8 Bad Movie Franchises And How To Fix Them

What's The Problem? The first film had a great premise, but was ultimately "so-so" in execution. The second was a nerve-wrecking gem of a movie. And the third film made no sense whatsoever.

A big issue with the Cloverfield franchise is I don't think it knows what it is or what its big selling points are. The interconnected stories work, but aside from a couple of very well hidden Easter Eggs that require audiences to deep-dive into websites and manga comics, the whole series is just an assembly line of anthology nonsense that teases how it isn't; anthology nonsense.

What's The Solution? The selling point of Cloverfield was that it was a found-footage film about a monster rampaging through a city. It was a fresh, original and contained a new monster that we as audiences knew little about.

So, stick to that! Lean into it more, because whatever was happening in Cloverfield Paradox didn't make sense and frankly, audiences didn't care. Alternate dimensions, alien invasions and imposter spies don't fit the franchise when they already introduced a giant monster.

For the next film, have another Cloverfield monster in a different city or setting. If it's found footage again, tell it from the perspective of a police body-cam or a news reporter. The human drama that took place before the attack in the first film was tedious, but if the filmmakers punched up the family drama into the monster invasion, it is sure to work.