It appears that The Butterfly Effect 3 has begun production… before I figured out that a second one even existed. We get the news this morning, from our friends at the moviehole:
A second straight-to-video sequel to the Ashton Kutcher/Time-Travel Mindfuck “The Butterfly Effect” is in the works.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “The Butterfly Effect 3” (two points to the geniuses in the title department!), will actually get a short theatrical release (After Dark Films, which will distribute it theatrically in the U.S. as part of its After Dark Horrorfest “8 Films to Die For” series) before it goes wide at, er, Blockbuster.
I didn’t think The Butterfly Effect would be a film that would have a sequel at all, never mind a deuce. I suppose the film had a big enough audience to warrant the direct to DVD spinoffs, otherwise they wouldn’t happen; but I wouldn’t have guessed it. I am interested at the number crunching that goes into a direct to DVD film; how a film is selected for a direct to DVD launch would be a cool thing to find out
The glut of direct to DVD films will eventually give us some gold - but it’s going to take a lot of mining through garbage.
I think it is high time I went to the grocery store and looked in the bargain bin for some discount DVD gems.
10 Comments, Comment or Ping
NIC
BE 2 is actually A LOT better than the first.
May 16th, 2008
raul
i really hope they do make the movie, its just so……..genius
May 23rd, 2008
bebe
‘NIC’ are you crazy?! THE SCOND ONE was NOT better than the first. The first one was soooo good.
Jun 1st, 2008
Bamz
(Type your comment here. Make sure you’ve read the commenting rules before doing so) i agree with bebe the first butterfly effect was much better than the 2nd. the first film had so much more action and a more gripping and intense storyline.
Jun 2nd, 2008
Mattz
Well I watched The Butterfly Effect 2 purely based on the concept. (I really like time-travel type movies) BE2 sucked a big one. The idea was not like the first one at all. I didn’t get how sometimes looking at the pictures would make him time travel and sometimes not. Plus all the memories that he would have in his new reality didn’t come to him like the first. Terrible knock off sequel, almost as stupid as Final Destination 2 and cruel intentions 2. The thing I don’t get is that they must be making money off these knock offs or they wouldn’t do em. I wonder if when they are making the movie everyone just half asses it because they all know its a quick money grab.
Jun 9th, 2008
behz4d
BE 2 is actually A LOT better than the first.
i don’t think so !!!!
and you are the first that say this
Aug 29th, 2008
problematic
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the first movie was so good its left me wanting to watch more movies as good as that 1 as for the second one it was no way near as good but kept me intrested
Sep 3rd, 2008
ross
butterfly effect 2 was much better than the first one the ending of butterfly effect 2 was a bit sad and the story was really good
Sep 13th, 2008
fran
in 2009 THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 3 ??? or don’t film 3?
Sep 16th, 2008
Frank
Honestly though no the first one was wayyyyyyyy better. The second one was missing too many connections to the original to be anywhere near as good that pissed me off at first. Once I got passed the fact that it was a totally different story the movie wasn’t bad at all but still BE 1 is 10 times better. But regradless this needs to be a trilogy it just has to be. They left the second one off with such a good oportunity.
Oct 28th, 2008
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