Some of the most beloved movies in history have been completely ruined by a sequel or by trilogy which can end up making the original movie look bad. There are plenty of movies that should not have had sequels, or at least a better one, but for this discussion I will be talking about some movies that did deserve a quality follow up. The ranked movies are put together by how good the actual movie was and how well a second movie could be or could have been. Many movies tease about a sequel but that is another discussion.
5.) District 9 (2009)
District 9 was nearly in my last conversation about underrated movies as it didn’t receive much of a following as I thought it would have. Nevertheless, it was a great movie. The story was good, the acting was good, and the cinematography was good. The plot of the movie did have some wholes in it that were never fully explained and the ending almost ruined the movie but I believed it was built up to have a sequel. Well, 11 years later and there’s no sequel so I’m not holding my breath. If you haven’t seen it watch it, maybe if enough people watch it it will spark a flame into a second movie. Peter Jackson is fully capable of delivering a sequel worth watching and hopefully with more action than the first.
4.) Pulp Fiction (1994)
First off if you haven’t seen Pulp Fiction stop reading this and go watch it. If you have watched it you would understand why I put it in this list. It’s unclear whether or not Tarantino intended to make a sequel when he was filming the first movie but it was discussed later in an interview with him and it turns out it may not have happened simply because they waited too long, the stars in the movie are all old now. Still, whether the same stars in the first movie or a new cast was created for a sequel to Pulp Fiction I have no doubt Tarantino would let his fans down.
3.) Good Will Hunting (1997)
Goodwill Hunting is a story of a troubled young man who is a genius and specifically a genius in mathematics. Unfortunately, if a sequel was ever to be created it would be missing a main character Robin Williams who played as Matt Damon’s therapist. Maybe somehow they could incorporate that into the sequel. Even if the movie was made 23 years ago, it deserves a follow up and the ending was almost a build up to a sequel, some could say.
2.) I Am Legend (2007)
A story of a man who has lost his family along with the entire population of New York City and believes he is the last person alive on Earth. The sequel to this could go either way, explaining his life leading up to the point of where he is in the movie, or by continuing the story of where the movie ended. The ending of the movie is arguably a direct set up to a sequel and I completely expected one to come after watching it 13 years ago. Even a spinoff of the movie would do the fans some justice, the storyline is just too good to not milk a few more movies off of it.
1.) Django Unchained (2012)
Of course I have Tarantino on here twice. He seems to have so many good stories on his mind that he doesn’t like to get caught up in just one for too long. But if you’ve seen the movie you know that Django could easily have another 3 hour long film from where the first one left off. Not to say that the movie was a cliffhanger and lead up to another movie because, honestly, I do not expect to see a follow up film even though I have heard of rumors that it is “In the works”. Nevertheless, I would love to see it happen and have Tarantino finally make a sequel to one of his movies, apart from Kill Bill which is still technically “One Movie”.
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