There were gobs of trailers on the
Resident Evil: Degeneration DVD, including those for
Vacancy 2 and
Boogeyman 3. Here's but a few forthcoming sequels that I can think of without having to think:
- Vacancy 2
- Boogeyman 3
- The Grudge 3
- Feast 3
- Pulse 3
- Underworld 3
- The Strangers 2
- The Descent 2
This clearly begs the question: does
every horror film these days have to sprout a friggin' franchise? Sure, horror movies are famous for setting up the inevitable sequel, but geez...at least a "Part 3" indicated there was
some sort of iconic character or villain that made a film worthy of a franchise: Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Jaws. "Worthy", of course, is...you know, relatively speaking. I'm not saying that these sequels are necessarily any
good, or that any of these forthcoming ventures
won't be- it's just that the advent of the direct-to-DVD market has given virtually every film "series" potential.
What happened to the stand alone horror movie? Why, back in MY day, there wasn't a
Happy Birthday to Me Part 2:
Over the Hill and we LIKED it like that!
Let me state for the record, however, that I wouldn't be opposed to
The Ju-on Five.
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—Quick, Marketing Department, do something "hip" with those titles!
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The Grudg3
F33st
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Und3world
The 2tranger2
The De2cent
—Awesome! I mean, except for The De2cent. That's f—ing retarded.
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I wonder what they would sing...
Oh my god, The Ju-On Five photo just made me cackle. Awesome.
yeah, yeah, sequels can suck, but they can also be awesome (final destination 2, the 2nd scream).
Also, Rhona Mitra is the star of Underworld 3, and even though the first one was seriously, soooo boring, and I havent even bothered to watch 2, I will most defintely be off to the cinema to see it!!
Don't forget: It looks like Rob Zombie IS making Halloween 2 (imdb.com)
SE2EN
Seriously! There is nothing wrong with stand-alones, Hollywood! The more movies they turn into franchises, the less meaningful and iconic the existing franchises are.
But if it weren't for sequels to sequels we wouldn't have "Shark Attack 3: Megalodon."
Sometimes it takes a couple of tries for magic like that to happen.
Pffft. If you think Hollywood is bad, buy an Xbox. Gears of War, Dead Space, Mirror's Edge. They don't even bother fully explaining the premise until the second game. (Which may never happen if you don't go out and buy 20 copies right now!!!!!!!!!!)
ODH: Awesome! How about SE14EN?
If these slobs had any class at all, they'd at least make each "Part 3" in 3-D.
I still can't beleive the "My Bloody Valentine" remake is jumping the gun, and going right to 3-D with the first installment.
These kids today.
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