We’ve been thinking a lot about movie sequels. No, not those ones that everybody knows about - we’re not going to get into a fight about which is better Terminator 2 or Aliens (it’s Terminator 2), but want to highlight the lesser known sequels, movies that should never have gotten a sequel or just didn’t need one in the first place.
Everyone loves a sequel but not every movie needs a sequel. Some are best left as islands on their own, filmic one-offs that can be enjoyed as a solitary thing.
Hollywood is always looking for a way to franchise everything, though, and because of this there are a whole heap of unnecessary sequels in the world.
Be warned, this isn’t a list of the best - the following aren’t little-known gems but usually desperate cash-ins with little-to-no connective thread to the original (usually classic) movies. And in some cases, they were completely different movies that were chosen as sequels to make a few bucks.
Here are 10 movies you probably didn’t know had sequels, AKA movies you should probably never watch, unless you are really very curious…
The best worst movie sequels
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