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this cannot look more generic.
Hard pass. The first one with this cast was good but now I’m kinda tired of 3 of them. Not Karen Gillan, though. She’s still worth watching.
This. I am so goddamn sick of jack black. Dude wore out his welcome years ago.
My reaction exactly. Another name for this picture could be “Three Dudes That Need To Go Away For A Rest, and Karen Gillan”
An extended scene of her dance fighting would be fun to see.
They forgot to turn on shadows.
The light source looks like it’s just overhead so the shadows are directly below then; take a look at the cars: an of their shadows are pretty directly beneath them and but extending outward any.
… and the torso casts no shadow?
Fair point.
It’s green screened, they probably kept/added some feet shadows intentionally.
Ah, concrete jungle.
it looks just like the last two!
They need to buy the DLC costume packs
Here’s me once again having a finger on the pulse of popular culture - the elbow. I didn’t know that there was a sequel.
Snow piles on the sidewalks but green leaf-filled trees off to the left & in the background. I live in the Boston suburbs and you would never see that much greenery & snow at the same time. Somebody didn’t do a good job with their set dressing…
Sure, why not. They had some fun ideas and scenes in the last ones, I’m up for one more.
Remember when needles sequels weren’t a thing? Pepperidge Farms remembers
When was this fantastical time? Cause I’m unconvinced it exists, lol.
Not like today, by a long shot.
I’d say today’s trend began in the 90’s and has exploded since.
Edit: Some sources
Sequels and Remakes in Hollywood, 1991 to 2010
Letter: Sequels and franchises, still the film business holy grail
So people are seeing sequels more than they used to.
Sure, but he said “weren’t a thing,” not, “were less common.”
Like, yes, there have definitely been a rise in needless sequels, but it’s not like 1995 (year chosen at random and googled) didn’t have a sequel to “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” as one of the top 5 movies of that year.
And if ever there was a franchise in which sequels were needless, lol.
Back to the future, ghost busters, Star Wars, Jaws, we’re all popular 80s sequel/series.
Terminator 2 came out in 91 but might as well have been an 80s sequel.
Tons of 1980s horror and comedy movies as well.
Don’t go putting words in my mouth, I said “Not like today”.
Don’t go being a sophist.
Also, (sorry for the second post), but did you actually read your sources? Cause I just did and they actually say that the number of needless sequels has either stayed the same or gone down since the 80s.
They are performing far better than they used to, but there are actually less of them now than ever.
I didn’t put words in your mouth. I was quoting the post I originally replied to.
I said that he said needless sequels “weren’t a thing.”
(He actually said “needles” sequels, to actually be pedantic, but I think that was probably a typo)
No, because they’ve been doing them since before I was born. Are you over 60 years old? because if not, they’ve been doing them since before you were born too.
Not like today, by a long shot.
I’d say today’s trend began in the 90’s and has exploded since.
Edit: Some sources
I’ll agree that there are more sequels now because studios are even more adverse to new ideas than before, but let’s not pretend shit like the slasher franchises of the 80s aren’t examples of needless sequels becoming the trend. Studios have been on the search for money since Hollywood became a cultural force. Hell, look up some of the beach party franchises of the 60s, do you think any of those sequels were necessary?
And yet, the numbers still show rhere are far more today.
The movies you bring up were the few sequel-based things out there, and were the exception.
So what if they were the exception? That shit has been going on since at least the 1960.
There are a total of 25 James Bonds, there was basically a new one every year in 1960.
There was never such a time.
Not like today, by a long shot.
I’d say today’s trend began in the 90’s and has exploded since.
Edit: Some sources
Sequels and Remakes in Hollywood, 1991 to 2010
Letter: Sequels and franchises, still the film business holy grail
Between 1932 and 1948 Johnny Weissmuller made 12 Tarzan movies.
Since 1962 there have been 24 James Bond movies.
Since 1954 there have been 37 Godzilla sequels.
Since 1979 there have been 45 Amittyville Horror Sequels.
How many Police Academy Movies were made in the 80s?
How many Friday the 13th?
Star Treks?
Sequels have always been a thing.
So?
Take a look at the numbers. There are way more today than ever before, full stop.
You want to pull out the standouts, the few that did occur, is just a goalpost move trying to make it seem like it was as common as today, rather than the exception - which the numbers prove.
Did you read your own sources? They absolutely contradict the point you just made.
The number of sequels is the same as it’s ever been. Maybe even less.
It’s just that sequels perform better at the box office and pull in more viewers.
But there definitely aren’t more sequels according to the sources that you shared.
You are moving the goal posts. You started with remember when mindless sequels weren’t a thing to there are more now …
Sequels have always been a thing and always will be.
Lmao at Dwayne’s knife belt. It’s so over the top it’s goofy.
Fits with the movie then. Or his movies in general
