10 Horrifically Unnecessary Movie Sequels That Nobody Wanted

3. The Sting II (1983)

TheStingII-Still1The Sting, starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman, is a classic. It deserves a bit more attention than it already does, to be totally fair, which is why you should absolutely think about checking it out if you're at all interested in watching the great movies. It's not about a giant wasp, unfortunately, but it's almost as good as that: two grifters team up to pull the ultimate con, and it has a great ragtime soundtrack, a hilarious script, and a super-clever plot that won't fail to impress you. The Sting II has none of these things (well, the soundtrack). To be fair, it's not even a proper continuation. Gone are the stars that made the original so great, and then - for some reason - the plot both relates directly in not at all to the previous movie. It's like a spiritual successor, except the characters have sort of the same names (don't ask), though they act nothing like their counterparts in the predecessor. It's a total mind, basically, and one which you should never, ever put yourself through. Seriously. I don't care how bad a person you are, nobody deserves to absorb this into their brain.
 
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