Movie Sequels you Absolutely Hate
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Matrix 2 and 3.
How could they fuck it up so badly. Everything that was built up in terms of world, philosophy etc in the first one, was utterly crapped on in the sequels. I've never been so disappointed on a sequel than on Matrix 2 and 3. I get angry just thinking about it..
How could they fuck it up so badly. Everything that was built up in terms of world, philosophy etc in the first one, was utterly crapped on in the sequels. I've never been so disappointed on a sequel than on Matrix 2 and 3. I get angry just thinking about it..
Pacific Rim 2 is so bad.
I have a huge mountain of issues with that movie, but that's the big one.
The Predator is maybe the worst portrayal of "autisim is a super power" I've ever seen and the explanation for it is even worse.
You know what's a fine sequel? Predator 2
How do you fucking kill Mako in a FUCKING PLANE CRASH? THE HERO OF THE FIRST MOVIE, just dead and it barley matters. Also hey, why can't we mention Raleigh at all?
I have a huge mountain of issues with that movie, but that's the big one.
The Predator is maybe the worst portrayal of "autisim is a super power" I've ever seen and the explanation for it is even worse.
You know what's a fine sequel? Predator 2
I don't have a single movie I would say I hate. Bad sequels compared to their predecessor though?
- The Force Awakens
- The Rise of Skywalker
- Scary Movie 2
- Scary Movie 4
- The Dark Knight Rises
- Most Saw Films after the first 2 (just because of how formulaic they are)
- The Force Awakens
- The Rise of Skywalker
- Scary Movie 2
- Scary Movie 4
- The Dark Knight Rises
- Most Saw Films after the first 2 (just because of how formulaic they are)
It's funny because I loved Halloween Resurrection when I was a kid, and I watched it a ton of times, but I rewatched the opening scene a few days ago and oh my God, it's so bafflingly stupid. I could already tell when I was a kid that it wasn't very smart but for some reason I was able to give it a pass, and now it just jumped out at me how poorly written that opening is, and it's so long and so disconnected from the rest of the film. And yet, still a much better film than Halloween 5.
Independence Day Resurgence.
Absolute trash tier film.
So first to begin with a big one, and this bit goes for a lot of films, if you can't get back one of the main stars just don't make it, it's that simple. There was no way they were going to make up for the lack of Will Smiths character in a sequel to the first, I don't know why they tried because it failed miserably.
Secondly, if you have to cast Thors z-list brother, also don't make the film. He hasn't been good in anything I've seen. When I saw him appear in the trailer I knew the sort of film it was going to be, a terrible one. He is not his brother, and he is really not that good an actor, and especially can't pull off being the "Will Smith" type of the second film.
Thirdly, if you are going to bring characters back don't kill them needlessly, there's two that bite it during the film and they aren't good deaths. One doesn't work because again the lack of Will Smith means that connection from the first isn't there anymore, and the second is entirely a pointless death of a massive main character, that also turns out to be essentially a pointless sacrifice.
The film just shouldn't have been made. It was unremarkable, didn't stir up any of the feelings from the first, and will not be remembered for anything good.
Absolute trash tier film.
So first to begin with a big one, and this bit goes for a lot of films, if you can't get back one of the main stars just don't make it, it's that simple. There was no way they were going to make up for the lack of Will Smiths character in a sequel to the first, I don't know why they tried because it failed miserably.
Secondly, if you have to cast Thors z-list brother, also don't make the film. He hasn't been good in anything I've seen. When I saw him appear in the trailer I knew the sort of film it was going to be, a terrible one. He is not his brother, and he is really not that good an actor, and especially can't pull off being the "Will Smith" type of the second film.
Thirdly, if you are going to bring characters back don't kill them needlessly, there's two that bite it during the film and they aren't good deaths. One doesn't work because again the lack of Will Smith means that connection from the first isn't there anymore, and the second is entirely a pointless death of a massive main character, that also turns out to be essentially a pointless sacrifice.
The film just shouldn't have been made. It was unremarkable, didn't stir up any of the feelings from the first, and will not be remembered for anything good.
The Naked Gun 33 1/3. The first one is a masterpiece, while the sequel is fine. The third one is such a letdown and the jokes don't land.
I was... Very upset. Matrix 3 and Lady in the Water both appear to me in sleep paralysis.
The worst sequels are ones that may not be bad movies on their own, but they're just utterly disappointing and completely ruin what the previous great movies in the series set out to do.
For me, the whole Star Wars sequel trilogy is a waste and should never have been made, kinda soured me on the series. Also a waste but for different reasons: the new Alien sequels, both Prometheus and Alien Covenant.
Also, many of the Pixar sequels (barring the Toy Story series, of course) are just not up to par with their predecessors, with the biggest offender to me being Incredibles 2.
A recent one that I watched that I thought was awful was Doctor Sleep. There were things that I liked, but some of the biggest connections to The Shining and how they handled them were just TERRIBLE.
EDIT: Oh, I forgot about the Matrix sequels, what were they thinking??
For me, the whole Star Wars sequel trilogy is a waste and should never have been made, kinda soured me on the series. Also a waste but for different reasons: the new Alien sequels, both Prometheus and Alien Covenant.
Also, many of the Pixar sequels (barring the Toy Story series, of course) are just not up to par with their predecessors, with the biggest offender to me being Incredibles 2.
A recent one that I watched that I thought was awful was Doctor Sleep. There were things that I liked, but some of the biggest connections to The Shining and how they handled them were just TERRIBLE.
EDIT: Oh, I forgot about the Matrix sequels, what were they thinking??
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Last Jedi (haven't watched Rise of the Skywalker yet, I know it's going to be shit)
Alien 3 onwards (including Prometheus and Covenant)
Die Hard 4 onwards
Taken 3
Frozen 2
Transformers 3 onwards
A big steaming pile of shit
Alien 3 onwards (including Prometheus and Covenant)
Die Hard 4 onwards
Taken 3
Frozen 2
Transformers 3 onwards
A big steaming pile of shit
You aren't. It is wildly entertaining dumb fun.
I'd like to nominate the recent 'The Jesus Rolls' if that counts as a sequel? Every time I watch The Big Lebowski now, I'm just reminded of that sorry sack of faeces, like a lingering bad smell.
Hahaha!
I'm just happy we have HALLOWEEN '18 and these new two. Think they're really going to knock it out of the park and finally give us a proper new 'trilogy' to have a finite ending.
If recent months have taught us anything, stupid people doing stupid things is exactly how it will play out. 🤣
Independence Day is awful. I actually enjoyed Jurassic World despite its faults. JW2 is just a fucking disaster.
Blade Trinity.
I've read the behind the scenes stories, seen the CGI eyes gif and tried to pretend the film never really happened and it was all just a horrible dream. But it doesn't work. I've seen the first two multiple times. This one I don't even leave on for background noise when nothing else is on the telly.
I've read the behind the scenes stories, seen the CGI eyes gif and tried to pretend the film never really happened and it was all just a horrible dream. But it doesn't work. I've seen the first two multiple times. This one I don't even leave on for background noise when nothing else is on the telly.
I want to be hip on Resetera, so: every Star Wars movie after the first one - particularly that one you consider the best.
S. Darko
It has to be one of the worst sequels ever made. It completely shits all over the logic of the first movie and there isn't a single redeemable quality in this movie.
It is just bad, very bad.
It has to be one of the worst sequels ever made. It completely shits all over the logic of the first movie and there isn't a single redeemable quality in this movie.
It is just bad, very bad.
I'm not going to count Star Wars movies or direct to video sequels.
I hate:
The Matrix Revolutions
Speed 2
Batman & Robin
Alien 3
Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Superman III & IV
I really fucking hate:
Batman v Superman
Kingsmen: The Golden Circle
Pacific Rim Uprising
Spider-man 3
Glass
I hate:
The Matrix Revolutions
Speed 2
Batman & Robin
Alien 3
Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Superman III & IV
I really fucking hate:
Batman v Superman
Kingsmen: The Golden Circle
Pacific Rim Uprising
Spider-man 3
Glass
Independence Day Resurgence.
The worst thing is that it left the story unfinished. The talking ball promised there would be a third movie with space battles. Strange thing is I still want to see that.
The worst thing is that it left the story unfinished. The talking ball promised there would be a third movie with space battles. Strange thing is I still want to see that.
Robocop 3 (Original is top 2 favorite of all time. Robocop 2 was good, Robocop 3 was horrible!)
Batman & Robin
Transformers: ROTF (I thought the first live action/cgi film was alright)
Captain America: Civil War
Batman & Robin
Transformers: ROTF (I thought the first live action/cgi film was alright)
Captain America: Civil War
What bothers me most about the Matrix sequels is that I really, really love The Animatrix. The short film set up giving context and expanding the story is incredible, but then you have the films which are just... not good. I don't even think they're that bad, I just don't think there was enough ideas to fill out two films, but they also seem to rush through a lot of it. Their total run time is just over 4 hours... but I honestly believe they released just as audiences were becoming more responsive to longer run times , as they were coming out around the same time as The Lord of the Rings films. Now audiences lap up 3 hour films. A 3 hour Matrix sequel could have done a more satisfying job.
But, what do I know?
Anyway, the first thing that came to mind
Alien Resurrection - Alien 3 was pretty bad and a lot of people will rightly cite it, but it had a fairly definitive end and was intended to be the last and should have been the last. Alien Resurrection is just... I don't know what it is. It's just a mess, start to finish.
But, what do I know?
Anyway, the first thing that came to mind
Alien Resurrection - Alien 3 was pretty bad and a lot of people will rightly cite it, but it had a fairly definitive end and was intended to be the last and should have been the last. Alien Resurrection is just... I don't know what it is. It's just a mess, start to finish.
Have you seen Dark of the Moon? Apparently I have and all I remember is seething rage and the desire to escape.
There are no sequels to the Matrix, as there are no sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean and there is no Die Hard 5.
Bladerunner 2049.
Sometimes I just sit and stare, thinking about how dumb so much of it is.
people love it though. They probably think Prometheus is good too.
Sometimes I just sit and stare, thinking about how dumb so much of it is.
people love it though. They probably think Prometheus is good too.
I was just about to post this. Yeah the mandarin stuff was just downright stupid, but the PTSD plotline (which made up at least half of the movie) was amazing. Like the one of the few times that Marvel tries to give their hero a normal people problem, it rarely gets mentioned.
I guess I could say Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Not like I loved Ghost Rider but I can remember seeing 2 movies that day. One was the movie with Reynolds and Denzel and the other was Ghost Rider. I left the theater hating Nic Cage with a passion, the movie was just terrible.
Dumb & Dumberer. It's irredeemably terrible. I don't think I laughed at a single gag during the entire movie.