The Sequels that Never Were, But we wish they had made: Top 5 countdown #1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Coming in at Number 1 on my list of the Sequels that never were list, but we wish they had made.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit needs a sequel.  It kills me that this movie never got a sequel, because it hands down my number 1 choice of movies that should have, but never did.   This movie was a true classic and the only reason it never got a sequel is due to legal and rights issues that are too complex to figure out.    A sequel was talked about numerous times and it is the first question that Robert Zemeckis is asked whenever he is promoting a movie.   It was animation meets film noir detective story.  It included classic cartoon characters from Disney, Warners and many other studios.   I would love to a sequel of this classic and it happened to be Russ's top pick as well.   Rather than go on and on about this film and why it needs a sequel ---instead check out a blog I did awhile back on my Disney page about a screening of the film I went to last year.

Here is a blog I did awhile back about a special screening I went to at Disneyland

http://braddisneylandblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/roger-rabbit-25th-anniversary-

screening.html

Here is our recent podcast where we discuss wanting a sequel to this and many other films.      Find out what else made my list as well as what made my co-hosts lists in a fun discussion.

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The Sequels that Never Were, But we wish they had made: Top 5 countdown #2 Tron Legacy

Coming in at Number 2 on my list of the Sequels that never were list, but we wish they had made.

It took almost 30 years for them to make a sequel to Tron.  If Tron Legacy hadn't already happened ...Tron would be the number one movie on my list.   Tron Legacy was the sequel  --that we never got to Tron for 30 years and wanted.  It didn't remake or reboot Tron -- instead it did an awesome job of building on the original film.  It brought back 2 of the main characters and did an excellent job of passing the torch to a younger generation at the same time.   The music and visuals were amazing and set us up for more fun in the Grid. Additional Tron movies were supposedly in the works and then Disney bought Marvel and Star Wars.   So now a sequel to Tron may never happen, not because it wasn't good or wanted  -but because Disney has these other sure fire properties and doesn't need to risk money on a Tron Sequel  --when Star Wars and Avengers movies will each gross a billion dollars.    So a sequel to the Tron sequel that took us 30 years to get --would now be my number 2 most desired Sequel that will probably never happen.



Here is our recent podcast where we discuss wanting a sequel to this and many other films.      Find out what else made my list as well as what made my co-hosts lists in a fun discussion.

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The Sequels that Never Were, But we wish they had made: Top 5 countdown #3 Beetlejuice

Coming in at Number 3 on my list of the Sequels that never were list, but we wish they had made.

I've wanted a sequel to Beetlejuice ever since I left the theater after watching the original.  It was funny, quirky and original.  Beetlejuice and Nightmare Before Christmas perfectly capture Tim Burton's demented mind on the screen.  With a soundtrack by Danny Elfman (of course)  this movie explores a married couple dealing with the fact that they are now ghosts.  They make the mistake of summoning Beetlejuice instead of following their  guide to the dead handbook on how to haunt their own house.   Like many of Tim Burton's movies the look of the film and especially the afterlife sections were inspired by German Expressionism.  

The movie as great as it is just scratches the surface of its potential.  We just get a glimpse of an amazing afterlife in the waiting room scene that shows us a bunch of dead people waiting for help.  That is the world a sequel needs to explore and with the special effects of today the mythology behind the movie could be a fertile playground for numerous films.

Well fortunately this sequel that never was .... looks like it may finally be happening now.  Fresh off of his role in Birdman, Michael Keaton is now hot again and Tim Burton has annouced that a sequel is finally in the works.  I just hope that it can live up to my imagination and explore the world where Beetlejuice lives.

Here is our recent podcast where we discuss wanting a sequel to this and many other films.      Find out what else made my list as well as what made my co-hosts lists in a fun discussion.

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