They were terrible. The Source ruined my enjoyment of anything Highlander. There was a Highlander anime(Highlander: The Search for Vengeance) that was actually good. It had none of the classic characters but it was fun. It was a collaboration between the Highlander folks and the people that did Ninja Scroll. It's worth a look.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> wrote: > > I only watched the movies because there wasn't anything on at the time. > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > The weird thing is there's a kind of division between those who follow the > > films, and those who follow the TV series. I think I saw the TV series > > first, then caught the first film--the only good one--afterward. The TV > > series was really well done, with a couple of exceptions. It had great > > actors, cool Immortals, intelligent writing for the most part, some > > memorable arcs, and a great lead in Adrian Paul's Duncan McLeod. I'm a > > bigger fan of the TV series, and am not that concerned about the film series > > ever being rebooted. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:56:08 AM > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS > > > > > > > > They stink. They aren't bad enough to be camp. Maybe in another 20 years? > > Or after the reboot is released. > > > > I think the 4th and 5th just didn't make any sense. There was no continuity > > between the story lines. One of the movies McCloud was an alien. Another he > > teams up with another immortal to fight a baddie. Its just endless garbage, > > but I guess if you are a diehard fan you would love it. > > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...>wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Are the Highlander and Hellraiser sequels "cheesy", or just plain awful? > >> There's a fine line between so bad it stinks, and so bad it's a camp > >> classic. > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> > >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > >> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 11:02:09 PM > >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] WORST MOVIE SEQUELS > >> > >> > >> > >> You forgot Highlander 3-5 and Hellraiser 3-6 > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Adrianne Brennan < > >> adrianne.bren...@...> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> They missed Ghostbusters 2, Highlander 2, and the Matrix sequels. > >>> > >>> ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ > >>> http://www.adriannebrennan.com > >>> Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: > >>> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon > >>> Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: > >>> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath > >>> The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): > >>> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@...>wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> There is always one problem with popular/successful movies: the threat > >>>> of sequels. Sequels have the power to really get movie fansâ blood > >>>> boiling > >>>> because unless they are better or as good as the original then they will > >>>> only crash and burn, and potentially tarnish the credibility of the film > >>>> it > >>>> tried so hard to follow. There are quite a few painfully bad sequels out > >>>> there but in this article I have selected ten of the all-time stinkers. > >>>> Iâm > >>>> sure youâll agree with most or will have several others worth > >>>> contributing. > >>>> *1. Batman and Robin* > >>>> > >>>> ** > >>>> > >>>> *<http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/batman-robin-clooney-odonnell1.jpg> > >>>> * > >>>> > >>>> Image source - snarkerati > >>>> > >>>> Filled with cheesy one-liners, bad acting, ridiculous storyline and even > >>>> more ridiculous costumes this terrible sequel very nearly killed the > >>>> franchise until a certain Christopher Nolan rescued it. George Clooney as > >>>> Batman simply didnât work. Luckily for him he managed to continue his > >>>> career > >>>> and has gone on to become one of the leading men of Hollywood, unlike > >>>> Chris > >>>> OâDonnell who was playing Russian Roulette as Robin. And who can forget > >>>> Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lovable Mr Freeze⦠> >>>> *2. Blues Brothers 2000* > >>>> > >>>> ** > >>>> * <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2819779.jpg>* > >>>> > >>>> Image source - stuff > >>>> > >>>> This film shamefully has one of the lowest audience rankings of movie > >>>> sequels. Dan Aykroyd has made some brilliant movies in his career, > >>>> including > >>>> the original *Blues Brothers* film with the late John Belushi. This one > >>>> though was a bad choice. John Goodman could have ruined his career by > >>>> appearing in this film but thankfully for him *The Big Lebowski* was > >>>> also released later that year so all was forgiven for his performance in > >>>> that. > >>>> *3. Legally Blonde 2* > >>>> > >>>> ** > >>>> > >>>> *<http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/legally-blonde-2-red-white-and-blonde-190-75.jpg> > >>>> * > >>>> > >>>> Image source - totalfilm > >>>> > >>>> **After the surprising success of the first *Legally Blonde* film (it > >>>> made $141 million at the box office) a sequel was always going to happen. > >>>> Not only was the storyline pretty weak but the timing of the filmâs > >>>> release > >>>> was worse. In the movie thousands of people march against animal testing > >>>> and succeed, but in reality thousands of people were marching in protest > >>>> against the invasion of Iraq and being ignored. Dâoh! > >>>> *4. Grease 2* > >>>> > >>>> ** > >>>> * <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/5811180.jpg>* > >>>> > >>>> Image source - unemployment.matters > >>>> > >>>> We all know that *Grease* is one of the most famous musicals of all > >>>> time and remains a cult favourite to this day. The film was so successful > >>>> that it took a whopping $394 million at the box office! So why would they > >>>> decide to go and spoil it all with this dreadful sequel? First of all it > >>>> was > >>>> directed by the original movieâs choreographer (not a promising start), > >>>> secondly the songs were just plain awful, and thirdly the leading actors > >>>> (Michelle Pfeiffer and Maxwell Caulfield) had nowhere near enough > >>>> chemistry > >>>> that the fans expected after the originalâs John Travolta and Olivia > >>>> Newton-John. > >>>> *5. Speed 2* > >>>> > >>>> ** > >>>> * <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/speed2.jpg>* > >>>> > >>>> Image source - denofgeek > >>>> > >>>> The sequel was doomed after Keanu Reeves didnât agree to sign up for > >>>> it, > >>>> yet they continued to make it with Jason Patric instead. *Speed 2 *lacked > >>>> any form of originality like the first film had. Pretty much the same > >>>> storyline but this time set on a cruise ship rather than a busâ¦nothing > >>>> to > >>>> really get excited about. > >>>> *6. Jaws: The Revenge* > >>>> > >>>> ** > >>>> > >>>> <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/jaws4_meglafoam1.jpg> > >>>> > >>>> Image source - omenaheights > >>>> > >>>> The third instalment in the Jaws films earned the lowest amount of money > >>>> in the franchise. It grossed $50 million, which when you compare to the > >>>> $470 > >>>> million made by the original can clearly see that something went horribly > >>>> wrong. Michael Caine must still be suffering nightmares for agreeing to > >>>> appear in this rather than accept his Oscar for *Hannah and Her Sisters > >>>> *. > >>>> *7. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights* > >>>> > >>>> ** > >>>> > >>>> *<http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2004_havana_nights_dirty_dancing_2._wallpaper_001.jpg> > >>>> * > >>>> > >>>> Image source - allmoviephoto > >>>> > >>>> The storyline for the original Dirty Dancing film was such a hit, why > >>>> bother changing it for the sequel? The only changed in the sequel was the > >>>> fact that it was set in Cuba the night before the revolution took place. > >>>> Unsurprisingly the film flopped big time. The only thing you have to > >>>> admire > >>>> about the film is how the makers managed to persuade the originalâs > >>>> star, > >>>> Patrick Swayze, to make a cameo appearance in the disastrous sequel. > >>>> *8. Caddyshack II* > >>>> > >>>> ** > >>>> * <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Caddyshack1.jpg>* > >>>> > >>>> Image source - madamepickwickartblog > >>>> > >>>> Caddyshack became a cult classic and a terrific cast. The sequel though, > >>>> which came out eight years later, simply wasnât funny and the only > >>>> original > >>>> cast member to feature in this one was Chevy Chase. With poor jokes and > >>>> none > >>>> of the stars from the first film there to bounce off, Chaseâs comic > >>>> abilities were strangled. The sequelâs bad reviews did work in the > >>>> original > >>>> movieâs favour though, revealing to everyone just why they loved the > >>>> first > >>>> film eight years previously so much. > >>>> *9. Cruel Intentions 2* > >>>> > >>>> ** > >>>> > >>>> *<http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/000CIT_Amy_Adams_066.jpg> > >>>> * > >>>> > >>>> Image source - hotflick > >>>> > >>>> *Cruel Intentions 2 *was supposed to be a TV series called *Manchester > >>>> Prep* following the cult success of the original *Cruel > >>>> Intentions*movie. However right before airing the show got cancelled so > >>>> the team behind > >>>> the series decided to edit the three pilot episodes together to make the > >>>> filmâ¦doesnât sound good huh? It wasnât. In what is meant to be a > >>>> prequel, > >>>> depicting how Sebastian met Kathryn, the film simply lacks the punch of > >>>> the > >>>> original and instead ends up looking like a poor substitute. > >>>> *10. Men in Black 2* > >>>> > >>>> ** > >>>> * <http://urbantitan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/00mib2fi.jpg>* > >>>> > >>>> Image source - loyalkng > >>>> > >>>> The sequel basically undoes elements of the original, like Will Smithâs > >>>> Agent J slowly reminding Tommy Lee Jonesâ Agent K to come back to work > >>>> as a > >>>> Man in Blackâ¦right after having his memory wiped clean in the > >>>> original. It > >>>> didnât help either that the filmâs original climax was due to take > >>>> place in > >>>> the World Trade Center but the filming coincided with the tragedies of > >>>> 9/11. > >>>> This meant the ending had to be re-written and re-filmed. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > >>>> Mahogany at: > >>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > >> Mahogany at: > >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >
