The sequels? All about the MONAY!!
Have Sequels Gotten Out of Hand?
SodaHead Film
2012/03/23 19:00:00
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The New York Daily News reports "The Hangover Part III" and "Fast & Furious 6" are coming out on the same weekend (Memorial Day weekend 2013). We could ask which of those you'd rather see, but... First of all, we know "Hangover" would win, and second of all, there's a bigger issue to be discussed here: sequels. Have you had enough of 'em?
In some cases, sequels can be justified. For instance, the "Harry Potter" series continued in part because it was successful, but also because J.K. Rowling had a literary vision and it made sense to continue the film element. Also, it had an end in sight. But when you take one-off films like "The Hangover," "Fast & Furious" and "Saw" and make never-ending sequels out of them -- clearly for the purpose of dragging out profits -- it can get a bit frustrating, no? Have sequels gotten out of hand or is that just part of the industry?
In some cases, sequels can be justified. For instance, the "Harry Potter" series continued in part because it was successful, but also because J.K. Rowling had a literary vision and it made sense to continue the film element. Also, it had an end in sight. But when you take one-off films like "The Hangover," "Fast & Furious" and "Saw" and make never-ending sequels out of them -- clearly for the purpose of dragging out profits -- it can get a bit frustrating, no? Have sequels gotten out of hand or is that just part of the industry?
But lets put it this way, sequels will only prevail if people go and see them. So if there are sequels, it's only because there's a market for them. The public keeps going to see them and so the film companies will keep making them. If sequals are such a waste of time, don't go and see them. Simple as. But until we stop paying to see them, they won't stop getting made.
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Though of course, this is nothing new. Sequels (usually bad) have always been irresistible to movie execs who care more about enriching their bank accounts than making quality films.
Sequels (and their even uglier cousins, remakes) should be made only if there's something new and worthwhile to tell. Most of the time, sequels and remakes just offer the same thing that was in the last movie, except with some new characters/actors and special effects.
Harry Potter(This drama could stand alone without all the magical garbage, but hey, count that as a bonus if your into high strung imagination)
Star Wars (seriously, Empire strikes back was almost all drama except the opening scene and from a critic's standpoint it is technically a space opera)
Rocky (yeah, it had boxing....a lot...but it was the drama outside the ring that carried it past other "action" movies)
Star Trek (most of this movie series is dramatic with very little actual action)
Jean de Florette and Manon Des Sources (hailed as one of the best couplets of the 80's)
The Hustler and Color of Money (yeah, their 25 years apart, but so true to the books!)
Before Sunrise and Before Sunset (fantastic if you like basic, crotch novel,drama!)
Wall Street and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Hunger Games is looking to be a promising Drama, but we'll see
I list the Man with No Name trilogy, though I consider all of the old westerns as Drama and rightfully just belong in the "Western" category, though that's a bit...
Harry Potter(This drama could stand alone without all the magical garbage, but hey, count that as a bonus if your into high strung imagination)
Star Wars (seriously, Empire strikes back was almost all drama except the opening scene and from a critic's standpoint it is technically a space opera)
Rocky (yeah, it had boxing....a lot...but it was the drama outside the ring that carried it past other "action" movies)
Star Trek (most of this movie series is dramatic with very little actual action)
Jean de Florette and Manon Des Sources (hailed as one of the best couplets of the 80's)
The Hustler and Color of Money (yeah, their 25 years apart, but so true to the books!)
Before Sunrise and Before Sunset (fantastic if you like basic, crotch novel,drama!)
Wall Street and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Hunger Games is looking to be a promising Drama, but we'll see
I list the Man with No Name trilogy, though I consider all of the old westerns as Drama and rightfully just belong in the "Western" category, though that's a bit out dated.
Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (These are not sequels in the strictest sense, but since they have the same star, Cate Blanchette, and deal with two different time periods of the same queen, beginning and end of her reign, I stand on this firmly)
On the ADD side of me, I've wanted a sequel to Out of Africa for a long time, but someone would have to replace Merryl Streep.
To defend the hunger games, I'll say that most critics are calling it a "future" drama due to it's political points and the heavy drama in the story.
I am looking forward to the third in the Sunrise/Sunset, I didn't know there was one in the works.
Thanks for the input though!