The current theatrical release of the sequel THE WHOLE TEN YARDS has baffled critics all over. I mean did anyone really like the original THE WHOLE NINE YARDS?
A search on Rottentomatoes.com confirms that the original reviews of the Bruce Willis/Matthew Perry comedy directed by Jonathan Lynn were the definition of mixed: the consensus was : “Despite a charming cast, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS could only tickle half of the critics' funny bones. The other half thought it an underwelming, depressing sitcom.” The box office wasn't spectacular either - it did modestly well but was far from what you'd call a smash hit. So why the Hell do we have a sequel?!!?
Beats me. The idea of a sequel to a bad movie never fails to floor me, especially if the first one was a critical and financial flop. And one that has no traces of a cult following that I can see.
So that got me thinking about what were:
THE TOP TEN SEQUELS TO MOVIES THAT WEREN'T ANY GOOD TO BEGIN WITH:
1. SCOOBY DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED (Dir. Raja Gosnell, 2004)
2. THE MUMMY RETURNS (Dir. Stephen Sommers, 2001)
3. LOOKING WHO'S TALKING TOO (Dir. Amy Heckerling, 1990)
4. LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE (Dir. Jan de Bont, 2003)
5. WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S II (Dir. Robert Klane, 1993) Yeah, this one really deserved a Roman numeral.
6. I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
(Dir. Danny Cannon, 1998)
7. SCARY MOVIE 2 (Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans, 2001)
8. 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS (Dir. John Singleton, 2003)
9. MEATBALLS PART II (Dir. Ken Wiederhorn, 1984)
10. ANALYSE THAT (Dir. Harold Ramis, 2002):
Although I disliked both THIS and THAT I would like them to make a third one just so they could call it GO ANALYSE YOURSELF ALREADY!
To end on a positive note - my favorite bad sequel title ever is: BREAKIN' 2 - ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
More later...
