sequels

Di, at Pensitivity101, is once again our host for Share Your World. Here are her questions for this week.

1. What was the last film/movie you saw at the theatre/cinema?

Last week, the six of us — me, my wife, our son and daughter-in-law, and our two grandkids saw “Toy Story 5” at a movie theater.

2. Do you like sequels or remakes?

Most of the time, no. There have been some movies that were made to have sequels, like “The Godfather,” “Lord of the Rings,” “The Terminator,” “Star Wars,” and a few others where one or more of the sequels were pretty good. But most, in my opinion, fall short. Most recent example: my wife made me take her to see “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” 👎

3. Have you ever read a book and thought of the ‘perfect person’ to play the lead role?

Yes. I think Donald Trump would be perfect to play the king in Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”

4. Fun question: Think of one of Hollywood’s tough guys (past or present) and cast them in a ludicrous role. Who would you choose and what role would you have in mind?

How about if Humphrey Bogart were cast in the role of Inspector Clouseau, portrayed by Peter Sellers, in the “Pink Panther” movies?

Yay! Frank, aka PCGuyIV, is back, after a brief hiatus, with another episode of Truthful Tuesday. The idea behind Truthful Tuesday is for us to respond to the question (or questions) Frank asks and to be 100% truthful in our responses. No glib answers, no funny business, no fibs. Just raw honesty.

For this week’s Truthful Tuesday, Frank suggests that, “Many have complained about the number of remakes coming out of Hollywood. Well, Hollywood finally started to listen, but now they have a new problem. They still don’t want to come up with any new or original IP, so rather than rebooting or remaking old movies, they’ve started adding sequels.” Then Frank asks:

Do you find this trend better or worse than simply rebooting or remaking old movies? Are there any of these sequels that you enjoyed or are excited to see? Is there any movie that you feel deserves a sequel?

Before I answer Frank’s specific questions, let me say that, for me, my moviegoing habits have changed dramatically since 2019. I used to love going to the movies and my wife and I would typically go weekly. But then the pandemic hit in 2020 and since then we’ve only gone out out to see a movie one time.

Most of the movies I watch now are those available on various streaming services, like MAX, Netflix, Prime, or Hulu. But these days I tend to binge-watch whole seasons of series more than movies.

A word about Beetlejuice. Like Frank, I saw the original. Unlike Frank, I really loved the movie. So when I heard a sequel was coming out, my interest was piqued. I do want to see it, but I will most likely wait until I can stream it on my TV. Will I enjoy it as much as the 1988 original? Who knows? But Rotten Tomatoes gave it a good review.

So finally to Frank’s question. Last week’s Truthful Tuesday was about ambivalence and apathy. My answer about remakes versus sequels or prequels is that most of the time they are not as good as the original. But I personally don’t feel strongly one way or the other. So I suppose that makes me apathetic or possibly ambivalent.