37. Bad Sequels: Cash-Ins, Crimes, and Cinematic Catastrophes

Steven, Benjamin, and Sean dive head-first into the bargain bin of cinema history to discuss bad sequels – think of it as a sequel to our recent ‘Belated Sequels’ episode. The cash-grabs, the disappointments, the shit nobody asked for, and the franchise entries that actively vandalised what came before. From Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions to Jaws 3, Highlander II, Men in Black II, Sin City 2 (not even Eva Green’s knockers could save it), Scanners II, 300: Rise of an Empire (Eva couldn’t save that one either), American Psycho 2, Mission: Impossible II, S. Darko, and every Terminator after T2, the trio pick through the rubble with equal parts horror and amusement. We also mourn disappointments like The Thing (2011). Benjamin stirs controversy among the group by declaring Alien 3 a bad sequel, though all three unanimously agree that Alien Resurrection is absolute balls, while Steven valiantly champions Die Hard 2, baffling everyone, and once again confesses his guilty soft spot for Superman III. We also highlight the sequels that everyone says are bad but we secretly enjoy (hello, The Fly II), and sequels that shouldn’t have worked but absolutely slapped anyway (John Wick 2 and the glorious carnage beyond). A chaotic, laughter-soaked, wildly tangential chat about the wrong films made for the wrong reasons, plus the few that rose above their own unnecessary existence.