Do you think there are too many movie sequals?

I definitely feel there are too many movie sequels. For the most part, sequels are not as good as the original movie. It gets tiring seeing all of these sequels and would like to see more creativity on the directors parts. Many movies have no business having sequels. When one movie makes a lot of money, movie makers feel they can make more by making another one. I am looking forward to Spiderman 3 in May and the Fantastic Four sequel.

Yes, its all because of trend. If something reaches success, people follow it blindly. But, making sequel is an art and required great creativity. Story must have a potential to have sequel. If story ends in first movie and you want to make a sequel of it, its just waste of time. It is only possible if the characters have reached a great success.

Making movies is done to make money, and if you have a good idea that is working then go for it. I am eagerly awaiting the third Pirates movie as well as Spiderman and Shrek. he trick is to know when your idea has run its course and not overplay your hand.

Yes, for sure. It's an over kill after awhile. I suppose they just want to make money the easy way, so they do that. I like the original ones the best.

My thoughts with sequels are that if they plan from the beginning to have sequels it is often done well. But if, as many have said, they are just saying "Oh, this made money, let's see if we can squeeze a little more out of it," they come off badly. More importantly, I think sequels can kill the imagination of the populace. Truthfully, I am more into books than movies, but with both, ever since I was a child, I have loved imagining what might have happened afterwards. And from those imaginings came other ideas, and other thoughts, and so on. From imaginations come other stories, inventions, and creations. If we overdo it on finishing the story for people, how many imaginations are we stunting? (Sorry, that's my small soapbox:)
And just cause it goes along with the topic: a big pet peeve for me in sequels are the Disney animated movies that are coming out decades after the originals.(Cinderella II? Come on, it was old when I was a kid!)

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Twenty or thirty years ago sequels were a dirty word in the movie industry. It was a shameful way to take a movie that did well and extract more money from the general populace by essentially making another movie that is the same as the first one.

That started to change though when it became highly profitable to make sequels. Plato suggested that drama is best when done in 3's as it allows for a good story arc and character devolpment before the final resoultion of the third act, play, book, movie etc.

In the present day, sequels make more money than a new picture in most cases as it already has a fan base. The movie franchises generally pick up steam as more and more movies roll out.

This will continue until it is no longer profitable. When people stop going to the sequels, they will stop being made.

Personally, I am split on the sequels. Some movies and themes lend themselves to having several movies made. Like the Spiderman/Xmen, Pirates, 007's, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter's of the world.

Rocky 7 however I could live without. It's a fine line that will ultimately be desided by you and I and which movies we choose to spend our money on.