Films you dislike and try to avoid

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by Amethyst_Isle Not forgetting The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Or Angels One Five and Fahrenheit 451

Steve

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by smiffy I got that Steve .I am not a lover of numbered sequels ,but one exception ( for me anyway ) was The Godfather 2 ,how I wish they could have come up with an alternate Title . I can't think of any british films that have numbered sequels off the top of my head ,Is it purely an american thing ? and do you think it is the lack of imagination by the studios or is it so an American audience knows what to expect

I think it might be. I can't think of any British films that have that sort of sequel numbering that is so common in American films - unless you go the films of Shakespeare's history plays like Henry IV and Richard III

Steve

[zulu]

Originally Posted by smiffy I got that Steve .I am not a lover of numbered sequels ,but one exception ( for me anyway ) was The Godfather 2 ,how I wish they could have come up with an alternate Title . I can't think of any british films that have numbered sequels off the top of my head ,Is it purely an american thing ? and do you think it is the lack of imagination by the studios or is it so an American audience knows what to expect

Yes, it is an American thing, and it just goes to show that if an original idea made a lot of money, then the chances are the follow-up will, which of course is flawed thinking. Why can't people leave the originals alone and let them stand alone? Psycho II, Alien II, Jaws II were all crap and all tarnished the reputations of the originals. Beside the money-thing, it's also a case of the American movie industry being bankrupt and harking back to a glorious movie-past for their inspiration.

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by zulu Yes, it is an American thing, and it just goes to show that if an original idea made a lot of money, then the chances are the follow-up will, which of course is flawed thinking. Why can't people leave the originals alone and let them stand alone? Psycho II, Alien II, Jaws II were all crap and all tarnished the reputations of the originals. Beside the money-thing, it's also a case of the American movie industry being bankrupt and harking back to a glorious movie-past for their inspiration.

Most, yes. But there's an exception to every rule and in this case I think it could be Alien II (AKA Aliens). The monster wasn't as scary because they revealed too much of it and the scariest monsters are the ones you can't see. But it did have a much stronger storyline with young Newt

Ripley: Get away from her, you bitch!

Steve

[dremble wedge]

Originally Posted by smiffy I can't think of any british films that have numbered sequels off the top of my head

Quatermass II

Was that the first 'numeric' sequel?

[scholes]

Originally Posted by Nick Dando Anything with Jack Nicholson in it, apart from his appearances in Head and The Raven. I can just about tolerate The Shining as it was made by Kubrick, but I can't think of another film he's been in that I've enjoyed. Nick

As others have suggested in this thread. "One flew over the cuckoos nest" is a superb film, and if you'll pardon the pun is almost an institution.

[scholes]

Anything with Steven Segal in it.

[Cooper S]

Originally Posted by Amethyst_Isle Not forgetting The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Or even 'One, Two, Three' !

[jamesharris]

I tend to avoid films with Danny Dyer in them like the plague

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by scholes Anything with Steven Segal in it.

Anything described as an "Action movie"

Steve

[batman]

Originally Posted by scholes Anything with Steven Segal in it.

I take it you won't be trying this .....

[smiffy]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Anything described as an "Action movie" Steve

Quote:
Originally Posted by scholes
Anything with Steven Segal in it.

All the above and anything described as "Must see "

[Moor Larkin]

Originally Posted by batman I take it you won't be trying this .....

You mean Steven is in the can? How do they make it fizzy?

[smiffy]

Originally Posted by batman I take it you won't be trying this .....

Where do you find them bats ?
I love the text on the can " Packed with exotic botanicals " If segals face doesn't put you off that will

[batman]

Originally Posted by Moor Larkin You mean Steven is in the can? How do they make it fizzy?

They throw it up in the air like this ...