All this talk of sequels has prompted me to think of the sequels that should not have been made or could have been made better.
In the picture above, we see two of film's worst actors - Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, in a scene from Fast Five. Mr Diesel was good in Find Me Guilty, however. Paul Walker has been painful in many films.
Fast Five is the fifth film in the fast and furious series. It is almost guaranteed to be disgusting rubbish. The first film was quite entertaining but every sequel since has been rather stupid. I admit, the second one was watchable for eye-candy reasons.
But what other sequel crimes have been unleashed upon the Earth? Here is a short list, in no particular order.
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
This film just confuses and insults audiences with its messy plot and gargantuan action scenes.
2. Die Another Day (2002)
It's just pathetic. The Bond girl is awful. Her character is not developed at all yet she is supposed to be an equal to James Bond.
3. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
The first film was original and quite entertaining. The sequel is daft. The film makers did not know what to do with it so they set the story on a ship. They lost Keannu Reeves too.
4. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
The premise is ridiculous. The first film was silly but it managed not to take itself too seriously. This sequel is trying to make something more of an already far-fetched idea which had gone too far.
5. The Ring Two (2005)
The first film was genuinely scary. It was fresh for Western audiences who had not seen the Japanese film on which it was based. Naomi Watts was even interesting in it. Then, this sequel came along and tried to explain the horror to us. People were not scared any more. People wanted the girl who climbed out of the television set to stop moaning. A third Ring film is set to be released next year. It will be shown in 3D. Why should we care?
6. Son of the Mask (2005)
Jim Carrey brought the comic book character to a level few fans believed was possible in the first film in 1994. Cameron Diaz made one of the best debuts in film history. The themes of the film were brilliant. People who want to bring out their inner desires often cannot control those desires when they enter reality. The Mask offered so much; even the dog was great. Then a sequel was made. It had virtually no connection with the first film. It was not funny. Alan Cumming embarrassed himself in it. He was probably better being "invincible" in Independence Day.
I could go on for ages about poor sequels but they will keep on being made.
Alistair Anderson
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