Topic: Best SEQUELS out there? (Read 8265 times)

Double Botch · « **Reply #25 on:** December 22, 2008, 09:23:45 AM »

If that's all you remember about that film then you are blessed with excellent selective memory. Because the rest of the movie is bad.

Scheherazade · « **Reply #26 on:** December 22, 2008, 05:24:21 PM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on December 22, 2008, 09:19:27 AM

For some of us, the meer existence of Sean Connery in a film makes it worth watching. To be honest, I don't remember a damned thing about "Highlander 2" except that Sean Connery was hawt.

Quite agreed. I actually enjoyed The Name of the Rose despite Christian Slater's terrible acting and gross British accent because Sean Connery was...well, he was Sean Connery.

HeavyJay · « **Reply #27 on:** December 22, 2008, 07:22:00 PM »

I watched the second Fantastic Four film the other day. I haven't seen the first one, so I really can't compare, but...dear God. I wanted to put a brick through my television.

Susan Richard (nee Storm) should never have been played by Jessica Alba. In the comics, she's not retarded.

Also? Galactus is way more than just a cloud that eats planets. He's the Devourer of Worlds, wielder of the Power Cosmic, and generally pants-shitteningly scary.

elias1955 · « **Reply #28 on:** December 22, 2008, 07:30:10 PM »

Quote from: HeavyJay on December 22, 2008, 07:22:00 PM

I watched the second Fantastic Four film the other day. I haven't seen the first one, so I really can't compare, but...dear God. I wanted to put a brick through my television.

Susan Richard (nee Storm) should never have been played by Jessica Alba. In the comics, she's not retarded.

Also? Galactus is way more than just a cloud that eats planets. He's the Devourer of Worlds, wielder of the Power Cosmic, and generally pants-shitteningly scary.

Ha, true. My guess is that they had a hard time "modernizing" Galactus... Though the villain himself is completely terrifying... he had a pretty stupid costume.

Highlander 2 didn't live by its own principle... "There can only be one"... one good Highlander. Anyone catch thet dtv sequel that came out a year or so ago? Awful... just awful.

I had another thought too... I think Hellboy 2 far outdoes its predecessor.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #29 on:** December 22, 2008, 07:32:52 PM »

Hate Spielberg

HeavyJay · « **Reply #30 on:** December 22, 2008, 07:33:27 PM »

Quote from: elias1955 on December 22, 2008, 07:30:10 PM

Ha, true. My guess is that they had a hard time "modernizing" Galactus... Though the villain himself is completely terrifying... he had a pretty stupid costume.

I really would've preferred a comic book-version Galactus, even if it looked terrible. Hell, I would've preferred a giant wombat over what the filmmakers used. At least marsupials are kinda creepy.

Double Botch · « **Reply #31 on:** December 23, 2008, 04:14:16 AM »

Quote from: elias1955 on December 22, 2008, 07:30:10 PM

Highlander 2 didn't live by its own principle... "There can only be one"... one good Highlander. Anyone catch thet dtv sequel that came out a year or so ago? Awful... just awful.

Haha yeah. Highlander: The Source. I can't assemble a sentence that will do justice to just how awful it really was.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #32 on:** December 23, 2008, 04:58:01 AM »

Was it as bad as "Blair Witch Project II", because if you thought the first one sucked... I think my eyes actually started bleeding during the second one.

Double Botch · « **Reply #33 on:** December 23, 2008, 05:36:25 AM »

I love my eyes and their blood too much to take the chance on the second one.

But yes it was probably that bad at least.

Scheherazade · « **Reply #34 on:** December 23, 2008, 01:11:44 PM »

The worst sequels ever, in my opinion, are Jaws II-IV

Wunderkind · « **Reply #35 on:** December 23, 2008, 05:21:28 PM »

Quote from: ihatecliches on December 23, 2008, 01:11:44 PM

... Jaws II-IV

Those aren't sequels. They are forms of cruel and unusual punishment.

Bloodsau Sage · « **Reply #36 on:** December 24, 2008, 09:09:41 AM »

How did the Lord of the Rings go with you non-australasians? I know I'm about five years too late but I didn't have broadband then. Those don't really count as sequels do they? Considering they were all the same story, but did anyone actually like the first movie the most?

Wunderkind · « **Reply #37 on:** December 24, 2008, 11:36:32 PM »

There some disappointments in the first movie, the second was my favourite and the third... let's just say sometimes it's better to let the movie end in a different place than the book. It's okay for a book to go on and tie up all the loose ends, but movies really need only one ending. I think Return of the King had like five endings. They should have picked one and thrown the rest in as a special feature.

HeavyJay · « **Reply #38 on:** December 25, 2008, 10:36:39 AM »

My parents bought me the Planet of the Apes DVD set from Christmas. I'd seen the first film countless times (and it's truly dear to my hear) but until last night I hadn't seen any of the sequels.

Last night I watched the first two sequels, Beneath the Planet of the Apes and Escape from the Planet of the Apes, and let me tell you...they're definitely worthy follow-ups. There are some small inconsistencies and a few strange plot points, but all around, they manage to pack in as much raw emotion as the first entry in the series.

XArchistX · « **Reply #39 on:** December 25, 2008, 05:37:41 PM »

The Dark Knight, by far the best of the year.

HeavyJay · « **Reply #40 on:** December 27, 2008, 03:24:21 PM »

I had time to watch the last two Apes sequels now that all the fa-la-la-la-fuss has calmed down.

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes was pretty darned good, with a lot of compelling dialogue and Roddy McDowall's best performance in the series. It drags at certain points, but that's really my only complaint.

Battle for the Planet of the Apes, on the other hand...oh boy. Tons of plot holes, cheesy dialogue, irritating characters and half-formed ideas. Considering how much I loved the other three sequels, this was a huge disappointment.

Double Botch · « **Reply #41 on:** December 27, 2008, 10:46:24 PM »

Thank you for posting about the Apes flicks. I've been meaning to see them again. Netflix > cookies.

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