15 Pointless Movie Sequels That Just Copied The Original

12. Friday The 13th Part III

The Original: The classic slasher film revolves around an unseen assailant stalking the young, nubile, drug-taking residents of Camp Crystal Lake. Though the killer is thought to be mongoloid Jason Voorhees, it's revealed at the end of the movie that his disturbed mother, Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer), was the killer all along. The Sequel: If the first sequel isn't unoriginal enough (pretty much replicating the original premise verbatim), the third movie goes one worse. Aside from the introduction of a horrible 3D gimmick and Jason finally procuring his mask, this is strictly business as usual, with the killer once again stalking a gang of horny teens in a cottage situated next to Camp Crystal Lake. What makes this even less original than the second film is that, firstly, it rips off the insane Kevin Bacon arrowhead death from the first film: Debbie dies in an almost identical manner. Then, the movie's ending rips off the original also: Chris paddles a canoe out on the lake and falls asleep, only to see Mrs. Voorhees' decomposed corpse emerge from the water and try to drown her, before it turns out that Chris is dreaming. In the first film, the final scene was incredibly similar, except the protagonist was being attacked by a young Jason instead.