13 Most Disappointing Movie Threequels

5. Scream 3

The Originals: Wes Craven reinvented the slasher film with the subversive 1996 horror flick Scream. It poked fun at the genre's tropes and basically treated the viewer like an intelligent person rather than a foaming gore-hound, and despite releasing just one year later, Scream 2 was a surprisingly consistent follow-up.

The Threequel: Scream 3 unfortunately ups the goofiness, downplays the violence and in many ways revels in the lame horror cliches the series originally set out to lampoon.

The cast is still game, but a number of the subplots are dull, the kills aren't as entertaining, and the end killer reveal is more of an eye-roller than a satisfying "gotcha" moment.

Despite Scream 3 being a solid box office hit, the series took an extended sabbatical until 2011's Scream 4, which while not quite up there with the originals, was a surprising return to form.