Has there ever been a sequel so stupid you refused to accept it?

[Rett Mikhal]

Though I really have to question the wisdom of letting Kitty and Rogue be the front line fighters.

OK, I realize it's to show "they've all grown up" and that's one of (many) themes in X-men... but Rogue has to be the absolute worst choice for a stand-up fight. She's really only good for information extraction. All she does in the whole movie is save her own skin once by stealing Colossus' power for a few seconds. So useful, a member who only has powers when near another member and weakens that person just so she can be much less than on par.

Kitty can at least embed people in solid ground... which she does only once. She should have been the one to cure Magneto, do you think he'd ever suspect one of those needles coming for his foot? She's all about stealth and smarts, from what I remember, in the movies she's about being played by a different actress and pink thread on her suit.

 

[knine]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Superman IV

 

[Captain Pike]

Highlander 2 by a long shot

The original Highlander was a marvelous fantasy tale full of good action, heartfelt moments, awesome music (Queen's inofficial soundtrack album A kind of magic is one of the best soundtracks ever) and grand themes (my heart always breaks when Connor carries his dead wife up the hill while Queen performs Who wants to live forever ).

Then came Highlander 2 and it took a huge shit on everything that was good in the first movie.. seriously. I know actors mostly have little attachment to the characters they play.. they see money and a halfway interesting story and do the job. Whatever drove Connery, Lambert and Ironside to do this shit i'll never understand nor forgive. I saw H2 when i was in my teens and back then i liked every action movie no matter how bad but this was the first i actively disliked.

With other movie sequels like Transformers 2 you know they'll be bad because the original movie wasn't all that so it doesn't bother me that much but Highlander is sacred to me.

Honorable mention goes out to Alien 3.. killing of Newt, Hicks and Bishop offscreen was just lame and rehashing the plot of the first Alien movie was even lamer.

I love how in HL2 we are told there is this protective force field surrounding the entire planet causing eternal night everywhere.... except for Scotland apparently, as when we first encounter Connery's character walking down the street there it's broad daylight

 

[Hartzilla2007]

I'm suprised no one mentioned this but say what you will about Highlander's 2-4, but Highlander: The Source sucks big time. I mean the other films didn't fill the need to but a narration near the end that recaps the entire film! WTF! Seriously were they worried that the audience's eyes had glazed over and had no idea what was going on from the suckatude of the film. And as for this Source their lookiong for, instead finding out what it is, why it made immortals, and why they have to fight to the death for some prize it just makes Duncane mortal and give him the ability to have kids, THAT WAS THE POINT OF THE WHOLE FILM!?

 

[Captain Pike]

HL2 turned me off HL sequels for life. I've not seen anything in the franchise subsequent to it..

 

[Greg Cox]

HL2 turned me off HL sequels for life. I've not seen anything in the franchise subsequent to it..

You haven't missed much, although I'm told the tv series is much better than the movie sequels.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

I'm suprised no one mentioned this but say what you will about Highlander's 2-4, but Highlander: The Source sucks big time. I mean the other films didn't fill the need to but a narration near the end that recaps the entire film! WTF! Seriously were they worried that the audience's eyes had glazed over and had no idea what was going on from the suckatude of the film. And as for this Source their lookiong for, instead finding out what it is, why it made immortals, and why they have to fight to the death for some prize it just makes Duncane mortal and give him the ability to have kids, THAT WAS THE POINT OF THE WHOLE FILM!?

Agreed. Even by the abysmally low standards set by the earlier Highlander sequels, Highlander: The Source was still far worse than anyone could have possibly imagined. We're talking Transmorphers: Fall of Man bad.

Highlander 2 you wonder had the writer even watched the original film?

That's one of the weirdest things about it! It seems like one of those quick cash-in sequels that was made by a bunch of people who never saw the 1st one. Instead, it was directed by Russell Mulcahy, who also directed the 1st one; written by Peter Bellwood, who was one of the screenwriters on the 1st film; and produced by Peter Davis & William Panzer, who produced all of the movies in the series (except for Highlander: The Final Dimension) plus the TV series.

True--X-Men 3 did suck. Except for Kelsey Grammar, which was inspired casting.

And Ellen Page, in a leather suit.

I appreciated that.

Personally, after Hard Candy, there's no way I can ever find her attractive (not even if she was having a threesome with Keira Knightley & Uma Thurman).

^Edit: Now Temple Fugate, the Clock King, that would be frickin' sweet. Of course, Samuel L. Jackson fought the Clock King on the silver screen once, in 2002's excellent Changing Lanes.

I have no idea what these sentences even mean.

(Rachel attempts to go into the Quarantine Zone affected by the Scarecrow's biological agent).
Rachel: "Officer, I am a Gotham City District Attorney. Please let me pass."

AND HE DOES IT!! As if D.A.s are crime fighters? They don't even carry, nor are they trained on the operation of, firearms or other law enforcement tools! They have briefcases with papers! Plus, even if she was the most badass crime fighter ever, and could kill you with a paper clip, she still would suffer (and DOES suffer) the effects of the agent. That's why it's in QUARANTINE!

Well, at that point, the island isn't under a biological quarantine. I don't think anyone in the Gotham PD besides Sgt. Gordon yet understands how the fear toxin poses a threat. Rather, the island is going under lockdown because all of the Arkham inmates have just been freed. Perhaps the cop guarding the bridge thought that she was going across for some legal reasons, to make sure that the aprehended criminals were read their Miranda rights or something.

 

[Gojira]

The sequels I dislike.

Matrix Sequels
Superman III & IV.
Spiderman 3
Starship Troopers 2 & 3
Batman & Robin
All Planet of the Apes sequels (love the first movie)
Men In Black 2

 

[Sparky]

The sequels I dislike.

Matrix Sequels
Superman III & IV.
Spiderman 3
Starship Troopers 2 & 3
Batman & Robin
All Planet of the Apes sequels (love the first movie)
Men In Black 2

Wow. I didn't even know those movies existed....

 

[Myasishchev]

^Edit: Now Temple Fugate, the Clock King, that would be frickin' sweet. Of course, Samuel L. Jackson fought the Clock King on the silver screen once, in 2002's excellent Changing Lanes.

I have no idea what these sentences even mean.

The Clock King was a terrible DC comics villain reimagined in Batman: The Animated Series. The concept was changed from a dork in clock-themed pyjamas to Temple Fugate (get it?), a businessman obsessed with punctuality. Fugate was convinced to take a break from his schedule once, which because of an accident led to him missing a court appointment, in turn leading to the loss of a case and millions of dollars, which of course led directly to him going batshit crazy and killing people/fighting Batman.

The plot of 2002's Changing Lanes involves Ben Affleck's lawyer character undertaking a campaign of personal sabotage against Sam Jackson for somewhat similar reasons after a car accident led to him missing a scheduled court date. It's an excellent film.

 

[knine]

I was cleaning out my laptop hard drive last night and came across one of the Spiderman 2 trailers and remembered how much I loved it. Then I remembered how disappointed I was with Spiderman 3. A few good moments here and there, but I mostly want to forget about it.

 

[-Brett-]

Different medium, but Knights of the Old Republic 2 is bad enough to deserve a mention.

You know a sequel is bad when a company notorious for milking it's cash cows well after they're dry thinks the series is unsalvageable.