25 Great Movie Franchises Ruined By Crappy Sequels

PocketEpiphany Published 11/04/2021 in facepalm

When a movie becomes a hit, audiences demand more of a good thing. And that's how we keep getting sequels.

But some sequels are so terrible they managed to ruin the best franchises. And here is our roundup of amazing franchises ruined by crappy sequels!

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Every Disney movie that had had a direct-to-DVD sequel.
2.
Any Home Alone movie after the first two.
3.
Joe Dirt 2 was shameful.
4.
Robocop. The first one is a nearly flawless movie. Everything after is garbage.
5.
Indiana Jones. Should’ve finished with the Last Crusade. They ride off into the sunset ffs.
6.
Pacific Rim, first one was a masterpiece for what it was proposing but damn it was fun senseless action with good CGI and compelling characters
7.
Anything after Terminator 2 should legally not exist.
8.
Donnie Darko
9.
Despicable Me. The first 2 were great but now it’s just devolved into Minion hell.
10.
Spider-Man 3. So bad they had to reboot the whole franchise only a few years later.
11.
Best golf movie ever made: Caddyshack Worst golf movie ever made: Caddyshack 2
12.
Legally Blonde was a surprise hit comedy. Legally Blonde 2 was a pandering rehash with no new ideas
13.
Fast & Furious. It's so far away from its original concept now, it's honestly quite laughable. They are milking that cow until it's bone dry.
14.
Grease. Such a fun movie, then they create the abomination known as Grease 2.
15.
The Matrix. The first movie ended on the right mix of hope and badassery. Everything else failed to keep that momentum.
16.
Superman III & IV…Beyond awful
17.
Super Troopers. The second one had its moments, but meh, the opening segment was so off. Could have gone without. Meanwhile, I've been watching the first one since 2006, meow. It is perfection.
18.
Jurassic Park. They have ruined the series 4 times so far. None of the sequels understand that point of the first movie. They all just saw how much people loved the dinosaurs (rightly so) and focused on that one aspect while everything else suffered.
19.
Alien. First two were immaculate, third one just ruined it.
20.
Space Jam. I understand the need to have an updated version, but the sequel was pointless.
21.
Godfather III was doodoo
22.
Dumb & Dumber. First one is a comedy classic that still holds up very well, sequel/prequels had zero qualities to totally redeem themselves.
23.
Most people hated the Star Wars prequel trilogy… then the sequel trilogy came out
24.
Jaws, of course. The first one was a masterpiece. The second one was flawed but sort of saved by the continued presence of Roy Scheider (I believe as some sort of contract obligation). The rest of them were just crap.
25.
Highlander. Said right there, can be only one

1.
Every Disney movie that had had a direct-to-DVD sequel.
2.
Any Home Alone movie after the first two.
3.
Joe Dirt 2 was shameful.
4.
Robocop. The first one is a nearly flawless movie. Everything after is garbage.
5.
Indiana Jones. Should’ve finished with the Last Crusade. They ride off into the sunset ffs.
6.
Pacific Rim, first one was a masterpiece for what it was proposing but damn it was fun senseless action with good CGI and compelling characters
7.
Anything after Terminator 2 should legally not exist.
8.
Donnie Darko
9.
Despicable Me. The first 2 were great but now it’s just devolved into Minion hell.
10.
Spider-Man 3. So bad they had to reboot the whole franchise only a few years later.
11.
Best golf movie ever made: Caddyshack Worst golf movie ever made: Caddyshack 2
12.
Legally Blonde was a surprise hit comedy. Legally Blonde 2 was a pandering rehash with no new ideas
13.
Fast & Furious. It's so far away from its original concept now, it's honestly quite laughable. They are milking that cow until it's bone dry.
14.
Grease. Such a fun movie, then they create the abomination known as Grease 2.
15.
The Matrix. The first movie ended on the right mix of hope and badassery. Everything else failed to keep that momentum.
16.
Superman III & IV…Beyond awful
17.
Super Troopers. The second one had its moments, but meh, the opening segment was so off. Could have gone without. Meanwhile, I've been watching the first one since 2006, meow. It is perfection.
18.
Jurassic Park. They have ruined the series 4 times so far. None of the sequels understand that point of the first movie. They all just saw how much people loved the dinosaurs (rightly so) and focused on that one aspect while everything else suffered.
19.
Alien. First two were immaculate, third one just ruined it.
20.
Space Jam. I understand the need to have an updated version, but the sequel was pointless.
21.
Godfather III was doodoo
22.
Dumb & Dumber. First one is a comedy classic that still holds up very well, sequel/prequels had zero qualities to totally redeem themselves.
23.
Most people hated the Star Wars prequel trilogy… then the sequel trilogy came out
24.
Jaws, of course. The first one was a masterpiece. The second one was flawed but sort of saved by the continued presence of Roy Scheider (I believe as some sort of contract obligation). The rest of them were just crap.
25.
Highlander. Said right there, can be only one

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1. Every Disney movie that had had a direct-to-DVD sequel.

2. Any Home Alone movie after the first two.

3. Joe Dirt 2 was shameful.

4. Robocop. The first one is a nearly flawless movie. Everything after is garbage.

5. Indiana Jones. Should’ve finished with the Last Crusade. They ride off into the sunset ffs.

6. Pacific Rim, first one was a masterpiece for what it was proposing but damn it was fun senseless action with good CGI and compelling characters

7. Anything after Terminator 2 should legally not exist.

8. Donnie Darko

9. Despicable Me. The first 2 were great but now it’s just devolved into Minion hell.

10. Spider-Man 3. So bad they had to reboot the whole franchise only a few years later.

11. Best golf movie ever made: Caddyshack Worst golf movie ever made: Caddyshack 2

12. Legally Blonde was a surprise hit comedy. Legally Blonde 2 was a pandering rehash with no new ideas

13. Fast & Furious. It's so far away from its original concept now, it's honestly quite laughable. They are milking that cow until it's bone dry.

14. Grease. Such a fun movie, then they create the abomination known as Grease 2.

15. The Matrix. The first movie ended on the right mix of hope and badassery. Everything else failed to keep that momentum.

16. Superman III & IV…Beyond awful

17. Super Troopers. The second one had its moments, but meh, the opening segment was so off. Could have gone without. Meanwhile, I've been watching the first one since 2006, meow. It is perfection.

18. Jurassic Park. They have ruined the series 4 times so far. None of the sequels understand that point of the first movie. They all just saw how much people loved the dinosaurs (rightly so) and focused on that one aspect while everything else suffered.

19. Alien. First two were immaculate, third one just ruined it.

20. Space Jam. I understand the need to have an updated version, but the sequel was pointless.

21. Godfather III was doodoo

22. Dumb & Dumber. First one is a comedy classic that still holds up very well, sequel/prequels had zero qualities to totally redeem themselves.

23. Most people hated the Star Wars prequel trilogy… then the sequel trilogy came out

24. Jaws, of course. The first one was a masterpiece. The second one was flawed but sort of saved by the continued presence of Roy Scheider (I believe as some sort of contract obligation). The rest of them were just crap.

25. Highlander. Said right there, can be only one

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1.
Every Disney movie that had had a direct-to-DVD sequel.

2.
Any Home Alone movie after the first two.

3.
Joe Dirt 2 was shameful.

4.
Robocop. The first one is a nearly flawless movie. Everything after is garbage.

5.
Indiana Jones. Should’ve finished with the Last Crusade. They ride off into the sunset ffs.

6.
Pacific Rim, first one was a masterpiece for what it was proposing but damn it was fun senseless action with good CGI and compelling characters

7.
Anything after Terminator 2 should legally not exist.

8.
Donnie Darko

9.
Despicable Me. The first 2 were great but now it’s just devolved into Minion hell.

10.
Spider-Man 3. So bad they had to reboot the whole franchise only a few years later.

11.
Best golf movie ever made: Caddyshack Worst golf movie ever made: Caddyshack 2

12.
Legally Blonde was a surprise hit comedy. Legally Blonde 2 was a pandering rehash with no new ideas

13.
Fast & Furious. It's so far away from its original concept now, it's honestly quite laughable. They are milking that cow until it's bone dry.

14.
Grease. Such a fun movie, then they create the abomination known as Grease 2.

15.
The Matrix. The first movie ended on the right mix of hope and badassery. Everything else failed to keep that momentum.

16.
Superman III & IV…Beyond awful

17.
Super Troopers. The second one had its moments, but meh, the opening segment was so off. Could have gone without. Meanwhile, I've been watching the first one since 2006, meow. It is perfection.

18.
Jurassic Park. They have ruined the series 4 times so far. None of the sequels understand that point of the first movie. They all just saw how much people loved the dinosaurs (rightly so) and focused on that one aspect while everything else suffered.

19.
Alien. First two were immaculate, third one just ruined it.

20.
Space Jam. I understand the need to have an updated version, but the sequel was pointless.

21.
Godfather III was doodoo

22.
Dumb & Dumber. First one is a comedy classic that still holds up very well, sequel/prequels had zero qualities to totally redeem themselves.

23.
Most people hated the Star Wars prequel trilogy… then the sequel trilogy came out

24.
Jaws, of course. The first one was a masterpiece. The second one was flawed but sort of saved by the continued presence of Roy Scheider (I believe as some sort of contract obligation). The rest of them were just crap.

25.
Highlander. Said right there, can be only one