Sometimes a movie comes along that stands out above all others. I'm not talking about the million Harry Potter movies that once you've seen one you practically have seen them all. I'm talking about those movies that leave you mouth wide-open and go to work eager in the morning to tell everyone about one of the best cinematic experiences you've had in a long time...until one day, you head to IMDB for your daily Hollywood fix and find out that someone decided to screw it all up by releasing a sequel..And you start asking yourself one thing...WHY?
The Reason ? Well they want to give a continuation to the story. They want to answer the questions that everyone has been asking after the first one finished.
The Real Reason ? Money! The original made some of them rich and most of them even richer than they were before, and they wanna keep milking that cow of course.
Let's face it 9 out of 10 Sequels suck...or to sugar coat it a bit, they rarely come anywhere close to being as good as the original. Producers know this but why do they keep pooping sequels? Well, they made millions in profits from the original and even if the second one sucks, most probably it's gonna make profit anyway because movie buffs get curious and watch it anyway.
However, in all of this who is the real victim ? In my honest opinion it's the poor soul that watches these movies...but not because of his money...It's because they just ruined what in his mind was a perfect ending to a perfect movie. Yes sometimes they do release a good one, but that only happens when everyone on board care more about making a good movie than the profits it's gonna yield.
That said, I'm gonna leave you with my top 5 lists of best sequels, worst sequels and sequels that should never happen!
Top 5 Sequels That Should Never Be Done
1) Pulp Fiction
2) Schindler's List
3) The Shawshank Redemption
4) Fight Club
5) Devil's Advocate
Top 5 Worst Sequels
1) S. Darko (Donnie Darko 2)
2) Exorcist II - The Heretic
3) Transformers 2
4) The Matrix Revolutions
5) Basic Instinct 2
Top 5 Best Sequels
1) The Godfather (Part 2)
2) Terminator 2
3) Spider-Man 2
4) The Dark Knight
5) Die Hard 2
Till next time...
The Reason ? Well they want to give a continuation to the story. They want to answer the questions that everyone has been asking after the first one finished.
The Real Reason ? Money! The original made some of them rich and most of them even richer than they were before, and they wanna keep milking that cow of course.
Let's face it 9 out of 10 Sequels suck...or to sugar coat it a bit, they rarely come anywhere close to being as good as the original. Producers know this but why do they keep pooping sequels? Well, they made millions in profits from the original and even if the second one sucks, most probably it's gonna make profit anyway because movie buffs get curious and watch it anyway.
However, in all of this who is the real victim ? In my honest opinion it's the poor soul that watches these movies...but not because of his money...It's because they just ruined what in his mind was a perfect ending to a perfect movie. Yes sometimes they do release a good one, but that only happens when everyone on board care more about making a good movie than the profits it's gonna yield.
That said, I'm gonna leave you with my top 5 lists of best sequels, worst sequels and sequels that should never happen!
Top 5 Sequels That Should Never Be Done
1) Pulp Fiction
2) Schindler's List
3) The Shawshank Redemption
4) Fight Club
5) Devil's Advocate
Top 5 Worst Sequels
1) S. Darko (Donnie Darko 2)
2) Exorcist II - The Heretic
3) Transformers 2
4) The Matrix Revolutions
5) Basic Instinct 2
Top 5 Best Sequels
1) The Godfather (Part 2)
2) Terminator 2
3) Spider-Man 2
4) The Dark Knight
5) Die Hard 2
Till next time...
