Sequels made by the same directors that just feel off

[BladeRunner2007]

Every once in a while a classic movie gets a sequel many years later. Not as a cash grab, but because fans demand it. Or so the filmmakers say. But somehow many of them just feel so... off. I can't exactly put my finger on it, but somehow they seem so different and disjointed, even though they were made by the same filmmakers. Often the tone is even pretty different. Here are some examples:

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 - What happened with Tobe Hooper? How did he go from the terrifying and ultra shocking and disturbing original to this overaly dark comedic, yet totally unfunny parody?!

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - Plays like a parody, yet the second half is actually good and serious. Tonally all over the place.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For - Feels like a bad attempt at copying the original movie but without skill.

Escape from L.A. - Pure parody, if not then it's an utterly disappointing sequel/remake. Very bad if they took it seriously.

[levcore]

The Collection, sequel to The Collector

[kylor]

The Cannonball Run 2

Dumb & Dumber To

Monsters University

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 3

Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World

Jurassic Park 3

Jurassic World

S. Darko

Finding Dory

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Genisys

RoboCop (2014)

RoboCop 3

Home Alone 4

Home Alone 5: Holiday Heist

Indiana Jones The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull


Edit: Probably not from the same director but are off anyway.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - Plays like a parody, yet the second half is actually good and serious. Tonally all over the place.

The director's cut of the movie actually plays way better. The added twenty minutes make it feel more in line with the first.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For - Feels like a bad attempt at copying the original movie but without skill.

This one blows my mind. I don't know how Rodriguez managed this...But he did. It's made the same way, yet it feels sloppy and lazy. It was so disappointing.

A few that come to mind for me are: The Blues Brothers 2000, Rush Hour 3, and Highlander 2. Bad movies that had most of the same talent involved, but they don't feel like it at all.

Originally Posted by kylor

[Show spoiler]The Cannonball Run 2

Dumb & Dumber To

Monsters University

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 3

Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World

Jurassic Park 3

Jurassic World

S. Darko

Finding Dory

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Genisys

RoboCop (2014)

RoboCop 3

Home Alone 4

Home Alone 5: Holiday Heist

Indiana Jones The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull


Edit: Probably not from the same director but are off anyway.

Almost your entire list is off...

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

The director's cut of the movie actually plays way better. The added twenty minutes make it feel more in line with the first.



This one blows my mind. I don't know how Rodriguez managed this...But he did. It's made the same way, yet it feels sloppy and lazy. It was so disappointing.

A few that come to mind for me are: The Blues Brothers 2000, Rush Hour 3, and Highlander 2. Bad movies that had most of the same talent involved, but they don't feel like it at all.



Almost your entire list is off...

Ill go you one even better Walt

Gettysburg .. Great Movie

Gods and Generals ... WTF WAS THIS!

[stvn1974]

Indiana Jones The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the correct answer. I would have said the Star Wars prequels but Lucas didn't direct Empire or Jedi, he just ruined them.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by R3P0

Ill go you one even better Walt

Gettysburg .. Great Movie

Gods and Generals ... WTF WAS THIS!

Totally agree with yours...In its theatrical form. The Extended Cut is much better, and more inline with Gettysburg. Not as excellent, but still very good. At least to me. But good call, R3P0.

[DanTheMan]

Adam McKay - Anchorman 2

[Samus Aran]

The National Treasure sequel brought everyone including the director back, but the difference in quality is pretty apparent, especially when the sequel started filming without a completed script and they were constantly writing and rewriting it.

[Moviefan2k4]

I didn't really care much for The Mummy Returns or The Legend of Zorro. In my opinion, both made the classic mistake of introducing a child hero, who was suddenly smarter than their parents with zero believable explanation. Whenever sequels do this, they change the story's focus so it becomes more juvenile...and that turns a lot of audiences away. I am glad to have both The Mummy and The Mask of Zorro in my collection, but those poorly-done sequels are best left forgotten.

[Astro Zombie]

TCM 2 is great

[stvn1974]

Originally Posted by Astro Zombie

TCM 2 is great

Yep, I felt dirty when I would laugh. Then needed a shower when it was all over.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Samus Aran

The National Treasure sequel brought everyone including the director back, but the difference in quality is pretty apparent, especially when the sequel started filming without a completed script and they were constantly writing and rewriting it.

I'd like to add Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and Pirates of the Caribbean 3 to this list as well. Both had the same creative talent involved and both felt completely thrown together...because they were. I couldn't believe the same team was involved.

[Pounder]

Mockingjay Part 1 and 2. Ok films but nothing compared to the Hunger Games and Catching Fire.

[Foggy]

Zoolander 2 is a definite contender. Stiller returned after fighting for it to be made for years, and then looked like he completely forgot why he wanted to make it in the first place.

[doctor_who]

Originally Posted by Samus Aran

The National Treasure sequel brought everyone including the director back, but the difference in quality is pretty apparent, especially when the sequel started filming without a completed script and they were constantly writing and rewriting it.

It still had the same feeling though. I liked it. Just because it wasn't as good doesn't mean it felt off.

[doctor_who]

List this is filled with movies with completely different teams or sequels that weren't off at all.

Originally Posted by kylor

The Cannonball Run 2

Dumb & Dumber To

Monsters University

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 3

Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World

Jurassic Park 3

Jurassic World

S. Darko

Finding Dory

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Genisys

RoboCop (2014)

RoboCop 3

Home Alone 4

Home Alone 5: Holiday Heist

Indiana Jones The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull


Edit: Probably not from the same director but are off anyway.

[Makarov]

Maybe it's just me but I love Escape from LA. I love the entire concept of borrowing elements from the first movie. And it makes Snake's pissed off attitude that much more funny when he gets stuck in the same situations constantly. The situation of being a lone bad ass that gets sent in solo is pretty much his whole character. I wanted a third movie where he escapes from somewhere else.

[Samus Aran]

Major League II -- Just shifting the target audience -- going from R to PG -- altered how the sequel felt even if it was the same writer/director.

[Chaotic]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

I didn't really care much for The Mummy Returns or The Legend of Zorro. In my opinion, both made the classic mistake of introducing a child hero, who was suddenly smarter than their parents with zero believable explanation. Whenever sequels do this, they change the story's focus so it becomes more juvenile...and that turns a lot of audiences away. I am glad to have both The Mummy and The Mask of Zorro in my collection, but those poorly-done sequels are best left forgotten.

I like Mummy Returns but I like the darker tone of the first. The kid was annoying too.

The scarbs in the first were disturbing and creepy. In the 2nd, they were played for laughs.