LOL i think it all depends if they can pull the sequel off or how well they finished the ending to the first movie.

because if they had unresolved conflicts then a sequel could go quite well if written right.

back to the future (all time favorite movies ever) seuqls for that are good.

sequels for things like, i dunno, night at the musuem, is bad, unless done just right.

sequels for something like...shuan of the dead or hott fuzz, a travesty to nature

I'm really not a big fan of sequels at all. the only Disney sequels I like were The Rescuers Down Under, Toy Story 2. And I really don't care very much for the X-men movies because the "most" of the actors on there look nothing like the characters and they really messed up the storylines on the characters too. I feel that they ruined Rogue's character a lot because the actress who played her looked nothing like her and didn't have a southern accent whatsoever. I prefer the comics and the cartoons over the movies any day

NEVER EVER GOOD.
jk.
usually.

All cartoon sequels or remakes are terrible.

That depends on who's making the sequel. If it's Disney count me out. But movies like Rush Hour, Star Wars, stuff like that I'm all for it. Not sure about the new Indiana Jones movie though. I'm worried it's going to be something like Indiana Jones and the hemorrhoids of doom. :wink:

If done correctly I am a fan of sequels. Most sequels just drag on and are made solely for the profit. If they are done with at least a little intent to continue on the story then they usually turn out pretty decently. Most times the first movie is the best and the sequels don't even touch it :3

*crosses fingers for the 4th saw* Come on don't let me down XD!

I think sequels are only good if they were written at the same time as the original movie,
like harry potter, star wars, or lord of the rings.
However, a lot of movie sequels are written solely because the first film made lots of money.
(like the potc sequels, the lion king sequels, and countless other disney sequels that took a classic movie and ruined it)

Rarely ever good, though admittedly you have to give the people behind them credit for trying.

They can be great, sometimes even better than the original--they just need thought put in them, and they have to have their own story besides "once upon a time, a producer milked a cash cow. The end."

I agree that each one has to be rated on its own merits but yeah, all of the "Back To the Future" movies rock! :D

Pirates of the Carribiean 2: Dead Man's Chest was a great sequel!
Shrek 2 was a good sequel but Shrek 3 was a disgrace!
I thought the Bourne sequels were good too and the Die Hard series too!
Not all sequels are bad but most of the do suck!

Horror movies should never have sequels (Although I didn't mind the Scream trilogy), but I think superhero movies should have them.

oh yeah some rock some drop. However you have the ones that end up just being bridges, some done well (Lord of the Rings for example) and some that were a bit off in my opinion (Pirates of the Cirri bean(sp?) ). Then you just have the ones that just don't seem to simply die and start to rot as they keep going.

As long as they're done well I don't mind sequels, the worst one I've seen is Cinderella 2 *shudders*. Disney do sometimes come up with some decent sequels, the Lion King sequels were not too bad.

As for things like The Lord of the Rings, I wouldn't count that as a set of sequels because for one it was based on the one story plus the entire lot was shot in one go.

I haven't seen At World's End yet, but the Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest was actually very entertaining to me, it was hilarious, more so than the first movie.

now the sequels in movies are bad, but i think the only reason they make them is becuase they just want to do another movie.

The second movie in the Lord of the Rings trilogy was pretty awesome. The second movie in the Matrix trilogy sucked royally.
I guess it depends on what kind of audience the movie accumulated in the first film. With Lord of the Rings, the second movie was pretty consistant with the first, making it a hit. With the Matrix, the fans were built on the awesome fight scenes and such. Many were very dissapointed with the second film because it involved less action, and more talking. If they wanted talking, they would have went to a chick-flick!

Sequals tend to suck for the most part. Sometimes you can find one that actually works, like Grudge 2 was actually pretty good, but Ring 2 was not as good as the first. It's mostly so studios can continue to milk their cash cows.... I just heard their making a sequal to Goonies and that scares me since I love the first one. Ah well... at least it's not going to be a remake. Because for the most part... REMAKES SUCK!

Sometimes sequels are good. I think the first two Shrek movies were alright but the third wasn't all that great.