What if some of your favourite movies were to have ended on a different note? What if the characters you’d grown to love and care for were to meet a different fate from what was really shown on the big screen? What if this iconic character was to kick the bucket instead of live before the end credits rolled? What if the movie was to take on a whole other meaning from what you interpreted from its theatrical release? What if the film was released with the filmmakers’ original plans intact? Would the film be as iconic? Would it have been ruined? Would it have been better? Would it have gotten a sequel? Would it have even seen the light of day? [Read more…]
The Five Worst Threequels in Hollywood History
Whether we like it or not, sequels are as much a part of the movie making business as excessive make-up and Liam Neeson’s mustache. If a movie is financially successful, and leaves any sort of opening for additions to the story, you can bet your entire DVD collection that Hollywood will make a sequel to bilk as much cash money as they can from the same characters. It is when the threequel movie is released that the movie franchise is born. [Read more…]