11 Shameless Movies That Were Just Rip Offs Of Classic Films

10. The Fast And The Furious = Point Break

PB Fast And Furious may now be the critic's guilty pleasure, but what it was over a decade ago bears no resemblance to the heist driven, cops €˜n€™ robber tale it is now. A simple street racing movie that trod every step in the guide to make a movie for the teen audience, it€™s essentially a refleecing of Point Break. Kathryn Bigelow€™s first real breakthrough is a testosterone fueled adventure that tries to make up for it€™s lack of plot with adrenaline pumping action. How successful that is depends on how much you€™re open to a film with a lack of plot. Still, the characters are well drawn and the bromance between the key duo is sort of believable. The Fast And The Furious has no shame in using the exact same plot, down to having a near identical conclusion (although this later film keeps it open for sequels). Vin Diesel, the series€™ lead, who has a charisma level so low there€™s doctors on call 24/7, has such a poor grasp on cinema (he said Fast Five should be an Best Picture contender) that he probably thought he was remaking a classic on a par with Citizen Kane.
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Film Editor (2014-2016). Loves The Usual Suspects. Hates Transformers 2. Everything else lies somewhere in the middle. Once met the Chuckle Brothers.