Films Better Off Without Sequels

"Lois, I never lie."

6 days ago

Wasn't sure where to post this... but I just found out there is now an Apocalypto (2006) sequel coming out this year.
I loved Apocalypto, which makes me unsure about a sequel.
Opinions?

Captain Steel

"Lois, I never lie."

6 days ago

Originally Posted by Captain Steel

Wasn't sure where to post this... but I just found out there is now an Apocalypto (2006) sequel coming out this year.
I loved Apocalypto, which makes me unsure about a sequel.
Opinions?

Uh-oh! Have I finally been fooled by A.I.?
(No mention of any such movie on IMDB.)

Corax

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6 days ago

Originally Posted by Captain Steel

Uh-oh! Have I finally been fooled by A.I.?
(No mention of any such movie on IMDB.)

I'd wager that it's still better off without a sequel. So, you're still right, IMO.

markdc

Registered User

5 days ago

Originally Posted by Corax

What is a good film (or film you like) that you are GLAD did not get a sequel?

I�m glad Titanic never got a sequel. James Cameron making Titanic 2 in which Rose discovers that Jack survived the sinking and the two of them ride off into the sunset and live happily ever after would have really f***ed things up.

Gideon58

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5 days ago

Originally Posted by mattiasflgrtll6

Smokey And The Bandit - Reynolds and Field didn't have the same chemistry in II and were clearly genuinely bitter at each other, and the third one was a disaster.

Ice Age - The Meltdown is fine, but anything after that shouldn't have been made. The original is the only legitimately good movie.

Chicken Run - I don't want to see the sequel with half the cast replaced and a villain that's alive even though it makes no sense.

Bad Santa - Another one where I have no enthusiasm about checking out the second one. In fact this one looks way worse since they pretty much seem to undo all of Willie's character development and destroy the sweet happy ending his arc got.

My Girl - My Girl 2 is a boring disappointment only elevated slightly by Anna Chlumsky's performance. Aykroyd and Curtis are still great, but scaled back too much.

Jingle All The Way - Once again, don't want to see the follow-up.

American Graffiti - More American Graffiti had its moments, but overall it wasn't super necessary to make.

ThanksKilling - The first one is ridiculous, yet funny. The second is more ridiculous, but unfunny.

Totally agree regarding Smokey and the Bandit and American Graffiti

Last edited by Gideon58; 5 days ago at 10:47 AM.

mattiasflgrtll6

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5 days ago

Originally Posted by markdc

I�m glad Titanic never got a sequel.

But it did...

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markdc

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5 days ago

Originally Posted by mattiasflgrtll6

But it did...

Originally Posted by mattiasflgrtll6

Judging from this poster, my guess is this movie didn�t cost $200 million nor gross $1.8 billion. And, this is a shot in the dark, but I�m also guessing it didn�t get nominated for 14 Oscars or win 11 of them.
Just a hunch. If I'm wrong, feel free to set me straight.

Mark

Corax

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5 days ago

It also had a film which was arguably a prequel, or sequel, or original (to which Titanic was the actual sequel), depending on how you look at it. And Obi Wan Kenobi is in it.

Citizen Rules

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5 days ago

Star Wars

Corax

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5 days ago

Originally Posted by Citizen Rules

Star Wars

To the OT? Yes.

If you choose the quick and easy path, if you make sequel after sequel, you will become an agent of evil.

And sacrifice a cash cow? This franchise prints money!

If you honor your own artistic vision, yes. If you choose to sell to Disney, you will be alone. You won't be able to interfere. Ignore your scripts they will; repurposed your story will be.

Last edited by Corax; 5 days ago at 04:16 PM.

markdc

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5 days ago

Originally Posted by Corax

It also had a film which was arguably a prequel, or sequel, or original (to which Titanic was the actual sequel), depending on how you look at it. And Obi Wan Kenobi is in it.

Does Obi-Wan wield a lightsaber on the Titanic? That would be a sight to see.

Corax

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4 days ago

Originally Posted by markdc

Does Obi-Wan wield a lightsaber on the Titanic? That would be a sight to see.

Sadly, no. He is in disguise as Alec Guinness who, in turn, is disguised as a character named John Bigalow. I was rather hoping he would raise the ship with the power of the force. Instead, he rather meekly mutters about how pretty the ship was before she sank.

Captain Steel

"Lois, I never lie."

4 days ago

Originally Posted by Citizen Rules

Star Wars

It's funny, I was just thinking the other day how I've lost track of everything Star Wars because the franchise has just exploded in so many different directions that I wouldn't be able to follow it all if I wanted to. They've got cartoons, multiple TV & cable series, multiple web series, lots of movies, hundreds of books, comics, video games (and I was a fan of Rogue One).

It just seems like it's gotten to the point where true fans don't matter so much anymore, and now people are just milking it for anything they can get out of it.

I've seen this kind of overload happen before and when it does it usually spells an unpopular period for the franchise (until a major reboot or relaunch - and then we almost inevitably get into the whole multiverse / splinter counter continuity stuff)!

Careful... J.J. (Abrams) is on his way... again!

Captain Steel

"Lois, I never lie."

4 days ago

Originally Posted by Corax

...whistling the Bridge on the River Kwai whistle-song!

Midnight FM

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4 days ago

Terminator 2 may have been better off without Terminator 3, given that it somewhat changed the plot about stopping judgment day.

Corax

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4 days ago

Originally Posted by Midnight FM

Terminator 2 may have been better off without Terminator 3, given that it somewhat changed the plot about stopping judgment day.

Terminator would be better off without Terminator 2.

markdc

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4 days ago

Forgot to mention that I�m glad E.T., one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made, never got a sequel (which I understand was once in the works). A sequel would (probably) have ruined that movie.
Going in the other direction, I want to give a shout-out to Blade Runner. When I heard that Hollywood was making a sequel to Ridley Scott�s masterpiece, I was pissed because I believed that a sequel would ruin the original. But I was wrong. Blade Runner 2049 is pretty ******* awesome.

Laverc

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3 days ago

I have a general policy regarding this: until the sequel of a given movie comes out, I have no opinion.
So, hypothetically, I�m open to sequels of any movies, mainly the ones I like.

Siddon

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3 days ago

My top ten would be...

I think Sidney Poitier basically killed his career makings sequels to In the Heat of the Night. I doubt anyone on this board even watched them.

The Pink Panther also should have stayed as a one and done.

Police Academy I can understand why they kept it going but I think the film would have been fondly remembered as a one and done and not as a joke of a franchise.

Speed was the absolute worst sequel I think I've ever seen.

The Ring really haven't been impressed with either the US or Japanese attempts at sequels/prequels.

Ant-Man, I liked both sequels to Ant-man but the first worked as a standalone and a number of concepts and ideas were just wasted in the sequels.

Captain Marvel, unlike the Ant-man sequels I understand that they had to do another one but oof was that a stinker.

Battle Royale, the ideas weren't there for a sequel.

The Exorcist, I adore III but one of the worst managed franchises in history in my eyes.

Friday, comedy sequels are never good. I think if it were just left alone it would be considered a classic to everyone.

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