10 Film Sequels Destined To Bomb In 2017
1. Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Since the release of the first POTC movie the franchise has gone on to become synonymous of one where the quality of each entry is showing less swash, less buckle and a serious case of diminishing returns. But, my golly they don’t half bring in the booty – to put it in perspective, the superior original raked in £600 million at the box office, whereas the drawn out saga of 2011’s Stranger Tides cannon-blasted over a billion into Disney’s coffers - which is precisely why the Mouse House has seen fit to unleash a fifth movie on us all.
The signs are ominous for this one, with a plot that seems to be a retread of the original seeing Jack Sparrow go toe to toe with yet another undead crew, while at the same time hunting down another nautical MacGuffin in the Trident of Poseidon. Javier Bardem has been hauled in on bad guy duties, along with a return in Geoffrey Rush’s Captain Barbosa, Orlando Bloom as Will Turner (last seen sulking in purgatory) and, erm, Paul McCartney.
Let's face it, Stranger Tides was clutching to the already worn coat tails of a franchise running out of nautical miles, chuck in a six year gap in movies, a tired plot, a star (Depp) on the wane and it's not hard to fathom why this will be 2017's worst sequel.
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