Long - awaited sequels to beloved franchises that left a rotten taste in most peoples» mouths with their last few entries, and all these people really want to like these new sequels, and the studios / producers really want them to like them as well, so they churn out these super-safe, checklist - following, assembly line products that, in spite of some obvious flaws, don't have anything particularly egregious about them, resulting in
an excessively warm response.