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Movie Sequels That Nobody Asked For

Movie Sequels That Nobody Asked For

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Movie hits often inspire producers and directors to think about trying the same formula again – but it’s not easy to make lightning strike twice. The following movie sequels are some of the worst out there,* and force audiences to develop selective memories about their favorite film franchises, so as not to tarnish the originals. Here are ten movie sequels that absolutely nobody asked for, and everyone – including the actors in them – would most likely enjoy forgetting about forever.

*Don’t even get me started on the Transformer sequels. I couldn’t even bear to include them on here, as I’d be forced to think about them again.

Sources: TotalFilm.com, RollingStone.com, IMDB.com, Xfinity.Comcast.net, HifFix.com

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Son of the Mask

Remember Jamie Kennedy? Neither does anybody else. His rise to stardom was cut short by his decision to try to step into Jim Carrey’s shoes in the “Mask” franchise, and his ultimate failure to come anywhere close to filling them. “Son of the Mask” featured baby-Mask hijinks and lame jokes that not even Alan Cumming’s inclusion in the project could save.

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Jaws 2

Sharks are scary. We get it. You’d think the first “Jaws” movie would have been enough to drive that point home, but along comes “Jaws 2,” with the tagline, “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.” Cue more sharks, more inept politicians and officials driven more by money than a concern for public safety, and more blood in the water at Amity Island. And let’s not even go into “Jaws 3-D” or “Jaws 4.” I’ve never seen them, and never will. And neither should you.

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Speed 2: Cruise Control

Perhaps the first problem with “Speed 2: Cruise Control” comes in its title – where is the speed on a cruise ship? Basically, Sandra Bullock teams up with a new dude, played by Jason Patric, and they board an ill-fated cruise liner that quickly turns into a runaway situation. No chemistry, a poor plot, and worse writing turned this film into a bust. The film also had the misfortune to be released around the same time as another little-known ship film, called “Titanic.”

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Blues Brothers 2000

As much as I like John Goodman, you can’t replace the fantastically talented late John Belushi and expect to have a successful “Blues Brothers” film. Attempting the sequel decades after the original was hard enough, but without the Akroyd-Belushi dynamic, “Blues Brothers 2000” was doomed to fail. Yes, there was great music, but a CD-release would have been preferable to this movie bust.

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Grease 2

No John Travolta? No Olivia Newton-John? What’s the point? Though Didi Conn, known as Frenchy, appeared in this ill-fated sequel, the lack of dominant leads or memorable songs made it doomed to fail. The popularity of “Grease” made producers keen to get new kids back at Rydell High, but they weren’t up to the task. Neither were the writers, to be fair. Turns out you really can’t go back to high school after all.

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Caddyshack II

Rodney Dangerfield turned down the offer to come back for “Caddyshack II,” and that should have been the end of it. Unfortunately, it wasn’t, and another episode of golf course snobbery versus amiable losers unfolded. Even Chevy Chase later said the sequel was a mistake, and the man has no shame. The replacement cast wasn’t up to the task of taking on the characters, and even the writers admitted to being ashamed of the final product – one of them even asked to have his name taken off the project after it tanked. Yikes.

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Aladdin: The Return of Jafar

“Aladdin” is one of the all-time greatest Disney films ever, and in no way needed any kind of sequel to tarnish its reputation. “Aladdin: The Return of Jafar” was a mistake from the get-go, and the lack of Robin Williams at the helm of the Genie character was perhaps its biggest downfall. A luke-warm plot and the gaping lack of memorable tunes couldn’t save even this most beloved character.

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Teen Wolf Too

I love Jason Bateman as much as the next person, but his portrayal of Michael J. Fox’s cousin that is afflicted with the same pesky werewolf transformation problem wasn’t exactly a rousing success. The movie didn’t even attempt to stray from the original plot, with the exception of subbing out basketball for boxing, and Bateman essentially reenacts Fox’s film, to a much less convincing degree.

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Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Shaky camera angles, heavy breathing, and mysterious lighting are what made the “Blair Witch” movie what it was, so it seems like a stretch to have a sequel that didn’t offer the same. Basically, a bunch of tourists head to the site of the original film to tour around, but end up in their very own horror movie, complete with various forms of possession. A bad attempt at a horror movie, let alone a follow-up to one of the greatest spooky flicks of all time.

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Mean Girls 2

The Lindsay Lohan/Rachel McAdams/Tina Fey hit that was “Mean Girls” has become a cult classic, and gave us a limitless supply of quotes for every instance of life. So it was only a matter of time before somebody tried to capitalize on the film’s popularity with a sequel, which was aired on television and went to DVD without ever hitting theaters. That should have tipped off audiences to its caliber, along with the fact that none of the original cast appears in the film, apart from Tim Meadows. It disappointed “Mean Girls” fans everywhere, as a sad, low-budget remake with poor acting and an even poorer plot – stop trying to make a sequel happen. It’s never going to happen.