Today, I ask you folks to name your picks for a movie that you would most have liked to have received a sequel.
Pop Culture Theme Time is a feature where I put a question to you to see what you think about a particular theme. I might later revisit the theme for a future Drawing Crazy Patterns or Top Five.
Sequels are so common nowadays, sometimes even decades after the original film was released, as people mine older IP for new flicks, but thee are some examples of films that never had sequels that really could have used them. What is your pick for a movie that you really wish would have received a sequel?
My choice is the Disney John Carter film, written and directed by Andrew Stanton that really seemed like it was built to become a series of films but the first film didn’t do well enough and the whole thing fell apart.
By the way, I totally would have still called the first movie, John Carter and the Princess of Mars.
What’s your pick?
Speed Racer.
It’s painfully clear that the Wachowskis have a lot of love for the source material, and had a blast making the movie.
I’m sure they (and the cast) would’ve loved coming back for the sequels they were planning to do. Almost as much as I would’ve loved watching it!
Noah Baumbach’s “Kicking and Screaming.” I’d love to see something 20 years later at a reunion.
Or “Duets.” Because karaoke.
Master and Commander
The Rocketeer
Source Code
Kicking and Screaming – what a great, quotable movie. Always happy to see someone else appreciating it.
It’s hard to suggest a sequel for a great comedic movie because they so rarely turn out well or worthwhile, but I’d have watched Old School 2.
The Rocketeer, The Man From UNCLE, The A-Team, and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.
Buckaroo Banzai
John’s and Rob’s suggestions absolutely mirror my own.
If I have to pick a movie not already mentioned, I’d like Return of the Jedi to have a GOOD sequel.