The 27 worst film sequels of all time, from Jaws 2 to Little Fockers
If a film has a “2” on the end of it, chances are it’s two times as bad. Godfather 2 is the exception, not the rule. With their small budgets, bad actors, terrible scripts, sequels are often a disappointment. The issue is that they are so often the product of money-grabbing film execs, less concerned about making a good movie than trading off the success of the original.
We would all be better off if studios focussed on making something new rather than trying to insert life back into what’s gone before. Let the detective stay dead, leave the couple at the wedding altar, let that airborne virus remain in remittance. Ignore the investor whispering in your ear: the monstrously big shark does not need to eat more tourist’s legs off.
People never learn. A sequel to romantic classic PS I Love You is currently in development. No, you won’t have to watch Hillary Swank lose her husband twice, nor does he come back from the dead. But you will have to endure more tragedy; PS I Love You’s sequel will see Holly helping the terminally ill write to their loved ones.
PS No One Loves a Sequel. To prove it here is the most unnecessary examples on record.
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