The 50 Worst Movie Sequels Of All Time
By Matt Barone | May 17, 2011 | 12:59 pm | Permalink
As the Summer 2011 movie season gets underway, the common perception is that’s it’s the season of the superhero; coming off of Thor’s recent creative and financial triumphs, comic book heads can now look forward to X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, and Captain America: The First Avenger. And we’re right there with them, because, frankly, the summer’s other major trend gives us the worst kind of déjà vu: the always dreaded “movie sequel.”
We’re not talking about Random Hit Movie Follow-Up Part 7, though; for this discussion’s purposes, let’s focus on second films, the ones that directly proceed box office successes and, as a result, bring with them the most speculation. Next week alone will see the release of two such sequels, The Hangover Part II and Kung Fu Panda 2, and by the end of August we’ll have seen firsthand whether Cars 2 squandered the first one’s widespread kiddie appeal.
Will this summer’s cinematic round two’s prove our skepticism wrong, or have us feeling ourselves some more (no hand lotion)? The jury is out, but let’s hope that those flicks fare better than the garbage on our list of The 50 Worst Movie Sequels Of All Time.
ICON: KEY CODE
: Same Old Shit
: Supporting Character Shine
: Why Now?
: Implausible Connection
: Title Pun
: Recasting
The DJ May 17th, 2011 at 01:22 PM
Even though this list is full of crappy sequels that deserve to be burned, I must disagree with you on Clerks 2 and Tron: Legacy. Maybe they weren't as GREAT as the first, but cmon, they weren't bad.
fuckcomplex May 19th, 2011 at 09:57 AM
what ong bak 2 had way better fight scenes then the first and everyone knows this ... who the fuck makes these list cuz they need to be fucking fired!!!!!!!
Horror Fan May 17th, 2011 at 02:36 PM
First, all respect for recognizing The Hills Have Eyes as the great remake that it is. However... I may be a tin foil hat wearing, in the corner muttering to himself, idiot asshat, but Aliens is definitely one of the worst sequals of all time. Everything that was great about Alien, the tension, the pacing, the minimalist sets, the feeling of isolation, dread, and claustorophobia - no where to run, nowhere to hide, and no one to save you on the ship- was completely destroyed by James Cameron in Aliens. Cameron took one the the greatest sci-fi/horror films of all times and shit out a loud, bombastic war movie. Laughable dialouge? Check. Poorly written characters? Check. Annoying child actor? Check. Re-hashed bad guy? Check. Massive ego? Not in check. So, yeah, Aliens blows. Also, Titanic II. Netflix it.
The Mechanic May 17th, 2011 at 02:44 PM
Wall Street 2 could have and should have been better, but it was by no means a bad movie, nor deserves a "worst sequel" title.
wtf... May 17th, 2011 at 03:17 PM
the second matrix was the best one out of the trilogy... damn complex some of your lists are legit as fuck but then some are ehhh
dave May 17th, 2011 at 09:08 PM
i realize tron legacy isnt going to win tthe oscar for best script but if you look at the original tron without your rose tinted nostalgia glasses, it wasnt that great a movie. and looking at its sequel against the original i would say its a decent movie. but thats just my opinion.
para May 18th, 2011 at 02:27 PM
WOW A fifty page slide-show... My version of hell.
Lo May 19th, 2011 at 12:42 AM
Say that. Their coding sucks
E May 22nd, 2011 at 07:46 PM
Matrix: Reloaded the 4th worst sequel? Haha...I think not. You're nuts.
JD May 26th, 2011 at 05:33 PM
You're right - it should be #1.
JD May 26th, 2011 at 05:39 PM
Yes, that was a painful 50 clicks, but every one of these I have seen, the dude is SPOT ON about. I'm thinking he knows what he's talking about. So I'll gladly pass on Wall St and Tron... I'm sure they aren't worth the time. And I'm prepared to be disappointed by Hangover 2 now :( Honestly people, Matrix 2 is about as bad as movies get. You can't fall any further from the original Matrix to one of the sequels. If you liked the sequels, you deserve a starring role in Idiocracy and a date with Maury Pauvich.
Ai June 17th, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Who ever made this is a fucking retard
jono September 25th, 2011 at 06:31 AM
One movie per page? Really? It's a quick read topic make it quick to read!