When does homage become a rip off

Rating: 3/10 (11 August 2004)

It's a fine line, but I think this just crosses into rip off territory.
Putting his leg in the deep puddle may count as homage, (or doosey) but having the dog pee on the same spot every day, and Bruce's powers being used for selfishness, then to get the girl, then a final altruistic gesture goes into rip off territory to me.
Also, I was reading an obit of Fay Wray yesterday where she was quoted as bemoaning the roles for women in the 30's as being one-dimensional. After seeing this film last night it seems to me Hollywood hasn't moved on at all.