15 Great Film Franchises Ruined By Too Many Sequels And Remakes

Film Count: 6

When the creator of the series, James Cameron, literally said that "we’re pretending the other films were a bad dream. Or an alternate timeline," about half of the entire film franchise...You know things aren't great.

Terminator certainly kicked off with a bang though, right in the midst of the Arnold Schwarzenegger hype train of super stardom, in what could be one of the greatest one-two punches in cinematic history after the booming success of the sequel, Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

No one was really prepared for the car crash that was coming next though, as critics and fans alike gave a big hasta la vista baby to the convoluted mess that was the next three movies. Which is where Cameron's aforementioned 'bad dream' quote is directly aimed at.

Rise of the Machines came a dozen years after Judgement Day and was the first not to be directed by Cameron. While not the absolute s**t show of the next two, it left fans a bit flat after such a long gap between additions and the trilogy looked to be done and dusted. But no.

Terminators Salvation and Genisys appeared to give fans a face slap, being littered with production issues and presenting storylines that just didn't make a lick of sense in regards to either the previous films, or even as a standalone.

Genisys attempts to jump the barriers of time travel and nonsensical plot twists and revelations so many times they might have actually been making it up on the run.