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moving-picture show sequel always have to bring something new to the tabular array , but sometimes they change so much that they forget what made the original so great in the first place . There are countlessdisappointing movie sequels , showing that it is n’t always wanton to recapture the impalpable magic that contributes to a beloved movie . A lot of risky sequel play things too safely in an attempt to rehash the original . This is a rough-cut misstep , but going too far in the paired direction is equally poorly - doomed . Fans who are eagerly await a subsequence require to see something conversant .

Movie continuation can have all the ingredient which seem important , including the same actors , the same setting , and an exciting newfangled account to tell , but they can still hang flat if they do n’t genuinely understand the ingathering of the first movie . These sequels can seem like hollow impersonation of groovy movies , with all the frills but none of the fondness . Even if filmmaker and studios think that fans want to see the same actors playing the same characters again , the important thing is how these fiber develop within the context of the floor . If this is misjudged , it can conduct to some stick film sequels .

It may come as a daze , but cult classic like Grease , The Mask , and Donnie Darko have sequels , albeit lesser - known than the original movies .

Donnie Darko, The Mask, and Danny and Sandy from Grease

10Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Eggsy’s character growth suddenly means a lot less

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The secondKingsmanmovie builds on the high - octane military action of the first , and it helps expand the man of individual espionage to a global scale . However , The Golden Circlebetrays the worked up arc of the first movie , The Secret Service . Harry ’s death is a major turn point in Eggsy ’s itinerary toward becoming a self - sufficient Kingsman broker . Bringing him back to life sentence using absurd sci - fi undoes this journey , and it also signify that the personal stake are considerably lower . When characters can survive gunfire to the drumhead , the engagement do n’t experience as acute . Kingsman : The Blue Bloodcould also suffer from the shockwaves of this decision .

9Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)

The sequel trilogy presents two conflicting philosophies concerning Rey’s origins

The Last Jedisuggested that Rey ’s inheritance was unimportant because anyone could be limited . The Rise of Skywalkerrejects this idea entirely .

After Rian Johnson ’s controversialThe Last Jedi , The acclivity of Skywalkerwas even more divisive , but for completely unlike reasons . The mystery of Rey ’s parentage was primal to the subsequence trilogy from the starting time . The Last Jedisuggested that her heritage was unimportant because anyone could be special . The lift of Skywalkerrejects this idea completely , revealing that she is related to Emperor Palpatine , who has also returned from the deadened somehow . The franchise is still trying to figure out thelegacy of theStar Warssequel trilogy , but it is n’t easy with two dueling philosophy .

8Home Alone 3 (1997)

More booby traps but a lot less fun

TheHome Alonefranchise probably should have ended when Macaulay Culkin outgrew the function of Kevin , but replace Culkin is not the only problem withHome Alone 3.The sequel endeavor to retake the magic of the first two movies by having slapstick pinhead traps and some incompetent robbers . This is a reductive approach to what makesHome Aloneso gravid , however . InHome Alone 3,the child is only alone for the day . This means he does n’t get to explore the freedom and province of being away from his parents . Also , menage Alone 3isn’t even a Christmas movie .

7Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2008)

Indy is the ultimate pulp hero, but now he has to deal with sci-fi mysteries

19 years after riding off into the sunset , Indiana Jones returned for a entirely newfangled type of escapade . Kingdom of the Crystal Skullis unpopularamongIndiana Jonesfans for multiple reason . The sub - par CGI and Shia LaBeouf ’s uninteresting buddy character do n’t help , but the primary issues are all about how the sequel ignores cardinal aspects of the original trilogy . By taking Indy out of the 1940s , the character no longer make sensory faculty as a protection to action mechanism heroes of the period . Also , the interdimensional aliens are far more sci - fi than fancy , which is n’t whatIndiana Jonesis about .

Some movies coiffe out to make a series from the scratch line , but for whatever reasonableness , a sequel never materializes and the storey run unfinished .

6Zoolander 2 (2016)

The Zoolander sequel lost all its cultural relevance

Despite having Ben Stiller as a writer and director , Zoolander 2couldn’t live up to the original . The primary problem was thatZoolander 2was free 15 years after the original , and the trends it was parodying had long since faded into the past . Derek Zoolander and Hansel are n’t just vapid halfwits as the sequel depicts them . They are supposed to poke play at a very specific character of vapid halfwit that was accept over mainstream culture when the firstZoolandercame out . In the subsequence , they are just really , really , ridiculously safe - looking changeling who become involved in espionage .

5Now You See Me 2 (2016)

The outlaw magicians lost their edge

Now You See Meis about a group of stage musicians who practice their skill to attract off elaborate rip-off . The sequel takes this same idea and tote up in some sci - fi computer wizardry and some more exotic locations . However , Now You See Me 2misses the intact ground why the Horsemen were bring together in the first place . The rogue thaumaturge were n’t stag looting for their own benefit . Their offense had a radical class - conscious streak , with each of their jobs expose corrupt billionaires . Now You See Me 2plays things safe by have the Horsemen react to an external incentive .

After eight years without any updates , Now You See Me 3is reportedly place to begin film within months .

4The Hangover Part III (2013)

Alan should have remained as a total oddball

The Hangover Part IIIattributes much of Alan ’s fickle demeanor to a previously unmentioned mental wellness proceeds . The most generous reading of this is that it ’s an unneeded plot detail , but it could also be construed as offensive .

The Hangover Part IIIhas a darker tone than the first two moving-picture show . Part of this tonal transmutation can be attribute to the fact that the third movie sample to explore the depths of Alan ’s character . Alan is the wildcard of the group . He ’s the kind of comedy type who would never be in the real humankind , but that is n’t the full point . The Hangover Part IIIattributes much of his erratic behavior to a previously unmentioned genial wellness issuance . The most generous reading of this is that it ’s an unneeded plot contingent , but it could also be construed as offensive .

3Inspector Clouseau (1968)

Replacing Peter Sellers was always going to be a disaster

Peter Sellers steal the show inThe Pink Panther , and the sequel rivet on his case rather than the titular jewel thief . Peter Sellers then refuse to return forInspector Clouseau , the motion picture make after his fuck up Gallic detective , but the product went ahead anyway . Inspector Clouseaufeatures Alan Arkin in the lead role , and the movie fails to recapture the magic of Sellers ' iconic character . Even Steve Martin could n’t flirt Clouseau quite like trafficker . Some clowning characters are only funny because of the worker who meet them . Replacing Sellers and hoping for a similar result was sadly misdirect .

The normally held impression is that sequel seldom stack up to the first movie , but there are plenitude of examples that flip this idea on its pass .

2Live Free Or Die Hard (2007)

John McClane becomes an indestructible superhuman

One of the factors which makesDie Hardsuch a long-wearing action at law classic is John McClane ’s status as an underdog . He ’s just a regular fuzz who find himself thrust into a virulent hostage site which he is entirely unprepared for , but his bravery and quick - thinking allow him to overcome the odds . The next two sequel try out to double this formula by post him in similarly untenable scenarios . Live complimentary or Die Hardturns its back on this vital expression of John McClane ’s role . He becomes almost superhuman , capable to survive blowup and gunshots without break a sweat .

1Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)

Too much Jack Sparrow and not enough romance

The events of the firstPirates of the Caribbeanmovie introduce the stuffy British colonial mightiness to a worldly concern of isolated illusion that they are n’t equipped to understand . At the pith of the write up are Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann , two lovers across class boundary who discover that aliveness is too short and too dangerous to pay tending to pattern . Dead Man ’s Chestsomehow makes all the magic seem humdrum and dry . It also shifts focus to Johnny Depp ’s Jack Sparrow , who works better as a junior-grade role . These two number started thedecline ofPirates of the Caribbean .

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