Prior to this year, i rarely noticed epilogues and much less thought critically about them. Aurora rose reynolds goodreads author shelved 2 times as bestepilogues avg rating 3. Movie sequels so bad they ended a franchise news features movies tv gaming comics interviews by jeff giles aug. For more check out 5 littleknown sequels that ruined iconic stories and 5 sequels that ruined the original movies point. I want to see a sequel to find out what carl and russels next great adventure is, but at the same time, im afraid that ill. After hours is a web original comedy miniseries produced by cracked, usually taking place in a diner after the cracked. Starring cracked writers katie willert, soren bowie, daniel obrien and michael swaim as themselves, note the series mainly draws humor from discussing and deconstructing various aspects of both modern and nostalgic pop culture. Unfortunately, as weve pointed out twice before, many of these stories are total bullshit. A thriller epilogue may show the protagonist healing from almost mortal wounds and uniting with a love interest. With costumes and sets left over and a script in hand, why not make another, right. To answer the easiest question first, a chapter should be precisely the length it needs to be. Also check out 7 beloved movies you never knew had hilarious insane sequels and 6 insane sequels that almost ruined classic movies. In video gaming, epilogues can occur at the end of the story, usually after the credits have rolled.
Cracked 5 movie epilogues that should have been sequels coming. The 9 creepiest things movies portray as romantic after. The golden army was released in july 2008, starring ron perlman as the eponymous hero. It could have been a shameless retread of the first movie, but evil dead ii takes care of that in the first five minutes.
Here are 10 greatunique movies that would have been better off as standalones. Some of them are sequels fans eagerly awaited while others are films that would have been better left on the cutting room floor. Epilogues can be useful, but only if they enrich your story or add some value that exists beyond the main storyline. Up is a beautiful standalone movie that had me crying for days after the first 10 minutes. It also would have replaced leading man dolph lundgren with professional surfer laird hamilton. To collect and promote designs, you must be a loggedin member. Providing important information that wasnt covered in the climax or denouement. Except the epilogue comes after the main narrative. So, from movies that should have stopped after the first one, to movies that should have never been made to begin with. July hygrecks tonedeaf romcom could singlehandedly rewrite the. The dam after cliffhanger became stallones biggest hit for a good while, a sequel was bandied around that would have seen his character help block a holy dam.
There have since been many followups, all of which have been better than the second film in the franchise but all of which suffer the same fate. From the greek classics to harry potter, authors have used epilogues to follow up on characters after the dramatic climax of the story. How to get the most out of your sequel scenes helping. Lets have a look at the 5 most common reasons for writing an epilogue. In each of these examples, an unsatisfying epilogue marred an otherwise enjoyable read. There have been countless adaptations of robin hood, from comedies and musicals, to actionheavy epics. This prequel was made seven years after the original and stars tom berenger and william katt as butch and sundance. Which movie should definitely get a sequel or a prequel. Once you have completed a draft of the epilogue, you should read it aloud to yourself and listen to how the words sound on the page. Jason statham, and tom hardy have been thrown out there to take. There are five movies that should have sequels or rather its time to release that sequel, already.
Insider rounded up sequels that took over 10 years to come to theaters along with a few that have been recently announced. Our critics picks for best, worst movie remakeshow have movie doovers fared at the box office over the years. In a romance, the epilogue may show the two protagonists living happily ever after. When hollywood has exhausted its creativity producing prequels and sequels, it often turns to unbelievable reallife events for inspiration. Thats why, when sequels are done really well, theyre often even better than the first movie. Refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. Heres soren and dan talking after hours in a webby followup interview. Brooks has said that hes always been up for the idea, but with many of the cast members now dead, if it were to happen then it wouldnt have the feel of a sequel.
Its definitely a super sensitive subject and its pretty subjective, too. The fan reactions have been mixed as the third installment of the series was definitively closed and fourth films have generally been horrific exploitations of market nostalgia at best see. An epilogue, like a prologue, is a section of a book that stands outside the narrative. An epilogue is a discourse that leads itself back upon demonstrations that have been said beforehand, encompassing a collecting of matters, characters, and emotions, and its task consists also of this, says plato, at last to remind the listeners of the things that have been said phaedrus 267d. A number of movies that did poorly at the box office ended up getting sequels because strong dvd and bluray sales made studios decide to revisit these films, especially since studios actually make more money off a dvdbluray sale than it does on a movie ticket because it cuts out the middleman i. Thats a tough question and to answer it, you need to understand how an epilogue works and what it can do for you. Subsequent episodes have been directed by abe epperson and adam. Critiquing this film, which i assume has been made by a crew of.
The only thing better than one mammoth, metropolisdestroying monster is a bunch of them, so toho studios packed no less than 11 kaiju into. In light of this, there are some good sequels floating around. Interestingly enough when you look at the largest u. The golden compass was the first book in philip pullmans trilogy of novels, his dark materials. Heres another young adult novel series that never got the sequels it deserved. Providing some closure after your story has reached its. Follow us on facebook, and lets best friends forever. Its the reactions, the complications, and consequences that make stories interesting, on both the overall scale and the smaller, scene by scene, scale. Movie series with at least 2 sequels trilogy, tetralogy. It then goes on to defy convention at every turn, with raimis restless. We all know that there have been a whole bunch of sequels for the original star wars movie, but they arent actually what george lucas originally intended. The film is a sequel to 1999s the best man a solid hit that racked up. That doesnt mean every single one is fantasy in fact, some of the most notable true life movies are relatively factual. If you have a chapter that needs to be three pages, then thats what it needs to be.
Rowling showed her central characters when they were much older after the series main conflict resolves. Share this and get paid with our affiliate program. Cracked after hours was a comedy web series hosted on the website. While the first terminator introduced arnold schwarzeneggers t800 as a villain, the second one initially makes his allegiance. The plan was to film two sequels backtoback and will smith was rumoured to be returning but the idea has since been canned. Into the spiderverse 2, tomb raider 2, hotel transylvania 4, legally blonde 3.
There are a lot of sequels set to hit the theaters in the upcoming year, some of which we are super hyped up for and others that just leave us shaking our heads wondering how they could continue on with such a horrible movie. The epilogue will serve to assure the reader that justice has been dispensed. But, this year, a few of my more successful reads and their epilogues have gotten my wheels turning. While it still hasnt led to a dredd 2 going into production, its not such a crazy idea. James cameron has been talking about avatar sequels almost from the moment the first film exploded onto screens in 2009, smashing box office records and. Subscribe to our youtube channel and check out after hours 5 movie epilogues that should have been sequels, and watch other videos you wont see on the site. But, i am not a million seller author, i am a wayward old rocker who is stuck in her ways and will most likely sell three books to family, because i insisted on doing it my. Prologue and epilogues are great imagine if you were reading a series, and came in at book twoa prologue would be helpful it is like the trailer to the movie. Before the movie was released, new line cinema exec toby emmerich said that sequels would. While camerons scripts can be a tad on the nose, the power of this sequel is undeniable. But the one we want to see more of is the ridley scott and russell crowe epic that used massive, practical sets, and featured an armored robin hood. He had no way of knowing how popular star wars would become, but he had wanted to make a sequel either way.
If theres an unmade sequel out there that fans truly want to see, its hellboy iii. These true stories tend to be inspiring tales meant to uplift the human soul, and hopefully score an oscar nomination or 10. Rowling controversially used this device to end her harry potter series. The scripted comedy follows four friendscoworkers of cracked. After hours s4 e11 5 movie epilogues that should have been sequels after. The greatest harry potter sequel well never get to see. Sometimes you hope and hope for years that your fave movie will get a second one, and other times, you think that there are countless sequels that never should have even been made in the first place.
Or, if a character becomes pregnant, the epilogue can explain the birth of the child. The movie adaptation of the book came out in 2007 and had an allstar cast that included nicole kidman and daniel craig. Every year, after hollywoods supply of explosions runs out at the end of the summer, audiences get to relax by watching smaller, more realistic movies based on real people like captain phillips and machete. Subscribe to our youtube channel, and check out 5 movie epilogues that should have been sequels, and other videos you wont see on the site. Cracked 5 movie epilogues that should have been sequels coming 1458f1.
Bubba hotep don coscarelli has said that there is a script written and he would be happy to make the movie if campbell were to reconsider. With that in mind, we are bringing you nine of our top picks for horror films that should have had sequels. The first of two james cameron sequels on this list, terminator 2 did almost everything right. Check that the details in the epilogue are clear and engaging for the reader. After hours season 4 5 movie epilogues that should have been sequels. The 9 creepiest things movies portray as romantic after hours. Movie sequels coming out in 2018 that look horrible. Again, another classic that should have been left alone. Unfortunately, as weve pointed out twice before, many of these stories are total bullshit that doesnt mean every single one is fantasy in fact, some of the most notable true life movies are relatively factual.
If a character was ailing in the story, you might want to explain his fate. For epilogues in general, id say you have to answer two. Writing an epilogue can be useful as long as you do it right. Make sure the epilogue uses the same language and style as the main text so it does not seem out of place. Sometimes, the movie shrugs it off, and people forget the sequel. Why hollywood will never make another good buddy cop movie. Abbi glines goodreads author shelved 2 times as bestendingsepilogues avg rating 4. Horror films that should have had sequels wicked horror. In an ordered universe, a movie more batshitcrazy than batman v. I love the idea of possibly ever writing a sequel to one of my favorite movies and lived out that dream somewhat with my rambo v pitch and spec script i had in the hands. Of the many horror movies to garner terrible sequels, saw was among those that suffered the most. An epilogue in a game functions similarly to an epilogue in film and literature, providing closure to the end of a story however, the way in which an epilogue is interacted with in a video game can then determine how a story ends, in works of fiction that contain multiple. Theres even a futureset adaptation in development alongside a robin hood. Ive read successful books with chapters as long as around sixty pages and as short as part of a sentence.