The originals were classics or at least enjoyable films. The sequels not so much. Maybe the timespan had something to do with it. Can’t use the same cast if you wait 10+ years. Or maybe it was because you had different people making the film. Different producer, director, …key grip. A few examples:
Single White Female (1992) - Single White Female 2: The Psycho (2005)
The Lost Boys (1987) - Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)
Basic Instinct (1992) - Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
The first 2 were DTV and I rented them because I liked the originals. Mistake. I haven’t seen BI2 but I put it up there becuse I’ve heard it was universally panned.
“An American Werewolf In London” was a truly great movie, with a fine mix of both horror and humor, and for it’s time, amazing special effects…
“An American Werewolf In Paris” was beyond terrible, with seemingly NO connection to the original movie. (It’s only slightly redeeming feature was introducing me to Julie Delpy, who is absolutely stunning)
Going back in time a bit, I thought all of the Psycho sequels sucked (though they weren’t as pointless was the scene-for-scene line-for-line remake with Vaughn/Heche).
I’ve watched Aladdin and The Lion King and other major Disney movies, but I’ve never watched any of the dtv sequels. Are they any good?
Dunno, I think there’s a decent possibility that the first three just happened to be perfectly targeted to male tweens. The new additions also were, except that it was 35-40 year old men trying to enjoy it now.
