15 Pointless Movie Sequels That Just Copied The Original

8. Ocean's Twelve

The Original: A rare remake that actually bettered the original, Steven Soderbergh's superbly-conceived heist thriller benefited hugely from the chemistry between its huge ensemble cast, as well as its slick direction and gleefully fun tone. The Sequel: Even ignoring the hilariously lazy title of either sequel, Ocean's Twelve is a fundamentally pointless follow-up, driven by the ludicrously lame set-up that Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), the guy Danny Ocean's (George Clooney) team ripped off in the first movie, wants his money back, and forces them to set-up another heist in Europe to pay him back and save their own hides. The bulk of the film is just the same as before: attractive actors wearing cool clothes and bantering their way around slickly-shot, luxurious locations, this time with Julia Roberts' Tess in tow as the twelfth member of the team. In fact, the only truly memorable aspect that distinguishes the movie from the first is the ridiculous meta sub-plot in which Roberts ends up playing a version of herself, and Bruce Willis makes a cameo. At least the third movie has the presence of Al Pacino and the fun twist of Benedict turning around to work with Ocean, whereas this is pure coasting, even if Soderbergh maintains that it's his favourite of the three.