For a bit of a preface, I recently got Netflix. This has at least tripled the amount of movies that I watch.
I've noticed a recurring fact. If there is a good movie with a sequel, the sequel is likely to suck. While this is DEFINITELY not always true, it happens. A lot. These seem to be a few signs that a movie will not be as good as the original. For proof, see The Scorpion King 2 and Troll 2.
1) The movie features an "all new cast." I'm pretty sure that this is fancy movie speak for, "we didn't have the money to hire real actors."
2) The movie's poster features a badly designed monster on it. Monsters in the movie itself can be pretty crappy looking without the movie necessarily being terrible. However, if the crew of the movie couldn't even take the time to make the monster pretty on the posters, it's probably a bad sign for the rest of the movie.
3) Here's the big one! If the sequel or prequel doesn't follow the first movie at all. If the movie is supposedly following or preempting another movie, then the movie should at least try to do that. The characters should at least be present, and there shouldn't be major discrepancies. For example, in The Scorpion King 2, the main character's story doesn't make any sense when compared to the Rock's role in The Scorpion King.
4) The title says trolls, but there are no trolls in the movie. There are only goblins. Just sayin'.
ALSO: A friend of mine has created a blog in which he reviews movies. He's always seemed like a pretty smart guy, and I'm sure that it's going to be interesting. I read his post was actually pretty darn good, and I read it all the way though. Check it out!
I've noticed a recurring fact. If there is a good movie with a sequel, the sequel is likely to suck. While this is DEFINITELY not always true, it happens. A lot. These seem to be a few signs that a movie will not be as good as the original. For proof, see The Scorpion King 2 and Troll 2.
1) The movie features an "all new cast." I'm pretty sure that this is fancy movie speak for, "we didn't have the money to hire real actors."
2) The movie's poster features a badly designed monster on it. Monsters in the movie itself can be pretty crappy looking without the movie necessarily being terrible. However, if the crew of the movie couldn't even take the time to make the monster pretty on the posters, it's probably a bad sign for the rest of the movie.
3) Here's the big one! If the sequel or prequel doesn't follow the first movie at all. If the movie is supposedly following or preempting another movie, then the movie should at least try to do that. The characters should at least be present, and there shouldn't be major discrepancies. For example, in The Scorpion King 2, the main character's story doesn't make any sense when compared to the Rock's role in The Scorpion King.
4) The title says trolls, but there are no trolls in the movie. There are only goblins. Just sayin'.
ALSO: A friend of mine has created a blog in which he reviews movies. He's always seemed like a pretty smart guy, and I'm sure that it's going to be interesting. I read his post was actually pretty darn good, and I read it all the way though. Check it out!
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