# Movie sequels that have no title similarities with the movie's predecessor(s).

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 16, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336 "2005-08-16T22:22:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/41 "2005-08-19T14:53:33Z")

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> [@Push You Down](#):
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> Rocky Horror Picture Show and it’s sequel Shock Treatment

RHPS had a sequel?? WHY DOES NO ONE TELL ME THESE THINGS!?  
::runs off to find a copy::

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**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/42 "2005-08-19T15:11:30Z")

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> [@Spatial Rift 47](#):
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> RHPS had a sequel?? WHY DOES NO ONE TELL ME THESE THINGS!?  
> ::runs off to find a copy::

Well, it’s terrible. And it’s BARELY a sequel. The soundtrack is pretty good though.

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/43 "2005-08-19T16:43:37Z")

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Actually, as time goes by, _Shock Treatment_ comes off more and more as an amazing prediction of the rise of reality TV and the manufactured celebrity it breeds.

Which doesn’t make the movie any better, but it is one awesome soundtrack.

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/44 "2005-08-19T16:48:54Z")

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Wong Kar-Wai’s **2046** just opened today, and it’s a sequel to his previous **In the Mood for Love**

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