Got a bad case of sequel-itis?

By Power-trip October 18, 2001 2:51 PM

Fellow Dtheatre patrons:

Considering Hollywood's lusty appetite for remakes, sequels and prequels, I can't help but think, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em"

With that in mind, if you all could choose from any movie that has ever been made to do a sequel (prequel, remake, etc.)---and YOU had unlimited budget and casting approval---what movie would you pick and, if so inclined, why?

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Got a bad case bordumitis...   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 18, 2001 4:40 PM

This isn't news, this is dumb. Where is the news? Cinescape.com? You better believe it!

PowerTripper - Get a real job and don't waste our time.

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Posted by yourhero (none) on October 18, 2001 4:54 PM

Settle Down Beavis.  What happened, did your puppy die or something?

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Posted by Bexley (MrMojoRisin@Tripping.com) on October 18, 2001 7:12 PM

Since this is such an icon of intelligent points and infomred comments actually trying to have a bit of fun and see what movies other people would want to make sounds dumb doesn't it?.  Get a life loser, this is not ment to be news it is what it looks like, a bit of fun.


P.S. Good luck with getting through that pesky puberty thing next year.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 18, 2001 7:58 PM

Rather that continue the beating on the unimaginative ass-bandit, I'll answer True Lies 2.

I'd bring back Arnie, Jamie Lee (She'll be topless for about a quarter of this one) and Tom Arnold to continue from where the first left off.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 18, 2001 10:44 PM

oh hell, lets have another steven seagal classic...

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 19, 2001 12:26 AM

no, no, no, howard the duck two!

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on October 19, 2001 2:28 AM

What makes both of you shemps freaky is that Steven Seagall will definately be back, and HD2 is in development hell with prospects for a CGI duck this time.  

Lets hope Hollywood will put both of these noble ideas together and then we can enjoy watching the duck and the chunk kick the sh*t out of one another.

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Posted by FredHater (fred_hater@hotmail.com) on October 19, 2001 6:25 AM

Jamie was in the Tailor of Panama and she is in no condition to go topless in any movie. She is still an attractive woman but she is sporting some serious lunch lady arms.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 19, 2001 8:37 AM

How about Gladiator 2
The technically wise Roman empire can use a peice of Maximus' DNA to clone an entire army of gladiators. Meanwhile Lucius has grown up and married a princess but falls to the dark side and takes over the cloned army for evil purposes..
Get the picture? any sequel is a bad idea as soon as its writen down.

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on October 19, 2001 11:06 AM

Of course a sequel sounds bad when written down.  Everybody knows they "magically" become better than the original once millions of dollars are spent and they're put out for public consumption.

By the way, a prequel to Gladiator has been optioned already.  They're putting together financing now.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 19, 2001 11:21 AM

How about a REMAKE of the OMEN IV.. my god that one sucked.. it doesnt even make 1/2 grade to the first 3 Omen's

IMO they shouldnt have gone for a 4th anyways because Damien died in Omen III. But since they have made IV already it should definitely be remade.

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Posted by Camouflage Marauder (lemmealone@growup.com) on October 19, 2001 11:31 AM

First of all, don't talk about intelligence of any sort if you can't even spell or use correct grammar.  Second of all, if it were up to me, even though there has never been a movie made of Terry Goodkind's books, I would like to say that I'm currently trying to adapt "Wizard's First Rule" into screenplay format.  Hopefully someone will like what I'm doing, preferrably Mr. Goodkind, himself!

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Posted by AXEMAN (bigturnerfish@hotmail.com) on October 19, 2001 1:23 PM

Any word on the Men at Work sequel.  That will be boss, as well as choice!

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Posted by FredHater (fred_hater@hotmail.com) on October 19, 2001 2:40 PM

Boogie Nights,  that way all of you Marky Mark fans can get your fix.

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Posted by Bexley (MrMojoRisin@Tripping.com) on October 19, 2001 4:33 PM

Yeah, all three of them.

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Posted by power-trip (powertripz@hotmail.com) on October 19, 2001 9:08 PM

Now would be the time to remake some of Chuck Norris' old movies like Force of One, The Octagon and Lone Wolf McQuade.  But I'd start with my favorite: Silent Rage.  

All of these movies suffered from the same tired b-plots and bad acting--but the concepts...man, what possibilities.

I guess I'm tired of the slicked up CGI and wire works martial art fights. Nothing better than a good old fashioned round house kick and back handed bitch slap.  Where are the action heros brave enough to jump through the wind shield of an oncoming car, and cave in the chest of the bad guy like Chuck did in Good Guys Wear Black.

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Posted by LydZ (Lydia@film-makers.zzn.com) on October 20, 2001 10:46 AM

Don't forget if you remake True Lies, you have to claim to be in the classy area of town and film it in the crappy section. After all, Arnold is to stupid to know Georgetown is not a sleezy section of 14th Street.. This show Republicans cannot be trusted in DC!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 20, 2001 12:01 PM

Ferris Bueller 2

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 20, 2001 8:46 PM

Arnold's "to stupid"? (I'll ignore "this show Republicans can't be trusted")

At least he can spell his last name, you can't even spell "too"

It was a great movie, it's not about his politics..and it's definitely not about yours.

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Posted by The Original Shemp (Daddy-O@shempsrule.com) on October 20, 2001 8:57 PM

Those would be awesome to see redone, but you know they would have the same tired CGI and wire works fight sequences that those type of movies suffer from today.

It would just make us long for the tired b-plots and bad acting all the more.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 21, 2001 2:41 AM

and cracking a beer right before driving your four by four out of the pit it's been buried in!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 21, 2001 2:45 AM

zapped 2 with scott baio and willy amos!

could be zapped again or zapped by the bell?

no i got it, stevan segal AS howard the duck.....

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 21, 2001 4:00 AM

on a serious note, i'd redo star wars phantom menace and return of the jedi and take out all that ewok,jar jar, anakin, pod race. crap!!!

if only there were a god!

george lucas should be hunted dowm and beaten to death with jar jar binks dolls and copies of 'a star wars thanksgiving' and a howard the duck shoved up his ass!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 22, 2001 9:41 AM

Not really a sequel, but dig it: A Motley crue bio-pic.  yeah.

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Posted by CorneliusD (No Email) on October 22, 2001 10:08 AM

Damn, I already made a post like this a while back.  Anyway, besides that "Men at Work II" thing, and of course "Speed 3" (since Speed 2 was so horrible they might as well make another one)

Rad II: Radder

My Science Project II

As many "Leprechaun" movies as they can make

Gleaming the Cube II (or "My Brother's Killer II" if it's on TV)

A sequel to that Jay Leno and Pat Morita cop movie (I can't remember the name)

Stop!  Or my Mom Will Shoot II

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Posted by allknowing (you'llneverfindme.com) on October 22, 2001 11:01 AM

duh....Evil Dead 4,
come on people, I can't believe I was the only one to suggest it...
I'm disappionted

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 22, 2001 11:34 AM

I'm thinking:

Predator 3--Arnold vs. Danny Glover

Aliens 5-- In 3-D!

Fifth Element II: More Naked Alien Love Elements! - or - Chris Tucker gets a sex change and sings a duet Michael Jackson

Star Wars: Episode Two... sorry, I can't think of anything funny for this one

Lethal Weapon V: Chris Rock, Joe Pesci, Predator, and E.T. take on Danny Glover

The Mummy: Prequel - Arnold goes back in time as the terminator, on a mission to find The Book of The Dead and mummify himself to be awakened by Cyberdyne Systems 2000 years later

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Posted by FredHater (fred_hater@hotmail.com) on October 22, 2001 1:08 PM

To Kill a Mockingbird

I've always wanted to know what happened to Harper Lee's wonderful characters.

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Posted by Bexley (MrMojoRisin@Tripping.com) on October 22, 2001 7:31 PM

Wasn't there going to be Predator 3 at one stage? Predator Vs Alien.

Evil Dead 4 would be pretty cool.  Ash could go through the hardware and sporting goods sections of S-Mart (Shop safe, shop S-Mart) for his weapons to fight the Army of Darkness.

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Posted by 100% AMERICAN (hellskitchen_@hotmail.com) on October 23, 2001 7:05 AM

Friday the 13th, but in number 10 they could be on a space ship, where Jason is unfrozen and then kills everyone on the ship. Nah, forget it, that's way too stupid!

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Posted by heatzone (honoluluboy@hotmail.com) on October 23, 2001 10:52 AM

1 Blade Runner
2 Total Recall
3 The Profesional (Preq)

Who and how you could do
them is questionable.  But I would pay to see them.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 23, 2001 1:38 PM

Total Recall 2/Robocop  3: Sharon Stone is brought back as an evil cyborg and the only way to defeat her crushing leg splits is for Arnold to become...robocop.

Blade Runner 2:  Harrison Ford is the aging android, re-enlisted to defeat the attacking Anne Heche Cyborgs.

The Professional, the Prequel:  Jean Reno as a young adult, enlisted by the Naboo army to defeat the evil trade federation's attempt to turn Queen Amedala into a cyborg.

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Posted by Bexley (MrMojoRisin@Tripping.com) on October 23, 2001 11:55 PM

He's made a classic?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 24, 2001 12:17 PM

How about my all time favorite movie: Tootsie, an American classic, I just fell in love with it, when it first came out: the next one could be with my favorite heart throb: Brian Austin Green, one word folks: Delicious!!!!

        Bexley

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 26, 2001 8:29 AM

They should make another deep-throat movie.  YEAH THAT WOULD BE COOL!!!!  Yeah Yeah.


Beavis

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on November 8, 2001 7:44 AM

Buckaroo bonaza 2 gets my vote.

Oh, and I'd love to see a Police Academy 8.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on November 8, 2001 7:48 AM

The breakfast club 2. Nuff said.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on February 6, 2002 8:46 AM

what are you smoking? total recall was an awsome movie!!!!!