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Lots of sequels take over a decade to complete....

posted 6 years ago by ReelReviews14 (1221)
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Why, I bet ol' James Cameron is just making SURE he takes the time to get it RIGHT! We need to be patient and give the man time to perfect his VISION for the film.

Look at ALL the other outstanding Hollywood sequels out there that were released well over a decade AFTER the original movie came out. Masterpieces like: The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, An American Werewolf in Paris, Escape from L.A., The Wildcats of St Trinian's, Zoolander 2, Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser, Basic Instinct 2, Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars, Ace Ventura Jr. , Single White Female 2: The Psycho, Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles, Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove, A Christmas Story 2....

[–] Roguemail (1634) 6 years ago

Firstly they have not been making these films for 10 years...just that its 10 years since the original movie was released.

Most of the preparation since then has been writing, probably production meetings, casting etc. They have only been filming for about a year or so.

Plus...they are filming 4 sequels back to back, hence why the first release is 2020.

Poor effort dude.. if you're going to diss movies while they are still in production, at least get your facts right.

And I dont even speak as a fan of the original movie.

[–] presldentackbar (164) 6 years ago

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 3 years ago

“the first release is 2020” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Prescient, much? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[–] Roguemail (1634) 3 years ago

Fuckwit...my post is from 3 years ago when the release schedule was different...learn to read.

[–] ghostrider38 (1034) 5 years ago

you forgot about INCREDIBLES 2. that movie took 15 years to make.

[–] PaladinNJ (21782) 4 years ago

The reason for the delay was that the cost of producing the original made a sequel prohibitive. Prices for what he wants to accomplish with the sequels are now more affordable.

[–] Otter (24464) 4 years ago

I really wonder what's going on with Cameron's budgets for four huge films in a pandemiced world, where everything is being released on streaming because movie theaters are becoming an endangered species. This sort of film costs several hundred million to make as a general rule, and there are FOUR being made at once... is the studio panicking? Are they cutting budgets during filming? Is Cameron paying for anything out of his own deep pockets?

So many questions that will never get a straight answer...

[–] chrisjdel (2714) 4 years ago

No, they've delayed the premiere another year so the pandemic will be over - and people will be going nuts making up for lost time: eating out at restaurants, going to as many concerts as they can, celebrating every family birthday with a massive barbecue and inviting all the people on their street to come too, holding non-socially distanced mask burning parties (just because), and oh yeah ... seeing movies in the theater. The timing might actually work to their advantage. Things will just be getting back to full normality shortly before it hits the big screen.

[–] Otter (24464) 4 years ago

I'm not convinced the pandemic will be over in a year, at least not in the US, where we have do many people refusing to take common-sense precautions, or convincing each other that vaccines will turn them into mind slaves of the Illuminati or something.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

What do you expect when so many Americans are ignorant and stupid?

[–] Otter (24464) 4 years ago

I honestly expected people to avoid it like a plague!

Silly me.

[–] chrisjdel (2714) 4 years ago

Oh, when they see everyone else getting the vaccine and resuming more normal activities most of the idiots will want it too. We don't need 100% vaccination rates to end the pandemic. 70 - 80% will do it, too few hosts left to sustain the transmission chain.

[–] Burgershmurger (1461) 3 years ago

Who told you the vax is safe? Big pharma? Or Ole Joe? Lmao. And you are calling people stupid. BTW, it's not a vax.

[–] Pete314 (3342) 4 years ago

Masterpieces(!) like... Zoolander 2? Basic Instinct 2? Okay...

[–] vranger (444) 4 years ago

He didn't say anywhere that some of those were "masterpieces" ... only that they took several years to be produced. No one who was in the theater for Avatar will forget what that was like. We don't go to the theater anymore, but we will for that.

[–] Pete314 (3342) 4 years ago

He says "Masterpieces like:..." followed by a list including Zoolander 2 and Basic Instinct 2.
Anyway I just rewatched Avatar and found the CGI - without 3D effect - not really appealing. The hype seems to be gone.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 3 years ago

The OP CLEARLY described all of those shit sequels as being “outstanding.” Perhaps s/he meant “outstanding crap.” Whataya think?

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 4 years ago

The Godfather Part III, Blade Runner 2049

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I get you on Godfather 3, but many people seem to like BR2049.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 3 years ago

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

American Werewolf in Paris?? Hahaha, if you say so.

[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 4 years ago

Didn't he say something about he was waiting for more powerful computer technology to catch up? to make the right special effects for his movies.

[–] Bootselectric (165) 3 years ago

Agreed, to the impatient, have you ever wondered why Cameron’s use of 3D filmmaking looks/holds up better than anything created after, yes, to include up until now. Setting the gold standard takes time.

Not to mention, Avatar 2 was filmed primarily under water. He practically had to invent the wheel on this type of filmmaking.