The sequel disease

[skeepe]

Why can't movie studios come up with new, original ideas these days? I was looking over what Hoyts deem to be the "Big 10" movies to be released this year, and check out the list:

Oceans 13
Spiderman 3
Shrek the Third
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Die Hard 4.0
Harry Potter 5
The Bourne Ultimatum

Then have a look at other movies released/scheduled for release this year:

Are We Done Yet?
28 Weeks Later
Hostel: Part II
Evan Almighty
Rush Hour 3
Daddy Day Camp
Mr Bean's Holiday
Resident Evil: Extinction
Saw IV
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Alien vs Predator: AVP2

I mean, were the originals that good that they needed to be remade or added to? I'm particularly looking at family and horror movies here, such as Are We There Yet?, Daddy Day Care and Alien vs Predator. As well as that, some of these are comebacks for franchises that have had their day, such as Die Hard and Rush Hour. Come up with something original!

:crazy:

 

[newtownbluebags]

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[Samwise]

To be fair Pirates of the Carribean was always going to be a trilogy. I think Oceans 13 better rock, cos 12 sucked. That said the only ones i'm looking forward to out of that lot are Die Hard 4 and 28 weeks later.

 

[Phillips]

i think Rush Hour 3 will be good

 

[Red Bear]

To be fair Harry Potter is a series of books, thus a series of movies.

So pumped for the last harry potter book tho

 

[McLovin]

Oceans 13
Spiderman 3
Shrek the Third
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Die Hard 4.0 Is Bruce Willis back??
Harry Potter 5
The Bourne Ultimatum
Are We Done Yet?
28 Weeks Later
Hostel: Part II
Evan Almighty
Rush Hour 3
Daddy Day Camp
Mr Bean's Holiday
Resident Evil: Extinction
Saw IV
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Alien vs Predator: AVP2

The bolded titles are the one's i'm interested in. The rest can GTFOOH...

I see your point though, way to many sequels going around atm...

 

[skeepe]

To be fair Harry Potter is a series of books, thus a series of movies.

So pumped for the last harry potter book thO

Yeah I understand that, and I know there was always going to be 7 Harry Potter movies. Same with the Bourne Ultimatum really... once they decided to make one of the books (Bourne Identity, obviously) and it went well, they were always going to make all 3.

Pirates of the Caribbean never needed to be a trilogy though. It was great as a stand-alone movie. As for the others... *sigh*

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

cant wait for daddy day camp......

 

[Generalzod]

As for AVP2 I hope it's better than the first one...

 

[LESStar58]

Another AVP movie? FFS didnt they learn the first time around?

Oceans 13 is just overkill. Just eye candy for the nitwit, new idea reading yummy mummy's of this world.

 

[Agent Mulder]

I saw 28 weeks later today, It was awesome, as good as 28 Days Later!, When is Resident Evil 3 coming out? Can't Wait!

 

[Agent Mulder]

The bolded titles are the one's i'm interested in. The rest can GTFOOH...

I see your point though, way to many sequels going around atm...

You have good taste mate!

 

[McLovin]

Haven't been any decent horror movies in a while...

*starts flicking through 80s horror movie back catalogue

 

[NPK]

Jurassic Park 4 is coming too.

 

[FunkyMonk]

Why can't movie studios come up with new, original ideas these days? I was looking over what Hoyts deem to be the "Big 10" movies to be released this year, and check out the list:

Oceans 13
Spiderman 3
Shrek the Third
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Die Hard 4.0
Harry Potter 5
The Bourne Ultimatum

Then have a look at other movies released/scheduled for release this year:

Are We Done Yet?
28 Weeks Later
Hostel: Part II
Evan Almighty
Rush Hour 3
Daddy Day Camp
Mr Bean's Holiday
Resident Evil: Extinction
Saw IV
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Alien vs Predator: AVP2

I mean, were the originals that good that they needed to be remade or added to? I'm particularly looking at family and horror movies here, such as Are We There Yet?, Daddy Day Care and Alien vs Predator. As well as that, some of these are comebacks for franchises that have had their day, such as Die Hard and Rush Hour. Come up with something original!

:crazy:

MONEY! my friend. The one and only cause. Make more money, and more, and more.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

AVP was an awesome movie.

AVP2 and die hard are definately the pick of the bunch

 

[Choppies]

Movies have taken a nose dive over the past few years IMO.
Sequals, re-makes and very little else.

 

[sydraider]

Some of the sequels im looking forward to, as for something new, im totally hanging for this Transformers movie, it looks quite good indeed.

 

[Skeletor]

New rule, I'll call it the Oceans 12/Italian Job II rule:
No doing sequels to remakes, especially when the original did not have nor need a sequel.

 

[choc_soldier]

Some of the movies are about "franchising" (i.e. cashing up on a successful series of movies, like Die Hard), which would explain sequels. It may be lazy, but as long as its making money, they'll keep doing it.