20 Terrible Movie Sequels, Ranked from Bad to Badder
by
Joal Ryan, for Metacritic
– June 16, 2016
The Hollywood sequel is 100 years old this year, and we know what you’re thinking: That’s a long time ... and a lot of bad movies.
With apologies to The Dark Knight, you are not wrong. We mined our Metacritic archives to come up with 20 great examples of lousy sequels.
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photo by Lionsgate
The first Expendables, made in 2010, was a surprise hit with audiences. The second, released in 2012, was a surprise hit with critics. The third, issued in 2014, was--surprise!--a bomb. With everybody. Except maybe for Mel Gibson, who got a job out of the deal.
“Time to pull the plug on this brain-dead franchise.” —Lou Lumenick, New York Post
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