Comments on: How long is too long for a sequel? http://www.atomicpopcorn.net/how-long-is-to-long-for-a-sequel/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:34:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: soundtrackgeekhttp://www.atomicpopcorn.net/how-long-is-to-long-for-a-sequel/#comment-1202 soundtrackgeek Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:49:15 +0000 http://www.atomicpopcorn.net/2008/03/20/how-long-is-to-long-for-a-sequel/#comment-1202 Short answer: NostalgiaLonger answer: People love to rememeber "the good old days", and I see nothing wrong with that. I love a bit of nostalgia myself. It is a wonderful thing when movies from the past can come back, it gives me hope, gives everyone hope for the future. Nostalgia gives us happiness, please give us more! Short answer: Nostalgia

Longer answer: People love to rememeber “the good old days”, and I see nothing wrong with that. I love a bit of nostalgia myself. It is a wonderful thing when movies from the past can come back, it gives me hope, gives everyone hope for the future. Nostalgia gives us happiness, please give us more!

]]> By: Peter aka Crakkerhttp://www.atomicpopcorn.net/how-long-is-to-long-for-a-sequel/#comment-1183 Peter aka Crakker Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:37:20 +0000 http://www.atomicpopcorn.net/2008/03/20/how-long-is-to-long-for-a-sequel/#comment-1183 Firstly, Rambo and Rocky suck. Truly. I am a big star wars fan, but I dont think any fan would like the new movies. They are so bad, they start to ruin to original series for me. But I don think it is merely because of the gap. There is a shit story line, the try to give already defined characters back story (that may interfer with our ideas of them (Darth Vader)), and some terrible actors and... well... basically everything that can go wrong with a film. And JarJar f***ing binks.As for the motive for sequels, there are two obvious ones. First I will mention the one commented on above, money. Money is nice, and if you can help your chances of getting some by reusing an old idea, why not? Second reason for a sequel is if the story hasnt finished being told. Case in point, the oriinal Star Wars. Its pretty clear that they were written as three movies from the start. Is a sequel will improve the overall story/series, Im for it. However, this is a very rare occurance.For some people movies are a new way to tell stories, and you can often see it reflected in the film. For a lot of others, its a job. An industry in which to work. Not a chance to bring us happiness. Firstly, Rambo and Rocky suck. Truly.
I am a big star wars fan, but I dont think any fan would like the new movies. They are so bad, they start to ruin to original series for me. But I don think it is merely because of the gap. There is a shit story line, the try to give already defined characters back story (that may interfer with our ideas of them (Darth Vader)), and some terrible actors and… well… basically everything that can go wrong with a film. And JarJar f***ing binks.

As for the motive for sequels, there are two obvious ones. First I will mention the one commented on above, money. Money is nice, and if you can help your chances of getting some by reusing an old idea, why not?
Second reason for a sequel is if the story hasnt finished being told. Case in point, the oriinal Star Wars. Its pretty clear that they were written as three movies from the start.
Is a sequel will improve the overall story/series, Im for it. However, this is a very rare occurance.

For some people movies are a new way to tell stories, and you can often see it reflected in the film. For a lot of others, its a job. An industry in which to work.
Not a chance to bring us happiness.

]]> By: Plus 1http://www.atomicpopcorn.net/how-long-is-to-long-for-a-sequel/#comment-1177 Plus 1 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:42:50 +0000 http://www.atomicpopcorn.net/2008/03/20/how-long-is-to-long-for-a-sequel/#comment-1177 Money is more or less the reason sequels are made. The studio sees the green "$" signs that are made from the first movie and always try to get more money for the bang with a second one. However some sequels aer made that should never have been made."Clerks 2" is a good example of a movie that was not needed. BUT Kevin Smith made it to wash away the bad taste that was "Jersey Girl" and try to restore faith into his fans. To be honest some if not all of his Clerk like films weren't that great and after time are very dated to the pop-culture references made.However on the other side you have the James Bond series that has been going strong for a while. The recent reboot brought the series back to the gritty image that Bond is about. He wasn't a ladies man like the 80's and 90's made him.To comment on your post I'd say it all depends on the movie and the plot. For the Terminate franchise the break in years helped with the story and allowed the actors to grow with their characters. However the "Matrix" series were ruined due to ego and poor scripts for the second two.We'll all leave the "Highlander" movies out of this as there should have only been one. Money is more or less the reason sequels are made. The studio sees the green “$” signs that are made from the first movie and always try to get more money for the bang with a second one. However some sequels aer made that should never have been made.

“Clerks 2″ is a good example of a movie that was not needed. BUT Kevin Smith made it to wash away the bad taste that was “Jersey Girl” and try to restore faith into his fans. To be honest some if not all of his Clerk like films weren’t that great and after time are very dated to the pop-culture references made.

However on the other side you have the James Bond series that has been going strong for a while. The recent reboot brought the series back to the gritty image that Bond is about. He wasn’t a ladies man like the 80′s and 90′s made him.

To comment on your post I’d say it all depends on the movie and the plot. For the Terminate franchise the break in years helped with the story and allowed the actors to grow with their characters. However the “Matrix” series were ruined due to ego and poor scripts for the second two.

We’ll all leave the “Highlander” movies out of this as there should have only been one.

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