# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/21 "2015-11-16T18:02:27Z")
I thought the original MBFGW was endearing and funny, and I’ll probably see the sequel. Showing the struggles of their half-Greek daughter is not a terrible premise by itself, so we’ll see what they do with it. ---
**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, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/22 "2015-11-16T19:38:41Z")
> [@SaharaTea](#): > > I thought the original MBFGW was endearing and funny, and I’ll probably see the sequel. Good thing it’s not My Big Fat Greek Divorce. ---
**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, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/23 "2015-11-16T19:40:55Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > **Highlander** > > That should end this thread. Ah, yes, the film well known for its tag line: There can be only [del]one[/del] seven. Also two TV series, three or four video games, and a dozen novels. 🙂 ---
**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, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/24 "2015-11-16T19:43:40Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Ah, yes, the film well known for its tag line: There can be only [del]one[/del] seven. Also two TV series, three or four video games, and a dozen novels. 🙂 And with the sequel _Highlander II_ almost universally reviled, hence my statrement. Full Disclosure: I didn’t particularly care for _Highlander_, myself. As far as I’m concerned, the original wasn’t necessary. ---
**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, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/25 "2015-11-16T20:27:36Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” certainly didn’t need a sequel, let alone two. Nor a prequel. Ok I can find the prequel but what were the 2 sequels? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/26 "2015-11-16T20:36:43Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Ok I can find the prequel but what were the 2 sequels? [According to the IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/movieconnections): > [@](#): > > Mrs. Sundance (1974) (TV Movie) > > Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976) (TV Movie) ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/27 "2015-11-16T20:43:15Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Blues Brothers 2000 No. No! NO! Whatever you just said does not exist, and I refuse to acknowledge any such thing. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/28 "2015-11-16T20:47:01Z")
> [@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. Also, _Alien: Resurrection_. The space military clones Ripley as a human-alien hybrid for… uh… I’m sure they had their reasons. None of those reasons could possibly justify this giant turd of an unnecessary sequel, however. How about we establish a special category for gimmicky remakes that nobody asked for? I am, of course, looking directly at the new _Ghostbusters_ movie, with female Ghostbusters. Hello? The 1950’s called. They want their social issues back. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/29 "2015-11-16T21:17:43Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > \ > > [Traded _ **up** _? COME ON!](https://youtu.be/QHC5z_eOJTA?t=5) I wonder if Nia Vardalos loves to go the chopping mall? Bitches be loco! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/30 "2015-11-16T21:31:32Z")
As long as somebody brings the Windex, I’m happy. ---
**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, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/31 "2015-11-16T21:33:52Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Ok I can find the prequel but what were the 2 sequels? Mrs. Sundance (1974) (TV Movie) Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976) (TV Movie) IIRC, neither of these is worth your time, unless you enjoy watching Katherine Ross ride around in a cowboy outfit. (hmm) **Skywatcher** , thanx for the assist. ---
**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, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/32 "2015-11-16T21:35:30Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > As long as somebody brings the Windex, I’m happy. Windex is from the Greek “Wind,” meaning… (I can’t pull this off! 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/33 "2015-11-16T21:45:02Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > How about we establish a special category for gimmicky remakes that nobody asked for? I am, of course, looking directly at the new _Ghostbusters_ movie, with female Ghostbusters. Hello? The 1950’s called. They want their social issues back. What about the remake of [Memento?](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/christopher-nolans-memento-get-remake-840587) ---
**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, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/34 "2015-11-16T21:56:39Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > \ > > [Traded _ **up** _? COME ON!](https://youtu.be/QHC5z_eOJTA?t=5) I stand corrected. > [@Asimovian](#): > > No. No! NO! Whatever you just said does not exist, and I refuse to acknowledge any such thing. The movie was awful but it did have some great music. ---
**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, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/35 "2015-11-16T22:40:31Z")
It’s interesting that this thread came up on the very day they released publicity pics for the new movie “The Huntsman,” which is apparently a sequel to the extremely boring “Snow White and the Huntsman.” I don’t know how they got Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain to join this clunker. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/36 "2015-11-17T09:17:54Z")
> [@Bonaventure](#): > > It’s interesting that this thread came up on the very day they released publicity pics for the new movie “The Huntsman,” which is apparently a sequel to the extremely boring “Snow White and the Huntsman.” I don’t know how they got Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain to join this clunker. I kinda liked _Snow White and the Huntsman_, even though I was mentally doctoring the script as I was watching it. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/37 "2015-11-17T15:05:21Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > What about the remake of [Memento?](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/christopher-nolans-memento-get-remake-840587) There should be a rule that at least 25 years must pass before a remake can be approved. And that isn’t even taking into account that Memento is a great movie that doesn’t need to be and can’t be improved upon. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/38 "2015-11-17T15:08:47Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > The movie was awful but it did have some great music. I’m OK with the soundtrack existing. We can all agree there was a _Blues Brothers 2000_ album. The end. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/39 "2015-11-17T17:13:07Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > There should be a rule that at least 25 years must pass before a remake can be approved. And that isn’t even taking into account that Memento is a great movie that doesn’t need to be and can’t be improved upon. There’s not a single thing in your reply that I can even disagree with, let alone dispute. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686/40 "2015-11-17T18:26:34Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > How about we establish a special category for gimmicky remakes that nobody asked for? I am, of course, looking directly at the new _Ghostbusters_ movie, with female Ghostbusters. Hello? The 1950’s called. They want their social issues back. If you think a movie with a female cast can only be a gimmick then apparently it’s still a relevant issue. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-which-do-not-need-sequels-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/737686.md?page=3)