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.

Producers on making “Taken 3″: “We’ve taken everyone we can take”

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:19:00 +0000

After the massive, unexpected box office success of Liam Neeson action thriller "Taken 2," producer Luc Besson and writer Robert Mark Kamen implied that they might ride out the franchise's success a little longer: "We didn't start talking about [Taken 3] until we saw the numbers," said Kamen. "But then we said, 'Oh, okay. I think we should do a third one.' And Fox wants us to do a third one."

Hollywood.com writes:

In the first "Taken," Neeson's character Bryan Mills' daughter was taken. In "Taken 2," he and his wife were taken. In "Taken 3"…. "We've taken everyone we can take — it's going to go in another direction. Should be interesting."

Liam Neeson realizes the comedy inherent in any "Taken 3": "How many times can she be taken?" he asked a few weeks ago. "I mean, it’s bad parenthood, really, after that."

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The worst movie sequel titles of all time

Producers on making “Taken 3″: “We’ve taken everyone we can take”