The worst movie sequel titles of all time

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:00:00 +0000

Despite his better judgment, Liam Neeson has signed on for "Taken 3," the third movie in the spy/kidnap action thriller series. Although producers promise that because “We’ve taken everyone we can take -- it’s going to go in another direction," it's hard to imagine that the movie will maintain its box office appeal. That said, "Taken 3" is only the latest in a rich tradition of bad or poorly titles sequels:

"Aliens" -- 1986, sequel to "Alien"
The title of James Cameron's follow-up to the Ridley Scott sci-fi film basically says, "if you liked 'Alien,' you'll like 'Aliens' ... because there are more of them."

The Last Exorcism Part II -- 2013, sequel to "The Last Exorcism"
So ... not the Last Exorcism, then?

"Triplets" -- upcoming, sequel to 1988 comedy "Twins"
Here's the rare case where "Twins 2" would have been a better title. Instead, "Triplets," as the title implies, makes the already improbable sibling duo of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito even less plausible, adding Eddie Murphy into the genetic mix.

“A Good Day to Die Hard”: Bruce Willis smirks the Russians to death

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000

So Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis – with 188 years of life on the planet between them — have all released new action-adventure movies within the last month (pairing themselves conspicuously with younger co-stars), and God help me, I sat through all three. Willis is the baby of the trio at 57, and it’s reasonable to expect that the bewildering and idiotic “A Good Day to Die Hard,” the latest installment of a franchise that has yet to fail at the box office, will prosper where “The Last Stand” and “Bullet to the Head” have bombed. It’s also the worst of the three films, by far, at least if you’re sticking somewhere in the vicinity of old-fashioned ideas about the coherence of plot, characterization and setting, but I recognize that's irrelevant. (For the record, Stallone’s “Bullet to the Head,” while totally cartoonish, is more fun and better made than the other two.)

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The worst movie sequel titles of all time

“A Good Day to Die Hard”: Bruce Willis smirks the Russians to death