5 Predictions for Nostalgia Cash-in Sequels Besides Bill and Ted
First we get an unnecessary Indiana Jones sequel, then we hear rumors of a potential Ghostbusters 3, and now Keanu Reeves says he's up for another sequel to Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Yes, Hollywood has the perfect antidote for these dark times: a slew of late sequels to films from those brighter days of wealth, peace and ignorance of global warming. In light of this trend, I offer you five successful movies of yesteryear that are overdue for a sequel. Read the list, watch the Reeves interview and chime in with your own thoughts after the jump!
1. National Lampoon's Vacation
Clark Griswold finds himself in yet another mid-life crisis after reading a Time Magazine cover story about Darfur. His suburban guilt drives him to round up the now-grown kids for one more ride in the family truckster -- this time to Africa to do relief work. The balance of slapstick comedy and real-life tragedy gives this one a shot at the Oscars a la Life is Beautiful.
2. The Goonies
The gang reunites Big Chill-style after Sloth commits suicide -- only to find that Sloth has left behind another treasure map! Adventure ensues. And since everybody loved Sloth, his ghost pops up throughout the movie to guide and advise the gang when the going gets tough.
3. Willow
Since no one seems to know when or how The Hobbit will come to fruition, why not pull Ron Howard away from the bromance comedies and have him do another installment of everybody's second-favorite fantasy epic to feature a vertically challenged hero?
4. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The stock-trading floors don't seem so fun now that Bueller has grown up to be a high-powered day trader. The poor guy only thinks about work, hasn't had a vacation since college and doesn't even talk to the camera any more! Then, on the biggest trading day of the year, he hears a Yello song on the radio that takes him back to his youth. Hoping to recapture these salad days, he calls in sick and goes on another mischief-spree, all the while trailed by his suspicious boss, played by Gene Hackman.
5. Risky Business
This time, a high school girl played by any Disney Channel star gets involved with an older male prostitute while her parents are out of town. The prostitute is none other than Tom Cruise, who ended up getting sucked into the business after the first movie. Don't bother rebooting the title for the Mission Impossible sequel -- this is where it's at for Cruise's comeback.
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The next Vacation sequel should be a cross-country roadtrip as the family tries to corral a now totally around the bend Cousin Eddie as he squats in his former homes and gets arrested with his new, crazy wife.
Bring on Action Jackson 2!
I say they should make "Bagdad Vacation" or "Middle Eastern Vacation."
The 'combat' war is over so Clark thinks it will be a good idea for Rusty & Audrey to observe all the plight in East Bagdad. Naturally, a hostage situation ensues while Clark was off at an AlQueda-like recruiting camp trying to 'fit in with the locals and embrace their culture.' Ellen and the kids have been captured, gasp!
Now it's up to Mr. Clark W. Griswold to save his family once again, but not without some help from ex-military test dummy, Cousin Eddie and his army of illiterate, sharpshooting, grenade throwing, cat food eating, bat-shit crazy children. Cue montage of children fighting terrorists. Bullets! Explosions! Screams! Silence...
The thing that saves the Griswold's in the end, is when one of terrorists suddenly realizes why Ellen looks so familiar to him... He proceeds to pull out a VHS tape from his collection of vintage 80's porn. It's the very same video Ellen stared in and Clark directed back in Europe that made its way to the black market and only recently into the hands of the terrorists. To them, Mrs. Griswold is a famous movie star and quickly gets released from bondage so she can sign autographs and pose for photos with her captors.
Then they hold a quickie funeral for both cousin Ruby Sue (stepped on IED during rescue) and the cute Muslim girl that Rusty hooked up with, but was forced to kill in order to save his sister. The family says goodbye to the terrorists and promises to come back next year.
Bill and teds was the most excellent far superior movie in light of freedom and adventure no bars hold.
Willow?........Are you kidding me? That movie sucked the first time and Paris Hilton's last film grossed more money than that. There are some movies that should never be mentioned outside of your mothers basement after you turn 15. Willow is one of them.
On second thought, here is an idea. Instead of trying to cash in on the past and destroy what memory of great movies we do have why not come up with an original idea? Why not make a movie we have not all seen a hundred times with a different title? You know the sad thing about Hollywood and why our movies suck so bad today is stupidity like this. It seems like everyone in Hollywood no days wants to re-make everything and do sequels to someone elses' project. USE YOUR IMAGINATION. Everyone thinks re-makes and sequels are great ideas and everyone loves them. The truth is, box office sales are outstanding because people pay to see to a movie they think will be great even if the critics don't. Lets not forget the greatest idea in TV and movie history. The New Night Rider. Lets take a classic American TV show make it into a movie and get ready to launch the series. First off, lets change the classic 80's Trans Am to a Ford Mustang, lets make the movie one long Ford Mustang commercial, make it michael son that gets to take his place and drive KIT, add some poor acting, add some super stupid new effects to the car, and you are sure to have a number 1 hit on your hands.
Oh yeah, when is this awesome show on again?
Class.......Anyone.........Anyone?
Ding, ding, ding.......Correct............It's not.
all five of those ideas are a total waste of time. they will bring down the original films as do all sequels that should never happen.
Although I totally agree with vinster888, I'd like to see a remake of Fast Times at Ridgemont High.But with 3 times more nudity!!!
I want to to see a sequel to Snakes on a Plane- this time it will be a cargo plane, filled with farm equipment that gets loose and breaks open- spilling out a bunch of rakes....and hence, Rakes on a Plane is born!
I support this!
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