Abstract
- Standalone sequels exist as a result of some sequence wish to strive one thing totally different or make a fast buck, leading to various high quality.
- Movies like Son of the Masks and I Spit on Your Grave 2 are horrible and unrelated to their profitable predecessors.
- The Suicide Squad and 10 Cloverfield Lane are tonally totally different from their predecessors, providing a extra pleasing and appropriate expertise.
A sequel, by definition, is a direct follow-up to a different film, however some sequels have little or no relation to their predecessors. They’re referred to as standalone sequels, and a surprisingly excessive variety of them exist. Generally, it is just because the sequence needs to veer off and check out one thing new — maybe to begin an anthology sequence. Nonetheless, in different circumstances, it is as a result of placing a “2” after the unique’s title is a simple strategy to capitalize on the primary movie’s success.
Subsequently, the standard of sequels that do not hook up with their unique motion pictures varies significantly. Some are real makes an attempt to evolve a franchise, whereas others are churned out with out a lot thought. Regardless, they make attention-grabbing viewing for curious film followers, particularly those that liked the movies that got here first within the sequence.
10 The Marine 2 (2009)
Fully Unrelated To Its John Cena-Led Predecessor
2006’s The Marine was the fifth film produced by WWE Studios and the performing debut of WWE icon John Cena. It adopted Cena’s John Triton, a lately discharged U.S. Marine, making an attempt to save lots of his kidnapped spouse from a gaggle of jewel thieves. The 2009 sequel, The Marine 2, is said in identify solely. It stars the lesser-known WWE star Ted DiBiase Jr. as Joe Linwood, one other Marine making an attempt to rescue his spouse and a gaggle of hostages from a resort below terrorist management. Neither movie is nice, however the second is weaker by far. 4 extra sequels adopted, starring one other wrestler, Mike “The Miz” Mizanin.
9 Son Of The Masks (2005)
Jamie Kennedy Is A Pale Imitation Of Jim Carrey
The Masks was one among three movies in 1994 that made Jim Carrey’s film profession explode (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Dumb and Dumber are the others). It made a killing on the field workplace and was humorous, action-packed, and colourful, with excellent particular results. A 2005 sequel, Son of the Masks, was made on a bigger finances, starring Jamie Kennedy. Its deceptive title suggests the protagonist is Jim Carrey’s son, however that is not true. Kennedy’s character, Tim Avery, finds the masks and conceives a toddler whereas sporting it, leading to a child being born with masks powers. It is excessively loud, ludicrous, and completely unrelated to its predecessor.
8 Zombi 2 (1979)
The Epitome Of A Zombie Exploitation Film
In 1978, George A. Romero’s traditional zombie film, Daybreak of the Useless, was launched in Italy with the title Zombi. It prompted the Italian-based manufacturing firm Selection Movie to use this by releasing an unrelated film referred to as Zombi 2, giving the impression of a sequel to Romero’s mall-based movie. It depicts a voodoo curse inflicting the deceased to rise on a Caribbean island, and a scientist’s daughter travels there when her dad’s boat washes up in New York unmanned. The unhappy factor is that Zombi 2 can stand independently with out piggybacking off Romero. It is a strong horror flick that is creepy, extremely gory, and extremely influential on subsequent zombie choices.
7 A Higher Tomorrow III: Love & Demise in Saigon (1989)
John Woo Had Nothing To Do With This One
John Woo’s A Higher Tomorrow and A Higher Tomorrow II established him as Hong Kong’s king of bullet operas within the mid-Nineteen Eighties. They each star Chow Yun-fat, albeit as totally different characters (one being the opposite’s twin), they usually’re motion masterpieces full of enjoyable. A Higher Tomorrow III: Love & Demise in Saigon is a follow-up in identify solely. Whereas it once more stars Yun-fat and is slated as a prequel to the primary two movies, each different character is unrelated. It is set through the Vietnam Battle and varieties an origin story for Yun-fat’s first character. It is neither as enjoyable nor action-packed as its predecessors.
6 I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
Jennifer Hills Is Nowhere To Be Seen Right here
2010’s I Spit on Your Grave — a remake of the 1978 film — is a satisfying revenge flick a few girl, author Jennifer Hills, who seeks brutal vengeance towards the boys who sexually assaulted her and left her for useless. Having dispatched her tormentors, horror followers contemplated how Hills’ story would proceed when a sequel was introduced. It did not. I Spit on Your Grave 2 has a virtually equivalent premise however a unique setting, and it follows a brand new protagonist, mannequin Katie Carter. Its predecessor is watchable, however this one is terrible. A correct follow-up to the unique, I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine, got here out in 2015.
5 The Hills Have Eyes Half III: Thoughts Ripper (1995)
Wes Craven Is, Surprisingly, The Solely Connection To Its Predecessors
1977’s The Hills Have Eyes and its 1985 sequel, The Hills Have Eyes Half II, each have their place in horror film historical past. Granted, the second does not stay as much as the primary, however followers of Wes Craven’s motion pictures will defend it, and the opening installment is a style traditional. Nonetheless, The Hills Have Eyes Half III: Thoughts Ripper has no relation to both. Surprisingly, Craven produced it, permitting it to make use of the identify of his movies. Moderately than that includes mutant cannibals within the desert, this one depicts authorities scientists’ makes an attempt to reanimate a corpse, however the result’s a superhuman monster referred to as Thor.
4 Drunken Grasp III (1994)
Jackie Chan Is Nowhere To Be Seen In This One
1978’s Drunken Grasp and 1994’s Drunken Grasp II (launched in North America in 2000 as The Legend of the Drunken Grasp) are two of Jackie Chan’s most iconic motion pictures. The primary made him a star in Hong Kong, and the second impressed audiences worldwide after its Western launch. Chan performs Cantonese folks hero and preventing icon Wong Fei-hung to sensible impact. Drunken Grasp III, regardless of its identify, has nothing to do with both movie. It stars Andy Lau, who fell out with Chan on Drunken Grasp II’s set. It has an analogous premise however is broadly thought-about an imitator with boring motion, tedious dialogue, and antics bordering on foolish.
3 Final Home on the Left – Half II (1971)
A Gory Sequel Launched Earlier than Its Supposed Predecessor
This entry is an anomaly, because the supposed sequel was launched earlier than the film it claims to comply with. The Final Home on the Left – Half II has passed by many names, however most horror followers comprehend it as A Bay of Blood, a extremely influential slasher chronicling a homicide spree across the eponymous bay. Nonetheless, it has been renamed a number of instances, with one title suggesting it is a sequel to Wes Craven’s The Final Home on the Left. That movie depicts the kidnapping and abuse of two teenage women by a gaggle of escaped convicts — and it has nothing to do with the unrelated film bizarrely claiming to be its successor.
2 The Suicide Squad (2021)
Tonally Fully Totally different From Suicide Squad
2016’s Suicide Squad was a essential and business disappointment. It turned a colourful comedian e book right into a bleak live-action expertise. Its standalone sequel, The Suicide Squad, added a “The” and the enjoyable and power of the supply materials that was lacking from its predecessor. The Suicide Squad shares a couple of characters with the earlier movie however ignores its occasions, successfully giving the franchise a tender reboot. Whereas the primary movie sees the eponymous workforce preventing a darkish sorceress, The Suicide Squad pits them towards a large pink and blue alien starfish, delivering a sillier and extra appropriate tone.
1 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
There Are No Big Monsters In This One
2008’s discovered footage monster film Cloverfield chronicles an assault on New York Metropolis by an unidentified large creature and the smaller parasites residing on it. It is a incredible movie, and a direct sequel is claimed to be in improvement — however the primary follow-up to Cloverfield was unrelated to it. 10 Cloverfield Lane has the phrase “Cloverfield” within the title, however the connection ends there. It is a few younger girl held underground in a bunker belonging to a person who claims the world above is now uninhabitable as a result of an unspecified catastrophe. With John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead within the lead roles, this one is healthier than its unrelated predecessor.