Posted by Donnacha at 12-251-156-53.client.attbi.com on November 13, 2002 at 23:40:59:
In Reply to: It's such a typical piece of garbage. posted by BrianLynch on November 13, 2002 at 23:29:01:
Hey, Dr. No even has a villain saying "well, I might as well tell you, since you won't live to use the information".
But still those are very entertaining.
I don't see how it should matter if an idea has been used before as long it isn't to the detriment of the story. Look at the people who like the 1977 "Star Wars", regardless of plot parallels with "Hidden Fortress" and a bombing scene taken stright from "633 Squadron".