# Movies, which do not need sequels, My Big fat Greek Wedding 2. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686 "2015-11-16T12:33:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/1 "2015-11-16T12:33:14Z")
As seen by the [trailer here](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3de2jx). Seriously, are studios _that_ short of new ideas already? I\* really enjoyed the original; the trailer looks terrible; with some really bad premises. (I do remember that my grandparent all loved it, as did their friends. All are dead now.:() ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/2 "2015-11-16T12:35:04Z")
**Highlander** That should end this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/3 "2015-11-16T12:54:05Z")
I could see “My Big Fat Greek Family” or some sort of sequel based years after the wedding. Kind of like how they did “Father of the Bride” 1 and 2. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/4 "2015-11-16T12:58:37Z")
Sequels to film adaptations of books wherein the protagonist died in the book (and is either reprieved or resurrected by the filmmakers) are just the pits: the _Rambo_ series of films and Disney’s _Hunchback of Notre Dame_ films immediately come to mind. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/5 "2015-11-16T13:00:01Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Sequels to film adaptations of books wherein the protagonist died in the book (and is either reprieved or resurrected by the filmmakers) are just the pits: the _Rambo_ series of films and Disney’s _Hunchback of Notre Dame_ films immediately come to mind. Jurassic Park, too. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/6 "2015-11-16T13:16:58Z")
Was there a big fat Greek divorce in there somewhere that we missed? ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/7 "2015-11-16T13:22:24Z")
The sorta-but-not-exactly sequel sitcom [My Big Fat Greek Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Big_Fat_Greek_Life) ran for a total of seven episodes. That’s not even one per muse. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/8 "2015-11-16T13:26:59Z")
Robot Arm, watch the trailer. Their daughter is now old enough to be applying to colleges. The wedding is for one of the woman’s relatives. It’s not clear to me who the wedding is for. If I interpret the trailer correctly, the wedding is because the woman’s parents have discovered that their marriage, umpty-ump years ago, is invalid because there was a mistake on their marriage certificate, so there are having another wedding ceremony. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/9 "2015-11-16T15:46:27Z")
I think you misspelled “Grssk”. At least, that’s what all the movie posters said. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/10 "2015-11-16T16:17:12Z")
I think Roger Ebert pointed out the weirdness of there being a sequel to the children’s fantasy film _The NeverEnding Story_, called _The NeverEnding Story II_. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/11 "2015-11-16T16:20:28Z")
“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” certainly didn’t need a sequel, let alone two. Nor a prequel. ---
**Author:** ![Bonaventure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Bonaventure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonaventure)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/12 "2015-11-16T16:21:36Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think Roger Ebert pointed out the weirdness of there being a sequel to the children’s fantasy film _The NeverEnding Story_, called _The NeverEnding Story II_. I seem to remember Lionel Hutz suing the producers for false advertising. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/13 "2015-11-16T16:22:33Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Was there a big fat Greek divorce in there somewhere that we missed? The first movie was based loosely on Nia Vardalos’ life and she is still married to the man who the husband is based on. I think she traded up to John Corbett from [Ian Gomez](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327020/?ref_=nmbio_mbio) who she is really married to. Is it me or does Lainie Kazan look scary? It seems like she is playing the same age as she did in My Favorite Year in 1982. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/14 "2015-11-16T16:32:22Z")
Point Break. Come on, you can’t improve on perfection.😃 (I actually really liked the first one) ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/15 "2015-11-16T16:34:28Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > As seen by the [trailer here](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3de2jx). > Seriously, are studios _that_ short of new ideas already? > > I\* really enjoyed the original; the trailer looks terrible; with some really bad premises. I have no interest in seeing the sequel, but I’m wondering why it didn’t happen sooner, since the first movie was one of the most profitable films of all time. [This site lists it as the most profitable movie of all time.](http://www.cnbc.com/2010/09/10/The-15-Most-Profitable-Movies-of-All-Time.html?slide=16) Seems like a sequel should have happened a lot sooner based on Hollywood works, but maybe the failure of the TV show messed it up. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/16 "2015-11-16T16:36:37Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I think she traded up to John Corbett from [Ian Gomez](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327020/?ref_=nmbio_mbio) who she is really married to. \ [Traded _ **up** _? COME ON!](https://youtu.be/QHC5z_eOJTA?t=5) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/17 "2015-11-16T17:35:08Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think Roger Ebert pointed out the weirdness of there being a sequel to the children’s fantasy film _The NeverEnding Story_, called _The NeverEnding Story II_. Superman ended his first movie by realizing he’d arrived too late – the nuke went off, Lois Lane died, you name it – and so he flew back in time to _retroactively_ save the day; since they couldn’t follow that with sequel after sequel after sequel where our hero can play that ace at need, they kinda just said Let Us Never Speak Of It Again. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/18 "2015-11-16T17:43:04Z")
> [@Bonaventure](#): > > I seem to remember Lionel Hutz suing the producers for false advertising. Nah, he was suing The Frying Dutchman for denying Homer “All you can eat” which was the most flagrant example of false advertising since The Never Ending Story. > [@](#): > > Lionel Hutz: Now, Mrs. Simpson, tell the court in your own words what happened after you and your husband were ejected out of the restaurant. > Marge: Well, we pretty much went straight home. > Lionel Hutz: Mrs. Simpson, remember that you are under oath. > Marge: We drove around until three in the morning looking for another open all-you-can-eat seafood restaurant. > Lionel Hutz: And when you couldn’t find one? > Marge: [crying] We… went… fishing. > Lionel Hutz: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, do these sound like the actions of a man whose had ALL he could eat? > [the jury is made up of fat, obese people] > Jury: No, no. > Man in Jury: No, that could’ve been me! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/19 "2015-11-16T17:45:42Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > **Highlander** > > That should end this thread. That is certainly what I came to say. The Whole 9 Yards got a sequel no one asked for or went to see. It was weird. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/20 "2015-11-16T17:52:57Z")
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