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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,159 posts)
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 01:03 PM Jun 2014

Sequels/Prequels to movies you pretend never existed.

There's a thread in GD about the new Star Wars series and the complications that Harrison Ford's injury might create.

One poster, when referring to the Star Wars Episode 1-3 prequels, said he/she simply pretended those never existed.

I have to say there are some movie series where I wish a sequel never existed.

For example, I loved the first Austin Powers movies. I found it genuinely funny and charming. However, the second one was horrible, and the third one, while not as bad as the second, was still pretty bad. I much rather pretend that they left well enough alone.

Blair Witch 2--yeah, that never happened.

Meet the Parents was fun. Meet the Fockers and whatever the third one was called is horrific.

I only saw Airplane 2 once. Because the first Airplane was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen, I've decided never to watch Airplane 2 again.

The Hangover 2 was completely redundant, and the third one really didn't add anything to the mix.

So what about you? What prequels/sequels have you mentally blocked out of your mind in order to preserve the integrity of the original or other films?

I'm sure Indiana Jones 4 is on many a list. The Jaws sequels also. And the Matrix, perhaps?

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Sequels/Prequels to movies you pretend never existed. (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 OP
Transformers GermanDem Jun 2014 #1
Godfather Part 3 Yavin4 Jun 2014 #2
Yes! NewJeffCT Jun 2014 #15
Indiana Jones 2 is another. hunter Jun 2014 #3
I'm probably the only person in the world who liked Indy II... First Speaker Jun 2014 #6
Smokey and the Bandit 2 NightWatcher Jun 2014 #4
I loved the first "Sex and the City" movie but I have no clue what crack someone was smoking... LynneSin Jun 2014 #5
Ghostbusters II comes to mind... First Speaker Jun 2014 #7
Breakin' 2: KamaAina Jun 2014 #8
Caddyshack II. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #9
I never even watched that one NewJeffCT Jun 2014 #14
Consider yourself blessed. n/t Yavin4 Jun 2014 #17
My brother NewJeffCT Jun 2014 #18
You know, it's hard to compare what Bill and Rodney did to most movies. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #21
Easy Rider 2 and Ong Bak 3 Taitertots Jun 2014 #10
Superman 3 SwankyXomb Jun 2014 #11
Aliens 3 ZX86 Jun 2014 #12
Prometheus sarge43 Jun 2014 #13
Yes, Matrix 2 and 3 were horrible NewJeffCT Jun 2014 #16
I agree that the Matrix sequels weren't good sakabatou Jun 2014 #19
Anne of Green Gables - The Continuing Story Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #20
2010 Space Odyssey ZX86 Jun 2014 #22

GermanDem

(168 posts)
1. Transformers
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 01:46 PM
Jun 2014

I already had enough after the first one! Pirates of the Caribean was fun the first and second time, but after that it got kinda boring.

hunter

(38,309 posts)
3. Indiana Jones 2 is another.
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 02:03 PM
Jun 2014

J.J. Abram's Star Trek needs to be tossed into a black hole, to be rebooted again. The new actors were excellent but the story was not Star Trek. Galaxy Quest did a better job as a "sequel." I enjoyed Galaxy Quest.

I think it's possible Star Wars could be reworked into something fabulous, each episode as gritty as the original Star Wars (Episode IV) and Empire Strikes Back (Episode V.) Suppose the Ewoks were not cute teddy bears, but ferocious, incredibly strong and blood-thirsty piranha-like creatures when they were agitated, sophisticated and at balance with both sides of the force.

Maybe someday a movie like Star Wars will be released as an "Open Source" project, with all the live footage and digital models made available for anyone to rework as they please. There might soon be as many versions of Star Wars as their are Linux, and in most of them Hans would shoot first, and Anakin Skywalker would be a dashing, dangerous, and charismatic scoundrel, not Padmé Amidala's whiny loser boyfriend.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
6. I'm probably the only person in the world who liked Indy II...
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:02 PM
Jun 2014

...I still feel the second half of the film is a superb long action sequence, without a moment to catch your breath...I even don't really dislike Indy IV, maybe because I saw it being filmed...

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
5. I loved the first "Sex and the City" movie but I have no clue what crack someone was smoking...
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 04:56 PM
Jun 2014

when they released the 2nd one.

It was probably one of the most offensive movies out there and I can't believe any of the 4 stars of the SATC series (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristen Davis, Kim Catrell, Cynthia Nixon), 4 very progressive women in RL, actually allowed this shit to be made.

bluesbassman

(19,366 posts)
9. Caddyshack II.
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 06:05 PM
Jun 2014

Caddyshack is in my top 5 all time favorite comedies. While I enjoy Jackie Mason in measured doses, he got annoying real fast in Caddyshack II, as did pretty much everyone else in that bomb.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
14. I never even watched that one
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 08:38 PM
Jun 2014

You can't really compare some of the crazy antics from Bill Murray & Rodney Dangerfield in that first movie to anything in the second.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
18. My brother
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 08:51 PM
Jun 2014

absolutely loved the first Caddyshack - it's probably one of his all-time favorites to this day. However, he was actually distraught over how bad Caddyshack II was, so I never went to see it.

bluesbassman

(19,366 posts)
21. You know, it's hard to compare what Bill and Rodney did to most movies.
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 10:06 PM
Jun 2014

The ad-libbing of those two, and Harold Ramis' uncanny ability to herd cats never ever gets old.

ZX86

(1,428 posts)
12. Aliens 3
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 08:29 PM
Jun 2014

Alien - Great film

Aliens - Probably the best sequel ever made.

Aliens 3 - OMG what a horrible mess.

Alien Resurrection - Good, not great.

Alien vs Predator - God awful.

Prometheus - Meh

sakabatou

(42,146 posts)
19. I agree that the Matrix sequels weren't good
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 09:55 PM
Jun 2014

The Ring 2
Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Hobbit (2012)

ZX86

(1,428 posts)
22. 2010 Space Odyssey
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 11:06 PM
Jun 2014

Actually I didn't think this was a bad movie. I liked it. But it's nowhere in the ball park of 2001 A Space Odyssey. That was a masterpiece.

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