The reviews explore ten of those sequels, some made as cash-ins because the studio owned the rights (2010: The Year We Make Contact) or had performers under contract (Funny Lady), some made because the studio thought there still might be some name recognition (Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights). Here we have some sequels that departed so far from the original they left audiences alienated (Babe: Pig in the City) or just widely misunderstood what made the original a hit in the first place (Staying Alive).
In any case, we rip them all apart here, to find out what works, and more often than not, doesn’t. What was good about the original and what they screwed up on with the sequel. There’s going to be a lot of criticism and a lot of catty, mean-spirited comments. Enjoy!
Movies included:
2010: The Year We Make Contact
Funny Lady
Babe: Pig in the City
Tron: Legacy
The Rage: Carrie II
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Staying Alive
Cannonball Run II
Poltergeist II
About the Author:
Scott Telek has been reviewing movies for Cinema de Merde for ten years now, reviewing over 1,200 movies according to two main principles: 1) It’s not whether the movie is “good,” it’s whether it’s fun to watch, and 2) no matter how “cheesy” a movie may be, we’ll still seriously consider its ideas. He’s gained a fiercely loyal following of readers for his funny, insightful reviews that skip celebrity gossip in favor of discussing movies—high or low—as a work of art, with special attention to the social issues the film touches on. Scott brings an intelligent, literary—and hilarious—perspective to everything from art films to B-movies, treating them all democratically. This writing is one-third movie review, one-third social commentary and one-third comedy… and as fun to read as watching the movies themselves.
In any case, we rip them all apart here, to find out what works, and more often than not, doesn’t. What was good about the original and what they screwed up on with the sequel. There’s going to be a lot of criticism and a lot of catty, mean-spirited comments. Enjoy!
Movies included:
2010: The Year We Make Contact
Funny Lady
Babe: Pig in the City
Tron: Legacy
The Rage: Carrie II
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Staying Alive
Cannonball Run II
Poltergeist II
About the Author:
Scott Telek has been reviewing movies for Cinema de Merde for ten years now, reviewing over 1,200 movies according to two main principles: 1) It’s not whether the movie is “good,” it’s whether it’s fun to watch, and 2) no matter how “cheesy” a movie may be, we’ll still seriously consider its ideas. He’s gained a fiercely loyal following of readers for his funny, insightful reviews that skip celebrity gossip in favor of discussing movies—high or low—as a work of art, with special attention to the social issues the film touches on. Scott brings an intelligent, literary—and hilarious—perspective to everything from art films to B-movies, treating them all democratically. This writing is one-third movie review, one-third social commentary and one-third comedy… and as fun to read as watching the movies themselves.
