5. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2013)
Sin City worked because of how unexpected and astonishingly different it was - watch it now and it has far less impact than it did at the time of its initial release: it's not the deepest of films and at times it's downright insistent of its cool (and that's not to mention the poor acting performances), so the idea of a sequel hardly inspires confidence. Especially after the release of The Spirit, there's also little to suggest that Frank Miller is actually a capable enough director to make anything other than a gimmick (which is pretty much all Sin City can be considered now) - his writing talent is undoubted, but he is an artist before he is a film-maker and the worrying lack of substance to match the visuals of both The Spirit and Sin City will probably return for the Sin City sequel. It will be a massive shame as well, considering how revered Miller is as a writer, but flair for one art doesn't necessarily immediately translate into prowess in another. Just ask Michael Jordan. Unfortunately, I predict a mess. A good looking one, but a mess all the same. And the idea of Clive Owen returning with that embarrassingly poor accent is just the icing on the cake for this one.