Do you think the majority of people who saw Disturbia realized it was a knockoff?

[amazingdm]

Maybe it was intended as an homage or a remake but it was still just basically a knockoff.
Evidence of the homage though:

although I sometimes feel like I"m the only one who realizes

 

[Fledermaus]

The minute I saw the trailer for the first time, I was like (cough)Rear Window(cough)

 

[Motown Marvel]

it was obviously a knock off....and the writers of rear window werent even given story credit for disturbia, which they obviously deserved. as for the the target audience of this movie, no i doubt they're very proficient in their hitchcock.

 

[Cinemaman]

Today I've watched Rear Window and all I can say is it's a great movie full of suspence (durng some moments I really was scared), way better than Disturbia, which was good only for the first act.

 

[Erundur]

Maybe it was intended as an homage or a remake but it was still just basically a knockoff.
Evidence of the homage though:

although I sometimes feel like I"m the only one who realizes

your not the only, Rear Window was a fantastic movie.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

My 15 year old nephew loved the movie and didn't know what a Rear Window was.

 

[green]

You could add several movies to the list of Rear Window knock offs, that doesnt necessairily make them bad. I havent seen Diturbia but a movie like DiPalmas Body Double proves you can make a good entertaining flick from the premise of it.

 

[MaskedManJRK]

Haven't seen it yet, but from what I've seen of the trailers and such, Disturbia looks just different enough to not be considered a "knockoff." More like "inspired," I think.