In Reply to: What has been the most disappointing movie sequel?.... posted by millen on October 6, 2005 at 08:50:24:
miollen,It's difficult to say which is absolutely the MOST disappointing sequel, but: "The Sting II", "Matrix" after the first one, "Temple of Doom"/"Last Crusade" Terminator III" are some clear winners. For me, disspointing sequels happen more often with blockbusters in which producers try to cash in on some quirky relationship of characters or gimmicks. The worst offender I think is the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series that started with so much promise for it's genre. "2010" was disppointing as it changed from the brilliant, laconic look at man's relationship to technology of "2001" and made it a silly political/quasi-religious mess. It doesn't work very well either to predict that in 2010, the US and the Soviet Union are nearly at war- a bit ridiculous all round really.
Of course, the public also doesn't deserve the last three "Star Wars" episodes either.
Cheers,
Bambi B
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Follow Ups
- 2010, The Sting II, Matrices, Jaws II, Temple of Doom/Last Crusade Terminator III - Bambi B 14:32:39 10/06/05 (21)
- '2010' was MUCH better than '2001'. But that wouldn't take much, IMO. - jeffreybehr 00:04:48 10/07/05 (2)
- Re: '2010' was MUCH better than '2001'. But that wouldn't take much, IMO. - rico 11:14:15 10/07/05 (0)
- Because of BALABAN... admit it! (nt) - SF tech 00:54:51 10/07/05 (0)
- I should have noticed your post... - eppis1 21:09:28 10/06/05 (0)
- Yeah but... - SF tech 20:47:20 10/06/05 (3)
- Bob Balaban- And) - Bambi B 00:11:56 10/07/05 (1)
- In between spitting my drink out of my nose... - SF tech 00:46:48 10/07/05 (0)
- The Balaban reference was in another unrelated post above about the TV show Alias..... - SF tech 20:58:14 10/06/05 (0)
- Ahh... but you forgot to mention the Rocky movie series... - millen 15:23:25 10/06/05 (3)
- Not forgotten but... Oh Hell! I did forget,.. - Bambi B 00:35:34 10/07/05 (0)
- Rocky III ruled. Clubber Lang's in yo face attitude and ring demeanor were pretty scary! - Road Warrior 17:07:24 10/06/05 (1)
- Ahhh....yes the actor who portrayed Clubber Lang played his part to a “Tâ€â€¦nt - millen 17:27:44 10/06/05 (0)
- I must disagree with you on "2010" - dwill123 15:18:03 10/06/05 (8)
- Very much with you on this - Road Warrior 17:04:58 10/06/05 (5)
- Some good acting, but too many answers - Bambi B 00:25:01 10/07/05 (1)
- Ha ha. Road Warrior was a superior sequel to Mad Max!! - Road Warrior 05:45:51 10/07/05 (0)
- Re: Very much with you on this - Hodie 17:28:54 10/06/05 (2)
- Of course, some unfollowupable films have freekin Prequals. - Road Warrior 18:36:48 10/06/05 (1)
- Re: Of course, some unfollowupable films have freekin Prequals. - Hodie 05:24:29 10/07/05 (0)
- I love the original movie can't say too much for the sequel though… - millen 15:30:16 10/06/05 (1)
- The last paragraph of the dialogue you quoted has special meaning - tinear 15:36:07 10/06/05 (0)