Many more Spidey movies to come.
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sumi - Aug 29, 2006 8:04:04 am PDT #3789 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
DavidS - Aug 29, 2006 8:06:31 am PDT #3790 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Many more Spidey movies to come.
I bet they'd like to make a brazilian more, but without Raimi and Maguire I suspect that they'll start their downward trend in quality and ultimately profitability.
Dana - Aug 29, 2006 8:06:45 am PDT #3791 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Speaking of sequels, what are your nominations for "most pointless sequel ever"? I'm currently torn between "Cheaper By the Dozen 2" and "The Whole Ten Yards", although TWTY gets a point for having a terrible sequel-ish name.
Tom Scola - Aug 29, 2006 8:10:31 am PDT #3792 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Baby Geniuses 2. Hands down.
DavidS - Aug 29, 2006 8:11:42 am PDT #3793 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The Whole Ten Yards is definitely in the running. The first movie was surprisingly okay, but not great. Certainly not enough to warrant a sequel.
I think the last Christopher Reeves Superman movie (with the environmental theme?) is a contender.
Also Stuart Little 2
Godfather 3
Jaws 3 in 3-D
Garfield 2
Sue - Aug 29, 2006 8:13:33 am PDT #3794 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Stayin' Alive
Grease II
Three Men and a Little Lady
Dana - Aug 29, 2006 8:14:40 am PDT #3795 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Kids' movies (or movies with kids) do seem to be among the worst offenders. I'm going to have to disqualify "Stuart Little 2", though, because anything that gives Hugh Laurie a paycheck is okay in my book.
Sean K - Aug 29, 2006 8:16:08 am PDT #3796 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Jurassic Park II
Anything Animated Disney II (Cinderella II, Brother Bear II [was the first one even good????], Lilo & Stitch II, the abominable list goes on....)
Frankenbuddha - Aug 29, 2006 8:16:29 am PDT #3797 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I think the last Christopher Reeves Superman movie (with the environmental theme?) is a contender.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. With Jon Cryer as Luthor's nephew for youth draw (oy!).
Godfather 3
Poor Sofia - the meta of her getting shot at the end of the movie and exclaiming "Dad!" is hysterical.
I'd like to submit Speed 2: Cruise Control. If a subtitle was EVER a warning...
bon bon - Aug 29, 2006 8:18:19 am PDT #3798 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Depends on your meaning of pointless. A lot of these came after unexpectedly profitable originals.