Top Ten Disappointing Movies That Were Followed Up by Even Worse Movies

Ok. Let me explain what this list is about since I'm not even sure if I understand it. This list compiles the best examples of movies that everyone thought were bad until they were followed by much worse successors (sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots, spin-offs, etc.). The movies listed below may or may not be sequels themselves, mind you. Let this list of films illustrate how we need to enjoy what we have instead of hope for something better (because the next one might not be).
The Top Ten
1 Spider-Man 3

'Spider-Man 3' looks a lot friendlier now that we've had to fight through the failed 'Amazing Spider-Man' series (I'm talking about you, #2).

Amazing Spider-man 2 was one of the greatest Superhero movies ever.

2 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

This one has never really been thought of as a "bad" movie, however there were mixed emotions at the time of its initial release due to its darker tone, heavy violence, and... well... monkey brains. Of course, after 'Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' came out, everything has been hunky dory for 'Indy 2'.

Actually, Last Crusade was awesome.

3 Alien 3

Oh no. Alien 3 was a great film. I loved its dark style. At least it tried to do something new. A3 is by far the most risky Alien movie. They should've added more likable characters. This is it!

Resurrection was entertaining enough. We saw xenos underwater which is great too!

While many would still argue that the third entry in the Alien series is the least-liked, 'Alien Resurrection's overreliance on its gross-out gags and overall goofiness help AlienĀ³ feel a bit more grounded (Get it? 'Cause it takes place on a planet? ).

Okay, not that good as the first ( so Obvious ) or second Alien but disappointing? I think that this " Ripley " trilogy is one of the best trilogies made.

4 Cars

2006's 'Cars' was Pixar's first movie to receive more than a handful bad reviews. Why did they decide to give 'Cars', their least-liked film, a sequel before 'Finding Nemo', 'Monsters, Inc. ', and The Incredibles? Money. It's all thanks to all the 6 year old boys who bought the merchandise. Now we have 'Cars 2'. And we're getting a 'Cars 3'. Great. At least the first installment is watchable.

Too bad everyone's wasting their energy complaining about "Frozen". Before that movie even existed, "Cars" was always an overrated, overmarketed nuisance.

This movie is why we still haven't gotten the promised Incredibles sequel...

And now they created "Planes", which is even worse than the Cars franchise.

5 Batman Forever

The Joker in the first one was great, but Batman was terrible. He couldn't even turn his head. The others after it were historically bad.

When compared to comically bad 'Batman & Robin' and the unwatchable 'Catwoman', Joel Schumacher's first stab at the Batman series seems far superior.

6 Piranha 3D (2010)

This movie actually wasn't so much a disappointment as much as it was an acquired taste. Not everyone wants to watch people get chunks bitten out of them by evil fish for 2 hours. I understand that. But the sequel, 'Piranha 3DD', couldn't even please that special group of gore lovers. Not even David Hasselhoff could save it from drowning.

7 Ghost Rider

Anyone who has seen both 2007's 'Ghost Rider' and 2012's 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' obviously had to like the first one in order to seriously consider seeing the second one (unless you're spontaneous like me). The "stand-alone" sequel had its moments of glory but was mostly uneven and bizarre, while the original was just a little over-confident and cheesy. Neither of them are great but the former one is watchable.

8 Star Trek: Insurrection

Insurrection was boring and silly but I loved Nemesis very much!

'Insurrection' was sort of dull, 'Nemesis' was both dull and brainless. Thank goodness for the 2009 quasi-prequel reboot!

9 Home Alone 3

Just watch Home Alone 4 and 5 and you'll warm up to 3 very easily, believe me.

This one was disappointing but the 4th and 5th are WAY worse!

10 Superman III

'Superman IV: The Quest for Peace' was so unforgivingly terrible that its predecessor, 'Superman III', looks like 'Gone with the Wind' by comparison.

The Contenders
11 The Dark Knight
12 Shrek the Third
13 Jaws 3
14 Scooby-Doo (2002)

Scooby-Doo 2 is actually better. Though the made-for-T.V. movies are absolutely unwatchable.

15 Attack of the Clones
16 Resident Evil: Afterlife
17 The Amazing Spider-Man
18 The Hangover Part II
19 Man of Steel
20 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
21 Knowing
22 Ice Age: Continental Drift
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