10 Film Sequels And Spin-Offs That Should Never Have Happened
Bigger, longer, faster - and not as good.
The law of diminishing returns dictates that when Hollywood seizes on a sleeper hit and begins cranking out sequels, prequels and spin-offs, the desire to make money will suck all the life out of the material and produce a film of inferior quality.
Released in 2004, James Wans Saw was a movie for the head, a well thought-out psycho-thriller that didnt skimp on character. By the time of Saw 3D, the series had become a parody of its former self, resorting to violence so cartoonish and overdone that it was impossible to take seriously.
Memo to aspiring filmmakers: when you open a movie with 2 alpha males being forced into combat by a tricycle-riding puppet, youve abandoned the source material and lurched into high camp. Sure you can recycle shtick from earlier installments, but as another victim faces another round of torture porn, were reminded that weve seen it all before and simply raising the volume doesnt change that.
In a perfect world, every franchise would be The Fast And The Furious, becoming steadily bigger and better until audiences get the scene theyve always wanted Dwayne Johnson leaving his hospital bed so he can destroy a city block with a gun bigger than Ol Painless.
Until then, here are 10 movies that followed Saw 3D into Bad Movie Hell.