POLL- The WEAKEST LINK: MOVIE SEQUELS - ROUND 1

tbergs

EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN

Spiritual_Chaos said:

MedozK said:

Looks like Evil Dead 2 is going out first round.. hate to see it cause I LOVE that movie. Have watched it countless times and lots of times while listening to the directors commentary on the DVD. Have even went to the location of the old cabin (not there anymore), but still neat to see the location.

The first Evil Dead is miles better and more interesting than the sequel with it's overly long "Here's what happened in the last episode" remake of the first film as the start.

The first one still creeps me out. Amazing movie.

And btw --

-- ALIEN 3 IS A BETTER FILM THAN ALIENS

Said no one else ever!

Edit: It was a pretty good SNES game though.

F Me In The Brain

BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II

I like Aliens 3 but not better than Aliens.
Alien was the best of them, imo.

markymark550

EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN

Voting out the ones I haven't seen first

dankind

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

F Me In The Brain said:

I like Aliens 3 but not better than Aliens.
Alien was the best of them, imo.

This is correct. 

Spiritual_Chaos

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

dankind said:

F Me In The Brain said:

I like Aliens 3 but not better than Aliens.
Alien was the best of them, imo.

This is correct. 

Yes ofc Alien was better. 

But Alien 3 is a lot more interesting with great acting, and less of a grainy B-movie like Aliens is.

For every green screened rod-puppet people dislike in Alien 3 there is a shitty looking rearprojection shot in Aliens.

tbergs

EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN

I do want to watch Alien again. Been a long time. I see the whole franchise, at least the first 4, can be streamed on Prime right now, but Alien includes ads. Bah!

dankind

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

I actually had an initial disliking of Aliens when it came out.

Unlike S_C, though, I actually dig Cameron’s filmmaking techniques; it was the complete change in tone from horror film to action/adventure that didn’t sit well with me. It was no longer a scary movie, more of a thrill ride.

And the old child in danger trope to pander to idiots kind of sucked, too. 

Jones>Newt

F Me In The Brain

BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II

dankind said:

I actually had an initial disliking of Aliens when it came out.

Unlike S_C, though, I actually dig Cameron’s filmmaking techniques; it was the complete change in tone from horror film to action/adventure that didn’t sit well with me. It was no longer a scary movie, more of a thrill ride.

And the old child in danger trope to pander to idiots kind of sucked, too. 

Jones>Newt

I thought it was a fun movie with cool effects....but yeah, it was not a scary movie.  Haven't watched them in a while, may be a good thing to revisit.

Spiritual_Chaos

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

dankind said:

I actually had an initial disliking of Aliens when it came out.

Unlike S_C, though, I actually dig Cameron’s filmmaking techniques; it was the complete change in tone from horror film to action/adventure that didn’t sit well with me. It was no longer a scary movie, more of a thrill ride.

And the old child in danger trope to pander to idiots kind of sucked, too. 

Jones>Newt

Not saying I do not dig Camerons filmmaking techniques. Terminator 2 is my favorite movie of all time. Even with its shitty rearprojection in the scene where they have rescued Sarah and are leaving the mental hospital.

But, I actually dig David Fincher filmmaking techniques also. Even in films he himself "hates".

dankind

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

I liked Zodiac a little bit, but I find that Fincher spends too much time showing off and putting his slick stamp on his product -- and not enough time showing us a story. And I get distracted by his cloying insistence.

He's like the Bertolt Brecht of contemporary cinema. You're always aware that that you're watching a film; you never get to willingly suspend your disbelief. I guess I'm just a strict, old-school Aristotelian when it comes to the dramatic arts.

Hobbes

EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN

"rearprojection"

tempo_n_groove

BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II

2 things i got out of T2 and Aliens. 1, T2 had the coolest effects ever w the liquid terminator.  So damn cool.
2nd is that HR Giger was a art legend in all that he did for sci fi and the Dead Kennedy's.

RiotZact

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

The OG Alien film is a masterpiece, one of my favorites of all-time. Aliens is way better than it has any business being, considering how much changed as far as the creative team and entire tone of the movie. Not as good as the OG but still awesome. 

Alien 3 is a giant disappointment in a few regards. On one hand I can sympathize with Fincher with the studio interference and all of that. But how about the fact that Newt and Hicks are just killed off-screen? If you like Alien 3 and consider it cannon then I’m not sure how you would ever get any satisfaction from watching Aliens, because the whole movie is literally all for nothing. 

I’m almost happy in a weird way that Alien 3 sucks, because if it was good then I would have a hard time grappling with the meaninglessness of Aliens. 

Johnny Abruzzo

BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II

"So, we know this movie is supposed to be in the future but we ran out of money and we were told to reuse the 1955 set and we're just gonna refilm stuff you already saw sometimes with different actors - that's fine right?"

dankind

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

Johnny Abruzzo said:

"So, we know this movie is supposed to be in the future but we ran out of money and we were told to reuse the 1955 set and we're just gonna refilm stuff you already saw sometimes with different actors - that's fine right?"

Crispin Glover and his attorney certainly didn't think so, not with the prosthetics anyway.

Fuck Spielberg (executive producer)!

Spiritual_Chaos

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

Johnny Abruzzo said:

"So, we know this movie is supposed to be in the future but we ran out of money and we were told to reuse the 1955 set and we're just gonna refilm stuff you already saw sometimes with different actors - that's fine right?"

Which is a better and more fun idea for a sequal than just be stuck in one era (like part 3):  

"So, we know this movie is supposed to be in the future but we ran out of money and we made a western -  that's fine right?"

The storyline of part 2 should have been strecthed out over two films if they really wanted to make a trilogy. And if they really felt like they wamted to make a western, than have that be one organic part in that narrative. 

dankind

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

"So, we know this movie is supposed to be in the future but we ran out of money and we were told to reuse the 1955 set and we're just gonna refilm stuff you already saw sometimes with different actors - that's fine right?"

Which is a better and more fun idea for a sequal than just be stuck in one era (like part 3):  

"So, we know this movie is supposed to be in the future but we ran out of money and we made a western -  that's fine right?"

The storyline of part 2 should have been strecthed out over two films if they really wanted to make a trilogy. And if they really felt like they wamted to make a western, than have that be one organic part in that narrative. 

I never even bothered to watch the third one. Just the trailer looked awful.

MedozK

dankind said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

"So, we know this movie is supposed to be in the future but we ran out of money and we were told to reuse the 1955 set and we're just gonna refilm stuff you already saw sometimes with different actors - that's fine right?"

Which is a better and more fun idea for a sequal than just be stuck in one era (like part 3):  

"So, we know this movie is supposed to be in the future but we ran out of money and we made a western -  that's fine right?"

The storyline of part 2 should have been strecthed out over two films if they really wanted to make a trilogy. And if they really felt like they wamted to make a western, than have that be one organic part in that narrative. 

I never even bothered to watch the third one. Just the trailer looked awful.

I love all three. Anytime they're on TV I will watch em. But the 3rd is the worst of the 3 imo.

JimmyV

MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR

1 is iconic, 2 is meh, 3 is great. 

dankind

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

MedozK said:

dankind said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

"So, we know this movie is supposed to be in the future but we ran out of money and we were told to reuse the 1955 set and we're just gonna refilm stuff you already saw sometimes with different actors - that's fine right?"

Which is a better and more fun idea for a sequal than just be stuck in one era (like part 3):  

"So, we know this movie is supposed to be in the future but we ran out of money and we made a western -  that's fine right?"

The storyline of part 2 should have been strecthed out over two films if they really wanted to make a trilogy. And if they really felt like they wamted to make a western, than have that be one organic part in that narrative. 

I never even bothered to watch the third one. Just the trailer looked awful.

I love all three. Anytime they're on TV I will watch em. But the 3rd is the worst of the 3 imo.

Isn't ZZ Top in the third -- or am I making that up?