From a “Scenes from a Hat” segment on Whose Line Is It Anyway?:
Drew: “What really made the kids in Blair Witch run off screaming.”
Colin: “THERE’S GONNA BE A CRAPPY SEQUEL!”
I enjoyed “Borat”. The sequel, “Brüno” I found semi-excruciating and not very funny.
I was unaware of another sequel, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (2020) but now that I know it exists, I have no desire to see it.
Thought of another straight-to-video sequel with different actors, so not strictly in line with the rules in the OP, but it was only 2 years later and a massive drop in quality: American Psycho 2: All American Girl.
RT Critics: 68% to 24%
RT Audience: 85% to 18%
IMDb: 7.6 to 3.7
Ouch.
First film was entertaining and funny- but by no means “great”. The second- neither entertaining nor funny.
From what I have read, AP2:AAG is a sequel in name only. Mila Kunis, who starred in the film, stated that it was made as a standalone film. In post-production, the producers added a prologue scene involving Patrick Bateman, which is what supposedly made it a sequel to American Psycho.
Kunis has publicly expressed regret for appearing in the film, due to this subterfuge.
I saw it at ten and it made no sense and I fell asleep about halfway. I tried watching again about ten years later, with the same result. I was able to finish by starting in the middle. Next time I watch it will be with some magic mushrooms.
Bruno isn’t a sequel to Borat, surely?
I think this would honestly make an interesting parallel thread… movies that started as a standalone/new production but retroactively had some arbitrary IP thrown on them because some producer felt they needed some name recognition and owned/purchased the rights.
The requirement is ‘extremely good’, not ‘great’. Still not quite there I think, but closer.
I wouldn’t call it the worst, but Grease 2 is pretty poorly regarded compared to the original.
A friend of mine is unaccountably a huge fan of Grease 2
Not a sequel but both are related. Borat and Bruno were both characters in Da Ali G Show.
One that hasn’t been mentioned yet (I think) is Futureworld, the abominable sequel to Michael Crichton’s 1973 movie Westworld. The 1976 has no one from the first movie except Yul Brynner in a small number of scenes, and the film’s composer. It’s pretty forgettable. Even its producer said “it wasn’t a very good picture”.
The critics weren’t kind to it:
Another pretty awful one was The Fly II
David Cronenberg’s movie The Fly was actually surprisingly good, and I’d argue that it does achieve “great film” status. It was highly praised at the time. It explored interesting topics, and got far away from the “Help Meeeee!” stuff from the first film (and Laangeland’s original story).
On the other hand, The Fly II, rushed into production three years after the original, with only one actor returning to reprise his role. It was directed by the special effects guy from the first film, who took over after the original choice of director quit. The plot is short on thought and big on grossness and revenge, and features a rapidly-aging main character, who grows up way too fast (never a good sign).
Again, the critic weren’t kind
Actually, this film suffers the same fate as the sequel to the original 1958 version of The Fly.
Return of the Fly (1959) was shot in black and white, instead of color, as in the original film. The special effects were bottom-shelf, and the writing sappy. Vincent Price was the only actor from the first film to return. And, while having Price is generally a boon, his parts in both films were pretty small – he’s not a major character in either.
It scored about as well on Rotten Tomatoes as The Fly II – which is to say, not that great. It was released on a double bill with The Alligator People, which isn’t anything to be proud of.
What’s your opinion of Curse of the Fly from 1965?
Bruno was a sequel to Borat?
Borat 2 is really funny, by the way.
Forgettable. As in, I saw it once, and can’t remember it. The film wasn’t released on VHS. I did see it as a part of a DVD package, but it was too expensive to consider.
According to the synopsis on Wikipedia, it’s completely incompatible with the previous two films, and its plot seems all over the map. Why they decided to make this film after the flop that was The Son of the Fly, I have no idea.
Haha, I just remember that one poor dude getting crushed by an elevator–which apparently turns your head into rubber and makes all the blood in your body erupt out of your face.
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Aaaagggggh! My eyes!
My ears!