DBWI: The Worst Sequels Ever Made
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Worst Sequel? Maybe not objectively, but to me, it takes a lot to top Star Trek VII: The Rise of Remus. First, OK, we know that this was intended to be a Next Generation movie, and that idea got scrapped at the last minute. But seriously? With the principal cast in their 60s and 70s, the best idea you have for the final Trek movie is a big, explodey action flick? Even better, you spend half the movie building up the tension in the Romulan Empire as a Federation-supported attempt at earning the pacifistic Remans their freedom, then expect us to buy it when out of nowhere, the Remans say "screw it, we're blowing up their planet?" Cut me a break.
On top of that, the new uniform redesign was ludicrous, the very use of the Enterprise-A conflicted with established canon (seriously, you pulled the Enterprise-A out of mothballs at the beginning of STVI, ended it by saying it was being decommissioned, and then it's just back again with no good reason?) half the cast only played bit parts (though I must admit, I liked the Excelsior riding to the rescue. It'd been done before, but damn if they didn't do a good job this time, too.)... This was just a steaming pile, and they should have left well enough alone.
On top of that, the new uniform redesign was ludicrous, the very use of the Enterprise-A conflicted with established canon (seriously, you pulled the Enterprise-A out of mothballs at the beginning of STVI, ended it by saying it was being decommissioned, and then it's just back again with no good reason?) half the cast only played bit parts (though I must admit, I liked the Excelsior riding to the rescue. It'd been done before, but damn if they didn't do a good job this time, too.)... This was just a steaming pile, and they should have left well enough alone.
Downfall II: 1960 was just beyond tasteless. The scene where Eichmann rants to his subordinates in the basement of his Buenos Aires home was a painfully obvious attempt to cash in on the iconic scenes of its predecessor, and the way they attempted to show a human side to that monster completely missed the point of what Ganz managed to do with his undeniably human but still utterly unsympathetic portrayal of Hitler. A disgraceful exercise in trivialising the deaths of millions to cash in on a successful movie's title.
You guys have named some pretty campy, craptastic and generaly pointless movies but the true bad apple of sequelhood has to go to Revenge of the Christ.
I mean realy, having Jesus come back from heaven to beat the crap out of the roman legions was just laughable. The casting was just wrong (Dany Devito as God ? Hello ?!?) and don't get me started on the one liners:
Jesus: "I'll give my foot unto Cesar's ass"
Seriously, what was Mel Gibson thinking ?
I mean realy, having Jesus come back from heaven to beat the crap out of the roman legions was just laughable. The casting was just wrong (Dany Devito as God ? Hello ?!?) and don't get me started on the one liners:
Jesus: "I'll give my foot unto Cesar's ass"
Seriously, what was Mel Gibson thinking ?
JoeMulk
Banned
Also who could forget JJ Abrams Back To The Future IV in 2010? Apparently he had the bright idea that doing the same thing to BTTF that he did to Star Wars and fucking around with the timeline to create a world where Marty remembered George McFly would work.
Also Shia LaBouf as Marty and Jeff Goldbloom as Doc? WTF
Also Shia LaBouf as Marty and Jeff Goldbloom as Doc? WTF
Dreadfull...
Rebirth of a Nation, following the lives of descendants of the the characters of the original "Birth of a Nation," was among the worst I've seen. The original's message was bad enough, buth this was far worse.
The "heroes," some wearing their ancestor's revered white sheets, react to the Civil Rights movement with force--recruiting the natiuonal guards of their states in treason against the USA. The final battle scene, when the Federal troops sent to assist in the integration of Little Rock's schools, is a real fiasco. The Federal troops shoot with blind disregard for tactics, doctrine, or the safety of civilians, while the "heroic" national guard only hits "Yankee" troops.
The final montage, with the Confederate battle flag flying over cities throughout the south as a voiceover speaks of the way the battle sparked the resurgence of the Confederacy, and its virtues, was a sick finalle.
Despite its dreadful acting, poor effects, and hateful message, it's become a favorite among some areas of the south from the 1960's through now.
Rebirth of a Nation, following the lives of descendants of the the characters of the original "Birth of a Nation," was among the worst I've seen. The original's message was bad enough, buth this was far worse.
The "heroes," some wearing their ancestor's revered white sheets, react to the Civil Rights movement with force--recruiting the natiuonal guards of their states in treason against the USA. The final battle scene, when the Federal troops sent to assist in the integration of Little Rock's schools, is a real fiasco. The Federal troops shoot with blind disregard for tactics, doctrine, or the safety of civilians, while the "heroic" national guard only hits "Yankee" troops.
The final montage, with the Confederate battle flag flying over cities throughout the south as a voiceover speaks of the way the battle sparked the resurgence of the Confederacy, and its virtues, was a sick finalle.
Despite its dreadful acting, poor effects, and hateful message, it's become a favorite among some areas of the south from the 1960's through now.
Aw come on, are you kidding? That movie was great!
If you want a real craptastic movie, there are plenty of movies from China......or the one NHBL mentioned.
I could always understand the hatred for the Lower the Titanic! (1986) It was tasteless I mean, even at the height of the mid 80s Nazi space epics, time-traveling Nazi zombies? It doesn't even make sense... why would they be zombies?
Then there was Back to the Future IV (1999)... the less said about that the better, all those poor Canadians in that big accident...
Then there was Back to the Future IV (1999)... the less said about that the better, all those poor Canadians in that big accident...
Battle for the Planet of the Apes. The sequel hook at the end of the second movie with the mutated gorillas coming out of the Forbidden Zone was badass, the third movie which consists of psychic gorillas fighting chimpanzees and orangutans and Taylor and Nova was cheesy and had a lot of bad special effects.
Godzilla v. Batman: A film both Godzilla fans and Batman fans pretend never existed.
Freddy v. Jason v. Ash: One phrase: Freddy Krueger incest scene.
For that matter Jason v. Mike Myers was worse than that one, the whole movie was a waste of good money and good actors.
My kids like Batman vs. Godzilla. I only have it because I'm a completest, and it's grainy, faded transfer from VHS.
Oh well, at least when they get older, they watch some of the Kurosawa Godzillas; Godzilla vs. the devil, Godzilla vs. Gamera, and the King Kong vs. Godzilla the continuation
Btw...Forrest Gump two?
EricM
Banned
God I am glad they never made it much further to God, Emperor of Dune. Could you imagine how ridiculous Tom Cruise would have looked in a giant rubber slug suit?
That would have been worse than Episodes VII-IX of Star Wars. Ickk......Everyone phoned that one in. I saw Harrison Ford interviewed where he said those movies cost him roles in Mosquito Coast and Frantic. Though I will say that thinking of anyone other than Nick Nolte in MC is just impossible. Nolte deserved that Oscar.
Though what's with the hate for Alien 3? William Gibson wrote an AWESOME script. It added a really nice political element and it brought Sir Ridley back to the series. I think people just got mad because Sigourney was in it for all of two minutes. I just have to say this, Michael Biehn and Lance Henricksen FTW!
TITANIC II AND III
i don't know Wat goes on in mind of 20 FOX management, as came up with this Shit!
while II is replay of the first only with other actors in other part of ship
is III a underwater CGI Ghost Musical / The Beatles Yellow submarin crossover around Titanic wreck by Robert Zemeckis...
i don't know Wat goes on in mind of 20 FOX management, as came up with this Shit!
while II is replay of the first only with other actors in other part of ship
is III a underwater CGI Ghost Musical / The Beatles Yellow submarin crossover around Titanic wreck by Robert Zemeckis...
War of the world II set up 30 years after the event of the first. Sure the special effect were awesome but they made it a generic america save the day... The European were defenseless in it. I mean who couldn't remember the infamous attack on London where the aliens made all peoples explode with some kind of ray or sound without the europeans even trying to fight?
And the part in New York when the US destroy the tripod with ease where nobody could do anything to them.. Really awfull movie.
And the part in New York when the US destroy the tripod with ease where nobody could do anything to them.. Really awfull movie.
Schindler's List II - The List of the Damned.
Really, it was dumb enough to make Oskar Schindler a part of some sort of a bizarro version of Paperclip. But then he leads an elite German-American-Israeli team of paratroopers to bust a bunch of people out of GULAG... Only to find out that Stalin's elite NKVD guards in this mega-secret camp are some sort of cross-dressing psychic vampires FROM THE FUTURE. Udo Kier as Schindler was... inappropriate. To say nothing of Johnny Knoxville as his second in command, Moses the Slugger.
Despite all of its numerous shortcomings, it was clearly one of the better Renny Harlin films though. I mean remember Cutthroat Island III, for example? *shudder*
Really, it was dumb enough to make Oskar Schindler a part of some sort of a bizarro version of Paperclip. But then he leads an elite German-American-Israeli team of paratroopers to bust a bunch of people out of GULAG... Only to find out that Stalin's elite NKVD guards in this mega-secret camp are some sort of cross-dressing psychic vampires FROM THE FUTURE. Udo Kier as Schindler was... inappropriate. To say nothing of Johnny Knoxville as his second in command, Moses the Slugger.
Despite all of its numerous shortcomings, it was clearly one of the better Renny Harlin films though. I mean remember Cutthroat Island III, for example? *shudder*
How about "repossessed again", this time leslie nielsen is the one possessed. It was an all-time low for him. Never thought movies could get so bad.
leslie nielsen and william shatner at their worst.
At least Linda Blair had the good sense not appearing in it.
**shudders at the memory**
Porn movie II was rather bad too, you would think they had enough experience making the scary movie series so they could use the same method for a porn spoof. But it really went bad.
It was so bad it became good.
And have to say , seeing Alyson Hannigan in a porn spoof was kinda different (maybe she got inspired with her nympho role in american pie?)
of course it later became somewhat of a cult hit after it leaked that the actors couldn't get the faking right, so they actually shot it hardcore, but made it look like fake.
It resulted in that the director cut dvd with lots of removed scenes put back in, and was XXX rated of course
leslie nielsen and william shatner at their worst.
At least Linda Blair had the good sense not appearing in it.
**shudders at the memory**
Porn movie II was rather bad too, you would think they had enough experience making the scary movie series so they could use the same method for a porn spoof. But it really went bad.
It was so bad it became good.
And have to say , seeing Alyson Hannigan in a porn spoof was kinda different (maybe she got inspired with her nympho role in american pie?)
of course it later became somewhat of a cult hit after it leaked that the actors couldn't get the faking right, so they actually shot it hardcore, but made it look like fake.
It resulted in that the director cut dvd with lots of removed scenes put back in, and was XXX rated of course
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Starship Troopers II has got to be the worst piece of shit in existence. I mean, they couldn't get any of the original cast, or Ridley Scott. Such an awful sequel to come from a fantastic source.
Lost the game
Banned
War of the World's II: Retribution just made my eyes jump out of there sockets and run for cover, while my ears turned inside-out. I mean come on; the I mean, really. The same dude played by Tom Cruise and the guy's son join an invasion of the ET homeworld, using light planes spreading the flu as a biological weapon?