Bearing little in common with its fairly terrible predecessor except for giant snakes, this sees a group of soapopera scientists heading to. The most unnecessarily long game title is peter jacksons king kong. Time takes a look at some of the worst sequel names in film history. Since the first time a production company realized it could capitalize on the success of a movie by making a second, worse movie, sequels have been given terrible names. Even with potentially hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, these embarrassingly bad titles still made it. But its on this list because it dares to be so different. Name a franchise with confusing and weird sequel titles. This list only includes north american grosses united states and canada, not worldwide totals. A few years ago, the internet crowned a new film with the coveted, unofficial title of worst movie of all time. It begins at the script stage you need something that grabs the attention of the script reader, who is usually just a page boy. Whether followed by roman or greek numerals or by its very own subtitle, the sequel comes in for a lot of stick. There are some great movie titles in the annals of film history.
Then its fast and furious 6, furious 7, and the fate of the furious. Mar 19, 2019 some horror movie titles are ridiculous the incredibly strange creatures who stopped living and became mixedup zombies, and others are awesome the texas chainsaw massacre, but a select few are ridiculously awesome. By charles stockdale, evan comen and steven peters may 3, 2018 9. Nov 02, 2019 list of the worst movie sequel titles ever greenlighted by studios, ranked from greatest to dumbest.
Money never sleeps proves once again that bad titles also get little rest. Since the first time a production company realized it could capitalize on the success of a movie by making a second, worse movie, sequels have been given te. Dec 24, 2017 here are 12 of the worst christmas movies of all time. The worst sequel titles of all time list challenges.
New line opted to name it the final destination, an astoundingly lazy title that at least sold the movies apparent finality. And thats certainly the case with the list of films below. From john carter to santa with muscles to dude, wheres my car. Which of these sequel titles has the most interestingfunniest way of deriving itself from the original movie name. You feel ashamed using them out loud or paying money for a ticket with the name written down.
The rock critic lester bangs wrote an appreciative 1973 essay about incredibly strange creatures in which he tries to explain and justif y the mo vies value. Mar 03, 2020 godfather iii was nominated for best picture, so no dice there. Fox, the movie is nothing more than a cheesy 1980s comedy. The worst 2nd movies in a franchise that i have seen there might be worse ones than the ones im listing but i havent seen them so thats a no go, so no jaws 3d or police academy 6 on this list and no dumb and dumberer thats a prequel. Sep 26, 2011 its been announced that the sequel to xmen origins. Full of attitude, bad puns, icky imagery, and sheer lunacy, a goodbad horror title is a work of art and is often better. The flintstones in viva rock vegas top 11 worst movie. Worst german titles for english language movies thetoptens. But really, even the most ridiculous movie titles become accepted by pop culture for different reasons. Finding the right title for a film can be a difficult task, but theres no excuses for these titular atrocities.
Here are 12 of the worst christmas movies of all time. If youre making a sequel to a hit film, you want a name thats going to stand out. The 100 worst movie titles ever staff 11072012 there are some great movie titles in the annals of film history. While its true that a name identifies but doesnt define, with the fickle nature of the general movie going public, one doesnt often get a second chance to make a first impression. Back to the minors, and any of the transformers sequels for third place behind no. As our article on worst sequel titles pointed out a. A great movie title is generally either simple or clever, and in the case of sequels, it also has to nod to what came before in some way. Heres our list of the worst or most stupid movie titles of all time, in no particular order. Reentrysome films get renamed for their porn movie.
As our article on worst sequel titles pointed out a few years back, the. However, in the attempt to come up with a title that distinguishes their films, hollywood has come up with this little lot basic instinct 2. Sometimes, movie sequels arent all theyre cracked up to be. Other justasaccurate titles oliver stone could have considered for the sequel to his 1988 business drama. The worst movie sequel titles of all time eyerollworthy titles like the last exorcism part ii and ill always know what you did last summer. Teen wolf too with jason bateman taking over for michael j. Jun 25, 20 the worst movie sequel titles of all time eyerollworthy titles like the last exorcism part ii and ill always know what you did last summer. The 2004 dvd the 50 worst movi es ever made listed this film as the wo r st film of all time. Eyerollworthy titles like the last exorcism part ii and ill always know what you did last summer. List of film sequels by boxoffice improvement wikipedia.
Carpenters halloween is one of the greatest horror films of all time. These are the dumbest, most obnoxious, or poorly thoughtout sequel titles out there. Worst german titles for english language movies often it happens that for a release in german speaking countries, an english language movie doesnt keep its original title. The worst sequel titles of all time show list info. This flick doesnt just rebel against, or even disregard, standards of taste and art. The title of a film is the first in a long process of marketing it. The worst and best movie sequels in the past 20 years. These films, be they awful horror sequels or surprisingly decent action followups, all have a giant albatross hanging around their necks. List of the worst most stupid movie titles of all time.
Top 9 worst movie sequel titles top 9 worst movie sequel titles. Up to the 70s, it was obligatory for a movie to get a german title due to not many german people understanding english. Here are 45 of the worst movie sequels of all time, ranked from bad to worse, according to critics. This is my list of what i feel to be the worst movie sequels or prequels of alltime. The most disappointing movie sequels of the 2000s vox. This list of worst movie titles will not include madefortv movies or straight to video sorry marykate and ashley olsen, but that means. Aug 30, 2019 whether followed by roman or greek numerals or by its very own subtitle, the sequel comes in for a lot of stick. Making a successful movie is only so much about talent and quality hollywood is an industry propelled by image and branding, after all. Here are the most insufferable, pieceoftrash followups to good movies. Nostalgia critic gives you his picks for top 11 worst movie sequels. When you go and make arguably the greatest sequel of all time, its likely a studio is going to throw money at you until you finally make a third. All we can presume is that director darren the wrestler aronofsky must have had a team of chimps working around the clock to devise that one.
New line opted to name it the final destination, an astoundingly lazy title that at least sold the movie s apparent finality. This list doesnt include names that intentionally dumb, like any of the sharknado sequels. Reentrysome films get renamed for their porn movie equivalent. It soon gained a cult status enough so that warner archive released the extended version on bluray.
Through the 80s and 90s, it became increasingly common to see a weird collection of words after a films original title. The worst titles of all are, perhaps, not the ludicrous, paragraphlong epics, but the banal commonplace phrases that refuse to lodge in the brain. Sep, 2012 watchmojo counts down our picks for the top 10 worst movie sequels. The 20 absolute worst movie titles of all time therichest.
Oct 10, 2017 sometimes, movie sequels arent all theyre cracked up to be. Jun 06, 2011 through the 80s and 90s, it became increasingly common to see a weird collection of words after a films original title. List of the worst movie sequel titles ever greenlighted by studios, ranked from greatest to dumbest. Sep 16, 2008 are these the 20 worst sequel titles of all time. Ive seen this movie and i still dont know what the title means. Jan 18, 2017 theres so many bad ones, but which sequels are hands down the worst of the worst. The swarm is included in several worst movie books, including the medved brothers the golden turkey awards, and john wilsons book the official razzie movie guide, as one of the 100 most enjoyably bad movies ever made. For every eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, theres a deuce bigalow.
But not every sequel can reproduce the magic of a successful first film. He writes about television and whatever else seems interesting. Its just a bunch of f words and numbers at this point. This is a list of film sequels that outgrossed their predecessors. The most ridiculous sequel names in movie history vh1 news.