This post has been edited by Lord Aquaman: 16 December 2004 - 01:10 PM
Movies that didn;t need sequels we saw enough already
#32
Posted 13 April 2005 - 02:28 AM
I'm aware from a mass marketing standpoint, sequels to profitable movies are a Good Thing for the industry because many consumers like known quantities and alot of the work in terms of establishing storylines and lining up a cast has been done.
However, in purely artistic terms, why is any movie sequel necessary? Because its so costly to produce just one movie, its very rare that you will have a project that consists of a series of movies, planned out from the start -LOTR may be the only exception. All other movies are conceived as standalone stories. So by definition a sequel is trying to graft something onto a standalone story.
Its almost a cliche that a movie sequel will be disappointing compared to the original. And even in the case of well received sequels such as "Empire Strikes Back" and "Godfather II", the original movies work great as standalone movies and there was no need for a sequel.
However, in purely artistic terms, why is any movie sequel necessary? Because its so costly to produce just one movie, its very rare that you will have a project that consists of a series of movies, planned out from the start -LOTR may be the only exception. All other movies are conceived as standalone stories. So by definition a sequel is trying to graft something onto a standalone story.
Its almost a cliche that a movie sequel will be disappointing compared to the original. And even in the case of well received sequels such as "Empire Strikes Back" and "Godfather II", the original movies work great as standalone movies and there was no need for a sequel.
#33
Posted 13 April 2005 - 05:59 AM
A couple of others that haven't been mentioned:
Whoever greenlighted Alien3 and Resurrection deserves a special place in hell, The debate over the first 2 could rage for eternity.
Battle royale 2 : Decending into asian cinema here, The original was a cult WTF classic, and the sequel was a WhyTF mess. Maybe it all got lost in translation. Same thing seems to apply to lots of the Asian films that reach the UK (Ring, The Grudge).
Anything in the police academy series.
Whoever greenlighted Alien3 and Resurrection deserves a special place in hell, The debate over the first 2 could rage for eternity.
Battle royale 2 : Decending into asian cinema here, The original was a cult WTF classic, and the sequel was a WhyTF mess. Maybe it all got lost in translation. Same thing seems to apply to lots of the Asian films that reach the UK (Ring, The Grudge).
Anything in the police academy series.
#34
Posted 16 April 2005 - 04:35 AM
Alien 3 was fine, in my opinion(though they shouldn't have killed off the survivers of 2). Resurection just didn't fit, and shouldn't have been made as an Aliens movie.
The Green Knight, SimeSublime the Puffinesque, liker of chips and hunter of gnomes.
JM's official press secretary, scientific advisor, diplomat and apparent antagonist?
JM's official press secretary, scientific advisor, diplomat and apparent antagonist?
#36
Posted 16 April 2005 - 11:47 AM
True, Aliens was indeed the best. I only watched Alien for the first time about 2 months ago, and although good for its time, was quite tame now. Aliens, though, was excellently done. Alien 3 attempted to re-create the first movie, with a single alien and no weapons. Alien Resurection tried to remake Aliens, but with unlikable characters, an annoying Ripley, and less of a storyline. It struck me more as a showy type thing, rather then atmospheric.
The Green Knight, SimeSublime the Puffinesque, liker of chips and hunter of gnomes.
JM's official press secretary, scientific advisor, diplomat and apparent antagonist?
JM's official press secretary, scientific advisor, diplomat and apparent antagonist?
#37
Posted 05 May 2005 - 09:05 AM
Can you imagine them doing a sequel to The Passion of the Christ? I can see it now - The Passion of the Christ 2 - The Revenge of Jesus.
How bad of an idea is it to make a Pirates of the Caribbean? Minor inconvenience bad or worst-idea-in-cinema-history bad?
How bad of an idea is it to make a Pirates of the Caribbean? Minor inconvenience bad or worst-idea-in-cinema-history bad?
I am the Fisher King.
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an obi-wan to go.
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an obi-wan to go.