That's always the trick with the sequels, is how much do you repeat from the first one. Because we all get bummed out when you go see a sequel and it's beat for beat.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I pointedly avoid doing sequels, since for the most part I find that a sequel rarely stands up to the original.
I think you kind of need to acknowledge that the reason why sequels do well is because people that loved the first one come back.
I don't like sequels at all. If the movie's good the first time, why bother?
The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an idea that I felt to be equal to the original. Too many sequels diminish the original.
I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.
I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer.
Maybe because I'm a child of the '80s, but for me, a sequel is a story that follows the previous one, and sometimes if you haven't seen the original, then you don't understand the second one. Like 'Back to the Future 2.' If you haven't seen the first one, you're not going to get anything out of 'Back to the Future 2.'
A sequel is such a daunting thing, because you don't want to lose the magic and the charm of the first one.
When I first did 'The Fast and the Furious', I didn't want there to be a sequel on the first one. I thought, 'Why would you rush to do a sequel - just because your first film is successful?'
With a sequel you're always trying to get bigger and better.