I love animation movies. However, in several occasions, upon first seeing the trailer of an animation movie, I felt" what? not another one? wasn't there a similar one already??"
1. ants.
Antz vs. A Bug's Life (1998)
2. ancient 2000
The Road to El Dorado versus The Emperor's New Groove
3. monster
Shrek vs. Monsters, Inc. 2001
4. fish,
shark Finding Nemo vs. Shark Tale 2003/2004
5. zoo lion
madagascar vs. the Wild 2005/2006
6. penguins
Happy Feet vs. Surf's Up (2006/7)
7. wild animal eating human food
Over the Hedge vs. open season 2006
8. mouse
Flushed Away vs. Ratatouille 2006/2007
Some even says, thankfully, I think Flushed Away was the last time Dreamworks tried to beat Pixar to their animal gimmick. Kung Fu Panda was really, really good, so hopefully they've found their own mouse to follow.
"in To Infinity and Beyond, the history of Pixar (fantastic book, highly recommended) and it's not said straight out but heavily implied that Antz came about because Dreamworks wanted to steal Pixar's thunder and already knew that Bug's Life was in the works. The book says that Dreamworks promised Pixar that Antz would not release until after Bug's Life, but then released it before. "
You can call it a rip-off, or a duel, either way, I feel that it's just a lack of imagination.
cited:
http://www.bucketbros.com/text/disney-dreamworks-feud.html
http://www.gamespite.net/talkingtime/showthread.php?t=6896
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=461835
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DuelingMovies
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