I'd mention Highlander 2: The Quickening if such a movie ever existed, but since it didn't, I won't.
Giles: I'm sure we're all perfectly safe. Dawn: We're safe. Right. And Spike built a robot Buffy to play checkers with. Tara: It sounded convincing when I thought it.
'Dirty Girls'
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Frankenbuddha - Aug 29, 2006 8:22:13 am PDT #3801 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Tom Scola - Aug 29, 2006 8:22:33 am PDT #3802 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
From Metacritic, the lowest-ranked sequels from the past few years are:
- Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
- Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
- Species II
- Halloween: Resurrection
- Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
- Son of the Mask
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
- Pokemon 3
- Speed 2: Cruise Control
- Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
- Universal Soldier: The Return
- Whole Ten Yards, The
- Jason X
- Pokemon 4Ever
Jesse - Aug 29, 2006 8:22:34 am PDT #3803 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I actually meant Ocean's Thirteen. Maybe it'll be better? But it does seem silly to try one more time. Is there a franchise that bounced back on the third try?
Frankenbuddha - Aug 29, 2006 8:27:08 am PDT #3804 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Pokemon 4Ever
Is that a sequel or a threat?
Sean K - Aug 29, 2006 8:28:06 am PDT #3805 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I've never been less scared at a scary movie than with I Know What You Did Last Summer. I can't even begin to imagine how much less scary than that the sequel was.
Strega - Aug 29, 2006 8:30:34 am PDT #3806 of 10001
Is there a franchise that bounced back on the third try?
Indiana Jones?
§ ita § - Aug 29, 2006 8:30:37 am PDT #3807 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Bring It On 2.
Sean K - Aug 29, 2006 8:33:00 am PDT #3808 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'd nominate Breakin' 2: Electric Bogaloo, but I think it gets a pass on title alone.
Fred Pete - Aug 29, 2006 8:33:55 am PDT #3809 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I haven't seen it, but I can't think of any crying need for Carrie 2.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 29, 2006 8:34:21 am PDT #3810 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I've never been less scared at a scary movie than with I Know What You Did Last Summer. I can't even begin to imagine how much less scary than that the sequel was.
And of course, the direct to DVD I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer. Though I don't think DtDVD counts for this, since you're pretty much admitting to the worthlessness by default (there are probably exceptions - that is, DtD sequels that aren't worthless - but I can't think of any offhand).