Why aren't sequels to films as good as the original?

[NeoBlade]

Any idea's??

[barrk]

The original film maker is in it for art and money.

The sequel film maker is in it for money...period!

[NeoBlade]

true, but if they have made lots of money from the first one, you'd think they'd make 2 just as good so people didn't slag them off, and say they were in it for the money

[Jamagei]

ooh ooh ooh, Mission impossible 2 was much better than the original (admitted MI1 couldn't have been much worse) but MI2 was pretty good.

[NeoBlade]

na MI2 was just an action pumped film, MI1 had the plot, I mean come on the whole different face thing in 2...what??

[barrk]

MI2 was total crap....no substance at all!

[NeoBlade]

too true barrk!!!

[barrk]

NeoBlade..........it's Katie please...not barrk!

[NeoBlade]

sorry I didn't know katie...I apologise

[Jamagei]

Yeah but the plot in MI1 was like a bucket of s**t from china (far fetched)

Alright so neither were all that great but there must be some films out there were the sequel is better, surely.

[NeoBlade]

about the only thin i can think of is maybe aliens....but...

[Jamagei]

yeah you are right, in general the sequels are usually crap.

[NeoBlade]

Matrix 2 is out this year, pray it does follow the sequel trend

[Jamagei]

Oh yeah, Matrix Ruled!!

[NeoBlade]

There making matrix 2 and 3 at the same time so it's bound to be ****

[Padrino]

It's hard to do a exceptionnel sequel to an exceptionnel film.....
I mean...If the first movie was a great one, well ppl expect a lot of the sequel, maybe 2 much! The sequel has to be 2 times better then the original, because ppl expect more! Some sequel are practicly excellent, but not extraordinary as the public was expecting! Good sequel: GodFather I and II (not the III one though), Alien 1 and 2...and that's about it!! I'm anchious to see Matrix 2 and Jurassic Park 3!! Will the be good sequel...time will tell us :)

[NeoBlade]

yeah but jurassic park 3 is not gonna be directed by spielberg, so it's a loss already. although JP2 was, and that was crap

[Padrino]

Yah JP2 was crap
but I don't think Spielberg does bad movie....JP1 was good, so was Saving Private Ryan...but your right for JP3...i think it will suck...the dinosaurs think is over..

[SteveCRM]

Originally posted by Jamagei
Yeah but the plot in MI1 was like a bucket of s**t from china (far fetched)

Alright so neither were all that great but there must be some films out there were the sequel is better, surely.

And like creating a super deadly virus and a cure isn't far fetched? :confused:

[Jamagei]

yeah alright, good point. i'll just bend over now so EVERYONE can violate me.

[Bjwbell]

I thought star wars trilogy was pretty good in that the second one and third one weren't a disappointment

[parksie]

I only know of the Alien/Aliens/Alien3/Alien Resurrection quadogy (?) where the sequels are any good.

[YoungBuck]

I'll probably be bending over next but I always enjoyed the Back to the Future series, and 2010 was a helluva lot better than 2001, in my opinion anyways.

[HarryW]

Evil Dead 3 was better than the others I think. Also, Hellraiser: Bloodline is better than the first 3. Haven't seen the fifth though.

[sail3005]

Even though i am a HUGE Blues Brothers fan, i have to say that the second one was no where near the masterpiece which was the first movie.