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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 4, 2012 22:53:03 GMT -5
Wasn't The Golden Compass a whole series of books? Also, Shamaylan's Airbender movie.
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Post by Goldenbane on Aug 4, 2012 22:54:53 GMT -5
Masters of the Universe.
Even though Frank Langella was epic as Skeletor, and Dolph Lundgren was perfectly fine as He-man, the rest of the movie sucked so hard it killed not only the reruns of the original cartoon, but the toy line as well.
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Post by Michael Coello on Aug 4, 2012 22:58:07 GMT -5
But there were 2 "sequels", the documentary on the movie, and even a proper sequel supposed to be filming.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2012 23:01:22 GMT -5
Masters of the Universe. Even though Frank Langella was epic as Skeletor, and Dolph Lundgren was perfectly fine as He-man, the rest of the movie sucked so hard it killed not only the reruns of the original cartoon, but the toy line as well. The problem is it didn't feel at all like the cartoon, and lacked so much of the charm that made the cartoon great. Plus, they added the ultimate death knell of having characters go to our world. f*** our world. We want to see their world come to life.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Aug 4, 2012 23:11:01 GMT -5
The Legend of Chun-Li all but put did in Street Fighter movies. I wouldn't be shocked if we never saw another one. I always assumed it was a reimage of the original street fighter movie, but you're quite right. My only problem with TMNT 3 and He-Man is that both those films happened so late after the original craze that it was really more just that the kids had grown up. Citizen Snipes I think nailed it with Golden Compass. Although the protests didn't do it any favors. Throw in Percy Jackson and the Wizard movie starting Nic Cage.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2012 23:13:22 GMT -5
Does Batman & Robin and Spider-Man 3 count? Batman yes since it took a decade and went through many proposals until settling down with Nolan. Spiderman no because they were going to make a 4th one with Raimi and his cast but creative differences caused a reboot. I know they had an script for a 5th Batman movie but that script was basically done before Batman and Robin was even released in theaters. Plus the reboot has been somewhat of a box office disappointment. Well at least in the US. Part of the reason why it has that reboot stigmata after ten years from the first movie. Plus it's reputation maybe hurt further that Batman had a satisfying ending to it's triology that lets the audience know the only way the series can continue is by a reboot. Or Dark Knight Rises Spoiler {Spoiler}if Robin becomes Nightwing, becomes the new Batman, or goes Batman Beyond unless
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Post by stinger on Aug 4, 2012 23:25:40 GMT -5
I second Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief. That movie was such a bad adaptation of the book. It's a shame that we don't get more PJ movies, but I can't say that I blame them after that stinker.
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Post by Mr. Self-Destruct on Aug 4, 2012 23:25:58 GMT -5
What are some movies that basally killed a series off? I guess you can say Jaws 4 did that it's been 25 years since the last movie only way we would ever see a new one if it's a remake. Of course I wonder with what we now know about Sharks that might have something to do with it Since the last Jaws movie, we've discovered that those goddamn things jump out of the f***ing water to kill you. They're even MORE evil now, yet that movie was so bad, they just can't reboot the franchise. There is a global wide push to stop shark fishing/fining. And to dispel the false notion that they are man eaters and monsters. I don't think any studio would want to be responsible for the backlash that another "killer shark" movie would cause.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Aug 4, 2012 23:43:02 GMT -5
The last Chronicles of Narnia movie, which is unfortunate because I really liked the series.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Aug 4, 2012 23:46:31 GMT -5
Speed Racer, I wanted to punch that movie
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2012 23:58:57 GMT -5
Weren't there plans for a franchise for Eragon, and it never flew due to the movie bombing?
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Post by The Ichi on Aug 5, 2012 0:01:05 GMT -5
Superman 4 is the big one.
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 5, 2012 0:03:58 GMT -5
Weren't there plans for a franchise for Eragon, and it never flew due to the movie bombing? A shame, too. That movie was hilarious.
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Post by ThereIsNoAbsurdistOnlyZuul on Aug 5, 2012 0:20:14 GMT -5
Weren't there plans for a franchise for Eragon, and it never flew due to the movie bombing? A shame, too. That movie was hilarious. It helped that the books were so baaaaad. Though I still find entertainment in Malkovich's overacting.
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Post by mizerable on Aug 5, 2012 0:28:39 GMT -5
I second Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief. That movie was such a bad adaptation of the book. It's a shame that we don't get more PJ movies, but I can't say that I blame them after that stinker. The thing that annoyed me (I'm not familiar at all with the books) is how every adaptation now has to follow the trend of Harry Potter with the whole subtitle to explain the theme. Yeah, I understand that there's an entire series, but at the same time...there's no guarantee the movie will be a hit, which leads to a complete kaput.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Aug 5, 2012 1:43:09 GMT -5
Superman 4 is the big one. I'd say Superman Returns too. Everyone was so hyped up, Brian Singer directing, talking about how much he loved the 1979 film, there was no way it wouldn't be epic! Except it wasn't, so they've rebooted Superman instead of making that version a franchise.
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Post by Cela on Aug 5, 2012 1:52:31 GMT -5
I second Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief. That movie was such a bad adaptation of the book. It's a shame that we don't get more PJ movies, but I can't say that I blame them after that stinker. The thing that annoyed me (I'm not familiar at all with the books) is how every adaptation now has to follow the trend of Harry Potter with the whole subtitle to explain the theme. Yeah, I understand that there's an entire series, but at the same time...there's no guarantee the movie will be a hit, which leads to a complete kaput. They're making a sequel right now.
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Post by juvijuiceisloose on Aug 5, 2012 1:57:34 GMT -5
The Green Lantern and The Green Hornet.
1st of all, The Green Hornet was so bad the film studio released it in JANUARY!
A comic book movie in January! That's all you need to know.
The Green Lantern was bad, too.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Aug 5, 2012 2:17:46 GMT -5
Superman 4 is the big one. I'd say Superman Returns too. Everyone was so hyped up, Brian Singer directing, talking about how much he loved the 1979 film, there was no way it wouldn't be epic! Except it wasn't, so they've rebooted Superman instead of making that version a franchise. Well, if Singer hadn't f***ed Returns up by making Superman a deadbeat dad and creepy peeping tom, who does nothing particularly Super....
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Post by celticjobber on Aug 5, 2012 2:28:14 GMT -5
"TMNT" was pretty much a direct follow-up to it. Even though it was all CGI and came out much later. So it didn't really kill the franchise.
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