Red Shoes many years back on Cartoon Brew. Isn't it a South Korean production? I agree with Kyle - it does look derivative - yet I am eager to watch it to see if it transcends these elements.

Side note - I enjoyed the facial animation of the witch-like character, even it amounted only to a couple of seconds. I am seeing very strong shades of Tangled's Gothel in her, especially in her facial structure. It is prominent enough to feel like the animators lifted WDAS' Gothel CG model and made some superficial modifications to it.

Hmm...

A Bug's Life rip-off.


Source: https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Siobha ... 07PFS75G3/


Finding Dory rip-off.


Source: https://www.amazon.com/Izzies-Way-Home- ... B01BLX0UFY


Onward rip-off.


Source: https://www.thefilmcatalogue.com/films/homeward


Valiant rip-off.


Source: http://vivafilmco.com/2016/07/14/the-aviators/


Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas rip-off.


Source: https://www.thefilmcatalogue.com/films/ ... -christmas