The Obsession With Prequels - Blu-ray Forum

Damon1281 · 05-15-2020, 10:46 PM

I know, money, right?

Seems that everything gets a prequel these days. What are your favorites/least favorites?

Mine are:
Favorites
The Good the Bad, and the Ugly
Fantastic Beasts : Where to Find
Fantastic Beasts : Crimes

Least Favorites
Exorcist: the Beginning
Solo: A Star Wars Story

Atomic Salad · 05-15-2020, 11:03 PM

Best:

Worst:
Most of them

drush9999 · 05-15-2020, 11:23 PM

Poya · 05-15-2020, 11:37 PM

Star Wars prequels sucked

The Hobbit sucked

Fantastic Beasts are sucking so far

Stop making prequels!

FiendishlyInventive · 05-16-2020, 01:10 AM

Good ones:
TCW
Rogue One
X-Men First Class

FiendishlyInventive · 05-16-2020, 01:12 AM

Bad ones:
The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
The Hobbit Trilogy
The Thing (2011)
Prometheus (2012)

CreasyBear · 05-16-2020, 01:12 AM

These all sounds like the start of a Jerry Seinfeld bit at the start of an episode of Seinfeld.

CyberpunkCentral · 05-16-2020, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CreasyBear

These all sounds like the start of a Jerry Seinfeld bit at the start of an episode of Seinfeld.

Mikezilla3k · 05-16-2020, 02:06 AM

The Star Wars prequels are good.

At least better than A New Hope.

DR Herbert West · 05-16-2020, 02:08 AM

Good prequels:

Prometheus
Alien: Covenant
Amityville II: The Possession
Temple of Doom

Bobbyjoe766 · 05-16-2020, 02:22 AM

A sizeable portion of The Godfather Part II is a great prequel.

The STAR WARS prequels are sh*t.

steve_dave · 05-16-2020, 02:27 AM

Good or Excellent Prequels:

Final Destination 5
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
Bumblebee (Maybe

)
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Annabelle: Creation

Monterey Jack · 05-16-2020, 02:51 AM

The whole reason prequels exist is because once a franchise has exhausted every avenue for a sequel set after the first film, the only direction to go is back in time.

steve_dave · 05-16-2020, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

The whole reason prequels exist is because once a franchise has exhausted every avenue for a sequel set after the first film, the only direction to go is back in time.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s biggest flaw.

Al_The_Strange · 05-16-2020, 03:00 AM

I won't deny that many of the others--Star Wars, The Hobbit, Prometheus--have serious flaws, but I still find them entertaining. Fantastic Beasts did nothing for me though.

ToD and TGTBATU I never really thought of as prequels--they're just separate adventures from earlier timeframes with no direct connections to the other films. Maybe that's the best way to handle a "prequel" after all though--they have no checkboxes to check, so they do their own thing and stand alone well.

darkness2918 · 05-16-2020, 05:36 AM

I love the Star Wars prequels (only SW film I rate high then them is Empire Strikes Back. I also enjoy The Hobbit trilogy & The Thing 2011.

As for worst id say:

Exorcist the Beginning
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Fantastic Beasts 1,2
Dumb & Dumber-er

Bn43 · 05-16-2020, 05:45 AM

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is not a prequel. The Dollars movies aren't in the same timeline. Would make no sense if Blondie got his poncho before killing the Lee Van Cleef character. Would make no sense if the Lee Van Cleef character came back as a good guy who doesn't know Blondie in For a Few Dollars More.

JoeKryten · 05-16-2020, 06:11 AM

Anyone here remember which film's release popularized the word "prequel"?

I have a very specific memory of this, I think it was coined by a reviewer rather than the studio, but could be wrong about that.

Checking Wikipedia, it seems that at least one other person remembers the film that I do, although there are no citations. It seems that the word was first coined 25 years earlier than the film I remember in reference to a SF story from the '50s.

Damon1281 · 05-16-2020, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bn43

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is not a prequel. The Dollars movies aren't in the same timeline. Would make no sense if Blondie got his poncho before killing the Lee Van Cleef character. Would make no sense if the Lee Van Cleef character came back as a good guy who doesn't know Blondie in For a Few Dollars More.

Lee Van Cleef played a different character in FFDM. Also, I think by today's standards you're correct, but at the time fit with the sensibilities of the audience. You can shoot holes in most.

Josep5349 · 05-16-2020, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

The Star Wars prequels are good.

At least better than A New Hope.

05-15-2020, 10:46 PM	#1
Damon1281 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2014 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:-	The Obsession With Prequels I know, money, right? Seems that everything gets a prequel these days. What are your favorites/least favorites? Mine are: Favorites The Good the Bad, and the Ugly Fantastic Beasts : Where to Find Fantastic Beasts : Crimes Least Favorites Exorcist: the Beginning Solo: A Star Wars Story Last edited by Damon1281; 05-15-2020 at 10:46 PM. Reason: ps. I don't care if there's a thread about this already

05-16-2020, 01:10 AM	#5
FiendishlyInventive Active Member Member since:Jul 2016 Location:Northern Ireland	Good ones: TCW Rogue One X-Men First Class Last edited by FiendishlyInventive; 05-22-2020 at 07:36 PM.

05-16-2020, 01:12 AM	#6
FiendishlyInventive Active Member Member since:Jul 2016 Location:Northern Ireland	Bad ones: The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy The Hobbit Trilogy The Thing (2011) Prometheus (2012) Last edited by FiendishlyInventive; 05-22-2020 at 07:36 PM.

05-16-2020, 03:00 AM	#15
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:1125 Blu-ray collection:4949 DVD collection:530 Digital collection:1008 Blu-ray reviews: 132 Trading Score:32	I won't deny that many of the others--Star Wars, The Hobbit, Prometheus--have serious flaws, but I still find them entertaining. Fantastic Beasts did nothing for me though. ToD and TGTBATU I never really thought of as prequels--they're just separate adventures from earlier timeframes with no direct connections to the other films. Maybe that's the best way to handle a "prequel" after all though--they have no checkboxes to check, so they do their own thing and stand alone well. Last edited by Al_The_Strange; 05-16-2020 at 03:01 AM. Reason: My bad, that Dragonheart movie was not a prequel after all.

05-15-2020, 11:03 PM	#2
Atomic Salad Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2014 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:1	Best: Worst: Most of them

05-15-2020, 11:23 PM	#3
drush9999 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Sutton Coldfield, England 4K collection:566 Blu-ray collection:6092 DVD collection:488 Trading Score:1

05-15-2020, 11:37 PM	#4
Poya Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2011 Location:NY, NY 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:12	Star Wars prequels sucked The Hobbit sucked Fantastic Beasts are sucking so far Stop making prequels!

05-16-2020, 01:12 AM	#7
CreasyBear Blu-ray Count Member since:Apr 2019 Trading Score:115	These all sounds like the start of a Jerry Seinfeld bit at the start of an episode of Seinfeld.

05-16-2020, 02:06 AM	#9
Mikezilla3k Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:Richmond, CA 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:268 DVD collection:305 MA collection:56 Digital collection:19 Trading Score:2	The Star Wars prequels are good. At least better than A New Hope.

05-16-2020, 02:08 AM	#10
DR Herbert West Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Arkham, MA Trading Score:8	Good prequels: Prometheus Alien: Covenant Amityville II: The Possession Temple of Doom

05-16-2020, 02:22 AM	#11
Bobbyjoe766 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2016	A sizeable portion of The Godfather Part II is a great prequel. The STAR WARS prequels are sh*t.

05-16-2020, 02:27 AM	#12
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	Good or Excellent Prequels: Final Destination 5 Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom Bumblebee (Maybe ) The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Annabelle: Creation

05-16-2020, 02:51 AM	#13
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	The whole reason prequels exist is because once a franchise has exhausted every avenue for a sequel set after the first film, the only direction to go is back in time.

05-16-2020, 05:36 AM	#16
darkness2918 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2014 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:231 Blu-ray collection:2046 DVD collection:493 Trading Score:157	I love the Star Wars prequels (only SW film I rate high then them is Empire Strikes Back. I also enjoy The Hobbit trilogy & The Thing 2011. As for worst id say: Exorcist the Beginning Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist Fantastic Beasts 1,2 Dumb & Dumber-er

05-16-2020, 05:45 AM	#17
Bn43 Banned Member since:Mar 2016 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:320 DVD collection:93 Trading Score:13	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is not a prequel. The Dollars movies aren't in the same timeline. Would make no sense if Blondie got his poncho before killing the Lee Van Cleef character. Would make no sense if the Lee Van Cleef character came back as a good guy who doesn't know Blondie in For a Few Dollars More.

05-16-2020, 06:11 AM	#18
JoeKryten Expert Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Tucson, AZ Blu-ray reviews:1	Anyone here remember which film's release popularized the word "prequel"? I have a very specific memory of this, I think it was coined by a reviewer rather than the studio, but could be wrong about that. Checking Wikipedia, it seems that at least one other person remembers the film that I do, although there are no citations. It seems that the word was first coined 25 years earlier than the film I remember in reference to a SF story from the '50s.

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