102 Dalmations?
My theory is, sequel quality is inversely proportional to the magnitude of the number at the end of the title.
Allow me to cite…[sub]shudder[/sub]
Blues Brothers 2000
If they ever invent selective memory annihilation, I would pay to have the memory of this film burned from my cerebral cortex. And I bet I’d be second in line only to Dan Aykroyd.
Adding to the list, how could you miss:
Another Stakeout - mmm, 100 more minutes of Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez, with Rosie O’Donnell thrown in to boot!
Candyman 2 & 3 - Tony Todd is great. As a supporting actor.
Wishmaster 2, et al. - Hey, video is a strong market. That’s why these three sequels never saw the theaters. We planned it that way.
Another 48 Hrs. - That formula only works once. Let’s hope they don’t make “Tango and Cash 2”.
Child’s Play 2, et al. - One movie about a talking killer doll is quite enough, thank you.
Beverly Hills Cop 2 and 3. Eddie Murphy was a great “fish out of water” in the first. Once he got his bearings, he got boring. Also, Judge Reinhold quickly induces vomiting. How’d he make it through 2 sequels?
From Dusk Till Dawn 2 and 3 - No comment.
There are many many more. I can see why movie reviewers are such bitter sourpusses.
A Baked Potato perchance?
I’m still waiting on Dude, Where’s my Car 2.
They made a PART 3!!!
I’m so sorry about repeating that info about Shock Treatment, the sequel to Rocky Horror! I was so excited tohave that nugget of knowledge, I didn’t read the multiple responses about it 'til after I posted it.
But, c’mon, Bride of Chucky was an amazing piece of cinema! (This is said without sarcasm, I assure you. It is spectacular and everyone should see it three times.)
Oh, I almost forgot… The Next Karate Kid
Does this summon deamons or something?
…and Look Who’s Talking Too! and Look Who’s Talking Now!
Good thing that Travolta had that career revival so he doesn’t have to make sequels like that and Staying Alive and can concentrate on quality sequels like Battlefield Earth 2.
(That was said with sarcasm.)
Not nearly as sorry as I was to actually see the POS!
[hangs head in shame]
They actually wrote the audience lines into the Shock Treatment script! That’s like explaining the punchline before you tell the joke. (well, kinda) I can’t believe they (Richard O’Brien?) thought that would work.
Cluelessness or blatant sellout? IMHO, both. :mad:
-I gotta go before I rant myself into the pit.
P.S. Please tell me that RHPS was not written that way. With scripted audience participation, I mean. I want to believe that a sort of spontaneous MST3K thing happened IRL and just grew into a phenomenon.
RHPS was not written with scripted audience participation. It was a spontaneous MST3K thing that happened IRL and just grew into a phenomenon.
At least they didn’t try to pass off Ralph Macchio as a “kid” yet again!
Aside from the new sequel to Rocky Horror (not Shock Treatment), there are a couple of other bad sequel ideas ramping up production.
Terminator 3
Basic Instinct 2 (with Sharon Stone gettin’ a wee bit older…)
Indiana Jones 4 (we all love Indy --but is a forth really a good idea?)
and then there’s the worst idea of all… the oft-rumored Back to the Future 4 without Michael J. Fox!!!
Wayne’s World 2
I liked the first one, but the second one was just plain unnecessary (although it contains my all-time favorite Charlton Heston movie appearance).
There were actually two sequels: The Call Me MISTER Tibbs and ** The Organization**.