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"which claim"?! YOU'RE the one who ambiguously slapped it on there -- i just followed suit. nor does "it's a simple request" seem to APPLY to anything, semantically.
i GUESS u are asking me to PROVIDE a source? for the so-called "claim"?
In case you haven't noticed, this is a featured article. Every statement in this page is backed-up by an independent secondary source or by facts from the film. You can't just come and request something to be added based upon allegations of being "largely [a] ripped off" version of another film according to "zillion sources". If anything, what most sources are doing is to compare Tropic Thunder with Three Amigos. Independently I found other sources comparing it to The Hard Way (1991 film) and Galaxy Quest as well. But that doesn't make it a ripoff. At most, the critical reception should have a paragraph saying that it was compared to all these films. (CC)Tbhotch™22:36, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
yes, i'm willing to drop "ripoff". how abt "derivative of"?
We can't call it a copy—like Landis does—or a derivative film—at most we can say that "Three Amigos's director John Landis called it a "copy"—, articles are written with neutral points of view. "Film critics found similarities between the plot of Tropic Thunder and that of X, Y and Z." And after that, examples are provided. Wikipedia does not give an opinion on topics, people do. (CC)Tbhotch™01:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
that's fine; i never meant to imply that WE had to assert it was plagiarism or w/e; just that we should include some of those sources which state as such.
also, the ORDER should be made clear in the quotes. saying that X Y and Z are similar is rather different than saying that X and Y are similar to Z which long predated them! no one ever accused ronnie mack of ripping off george harrison.... 66.30.47.138 (talk) 16:27, 13 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]