It's not a BAD game, it's just not what people wanted or
expected as a sequel to D1.
Dirge of Cerberus is not what most would
expect as a sequel to a beloved JRPG - a third person shooter with RPG elements.
Not exact matches
Same format
as the first (
as expected) with a different set of circumstances, which could have developed into a fairly good story, instead it turned in to quite a pointless
sequel.
As charming and gently agreeable as Kung Fu Panda 2 may be, screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, returning from the first film, haven't really upped the ante like we expect a sequel to do — much of what transpires here feels so comfortable as to be overwhelmingly familiar, as if you might have seen this movie before and let it slip your mind — until the very end, with its hint of yet another sequel that has me highly intrigue
As charming and gently agreeable
as Kung Fu Panda 2 may be, screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, returning from the first film, haven't really upped the ante like we expect a sequel to do — much of what transpires here feels so comfortable as to be overwhelmingly familiar, as if you might have seen this movie before and let it slip your mind — until the very end, with its hint of yet another sequel that has me highly intrigue
as Kung Fu Panda 2 may be, screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, returning from the first film, haven't really upped the ante like we
expect a
sequel to do — much of what transpires here feels so comfortable
as to be overwhelmingly familiar, as if you might have seen this movie before and let it slip your mind — until the very end, with its hint of yet another sequel that has me highly intrigue
as to be overwhelmingly familiar,
as if you might have seen this movie before and let it slip your mind — until the very end, with its hint of yet another sequel that has me highly intrigue
as if you might have seen this movie before and let it slip your mind — until the very end, with its hint of yet another
sequel that has me highly intrigued.
Of course,
as a fan of the old WB cartoons, I have no problem with this, per se, and I found the
sequel to be better than I was
expecting.
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds last week (March 4) shared a short film called No Good Deed, which acts
as the first glimpse of what to
expect from a
sequel.
Obviously, it's not
as if Kaufman did a complete overhaul, so don't
expect Po to be kung fu fighting villains within his memories, only to realize that those memories are just part of an elaborate play being directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman (or maybe in this case Dustin Hoffman, since he voices a character in these films) which features himself directing a
sequel to Kung Fu Panda.
Does Deadpool 2 really
expect its audience to not have seen all the action movie
sequels that killed off the love interest character
as a «surprise?»
Bill Skarsgard is
expected to return
as Pennywise the Clown for the
sequel.
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It's been nearly 10 years since we first met Ron Burgundy, and this
sequel is just
as random and silly
as expected.
However, we can
expect to see Brad Pitt return to our screens in the near zombie - infested future,
as LOCKE's Steven Knight, oscar - nominee for DIRTY PRETTY THINGS, has been brought on board by Paramount and Skydance to pen the
sequel.
The
sequel is
expected to expand the series not just plot-wise but with regard to series newcomers
as well.
The
sequel is
expected take in
as much
as $ 150 million in the U.S. on opening weekend.
As is now to be
expected for Disney's highly - marketed direct - to - video
sequels, Lilo is packaged in a black keepcase and held within a cardboard slipcover which merely duplicates the front cover artwork, but for once, slightly differs from the back.
Though the film's start date hasn't been determined, Welcome to the Jungle director Jake Kasdan is
expected back
as he, Rosenberg and Pinkner come up with the
sequel.
New Line Cinema's
sequel to the surprise 2013 horror hit «The Conjuring» is set to dominate the weekend, even
as it faces off against Universal's big - budgeted video game adaptation «Warcraft, which is
expected to tank at the domestic box office.
As we might
expect, considering both Ant - Man and the teaser for the
sequel, Hope van Dyne isn't only better equipped than Scott Lang but better suited to be a superhero.
I guess that's to be
expected with an expansion (
as opposed to a full - fledged
sequel), but seeing the seams, the limitations of this thing time and time again was disheartening.
As you might
expect from a
sequel written and directed by the same guy responsible for the original, «The Purge: Anarchy» is plagued by many of the same issues, although it's a slight improvement thanks to the decision to move the action out into the city rather than stay contained within a single household.
The first footage from director Peyton Reed's
sequel not only tackles the fallout from the events of Captain America: Civil War, with Paul Rudd's Scott Lang now under home confinement, and Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), pursued by the government, it also —
as we
expect from the title alone — fully introduces Hope
as the high - flying, butt - kicking Wasp.
Earlier this week, «Deadpool» scribes Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese said that fans should
expect an announcement about Cable «very soon,» seeing
as the
sequel is
expected to go into production in just a few months.
As a product of Illumination Entertainment, known for Despicable Me, its
sequel Despicable Me 2, and its spin - off Minions, it's to be
expected that The Secret Life of Pets is designed for a young crowd, those under the age of 7 or so.
Approaching Final Destination in the wake of its three
sequels is certainly an interesting proposition,
as it's obvious virtually from the word go that the film is a much different animal than its followups -
as director James Wong (along with cowriters Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick) has infused the movie with a far more deliberate and story - oriented vibe than fans have come to
expect.
It was a far better weekend than
expected for throwback
sequel Super Troopers 2, but
as with the past two weekends, the bulk of the conversation will start and end with John Krasinski's unstoppable horror movie A Quiet Place.
We won't spoil it here, but
as you might
expect from the universe shattering stakes of the highly anticipated
sequel, it isn't played for laughs.
Many would
expect Techland, the developer behind the popular zombie apocalypse known
as Dead Island, to extend their mainstay franchise with graphically enhanced
sequels, but it understands that if the company is to survive the next generation of consoles, a new IP is in order.
Sequels are almost never
as good
as the original, so you'll forgive us if we don't
expect the same out - of - nowhere success for Deadpool 2
as its predecessor.
While Frank Grillo is
expected to return
as the villain Crossbones, Anthony Russo told Movies.com last month, «I can't divulge who is going to be in the film, but I think fans are going to freak out when they hear about it,» clearly hinting at Downey being in the next
sequel.
It's unrealistic to
expect studios to stop making
sequels, or comic - book movies, or talking - animal cartoons, or any of the bugaboos that get scapegoated
as signs of creative bankruptcy.
I see The Blair Witch Project
as a masterpiece in horror filmmaking and honestly one of my favorite horror films of all time, and although I was never
expecting this belated
sequel to live up to that, my expectations were still sort of high.
In a film year marked by gothic imagery, twisted interpretations of classic myth, and send - ups of modern art, who'd
expect all three from the
sequel to John Wick, the surrealist action movie par excellence that cast Keanu Reeves
as a hit man out to avenge his dog?
As expected, Heath Ledger picked up a best supporting actor nod for his turn as the Joker in Batman sequel The Dark Knigh
As expected, Heath Ledger picked up a best supporting actor nod for his turn
as the Joker in Batman sequel The Dark Knigh
as the Joker in Batman
sequel The Dark Knight.
As is
expected of comedy
sequels, this sometimes comes in the form of rehashing everyone's favorite jokes from the original.
Horror fans struggle enough to find effective, quality stand - alone films and that possibility suffers even more with
sequels, so to be gifted with both is a rare, rare treat we've come to
expect from producers Jason Blum, Oren Peli, and James Wan (keep an eye out for his cameo
as the director for whom Quinn auditions!).
As if excitement weren't high enough following the release of the new preview, Benedict Cumberbatch — who plays Doctor Strange in the Marvel Universe — has promised that we can
expect great things from the Marvel
sequel.
But if you're
expecting an adaptation
sequel score a la Ken Thorne's «Superman II,» this
sequel offers some nice surprises
as Hazzard dexterously maneuvers his own, mockingly suspenseful, ticking - bomb work between the seats of Stu and Elmer.
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a prologue of the full - game
sequel, The Phantom Pain, but in case you
expect the prologue to include hefty amount of story, you'll be disappointed
as Ground Zeroes is quite a short game.
As the old and new versions of MCU's first - ever superhero tag team round up Ant - Man & The Wasp's principal cast, several more game players are expected to appear in the sequel including the familiar faces of Judy Greer as Maggie, Scott's former wife, Michael Pena as the fan - favorite Luis and Abby Ryder Fortson as Cassie, Scott's daughte
As the old and new versions of MCU's first - ever superhero tag team round up Ant - Man & The Wasp's principal cast, several more game players are
expected to appear in the
sequel including the familiar faces of Judy Greer
as Maggie, Scott's former wife, Michael Pena as the fan - favorite Luis and Abby Ryder Fortson as Cassie, Scott's daughte
as Maggie, Scott's former wife, Michael Pena
as the fan - favorite Luis and Abby Ryder Fortson as Cassie, Scott's daughte
as the fan - favorite Luis and Abby Ryder Fortson
as Cassie, Scott's daughte
as Cassie, Scott's daughter.
Smith is
expected to be joined in the
sequel by Margot Robbie
as Harley Quinn, Jared Leto
as The Joker and Viola Davis
as Amanda Waller, among others.
Seeing
as how they went with a horror director, I'd
expect this
sequel to be much darker than its original counterpart.
Bikes are making their way back to Test Drive Unlimited,
as Atari's open - world
sequel will welcome three two - wheelers come February when new DLC for the game is
expected.
I'm
expecting the
sequel to expand upon the original in so many ways, and hope it's
as good
as MS wants us to believe it to be.
Zwei: The Arges Adventure is not quite
as entertaining of a journey
as I was
expecting after playing the
sequel, but it still resonated with all of the charm and classic gameplay that you'd
expect from a Nihon Falcom game.
«The unveiling of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 comes
as a bit of a surprise
as it wasn't a game many
expected to be revealed for the Switch, but given that it's been nearly seven years since the release of the first Xenoblade Chronicles and how that game itself is one of the greatest JRPGS ever, fans will undoubtedly be excited about what Monolith Soft has to show in the upcoming
sequel.
Another well regarded game Yoshi's Story is also getting a
sequel and it looks to offer much the same ingredients
as the original game, so you can
expect plenty of well executed leaping about and gobbling up of enemies.
This title comes across
as more of a worthy replacement than a direct
sequel, so don't
expect to pick up the first game again once you get hold of Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2.
As you might
expect from a direct
sequel, Tiny Troopers 2 doesn't deviate from much the fundamentals of its predecessor.
It's a testament to the series brand
as a whole to make an otherwise solid title feel disappointing, but I've come to
expect more and I hope they find the right path through the dark in the next
sequel.
Just
as you'd
expect from the company behind some of Japan's biggest RPG franchises, though, there's now an upgraded
sequel, the Eorzea Café, with an even larger menu of Final Fantasy themed foods.