Despite plenty of examples and warning signs to the contrary, the movie industry can't help itself from returning to a once-successful idea to milk that juicy cow dry. Heck, some ideas are revisited time and time again, receiving multiple sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots, reimaginings or whatever phrase is cool in Hollywood at the time. The notion of a sequel is something that's felt throughout cinema, period, regardless of genre.
Sure, horror and superheroes might be the corners of cinema that embrace these follow-ups the most - particularly due to the relatively low cost of making a horror film and being able to turn a notable profit - but no movie genre is sacred when it comes to returning to the well once again. Of course, some sequels are obviously good , matching their predecessor or even bettering it, but there are those other sequels where the drop in quality is undeniable and a little jarring - and it's on those follow-ups that the focus is on here. So, with that in mind, here are ten such movie sequels that fell off a cliff when compared to the standards set by what came before them.
10. Rocky V Even the biggest of Rocky fans won't argue the franchise hasn't often been a little cheesy - in the best possible way - but Rocky V delivered an extra slice of cheddar in a film dragged down by a ropey story and some properly rough performances. This time out, Rocky Balboa's fighting days were forcibly put behind him due to a brain injury.
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