I would trade six monkey paws for Hollywood to stop being so risk averse
But that’s where all the rich people pour their money dude
WON’T SOMEONE THINK ABOUT THE RICH PEOPLE 😂
Privately owned studios should all be run at a loss as a point of pride among the wealthy. “Oh, you’re funding a popular film? For profit? How embarrassing for you.”
[edit] I misinterpreted the intent of this comment to mean the complete opposite - the person I am replying to is NOT saying that there’s no sequel because Hollywood is risk averse so my first paragraph is arguing a point they’re not making, my bad
I agree with the statement but I feel like you have it backwards. Introducing a new cast and story is a risk, remaking or filming a sequel of a beloved movie is the safe bet they keep falling back on.Maybe I’m in the minority here but I’m content that there’s no sequel to District 9. The story was told well and had a proper ending. I loved the characters and world building but I don’t need another story set there unless it was planned that way from the start.
Maybe it’d be good. I’d love to be wrong. I’ve just been burned way too many times by hamfisted sequels to get excited anymore - especially when the original came out as long as this one
I agree with everything you said, so I’m not sure what I’ve got backwards ?
I interpreted your comment in the context of this post to mean you thought there wasn’t a sequel to District 9 because Hollywood didn’t want to take the risk
Nah, I’m coming down hard on sequels for their own sake. I only really want to see a sequel to anything if the writer has something to say. With some sequels the point of the thing is the spectacle itself (looking at you, John Wick), so that’s alright I guess. There’s room for sequels, but it has to have some reason to exist beyond bankability.
I like this thread because two people finished a conversation with reasonable candor without shitting on eachother over a basic misunderstanding and doubling down after realizing they were on the same side but had already gone too far.
Absolutely agreed.
I’d really like them to make a sequel to “The Matrix”
I’d trade the fast and furious series for a pack of cigarettes and a sixer.
And I don’t even smoke or drink
Just don’t make it as awful as Chappie was. Damn, what a infuriatingly bad flick.
I liked Chappie, it was good
It was one of my most favourite movie of all time
What movie is this?
District 9
This person is the kind of person that would keep wishing on a monkey paw. The rest of Niell Blomkamp’s movies have been not great, and a sequel would probably be so bad to make the original worse.
What the FUCK did you just say about Chappie???
In comparison to District 9, Chappie was pretty awful. I was VERY excited for it but left disappointed. It was so campy and…unrealistic? That sounds stupid to say in the same breath as praise for District 9 but I don’t mean the settings, I mean the stories. The character writing and plot were just not great.
It was nothing original, just Short Circuit with guns
There’s nothing wrong with that. Johnny 5 ALIVE
Chappie was bad, and I say that as a Die Antwoord enjoyer.
I was Die Antwoord enjoyer until recently when I learned all the recent controversies they’ve been stirring up since at least 2013. It’s worth researching if you’re still riding off that old 2008 MySpace/OG Website high like I was.
damn. well, they weren’t the classiest bunch, so im not surprised, but i am disappointed
Aw man. Looks like I won’t be able to enjoy them anymore.
I figured it’d be Ninja getting accused sexual assault so even though it pisses me off, I’m not shocked
I was, however, surprised to read the accusations against Yolandi…from DANNY BROWN no less.
I hate Die Antwoord, but Chappie is a good boy and shouldn’t be lumped in with them!
