The problem with sequels isn’t always, necessarily, that they’re worse than the movies they’re piggybacking onto. Some — The Godfather, Part II, The Empire Strikes Back — actually improve on their predecessors. The worst thing about sequels is the air of desperation about them, which often starts gathering long before they’re actually released. Particularly in this economic climate, everyone in Hollywood wants a hit, so the marketing machines for big summer sequels kick in early and hard. As a way of protecting ourselves from disappointment or, worse yet, heartbreak, moviegoers tend to respond with a mix of anticipation and suspicion. Which is why, in the past few months, plenty of us have been asking, “Do we really need a Toy Story 3?”
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REVIEW: Toy Story 3 Brings Series to Brilliant, Bittersweet Close
