Making a sequel to an already amazing film can be tricky. It’s either going to be a hit or a miss, and as the viewer, you’re either gonna love it or despise it with every cell in your body. Some sequels are awesome such as Frozen II and Spider-Man 2, but there are films that we really could have gone without. Here’s a list of those movies just so you can avoid them in the future:
- Mean Girls 2 – Why? No seriously, why is this a thing? I will never understand why producers make sequels without the original cast. There are plenty of mean girls in the world, but there is no mean girl quite like Regina George. More importantly, where is Aaron Samuels? You can’t use the same mean girls trope for both movies, especially when the first attempt was spot on.
- Grease 2 – Okay, let’s be real. If you say you prefer Grease 2 over the original Grease, you’re lying to yourself. How can any of the songs amount to “Summer Nights” and “You’re The One I Want”? I’ll tell you: they can’t. Olivia Newton-John’s voice cannot be topped. And aside from the most obvious couple that’s missing from the movie, where is the best character of the entire movie, Rizzo? We were just starting to appreciate her character development! I can’t just move on from that. Well, at least the second movie has Frenchy, even if it is a brief appearance.
- Aladdin 2: The Return of Jafar – A swing and a miss. Let us have the happy ending we deserve without having to worry about a certain villain with an awful goatee and eyeliner better than my own.
- Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World – Disney decided to side with history with this one, but come on. After making us all ship Pocahontas and John Smith? What happened to appreciating forbidden love? That’s just cruel, Disney. If you’re going to veer off script in terms of historical accuracy for the first movie, you might as well own your mistake and leave it as that.
- Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again – I would have really appreciated it if we didn’t go again because there shouldn’t be a follow up to an already perfect film. Let us use our imaginations! We don’t need to know about the next generation.
- Home Alone 3-5: Who are these children and why do they think they can ever be as iconic as Macaulay Culkin? Why mess with the perfect masterpiece that is the first Home Alone? And, okay, the second home alone isn’t as good, but compared to the rest of the movies, it’s Academy Award worthy. We don’t need 5 movies to know that 8 year olds are smarter than us adults. Let it go!
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: I loved the first movie, I really did, and I totally get that there was a cliffhanger at the end and a surprise appearance from Johnny Depp, but after watching the second movie, I think it’s best if we all agree that the only valid movie in this series is the first one. Eddie Redmayne is an awesome actor and perfectly captures Newt Scamander, but maybe it’s time to give the Harry Potter series a rest.
- Insurgent and Allegiant – I understand that the wildly popular book series deserves to be brought to the big screen, but why in this way? The trailers hook you in because they have perfect visuals, and they get your heart hammering in a delicious way…but the actual movies? There’s so much going on, so much packed into those 2 hours that it feels like a dump of random scenes strung together. It only makes your head spin. The books are so much better.
- Peter Pan 2: Return to Never Land – I don’t want to watch a movie about Wendy’s kid! That’s so depressing! It already takes me 3-5 business days to get over my feelings after watching the first movie, why would I want to hurt myself by watching the second? Also, Peter Pan really needs to do something else with free time instead of convincing mortal kids to come to Never Land with him. Why does he think he’s doing them a favor?
- Mulan 2 – Mulan was never a movie about romance, so why is that the theme for the second movie? I will never understand Disney’s obsession with marriage. Mulan is a soldier! She is a brave woman who took her father’s place when he was drafted for war. She saved China, for crying out loud, is that not enough of an achievement? Also, if you’re a fan of Li Shang you are not going to be happy with this movie.
If you insist on watching these movies, just don’t expect them to be blown away. Watch them when you’re feeling down so their horridness makes you laugh. That’s the only reason why I’d watch these movies anyway.
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