: About Me

Film sequels have historically been given a bad time as the originals, by their very nature are seen as the superior of the two (and sometimes 3 or 4!). Except for such notable exceptions such as The Godfather and Aliens which were both as critically acclaimed, if not more, than their predecessors, sequels critically and commercially bombed. For example, think of The Exorcist 2. These days, however, many directors plan a story over a series of films (Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings, for example. Evan Almighty was certainly not such an animal, though. The success of the original was ...