Inconsistancy...
 

Ok, I know that when I was trying to think of movie series I have enjoyed for my other thread, most of what entered my mind for consideration...were films with dissapointing, or not-quite-good enough sequels, seemed it might be an idea to do this too...

So, same deal, but this time with movies that have had sequels that have sucked, or that you were dissapointed by.

N.O.E.S:
I'm not sure a lot of people agree with this, I didnt HATE any of them, but as a series, it sure WAS up and down...I never really liked the fact that Freddy moved in to comedy, although admittedly, I HAVE laughed at his one-liners...cmon, who hasn't?
However, on the whole, I enjoyed 1-3 HEAPS.
The first NOES scared the fuck outta me as a young fellow.., the second one I didn't initially like, but have recently rewatched, and enjoyed it for it's differences and darkness, and the third one has always been my personal favourite, in terms of characters and kills....I mean, the "puppet", that was just fucked up.
However, for me, it went downhill for a bit...4 & 5 were just "ok" to me, I think that "freddys dead" was very enjoyable though...as for new nightmare, it was interesting, but didn't leave that much of an impression.
See, I didn't think they SUCKED, but they WERE "inconsistant"

Tremors...
I enjoyed the first one, and while 2 & 3 were a bit of fun, they just didn't have the "feel" of the first one.

I've yet to sse the prequel, or the series though...
Feel free to discuss.

Agree 100% on Tremors

How about The Exorcist.1 great 2 sucked 3 pretty good

Superman. 1 was good, 2 was better,down hill from there

Aliens. 1 good, 2 better, down hill from there

Yeah, superman 3 & 4 were...I dunno, like completely different.
I knew someone would mention aliens too, I was hugely dissapointed after the first 2 being so good...

I got one more:

Jurassic Park - 1 was good, 2 was roughly as good but seeing the dinos the FIRST time was lost, 3 was just stupid...sucked.

NOES is the best example ..

I really dont care too much for anything other than the 1st, which was an effective fresh horror movie that exploited on our most primal fears .. nightmares ..

Freddy was a mystery ..

Next thing you know someone sees how well the couple of one liners works and the whole series becomes a comedy. a gimmicky comedy.

Over exposure of any villian kills the mystery - familiarity kills the mystery .. we want more more more and ruin it for ourselves ..
every god damn time.

Jaws, Halloween, and The Exorcist (the latter two are on my top 100) all are great movies, and all have sequels that are among the absolute worst movies ever (parts 4, 3, and 2, respectively)

Agreed. Freddy has been turned into a joke. And I hate that, because the first film was a genuinely creepy movie; it worked so well. I like a couple of others in the series (yes, I admit it....I like the first 4 and actually think that three is a more than decent horror flick) but would prefer if there was only the one film.

Exorcist has the most disappointing sequel.....the first film is arguably the scariest film ever made and the others that follow are just outright silly. And I also agree with Jaws and Halloween.

And I will add The Matrix trilogy. The first is one of the best science fiction movies ever made. Matrix Reloaded wasn't bad, but it was a little disappointing. And Matrix Revolutions was more than a little disappointing, the ending wasn't handled well at all, in my opinion. :(

The original Jaws was great...the sequels.....shit.

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Police academy.