So, forum, what Films/Books/Games did NOT need a Sequel? I could make several jokes about bad series' (such as Twilight), but I'll restrain myself and make some serious comments.
Predator 2: While not a terrible film in its own right, it didn't at all live up to the feel and story of the original Predator (whereas Predators did an excellent job in reviving that mood/feeling).
Friday the 13th: This series, while I very much enjoy it, needed to stop after Part 3. After that, I started enjoying the series from a humorous, "die, camper teenage whores, die!" standpoint.
A Nightmare on Elmstreet: Again, my complaint is similar to Friday the 13th. However, A Nightmare on Elmstreet lost the "horror" aspect halfway into part 2, and continued running for four (five if you count Freddy Vs. Jason) sequels, a stand-alone ... thing (Wes Craven's New Nightmare) that wasn't entirely bad, but fed off the mockeries that came before it, and finally the fan-service Freddy Vs. Jason. Freddy ceased to be scary once he turned into a comedian (although I honestly enjoyed all the Nightmare movies except for part 2).
Jaws: Really? How many damn sharks need to get blown up/speared by a boat before we get the point?
Jurrassic Park 3: This movie felt, to me, like a director's effort to take everything cut out from books 1 and 2 and throw it into a third movie (I really hope I'm not the only one who noticed this).
Stephen King Movies: This is just a general gripe I have about these sequels. I can understand a movie requiring multiple parts because of script length and everything, but they don't need sequels. The two series' that come to mind are Pet Semetary and Children of the Corn. Those sequels are frighteningly awful.
Predator 2: While not a terrible film in its own right, it didn't at all live up to the feel and story of the original Predator (whereas Predators did an excellent job in reviving that mood/feeling).
Friday the 13th: This series, while I very much enjoy it, needed to stop after Part 3. After that, I started enjoying the series from a humorous, "die, camper teenage whores, die!" standpoint.
A Nightmare on Elmstreet: Again, my complaint is similar to Friday the 13th. However, A Nightmare on Elmstreet lost the "horror" aspect halfway into part 2, and continued running for four (five if you count Freddy Vs. Jason) sequels, a stand-alone ... thing (Wes Craven's New Nightmare) that wasn't entirely bad, but fed off the mockeries that came before it, and finally the fan-service Freddy Vs. Jason. Freddy ceased to be scary once he turned into a comedian (although I honestly enjoyed all the Nightmare movies except for part 2).
Jaws: Really? How many damn sharks need to get blown up/speared by a boat before we get the point?
Jurrassic Park 3: This movie felt, to me, like a director's effort to take everything cut out from books 1 and 2 and throw it into a third movie (I really hope I'm not the only one who noticed this).
Stephen King Movies: This is just a general gripe I have about these sequels. I can understand a movie requiring multiple parts because of script length and everything, but they don't need sequels. The two series' that come to mind are Pet Semetary and Children of the Corn. Those sequels are frighteningly awful.
