Ripoff Movies

If you browse the DVDs for rent at the local GEO or Tsutaya, you'll notice that many movies have similar names. A lot of the time, this is because a smaller movie studio is trying to absorb a little bit of the popularity of a very big-name movie from bigger studio. For example, if a movie called "Blade" is currently a big hit in theaters, a smaller movie company might make a fast and cheap movie, call it "Blades" and release it directly to DVD. Sometimes DVD renters are genuinely confused by this and a movie that they didn't intend to, and sometimes they rent the cheaper, smaller-budget movie on purpose just hoping that it's like the popular one. It seems to be especially common in the "horror" section - the other day, I saw at least 3 different movies from a series called "Jigsaw", in an obvious ripoff of the "Saw" movies. Try not to be fooled when you go looking for movies to rent!