Comments on: Forgive and Forget – Time Between Sequels

By: Mr.Death

Mr.Death — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:23:12 +0000

Perhaps, but it seems to me that if not for the success of the Star Wars prequels, maybe this project would not have been so well received by studios.

Or, in a different context, maybe the moderate success of Rocky Balboa helped push the new Rambo movie in.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:25:20 +0000

That is a huge assumption MrDeath.

The two have nothing to do with each other. Star Wars was still hugely popular and was being introduced to a new generation. The prequels were made for the new generation.

Rocky Balboa was simply the pet project of Sylvester Stallone. He put a nice final chapter on a series that went out on a down note. This sequel was made for the old generation.

By: Mr.Death

Mr.Death — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:19:06 +0000

Think about it. An old popular franchise from the 70s/80s becomes a huge success. This opens the doors for new possible sequels that could be potential money-makers.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:07:12 +0000

Mr Death, Im tryin really hard here, but I just dont see the connection between Rocky Balboa being made and Star Wars prequels.

Nothing.

By: Mr.Death

Mr.Death — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:49:58 +0000

Honestly, it depends on the movie’s track record. Take Batman for instance. The series had already began to go downhill even before the god awful Batman and Robin. If all 3 Batman movies before it had been prestine, then this one had come out, they probably would have pumped out one more sequel before ending the whole thing. It seems that after 2 bad movies, the series must end.

Also, the reboot must be in demand. Would the new Batman have been greenlighted if not for the success of the Spiderman movies? Would Rocky Balboa have been made if the Star Wars prequals hadn’t made buckets of money beforehand? Probably not. It all depends on circumstance.

By: Audioout

Audioout — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:45:52 +0000

Spiderman should be left well enough alone after the mess that was Spiderman 3.

I still remember leaving the theater and being the only one in my group that hated it. Now, most my friends will agree that it was pretty bad.

By: Darren J Seeley

Darren J Seeley — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:32:10 +0000

If there is another Fantastic Four film, it should be without the dead weight (re:Jessica Alba) and sadly, if Chris Evans doesn’t want to come back as Torch, so be it.

What gets me is that the previous film was better than the first film, and I liked the second film better than most (aside from Alba, there was nothing really wrong with it) but my main problem was that if they were to hype The Surfer, he should be in the film for more than the time given. There *should* have been a Galactus. I understand the idea that they want to ‘hold off’ on the look because of a spinoff of Surfer, but the errors committed in that are two fold. There is no guarantee that there WILL be a Silver Surfer movie anytime soon and if the SS film is ‘a prequel’ then Galactus will eventually become a storm cloud. The idea of Doom having the power cosmic was a great idea that played well (does Galactus need Radd if Doom can now do the same thing?) and they put on kid gloves and had that nifty idea come and go.

Maybe the true spinoff should be Doctor Doom.

If there is another FF film, I would like to see Mole Man or The Skrulls. Better yet, Doctor Doom- on Latervia, with Doctor Doom BE Doctor Doom and why he’s a bad ass. Why he should be feared and why we should care.

It doesn’t need a restart, but it does need fresh blood.

By: Mozzerino

Mozzerino — Sun, 25 May 2008 10:39:22 +0000

I wonder what will happen with the next FANTASTIC FOUR.
Will there be another sequel ( which would be awful) or will they let it rest for a few years and then start fresh with a new cast and crew?
Both god awful films made money, but somehow I doubt we will going to see another one of those. So far no concrete plans have emerged yet, which is strange, because SILVER SURFER was over a year ago.

Also, BATMAN BEGINS is not really a sequel. It is a restart of the franchise much like CASINO ROYALE. So technically it’s not a sequel as it doesn’t refer to the previous films in any way. Unlike SUPERMAN RETURNS, which should have been a restart as well, but had some (very flawed) continuity left from the previous installments.

By: darkbhudda

darkbhudda — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:58:18 +0000

Hulk is an exception though. They needed to align him to the Avengers movie.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sun, 25 May 2008 02:24:43 +0000

No, Hectic… I wish I was. There is talks of Highlander getting a modern remake.

By: hecticstairs

hecticstairs — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:40:34 +0000

for the highlander remake are you referring to the recent highlander anime?

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:30:45 +0000

Certainly a wide span, but the article is not about just how long its been, but how long before they dared with another sequel after a previous sequel left people with a bad taste in their mouth.