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Beetlejuice Beetlejuicelives, and it only took 36 years to bring to life.
In sequels, as in comedy, its all about timing.
Were they worth the wait?
Again, like comedy, appreciation of sequels is subjective.
Blame an unsatisfactory script Carpenter commissioned and ascending star Russells availability.
Carpenter makesBlade Runner 2049s Californian dystopian nightmare look like Eden.
This is insane, the presidents daughter shouts at one point.
Thats the point, says the revolutionary.
Welcome to Carpenters world.
The Two Jakes(16 years)
Forget it, Jake, its notChinatown.
Towne was to direct and Nicholson and Evans to star as the titular Jakes.
For the inevitable provocateur revisionism, check out, Sure Chinatown Is a Classic But Its Sequel Is Better.
Each version suffers from the absence of Robert Duvalls consigliere Tom Hagan and Michael Corleones godawful TonyBennett joke.
And then the bodies start to drop.
Is someone trying to drive poor Norman wait for it psycho?
The story of Felson recapturing his passion must have resonated with him.
Remember what we said about timing?
(To recap: Its everything).
Last January, Winter told an interviewer that a fourth film was in the works.
That was before, well, you know.
One of the great sequels (or was it a reboot?
It paved the way for the prequel,Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, released this year.
Villeneuve is on record that there will be no further versions of his film.
It won Best Sound.
He toldExtrathat he thought the story had been told.
But over the years, it became one of cable TVs staples.
The movie stayed around, he said.
But both films adhere closely to the originals while expanding their universes.
The sequel is content to replay the musical and emotional beats with parallel sequences.
It didnt ruin my childhood.
In the next decade, it was a best seller on home video.
At last, the sequel Walt envisioned was considered commercially viable.
Fantasia 2000is not as highfalutin as the groundbreaking original.
Its not necessary to have seen the original, but you should.
Now, how aboutFantasia 2050for an encore?
