Ah Hollywood. They try so hard to come up with new ideas to entertain the masses. Even if we get one or two good ones ("Inception," "Juno", most things by Quentin Tarantino), chances are everything else is rehashed.
Almost all of those are sequels. So when Hollywood is really feeling the pressure, in come the long belated sequels. You know, the ones that are released at least five years after their predecessors.
And with news of a "Bruce Almighty" sequel coming out (we're going to forget "Evan Almighty" happened), it's seems like a great time to go and revisit the films that were made years after the success of their predecessor. There are some really fantastic picks, but most haven't fared so well.
“American Reunion” (2012; 9 Years)
After “American Wedding”, it seemed an ill-fitted idea to return to the lives of Jim, Michelle, Stifler and the other "American Pie" members. But here they are, nine years later, for a high-school reunion.
Jim and Michelle are now married and have kids and the rest of the characters’ lives are a mystery. It does help that every single cast member is back for the film and the directors are the writers of the hilarious “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,” but we’re a bit skeptical.
“Men in Black III” (2012; 10 Years)
Whoever thought we would see the iconic J and K again after 10 years of working the secret division of the government known as the Men in Black? The plot here looks like it could go one of two ways -- either it’ll be ridiculously fun and action-packed like the first film, or it’ll be confusing and a misguided attempt to capitalize on a successful first film like the second film. In this movie, Will Smith’s Agent J learns that his trusty partner Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) has been dead for several decades. J must learn what happened by going back in time to when Agent K was young -- enter Josh Brolin. Good casting and some potential humor make this an anticipated watch for our list.
“The X Files: I Want to Believe” (2008; 10 Years)
10 Years after the cult-success of the first “X Files” movie, creator Chris Carter was determined to make another one that would increase the legacy of his other-worldly show. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny came back to plays sci-fi icons Scully and Mulder and Carter himself decided to helm the film.
What should have a been exciting and tense adventure- the plot involved a priest that had visions of grisly crimes- became difficult to understand and ridiculously dull. The only thing it had going for it was the remaining chemistry between its main stars.
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