Worst Sequel of All Time

[rkmsuf]

Poll forthcoming.

[Mustang]

Poll forthcoming.

sounds like a Viagra ad

[rkmsuf]

Boing!

[stevew]

Electric Boogaloo.
Way to snub it.

[stevew]

Speed 2 wasn't as awful as i heard it was. It's not like the first one was Citizen Kane either.

[rkmsuf]

Electric Boogaloo.
Way to snub it.

do we need to review the video? that was badass.

[saldana]

caddyshack 2. dan ackroyd is normally someone i like, but he was brutal, and jackie mason sucked balls(pun intended)

[sachmo71]

The fact that I think Caddyshack II was funny makes me feel sad. :(

[rkmsuf]

The fact that I think Caddyshack II was funny makes me feel sad. :(

You need to be studied at the university level.

[cuervo72]

Hah, I thought this might be from a irate OOTP user. ;)

[JeeberD]

All of the above

[WVUFAN]

Highlander 2.

[Butter]

So, I thought some of the original movies that you got the sequels from might actually be good. If I were voting on mainstream box-office success type movies, I think the worst sequel of all time was Star Wars: Episodes 1, 2, & 3. Just ill-conceived all around.

[Coffee Warlord]

Highlander 2.

Winner.

[Hammer755]

Major League II

[rkmsuf]

So, I thought some of the original movies that you got the sequels from might actually be good. If I were voting on mainstream box-office success type movies, I think the worst sequel of all time was Star Wars: Episodes 1, 2, & 3. Just ill-conceived all around.

How dare you mock Revenge of the Nerds.

Or Caddyshack.

[Butter]

Caddyshack is overrated. BIG TIME.

[rkmsuf]

Caddyshack is overrated. BIG TIME.

There's a planet for you somewhere out there.

[albionmoonlight]

ditto Highlander II.

[ISiddiqui]

Dumb and Dumberer... the first one was great, the second one... baaaad

[IwasHere]

Where the hell is my option for Halloween 3?

This was the Halloween movie with no Michael Myers!!!

I still have no clue as to Why this was even considered a Halloween movie! You can't have a Halloween movie without Michael Myers.

[Castlerock]

Highlander 2.
Another vote.

[Daimyo]

Of these I've only seen Speed 2, so I voted for that since it was horrible.

[stevew]

George Bush......2

[IwasHere]

And, could some also throw Slap Shot 2 onto the pile.

[stevew]

Where the hell is my option for Halloween 3?

This was the Halloween movie with no Michael Myers!!!

I still have no clue as to Why this was even considered a Halloween movie! You can't have a Halloween movie without Michael Myers.

season's of the Witch, right? My friend was an older school horror movie buff and absolutely hated that movie. I remember a drunken 15 minute rant about that piece of shit.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Highlander 2.

Yet another, 'nother vote.

"Highlander 2" still holds the title of "The Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen In A Theater.

[rkmsuf]

And, could some also throw Slap Shot 2 onto the pile.

Didn't know there was such a thing.

[IwasHere]

Major League II
Wasn't a terrible movie.

Major League 3 on the other hand with that guy from Quantum Leap was a Disaster.

[Draft Dodger]

Yet another, 'nother vote.

"Highlander 2" still holds the title of "The Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen In A Theater.

agreed. also the only movie I've ever considered walking out of, and the only movie I've seen other people walk out on.

[stevew]

I hate it when they make a sequel to a movie that's like 10 years old already.

[bulletsponge]

i thought the Austin Powers sequels were god awful. then again the first one sucked donkey **** too.

[sachmo71]

Austin Powers movies are funny.

[VPI97]

Godfather III

[cthomer5000]

So, I thought some of the original movies that you got the sequels from might actually be good. If I were voting on mainstream box-office success type movies, I think the worst sequel of all time was Star Wars: Episodes 1, 2, & 3. Just ill-conceived all around.

Attack Of The Clones is a truly awful movie from start to finish. That would be my pick for worst of the bunch, though all three sucked mega-ass.

[duckman]

Splashface 7

[Butter]

Where the hell is my option for Halloween 3?

This was the Halloween movie with no Michael Myers!!!

I still have no clue as to Why this was even considered a Halloween movie! You can't have a Halloween movie without Michael Myers.

'Twas very bad. But #5 sets up a nice little conspiracy theory about Michael, and they never paid that off, and pretty much just ignored them in the later Halloween movies.

[Critch]

Highlander II was bad, but Highlander III was even worse.

And then the Highlander movies that were based on the tv series were even worse. They kept on lowering the bar and kept on sneaking under it with the next movie.

[Franklinnoble]

Batman and Robin
Batman Forever
Superman IV
Star Trek: Nemesis
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
On Her Majesty's Secret Service


I could go on, but that's about all that come to mind right now. This poll would be easier if you made it the "Best Sequel of All Time."

[larrymcg421]

'Twas very bad. But #5 sets up a nice little conspiracy theory about Michael, and they never paid that off, and pretty much just ignored them in the later Halloween movies.

Actually I thought 5 was terible. Part 4 was best because it was most like the original. It set up alot of atmosphere that built the suspense very well, and the ending was extremely creepy.

[larrymcg421]

I voted for Teen Wolf Too on this list because it is the most egregious example of copying the original. I mean seriously, they copy it down to dialogue patterns. And they picked College Boxing as the sport we're supposed to care about, and the Dean wants the wolf to play (as opposed to, you know, football or basketball). Also, not only did they make it about Scott's cousin because MJF refused to do it, but they had another actor playing Stiles. Oh, and no Boof. Lame.

[Swaggs]

This poll made my head explode. There are so many fitting choices that I cannot decide. I might vote trout.

[KevinNU7]

For this poll I have decided that is is important that the first movie isn't very good (or didn't do very well), therefore the 2nd movie is kind of like "Why did they even bother making this movie?" If the first one did really it is obvious that they would make the 2nd.

With that said I chose Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

[miked]

The Crow 2. So bad, went to the video store 20 minutes in and got a refund/replacement.

[Honolulu_Blue]

For this poll I have decided that is is important that the first movie isn't very good (or didn't do very well), therefore the 2nd movie is kind of like "Why did they even bother making this movie?" If the first one did really it is obvious that they would make the 2nd.

With that said I chose Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

I sort of take an opposite view. For a sequel to be really bad, I think it is important that the first move was very good, so that there was some expectation for the sequel and actual hope that it would be good.

A crappy sequel to a crappy original film is sort of like a tree falling in the woods with no one around to hear it.

[Butter]

I sort of take an opposite view. For a sequel to be really bad, I think it is important that the first move was very good, so that there was some expectation for the sequel and actual hope that it would be good.

A crappy sequel to a crappy original film is sort of like a tree falling in the woods with no one around to hear it.

Same here.

[SelzShoes]

Where the hell is my option for Halloween 3?

This was the Halloween movie with no Michael Myers!!!

I still have no clue as to Why this was even considered a Halloween movie! You can't have a Halloween movie without Michael Myers.
The original idea was to have a different type-Halloween movie every year. The Saga of Michael Myers was supposed to end after II, but III did so poorly, they went back to the well.

My vote would be Alien V Predator or Jason V Freddy--decent ideas 10 years too late and crappily done at that.

[larrymcg421]

Speed 2 wasn't as awful as i heard it was. It's not like the first one was Citizen Kane either.

Well I'd suggest that the first one is at the very least one of the best action movies of its era, and go even further to note that its one of my favorite of all time. Speed 2 was a complete waste of time, and had none of the cleverness or fast paced thrills of the first one. It was set on a fucking cruise ship, for cryin out loud. Ugh.

[Lathum]

2 fast 2 furious

[Anthony]

I sort of take an opposite view. For a sequel to be really bad, I think it is important that the first move was very good, so that there was some expectation for the sequel and actual hope that it would be good.

A crappy sequel to a crappy original film is sort of like a tree falling in the woods with no one around to hear it.


you are wrong. shit begats shit. you can't have roses blooming from a pile of shit. but...you can have a great movie whose legacy was forever tarnished by the greed from which the sequel was borne from.

your expectations are lowered when you see the sequel to a shitty movie. but when you see Star Wars 3-6 and then go see The Phantom Menace, your entire world is shat upon, your very sense of right and wrong is questioned.

[larrymcg421]

Seriosuly, I think the writers of Weekend at Bernie's 2 should get some kind of medal for daring to do the movie in the first place, and then following it through.

I mean really, I bet someone was just fucking with the writer - "Yeah, what are you gonna do now, write a sequel to Weekend at Bernie's." And the writer came back a few months later and said "Fuck you bitch, here's the script and it's got a green light."

[Arctus]

Godfather III

What a brutal movie. Tried watching it once sober and once drunk and couldn't get to the end either time.

[Anthony]

2 fast 2 furious

watched it. loved it. bought the DVD.

[Anthony]

Seriosuly, I think the writers of Weekend at Bernie's 2 should get some kind of medal for daring to do the movie in the first place, and then following it through.

I mean really, I bet someone was just fucking with the writer - "Yeah, what are you gonna do now, write a sequel to Weekend at Bernie's." And the writer came back a few months later and said "Fuck you bitch, here's the script and it's got a green light."


LOL, great post. 2 thumbs up. :D

[rkmsuf]

watched it. loved it. bought the DVD.

you rice out your ride yet?

[Honolulu_Blue]

you are wrong. shit begats shit. you can't have roses blooming from a pile of shit. but...you can have a great movie whose legacy was forever tarnished by the greed from which the sequel was borne from.

your expectations are lowered when you see the sequel to a shitty movie. but when you see Star Wars 3-6 and then go see The Phantom Menace, your entire world is shat upon, your very sense of right and wrong is questioned.

You are making absolutely no sense here. At all. Pull your dick out of the hoagie and think.

Under my rationale, "for a sequel to truly be bad" the original has to be good. Hence, as you say, when you see The Phantom Menace "your entire world is shat upon, your very sense of right and wrong is questioned." That's exactly what I am saying.

Sooby Doo 2 might be a god freakin' awful sequel, but it doesn't compare at all to, say, Phantom Menace, Highlander II, or many of the others posted up there because it is just shit begat by shit.

[Anthony]

You are making absolutely no sense here. At all. Pull your dick out of the hoagie and think.

Under my rationale, "for a sequel to truly be bad" the original has to be good. Hence, as you say, when you see The Phantom Menace "your entire world is shat upon, your very sense of right and wrong is questioned." That's exactly what I am saying.

Sooby Doo 2 might be a god freakin' awful sequel, but it doesn't compare at all to, say, Phantom Menace, Highlander II, or many of the others posted up there because it is just shit begat by shit.


HAHAHA, you're right. i'm arguing two different things.

you are still wrong....in life.

[Butter]

Seriosuly, I think the writers of Weekend at Bernie's 2 should get some kind of medal for daring to do the movie in the first place, and then following it through.

I mean really, I bet someone was just fucking with the writer - "Yeah, what are you gonna do now, write a sequel to Weekend at Bernie's." And the writer came back a few months later and said "Fuck you bitch, here's the script and it's got a green light."

I just would like to note that the three-armed baby gives this post 3 thumbs up.

[Karlifornia]

Let's see...Mannequin 2....just horrific.

I haven't seen Cheaper By the Dozen 2, and I probably never will, but I think it warrants a mention.

And I can't believe not a single soul has mentioned The Exorcist II: Heretic. Absolute shit. What's funny is that the writer of the first one came back and wrote the third one, and it's actually pretty darn good.

[stevew]

Seriosuly, I think the writers of Weekend at Bernie's 2 should get some kind of medal for daring to do the movie in the first place, and then following it through.

I mean really, I bet someone was just fucking with the writer - "Yeah, what are you gonna do now, write a sequel to Weekend at Bernie's." And the writer came back a few months later and said "Fuck you bitch, here's the script and it's got a green light."

This actually made me laugh out loud. That does not happen often.

[MIJB#19]

Godfather III
My first thought too.

[stevew]

Godfather 3 was no 1 or 2, but it's not as awful as you guys say. If you FF through the Sophie scenes, it's not too bad. Some of the stuff with Garcia was solid. A lot of times I'm just happy to see resolution of characters that i enjoyed meeting, even if it is substandard.

[gkb]

Aliens 3 or Aliens 4. Both sucked.

The Whole 10 yards.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

The aforementioned Highlander 2.

[stevew]

Temple of Doom was a prequel.

[gkb]

Temple of Doom was a prequel.

Fair enough, but it came after Raiders and I hated it. :)

(Edit: By "after" I meant released after...)

[Glengoyne]

Yet another, 'nother vote.

"Highlander 2" still holds the title of "The Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen In A Theater.

I didn't walk out though. So Natural Born Killers takes the prize for me. I'll even nominate for this thread's worst category. That's how bad I thought it was.

[sabotai]

Temple of Doom was a prequel.

I've seen all of the Indiana Jones movies at least a dozen times each (for quite awhile, the only one my family had on VHS was Temple, so that's my excuse for watching that one so much...we got it free or for $1 from McDonalds I think). I never knew Temple was a prequel. Do they do anything in the movie to make it obvious?

[stevew]

I've seen all of the Indiana Jones movies at least a dozen times each (for quite awhile, the only one my family had on VHS was Temple, so that's my excuse for watching that one so much...we got it free or for $1 from McDonalds I think). I never knew Temple was a prequel. Do they do anything in the movie to make it obvious?

Basically just the dates in the beginning of the movie. The setting is 2 years prior to the events of Raiders, IIRC.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I didn't walk out though. So Natural Born Killers takes the prize for me. I'll even nominate for this thread's worst category. That's how bad I thought it was.

Heh. When I saw "Natural Born Killers" I was a young, impressionable youth. I loved it. Saw it 4 times in the theater. The movie has lost its luster a bit, it still has its charms. That said, I perfectly understand how people would and could hate this film above all.

[Franklinnoble]

I've seen all of the Indiana Jones movies at least a dozen times each (for quite awhile, the only one my family had on VHS was Temple, so that's my excuse for watching that one so much...we got it free or for $1 from McDonalds I think). I never knew Temple was a prequel. Do they do anything in the movie to make it obvious?

Same here... this blows my mind.

[stevew]

I didn't know it was for the longest time either.

[Schmidty]

Wild Things 2.

[sovereignstar]

There's no way Weekend at Bernies 2 is the worst. It was a Gene pick.

[Arctus]

Some of the stuff with Garcia was solid.

Yeah, but most of the stuff with Garcia was incest. :(

[IwasHere]

My vote would be Alien V Predator

Wow, I really liked Alien vs Predator.

Maybe my expectations of the movie were so low going in that I was blown away. Who can blame me though after having seen Winona's Alien and Glover's Predator. AVP just blew these 2 sequals away.

[Neon_Chaos]

Where is Meatballs 2!?

[cthomer5000]

2 fast 2 furious

Never saw it, but this has to be better than the original (which is my own personal "worst movie i ever saw in a theatre.")

In fact, based on trailers alone I will throw this out there:

Fast & Furious 3 > Fast & Furious 2 > Fast & Furious

[Buccaneer]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Worse sequel of all time, by far. No movie has ever dropped so far from its first to its second iteration.

[Groundhog]

The answer is clearly the Matrix 2.

[Grammaticus]

Highlander 2.
I second this as the absolute worst sequal ever.

[Axxon]

I vote for Exorcist II. Horrid movie. It's more memorable to me because it's the only time I've ever been to a movie and the theatre was empty except for me and my friend. Should have tipped us off.

Actually, kudo's to the theater for showing it anyway but I think they only did it so they could sit in the projection booth and mock us.

[Schmidty]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Worse sequel of all time, by far. No movie has ever dropped so far from its first to its second iteration.

I love that movie. I remember being 8 years old and going to see it at the theater with my grandma and my buddies and just being blown away. Maybe it's just a childhood thing, but I still love it whenever I see it.

My rankings of Indiana Jones movies:

1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade -All movies should be this fun
2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Not art, but still entertaining
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Good, but not as colorful to me.

[Draft Dodger]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Worse sequel of all time, by far. No movie has ever dropped so far from its first to its second iteration.

big disappointment for me too. didn't really like the 3rd one too much either.

but it doesn't top Highlander. sorry

[stevew]

My rankings of Indiana Jones movies:

1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade -All movies should be this fun
2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Not art, but still entertaining
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Good, but not as colorful to me.

What the hell.

Raiders is an amazing movie. Watch it again.

And Last Crusade is almost as good as Raiders, but Temple of Doom is not on the same level. Which is not to say that TOD sucks, cause it's still better than most movies made. It's just nowhere near as good as the other two.

[WSUCougar]

Another vote for Highlander 2, although I have to also toss out The Two Jakes, because I did walk out of the theater for that one.

[Glengoyne]

Heh. When I saw "Natural Born Killers" I was a young, impressionable youth. I loved it. Saw it 4 times in the theater. The movie has lost its luster a bit, it still has its charms. That said, I perfectly understand how people would and could hate this film above all.

I actually sat through it once...the guy I went with wouldn't leave. I thought the movie was SO bad that I figured something had to be wrong on my part. Another friend wanted to go see it, so I agreed to go. I set his expectations exceedingly low. I remember telling him, "I think it got better after the snakes". So when you see the snakes..You'll know it is about to get better. A ways into the movie, he leaned over and said, "I can't wait for the snakes. We need to leave". I was in wholehearted agreement. That is the only time I've walked out of a movie.

[hoopsguy]

Ace Ventura 2 - Call of the Wild.

[gkb]

Blair Witch 2 was pretty horrible as well...but it had some female nudity in it so it was redeemed a bit. :) Batman and Robin was horrific as was the Superman with Richard Pryor in it.

[stevew]

Oh, god, forgot about Batman and Robin. That sucks majorly, probably one of the worst films I've every had the displeasure of seeing.

[cthomer5000]

The answer is clearly the Matrix 2.

I thought 2 had it's moments... and it had the whole problem of us (as viewers) kind of giving it the benefit of the doubt since we figured the 3rd movie would tie up any loose ends. Nope, the 3rd just sucked 50 times harder. I thought Revolutions was AWFUL and felt robbed.

I would have to say it was the worst transition from beginning to end of any series ever. Star Wars comes in 2nd.

[Buccaneer]

big disappointment for me too. didn't really like the 3rd one too much either.

but it doesn't top Highlander. sorry

I think it does for this reason. There are sequels that are very bad in of themselves (like Highlander 2) but when compared to its predecessor, I measure the gap and I think there is a greater disparity between between IJ 1 and 2 than Highlander (or Matrix or whatever) 1 and 2.

Schmidty, my god dude, are you that...that... something...I'm just at a loss for words...

[Buccaneer]

I thought 2 had it's moments... and it had the whole problem of us (as viewers) kind of giving it the benefit of the doubt since we figured the 3rd movie would tie up any loose ends. Nope, the 3rd just sucked 50 times harder. I thought Revolutions was AWFUL and felt robbed.

I would have to say it was the worst transition from beginning to end of any series ever. Star Wars comes in 2nd.

Only if you thought that Matrix 1 didn't suck.

[Schmidty]

Schmidty, my god dude, are you that...that... something...I'm just at a loss for words...

That what, dude? It's just an opinion of a movie. It has nothing to do with intelligence, but if you want to be a cock, be my guest.

[Buccaneer]

That what, dude? It's just an opinion of a movie. It has nothing to do with intelligence, but if you want to be a cock, be my guest.

Aww shit, I forgot the smiley thing again. It's been a long week, can you visually put one back there? Thanks.

[amdaily]

now that i've been reminded of the matrix, i will go with that

on the other hand, i though Bernie's 2 was pretty good

[Schmidty]

Aww shit, I forgot the smiley thing again. It's been a long week, can you visually put one back there? Thanks.

Don't worry Buc, I'm a grumpy, sensitive bastard, so I probably would have gotten pissed anyway. ;)

[sterlingice]

I think a really important consideration here is how good the first movie was and how bad of a fall it was to the second movie. So, if something's not that great to begin with, who cares if it's sequel sucked. Hence why I wouldn't vote for 2 Fast 2 Furious (then again I never saw it) because The Fast and the Furious sucked so there wasn't much further to fall.

Highlander 2.

Excellent call.

The Crow 2. So bad, went to the video store 20 minutes in and got a refund/replacement.

Definitely bad. And The Crow was pretty darn good, I thought.

SI

[Bubba Wheels]

Jackie Mason is no Rodney Dangerfield.

[bulletsponge]

wouldnt a list be easier or shorter if we picked sequels that were better or as good as the original?

[Bubba Wheels]

wouldnt a list be easier or shorter if we picked sequels that were better or as good as the original?

Godfather 2, Empire Strikes Back, BillyJack come to mind.

[sterlingice]

Godfather 2, Empire Strikes Back, BillyJack come to mind.

I'll take Terminator 2 and Spiderman 2 in the "as good as previous" category.

SI

[gkb]

I'll add Aliens and X2 to the mix of "as good as or better than previous"...and I wholeheartedly agree with Empire Strikes Back.

[Franklinnoble]

Godfather 2, Empire Strikes Back, BillyJack come to mind.

You're kidding about the Billy Jack movies.

Right?

[Bubba Wheels]

You're kidding about the Billy Jack movies.

Right?

Came to mind because of it being a bit of a trivia thing. Tom Laughlin appeared in a very low-budget motorcycle movie (would have to look the name up) about half-way thru as the character 'BillyJack."

From that he went on to star in the 'BillyJack" movie as the dissaffected loner/Vietnam vet (wonder if this is where the idea for the Rambo movies came from.) Actually was a pretty decent flick in its own right.

Everything after this was pure garbage, though. Think I heard Laughlin died awhile back.

[SuperGrover]

Mission Impossible II was dreadful.