The sequel disease

[roofromoz]

Lego Movie 2 was good.

Zoolander 2 was... if a dogshit then took a dump of its own it would still be infinitely better than whatever that was supposed to be.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Always wanted a sequel to John carpenters the thing. Great movie.

Imagine it on the mainland.

 

[axl rose]

Worst part of Salvation was the trailers giving away a huge spoiler

They did it again with Genisys! remind me not to watch any trailer for Dark Fate

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Always wanted a sequel to John carpenters the thing. Great movie.

Imagine it on the mainland.

Set it in brooklyn and call it "the thang"

 

[Mr Spock!]

Set it in brooklyn and call it "the thang"

In Auckland it would be called The Thung bro.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

In Auckland it would be called The Thung bro.

Only problem is in Auckland if the alien was on the rural outskirts and morphed into a large dog it would be destroyed for being "dangerous" as soon as it got anywhere near the CBD, If it was a red nosed pitbull it wouldn't survive walking through a local park on it's own. Wouldn't be an exciting movie.

 

[myrrh ken]

Always wanted a sequel to John carpenters the thing. Great movie.

Imagine it on the mainland.

One of my favourite movies. TBH I don't want a sequel as I couldn't handle the disappointment.

I think the claustrophobic setting works. Worked in Aliens and Predator. Once its an open area you end up with AVP2requiem and to a lesser extent Predator 2.

 

[RedVDave]

I know this thread is quiet old, however is still very relevant was watching the trailers before endgame and 3 trailers included Alladin (Remake), X-Men (Sequel) & Pikachu Detective neither a sequel or a remake technically but there is how many pokemon movies already?

 

[myrrh ken]

Probably one of the movies that started the disease comes out for a final hurrah.

I caught creed 2 on the plane. Never saw creed. But like most of the rocky sequels it was absolutely pointless.

 

[Wizardman]

Probably one of the movies that started the disease comes out for a final hurrah.

I caught creed 2 on the plane. Never saw creed. But like most of the rocky sequels it was absolutely pointless.

Im a massive Rocky and Rambo fan. While Sly keeps himself in unbelievable shape, it is the first Rambo where he looks to have considerably aged. Even Rambo 4 looked believable. I'll still see it at the cinema though.

 

[myrrh ken]

Beetlejuice 2
Who framed Roger Rabbit 2
Austin Powers 4
Beverley Hills Cop 4
Top Gun 2
Goonies 2
Bill and Ted 2
Coming to America 2

All in the gun. Why?

 

[bileduct]

Beetlejuice 2
Who framed Roger Rabbit 2
Austin Powers 4
Beverley Hills Cop 4
Top Gun 2
Goonies 2
Bill and Ted 2
Coming to America 2

All in the gun. Why?

I'd say it's because consumption habits are changing dramatically and a lot of the studios are trying to maximise box office profits at reduced risk. The interest for sequels and reboots is (mostly) easier to predict than original material.

For a lot of people the cinema experience is pretty much dead. I remember I used to see 20-30 films a year at the cinema, these days it's rarely more than 3 or 4. There's more content instantly available to us now than any other time in human history and it grows every single day. Televisions are bigger than ever and the quality is improving all the time. For a lot of people with a few streaming subscriptions (or access to content via... other means) there's really no reason to leave the home to watch anything.

The only advantage the cinema has over streaming is exclusive access to studio content for those first few months after initial release. Rather than taking risks with new and original content the studios know that with reboots and sequels they can target both the younger demographic with an aesthetic tailored to appeal to them, and the older demographic will see it based on nostalgia. I usually only see stuff that I'm already invested in, whether it be part of a pre-existing franchise or an adaptation of a book I've read.

I'm happy to wait until most stuff is available for download and watch within the comfort of my own home. I'm also watching more television shows than movies these days, and I find the serialised format of a lot of shows much more compelling than a 90-120 minute movie.

 

[bileduct]

Here are some interesting charts of cinema attendances by age group over the last few decades. Looking at averages number of attendances per year there's a big spike upwards in the mid 80's and audiences have been steadily declining since.

https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/fact-finders/cinema/audiences/attendance-patterns/by-age

It looks like the 50+ demo is the most active behind 14-25 which to me says the reason why we're seeing an avalanche of these old movies being revived is to appeal to the broadest cross section of the movie-going audience.

 

[Matua]

I'd say it's because consumption habits are changing dramatically and a lot of the studios are trying to maximise box office profits at reduced risk. The interest for sequels and reboots is (mostly) easier to predict than original material.

For a lot of people the cinema experience is pretty much dead. I remember I used to see 20-30 films a year at the cinema, these days it's rarely more than 3 or 4. There's more content instantly available to us now than any other time in human history and it grows every single day. Televisions are bigger than ever and the quality is improving all the time. For a lot of people with a few streaming subscriptions (or access to content via... other means) there's really no reason to leave the home to watch anything.

The only advantage the cinema has over streaming is exclusive access to studio content for those first few months after initial release. Rather than taking risks with new and original content the studios know that with reboots and sequels they can target both the younger demographic with an aesthetic tailored to appeal to them, and the older demographic will see it based on nostalgia. I usually only see stuff that I'm already invested in, whether it be part of a pre-existing franchise or an adaptation of a book I've read.

I'm happy to wait until most stuff is available for download and watch within the comfort of my own home. I'm also watching more television shows than movies these days, and I find the serialised format of a lot of shows much more compelling than a 90-120 minute movie.

I've gone the opposite way from you, in the late 00s and early 10s I would go to the cinema once a month on average and watch bucketloads of DVDs and downloads. Now I pretty much watch 80-90% of movies I see in the cinema. However it could be a socio-economic thing too, I may have more disposable cash now - and there's decent cinema chain memberships out there.

I generally only watch movies at home if it's something I want to see that I missed at the cinema, although my mate has a projector and we'll watch the odd film there. TV is for TV (streaming really).

 

[axl rose]

Here are some interesting charts of cinema attendances by age group over the last few decades. Looking at averages number of attendances per year there's a big spike upwards in the mid 80's and audiences have been steadily declining since.

It looks like the 50+ demo is the most active behind 14-25 which to me says the reason why we're seeing an avalanche of these old movies being revived is to appeal to the broadest cross section of the movie-going audience.

Very interesting. I live in a suburb full of retirees. At the local cinema they dont even know what they want to watch half the time, whenever im in line they always ask the cashier what they would recommend. Then they befriend the cashier with a 5 minute conversation. Its a day out, the 50+ demo makes sense.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

My wife and I use to catch 5-10 movies a fortnight.

Then we had kids.

I now buy 5-10 blu rays a fortnight, and still don't watch them...usually after I've watched 1/2 a movie on Viceland and then fallen asleep, nostalgic. I hit up JB Hi Fi and pile em up and "one day" I'll watch them.

 

[myrrh ken]

people buy blu rays? If i have time to watch a movie i just look up whats on stan or netflix. a bit limiting i realise - but convenience wins out.

i get the fact that sequels are a safe way to cash in on people's investment in them, but the ones ive listed above are long dead. maybe it is a cynical cash grab at the 40+ market

 

[Springs09]

people buy blu rays? If i have time to watch a movie i just look up whats on stan or netflix. a bit limiting i realise - but convenience wins out.

i get the fact that sequels are a safe way to cash in on people's investment in them, but the ones ive listed above are long dead. maybe it is a cynical cash grab at the 40+ market

Yeah actually, some people do things differently from you.

I don't buy as many DVDs as I used to, but that's because most of the new release movies or TV shows are on Foxtel. I'll still buy my favourites as well as the less popular movies that don't come out on TV or streaming. I go to the cinema as often as I can, but not as much as I used to. My friends and I used to go every week or 2 for something to do, now we're usually too busy or people want to save money.

Stan and Netflix are garbage, there's next to nothing on them that aren't originals. Most popular TV shows they get are out on DVD much earlier, so anything I really want to watch I'll get on DVD. And Foxtel has way better movies. Then of course Stan will go and get exclusive rights to something like Better Call Saul so if you want to keep up with one of the best shows on TV you have to pay for a subscription for one damn show.

Also we might be in the 'golden age of television' but the majority of shows are generic crap. So many re-used plotlines, cliche family and relationship drama, a lot of runtime taken up by filler and padding, horrible characters, remakes, reimaginings, sequels etc. Most of the acclaimed 'good' shows run out of steam after a couple of seasons and descend into nonsense. The latest ad I saw was for a TV remake of Four Weddings and a Funeral - really? Chernobyl, with its contained five-episode mostly-accurate story with no bullshit padding, was a breath of fresh air.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I like owning a physical copy. Music, movies and TV.

I don't use Netflix or Stan or any of those.

Only thing I watch on TV is live sport...NRL, Cricket and bits and pieces of NFL, MLB, NBA or soccer. Or SBS Viceland. And Harrow on ABC.

I find now there are more options, I watch less and less.

 

[Generalzod]

My wife and I use to catch 5-10 movies a fortnight.

Then we had kids.

I now buy 5-10 blu rays a fortnight, and still don't watch them...usually after I've watched 1/2 a movie on Viceland and then fallen asleep, nostalgic. I hit up JB Hi Fi and pile em up and "one day" I'll watch them.

I prefer to buy Blu rays just for the sound quality streaming services lack that sound quality..