It wasn’t a well acted or constructed story with amazing dialogue but it set out to be an incredibly weird niche movie with a specific vibe and it nailed that vibe perfectly!
10/10 movie in my books. It did exactly what it was planning to do.
The people making sequels only want to accomplish that. That’s the whole point of sequels and franchises.
Nobody in charge is thinking: “gosh that’s an important or interesting story that has some more depth in it. We should explore that concept in a new way”
It’s always: “that movie sold enough to justify risking money on producing another product that sells just as much”
While I like the original two Mummy movies (Scorpion King was OK), I am not sure what the point of remake or continuation would be.
The point is that I want Brendan Fraser to have more money and I love him
On that note I’d love a Monkeybone sequel.
I accept that it will be terrible, I just want it.
Monkeybone wasn’t terrible!
It wasn’t a well acted or constructed story with amazing dialogue but it set out to be an incredibly weird niche movie with a specific vibe and it nailed that vibe perfectly!
10/10 movie in my books. It did exactly what it was planning to do.
Oh, I agree. I just think it was lightning in a bottle that can’t be captured twice. I just want someone to prove me wrong.
Thats about the only reason I perked up when I saw the headline.
Making money for the IP owner.
I would prefer if this wasn’t the only accomplishment of a hypothetical sequel.
The people making sequels only want to accomplish that. That’s the whole point of sequels and franchises.
Nobody in charge is thinking: “gosh that’s an important or interesting story that has some more depth in it. We should explore that concept in a new way”
It’s always: “that movie sold enough to justify risking money on producing another product that sells just as much”
What is the point of any book, movie, song, piece of art?
That’s a very good question that doesn’t really have an answer.
I am just not a fan of random sequels, remakes and faux-adaptions (e.g. Foundation or The Man in the High Castles).
Make a sequel by all means, but make it a unique experience, make it something new, give people that “wow, I didn’t expect that!” feeling.