Sometimes the straight to DVD surprises. About as often as Haley's Comet, but it can happen. Lion King 1 1/2 cracked my shit up.
Wow, you've really mastered the power of positive giving-up.
Cordelia ,'End of Days'
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Aims - Aug 29, 2006 8:56:16 am PDT #3817 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Lee - Aug 29, 2006 8:58:02 am PDT #3818 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Toy Story 2 was originally supposed to be a direct to DVD, but then TPTB decided (rightly, IMO) it was good enough to be a theatrical release.
beekaytee - Aug 29, 2006 9:03:51 am PDT #3819 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Some of them are an admission post-completion of suckage.
Prophecy 3 & 4.
Now, the fact is, I loved them...but I'm bent that way.
Still, with no Walken, the point was lost like a lamb in a wolf den...BUT...shirtless Jason Scott Lee...so there's that.
The commentaries pretty much confess that the film makers were just doing it for a lark. They filmed both together and, with hope, or perhaps delusion, included a cliffhanger at the end of 5.
With a wobbly lack of shame, I admit that I'd rent 6 if it existed.
Theodosia - Aug 29, 2006 9:15:23 am PDT #3820 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Third in a series better than the first two: Evil Dead II? (The one where Bruce Campbell time travels back to fight zombies et al) Have I got the title right?
Sean K - Aug 29, 2006 9:17:53 am PDT #3821 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Third in a series better than the first two: Evil Dead II? (The one where Bruce Campbell time travels back to fight zombies et al) Have I got the title right?
Evil Dead III, a.k.a. Army of Darkness. Evil Dead II was still made of awesome, though.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 29, 2006 9:20:45 am PDT #3822 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Third in a series better than the first two: Evil Dead II? (The one where Bruce Campbell time travels back to fight zombies et al) Have I got the title right?
Army of Darkness, which would have been EVIL DEAD 3 (it SHOULD have been called Med-Evil Dead ). But I think you'd get arguments from some (like me) that it was better than 2.
Ha! and Sean on x-post.
Volans - Aug 29, 2006 9:47:37 am PDT #3823 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Poltergeist 2. Stanky.
ETA:
And once I've started, the hits keep coming!
I have to say the Matrix sequels were pointless. The original didn't need a sequel, and they were unpleasant. At least the second was; I skipped the third.
Legally Blond 2
Aliens 3 and (sorry Joss) 4 were pointless.
Does Once Upon a Time in Mexico count as the third movie or a second movie? Since El Mariachi and Desperado were basically the same movie. Not that it applies to this topic, just occured to me to wonder.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 29, 2006 11:14:43 am PDT #3824 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Speaking of sequels, what are your nominations for "most pointless sequel ever
House of the Dead 2
Jessica - Aug 29, 2006 11:18:58 am PDT #3825 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have to say the Matrix sequels were pointless. The original didn't need a sequel, and they were unpleasant. At least the second was; I skipped the third.
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Aims - Aug 29, 2006 11:23:17 am PDT #3826 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
The original didn't need a sequel, and they were unpleasant. At least the second was; I skipped the third.
I am in this corner.