Movies
can provide you a couple of hours of amusing distraction. Still, the
film
industry
ranges from multimillion dollar gems to art-house films that do not
require much of a budget. In between these are the so-called
“mockbusters” like Mega
Piranha
and Transmorphers.
How do you recognise a mockbuster at first glance and still take a
chance at enjoying it?
Casting
One of the slightly
evident signs you’re watching a mockbuster is that the cast
contains actors who have not played major roles in years – and even
then, they can be a supporting character at best. The movie may cast
a certain top actor’s children or relatives in the lead role.
Titling
Some mockbusters use a
familiar title of a movie that is already released or being prepared
for release. It is then fixed up in terms of total character count
and design, or add the original author’s name in the final version.
The last is especially true of adaptations of famous books that are
now in the public domain.
DVD Sequels
A few mockbuster films
can be seen as sequels of a famous film that’s currently screening.
You can identify them by the style of the cover, which is not that
far off from the movie they’re supposed to be a sequel of
Mockbusters may not
pack star billing as the latest Hollywood movie out in theatres, but
they still have their own merits. Watching them with friends can help
you scream or laugh at the movie.
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