Movies that should not get a sequel, but do

by T. Keith Edmunds

If I was to really write about what my headline implies, this could be a very long and detailed list. The history of film-making, the past several years in particular, is littered with ill-advised sequels. Movies that were mediocre (at best) have somehow managed to wrangle sequels.

Take Piranha II: The Spawning, for example. Was Piranha such a blockbusting success that a sequel was called for? Probably not.

No, Piranha II was not James Cameron’s most shining moment. Yes, THAT James Cameron. He was the director. You might remember him from a slightly more commercially successful film: Titanic — a movie that is not likely to ever get a sequel, right?

I am afraid you are wrong.

The A.V. Club reports that “Titanic II is real and there’s a trailer.”

Strangely, I have an urge to see this film.

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There can be only one!

by Grant Hamilton

Doesn’t this look awfully familiar? It’s like they took “Gladiator” and changed the time and setting.

My bet is that Ridley Scott will cast Russell Crowe again, and “Gladiator” and “Robin Hood” will be revealed to be the first two parts of a trilogy.

The third movie will be a remake of “Highlander.”

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Trailer for A Single Man

by Amy Breen

I don’t often post trailers (or, ever — although I did post about IFC’s top 50 trailers) but after watching this I had to share. Trailers are like an art form, a mini two minute movie; to me, this is a nearly perfect trailer. There is no cheesy voice-over, no explanation as to who the characters are, or their relation to one another, and it doesn’t make it obvious how it will end. I hate watching a trailer and then realizing I don’t need to bother with the movie.

The images in this movie speak loud and clear, and the music, with the ticking clock, gives the whole thing a sense of foreboding.

My only issue is that because the images speak loud and clear, they seem to reveal too much. I still can’t wait to see this film, though.

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