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OldBoy 10-11-16 05:49 PM

Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Almost like they tarnish the original or well-done sequel to the original...

I love Die Hard. Like really love. Enjoyed 2-4 as well, though 4 was already treading on thin ice and of course the formula completely changed with Vengeance. But, I so wish A Good Day to Die Hard never existed. It took everything I loved about the franchise to that point and pissed all over it. It was so ill conceived and poorly done. Willis wasn't even remotely having any fun and thus neither did I or many, many others.

So which sequels do you wish never existed?

dom56 10-11-16 06:06 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Alien 3

Spoiler:
Hated that they killed Newt and Hicks in the beginning. What was the point on having Ripley saving Newt in Aliens and just killed her off in 3 was just pointless. Just a stupid move by Fox and the movie wasn't that good. I'm just pretend it never happen.

bluetoast 10-11-16 06:09 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Does this thread count? At least as a crappy reboot. ;)

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk/...-original.html

davidh777 10-11-16 06:23 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Eh, I just pretend the bad ones didn't exist and watch the originals again. :)

Mabuse 10-11-16 07:11 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Die Hard 4 and 5 don't exist.

EddieMoney 10-11-16 07:28 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Blade 2 and Trinity.

leacha 10-11-16 07:52 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Wait for it...

EddieMoney 10-11-16 07:54 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Sharknado 2

Hazel Motes 10-12-16 04:11 AM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
most of them.

Shannon Nutt 10-12-16 06:34 AM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Highlander 2

B5Erik 10-12-16 09:14 AM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 

Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt (Post 12920715)
Highlander 2

ALL of the Highlander sequels. None should exist, anyway, per the original story...

MScottM 10-12-16 10:43 AM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 

Originally Posted by B5Erik (Post 12920808)
ALL of the Highlander sequels. None should exist, anyway, per the original story...

This true, but with Highlander you get the added glory of being told that everything you thought you knew about immortals from Highlander was wrong and they were just a bunch of aliens.

I cant think of a better way to kill a franchise than to tell everyone in the second installment that the first installment story line was bullshit.

Trevor 10-12-16 10:58 AM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Aliens - Not because it isn't a decent movie, but because the mainstream pandering of it dilutes the excellence of 1 and 3.

Whiskey Warfield 10-12-16 11:29 AM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Robocop 2 & 3

hbilly 10-12-16 12:20 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 

Originally Posted by dom56 (Post 12920393)
Alien 3

Spoiler:
Hated that they killed Newt and Hicks in the beginning. What was the point on having Ripley saving Newt in Aliens and just killed her off in 3 was just pointless. Just a stupid move by Fox and the movie wasn't that good. I'm just pretend it never happen.

Agreed.

EddieMoney 10-12-16 12:25 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Teen Wolf Too

DJariya 10-12-16 12:59 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist III should have been the 2nd movie in that series.

inri222 10-12-16 01:36 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Just about all of them except :

The Godfather II
Aliens
Dawn of the Dead
Day of the Dead
The Road Warrior
The Empire Strikes Back
The Wrath Of Khan
Terminator II
Aparajito
The Dark Knight
The Bride of Frankenstein
Before Sunset
Inferno
The Silence of the Lambs
The Color of Money
Sanjuro

Brack 10-12-16 03:43 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Cocoon: The Return
Short Circuit 2
Poltergeist 2
U.S. Marshals (spinoff series, but still sucked)

JeffTheAlpaca 10-12-16 05:28 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Back to the Future 3

OldBoy 10-12-16 07:41 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 

Originally Posted by JeffTheAlpaca (Post 12921139)
Back to the Future 3

I remember that being pretty good. It was 2 that was the abomination...

Abob Teff 10-12-16 07:52 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 

Originally Posted by Trevor (Post 12920872)
Aliens - Not because it isn't a decent movie, but because the mainstream pandering of it dilutes the excellence of 1 and 3.

Holy shit. That is a unique perspective. Not sure if I agree or not, but it makes perfect sense.

Dvdlovr24 10-12-16 08:33 PM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
Bad Boys 2

B5Erik 10-13-16 12:08 AM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 

Originally Posted by MScottM (Post 12920859)
This true, but with Highlander you get the added glory of being told that everything you thought you knew about immortals from Highlander was wrong and they were just a bunch of aliens.

I cant think of a better way to kill a franchise than to tell everyone in the second installment that the first installment story line was bullshit.

Which is why I don't recognize the existence of any of the sequels.

I've seen some of the sequels, and they are just awful movies (well, the 3rd was OK, but completely unnecessary and a rehash of the first). I don't know why I kept going to see them - I guess I kept hoping that they'd get it right. After the one with Duncan and Connor I gave up. That was one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

Alan Smithee 10-13-16 12:24 AM

Re: Sequels you wish never existed?
 
All Halloweens after III (beating the sentiment that "Michael Myers is EVIL!" into the ground, introducing stupid new plot points that make no sense, switching to 1.85 ratio, introducing a comedic music score in a few scenes, I could go on and on.)

All Friday the 13ths after "The Final Chapter," which itself turned out to be the most laughable title ever.

Speed 2: Snooze Control


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