I think that they just spin a wheel with plot points on it and go from there.
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > I'd forgotten the fourth film, in which Connor and Duncan have to fight a > mad religious fanatic Immortal who has so many kills--over 600, to the > McLeod's 200+ each--that he's all but unstoppable. It was pretty bad, with > only the resolution to the problem of this powerful Immortal halfway > interesting. I won't spoil the ending in case you want to see it. > > As for the last movie, "The Source", it was released to TV three years ago. > I actually killed brain cells watching it, hoping against hope they'd get it > right. Nope. Here's some critics' thoughts on that last movie: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander:_The_Source > Reception > > Critical reaction to *Highlander: The Source* has been universally > negative. Christopher Monfette of IGN <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN>gave > *The Source* a score of 1 out of 10, saying: "The worthwhile days of Connor > MacLeod <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connor_MacLeod>, it would appear, > are officially over—dead, decapitated, and depleted of their power. The > struggle for an immortal to move through life unchallenged has since mutated > into an awkward arrangement of mismatched mythologies, TV-to-movie > crossovers, and a steady stream of low-budget, direct-to-DVD cash-cows which > may, in the end, prove to be the only truly immortal thing about this > series."[14]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander:_The_Source#cite_note-13> > > Brian Orndorf of DVD Talk gave the film one half star out of five, saying: > "*The Source* is nothing less than a parody of what has come before. If > you've seen the previous sequels, you already know that's saying something. > There is some relief that this franchise will finally be put out of its > misery, because nobody in their right mind would try to keep this series > going after watching just how boneheaded *Highlander: The Source* > is."[15]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander:_The_Source#cite_note-14>Danél > Griffin of Film as Art gave > *The Source* one half star out of four, remarking that "it's bad—cheesily > bad, colossally bad, monumentally bad, bad enough to make you never want to > watch another movie again > bad."[16]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander:_The_Source#cite_note-15>Keith > Breese of FilmCritic.com gave the film one star out of five, saying: > "Not only will *Highlander* fans be disappointed by the film's nosedive > into nonsense, but the average viewer will be stunned by the backyard > quality of this film. The acting is uniformly terrible, the special effects > are hideous, the sets are cheap and grubby, and the direction is uninspired. > The film is an utter failure. ... Surely this is the final nail in the > coffin lid for this film series. If it isn't, then something is truly wrong > with the > universe."[17]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander:_The_Source#cite_note-16> > > The Sci-Fi Movie Page gave *The Source* one and a half stars out of five, > saying: " Just when you think that this is a franchise that can't sink any > lower, along comes *Highlander: The Source*. ... One gets the impression > that *The Source* was filmed with theatrical distribution in mind but that > no sane cinema distributor would touch it with a ten-foot barge pole. Good > for them. Instead it went straight to the SciFi > Channel<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci_Fi_Channel_%28United_States%29>and > now the DVD shelves where you should let it stay, collecting dust." > [18] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander:_The_Source#cite_note-17> > > Noah Antwiller of The Spoony > Experiment<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spoony_Experiment>had this to say > about Highlander: The Source. "The Source is dogshit. I mean > weapons-grade dogshit. If your dog shat something this nasty, you’d have it > put down and buried in a Hefty bag. I wasn’t even ready for something this > bad. If you thought The Quickening was the low-point of the series, well, I > don’t even know anymore. This movie punched me in the nuts and stole my > lunch. I’m still a little dizzy from that one. If it’s not worse than > Highlander 2, it’s right up there. I mean, second-place by a razor-thin > margin. I think the only reason The Source isn’t as notorious as Highlander > 2 is because nobody saw it (it was direct-to-video) and expectations for the > series were already rock-bottom. I don’t want to say too much but if ever a > movie shot its way to the top of my review stack, it was this one." This > short commentary on The Source came days after Antwiler did a two-part video > review of Highlander II: The > Quickening<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander_II:_The_Quickening> > . > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Johnson" <keithbjohn...@comcast.net> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:51:40 AM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS > > > > Sure. You never saw "The Source", the awful TV movie starring Adrian Paul, > released a year or two ago? It was really awful. they killed off a couple of > cool characters, put up all this foolishness about the Source of > Immortality, and gave us a truly horrendous ending. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adrianne Brennan" <adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 11:03:35 PM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS > > > > There was a Highlander after the third movie? O holy hell. > > ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ > http://www.adriannebrennan.com > Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon > Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath > The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> You forgot Highlander 3-5 and Hellraiser 3-6 >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Adrianne Brennan < >> adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> They missed Ghostbusters 2, Highlander 2, and the Matrix sequels. >>> >>> ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ >>> http://www.adriannebrennan.com >>> Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: >>> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon >>> Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: >>> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath >>> The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): >>> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> There is always one problem with popular/successful movies: the threat >>>> of sequels. Sequels have the power to really get movie fans’ blood boiling >>>> because unless they are better or as good as the original then they will >>>> only crash and burn, and potentially tarnish the credibility of the film it >>>> tried so hard to follow. There are quite a few painfully bad sequels out >>>> there but in this article I have selected ten of the all-time stinkers. I’m >>>> sure you’ll agree with most or will have several others worth contributing. >>>> *1. Batman and Robin* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> *<http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/batman-robin-clooney-odonnell1.jpg> >>>> * >>>> >>>> Image source - snarkerati >>>> >>>> Filled with cheesy one-liners, bad acting, ridiculous storyline and even >>>> more ridiculous costumes this terrible sequel very nearly killed the >>>> franchise until a certain Christopher Nolan rescued it. George Clooney as >>>> Batman simply didn’t work. Luckily for him he managed to continue his >>>> career >>>> and has gone on to become one of the leading men of Hollywood, unlike >>>> Chris >>>> O’Donnell who was playing Russian Roulette as Robin. And who can forget >>>> Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lovable Mr Freeze… >>>> *2. Blues Brothers 2000* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> * <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2819779.jpg>* >>>> >>>> Image source - stuff >>>> >>>> This film shamefully has one of the lowest audience rankings of movie >>>> sequels. Dan Aykroyd has made some brilliant movies in his career, >>>> including >>>> the original *Blues Brothers* film with the late John Belushi. This one >>>> though was a bad choice. John Goodman could have ruined his career by >>>> appearing in this film but thankfully for him *The Big Lebowski* was >>>> also released later that year so all was forgiven for his performance in >>>> that. >>>> *3. Legally Blonde 2* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> *<http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/legally-blonde-2-red-white-and-blonde-190-75.jpg> >>>> * >>>> >>>> Image source - totalfilm >>>> >>>> **After the surprising success of the first *Legally Blonde* film (it >>>> made $141 million at the box office) a sequel was always going to happen. >>>> Not only was the storyline pretty weak but the timing of the film’s release >>>> was worse. In the movie thousands of people march against animal testing >>>> and succeed, but in reality thousands of people were marching in protest >>>> against the invasion of Iraq and being ignored. D’oh! >>>> *4. Grease 2* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> * <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/5811180.jpg>* >>>> >>>> Image source - unemployment.matters >>>> >>>> We all know that *Grease* is one of the most famous musicals of all >>>> time and remains a cult favourite to this day. The film was so successful >>>> that it took a whopping $394 million at the box office! So why would they >>>> decide to go and spoil it all with this dreadful sequel? First of all it >>>> was >>>> directed by the original movie’s choreographer (not a promising start), >>>> secondly the songs were just plain awful, and thirdly the leading actors >>>> (Michelle Pfeiffer and Maxwell Caulfield) had nowhere near enough chemistry >>>> that the fans expected after the original’s John Travolta and Olivia >>>> Newton-John. >>>> *5. Speed 2* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> * <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/speed2.jpg>* >>>> >>>> Image source - denofgeek >>>> >>>> The sequel was doomed after Keanu Reeves didn’t agree to sign up for it, >>>> yet they continued to make it with Jason Patric instead. *Speed 2 *lacked >>>> any form of originality like the first film had. Pretty much the same >>>> storyline but this time set on a cruise ship rather than a bus…nothing to >>>> really get excited about. >>>> *6. Jaws: The Revenge* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/jaws4_meglafoam1.jpg> >>>> >>>> Image source - omenaheights >>>> >>>> The third instalment in the Jaws films earned the lowest amount of money >>>> in the franchise. It grossed $50 million, which when you compare to the >>>> $470 >>>> million made by the original can clearly see that something went horribly >>>> wrong. Michael Caine must still be suffering nightmares for agreeing to >>>> appear in this rather than accept his Oscar for *Hannah and Her Sisters >>>> *. >>>> *7. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> *<http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2004_havana_nights_dirty_dancing_2._wallpaper_001.jpg> >>>> * >>>> >>>> Image source - allmoviephoto >>>> >>>> The storyline for the original Dirty Dancing film was such a hit, why >>>> bother changing it for the sequel? The only changed in the sequel was the >>>> fact that it was set in Cuba the night before the revolution took place. >>>> Unsurprisingly the film flopped big time. The only thing you have to admire >>>> about the film is how the makers managed to persuade the original’s star, >>>> Patrick Swayze, to make a cameo appearance in the disastrous sequel. >>>> *8. Caddyshack II* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> * <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Caddyshack1.jpg>* >>>> >>>> Image source - madamepickwickartblog >>>> >>>> Caddyshack became a cult classic and a terrific cast. The sequel though, >>>> which came out eight years later, simply wasn’t funny and the only original >>>> cast member to feature in this one was Chevy Chase. With poor jokes and >>>> none >>>> of the stars from the first film there to bounce off, Chase’s comic >>>> abilities were strangled. The sequel’s bad reviews did work in the original >>>> movie’s favour though, revealing to everyone just why they loved the first >>>> film eight years previously so much. >>>> *9. Cruel Intentions 2* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> *<http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/000CIT_Amy_Adams_066.jpg> >>>> * >>>> >>>> Image source - hotflick >>>> >>>> *Cruel Intentions 2 *was supposed to be a TV series called *Manchester >>>> Prep* following the cult success of the original *Cruel Intentions*movie. >>>> However right before airing the show got cancelled so the team behind >>>> the series decided to edit the three pilot episodes together to make the >>>> film…doesn’t sound good huh? It wasn’t. In what is meant to be a prequel, >>>> depicting how Sebastian met Kathryn, the film simply lacks the punch of the >>>> original and instead ends up looking like a poor substitute. >>>> *10. Men in Black 2* >>>> >>>> ** >>>> * <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/00mib2fi.jpg>* >>>> >>>> Image source - loyalkng >>>> >>>> The sequel basically undoes elements of the original, like Will Smith’s >>>> Agent J slowly reminding Tommy Lee Jones’ Agent K to come back to work as a >>>> Man in Black…right after having his memory wiped clean in the original. It >>>> didn’t help either that the film’s original climax was due to take place in >>>> the World Trade Center but the filming coincided with the tragedies of >>>> 9/11. >>>> This meant the ending had to be re-written and re-filmed. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>>> Mahogany at: >>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> >> >> > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
