Anchorhead said:

..I'm truly fascinated by the number of people who make themselves like a sequel based solely on how they feel about the original in a series or previous work by a director they admire. It's a behavior that I don't think even a psychologist could help me make sense of. Yet I see it regularly on TFN and Blu-ray.

I mentioned before that Back To The Future is one of my most beloved and watched films, coming it at well over 100 times and counting. Yet - I think the second one is shit (I've seen several scenes from it), and I didn't bother with the third (or the second proper for that matter).

My love of the first film is completely separate from the sequels. Sequels, by the way, made by a director who has given me a lifetime of very cherished and favorite films. He doesn't get a pass just because I feel some sense of duty or allegiance. Make a good film, I'll see it and support it. Make a shit film, and I'll pass. No exceptions.

I'm always fascinated by your thoughts on sequels.

While I'm a fan of the sequels almost as much as the original, I can understand your position.

While I do agree the first movie is complete story and didn't need a sequel or sequels I do think that, Universal having the rights to do whatever they wanted with the follow up to a hugely successful movie, it's kind of admirable that Gale and Zemeckis, after making a stand alone film, took the reins on the sequels.

Kind of damned if you do, damned if you don't. Although I'm sure they were paid handsomely ;)

Tangentially, I posted this in the Prometheus thread.