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Fri 12 Dec 2009Sequel opportunities
Hollywood is sending us sequels to St Trinian's and Alvin and the Chipmunks, yet seldom makes follow-ups to decent films. JOE GRIFFINmakes some suggestions
QUICK, name a recent major Hollywood film that's not a sequel, nor based on a toy, book, TV series or cartoon. It's tricky, isn't it? While franchises and follow-ups have been a long tradition in Hollywood, many recent sequels have been especially lazy: Did 2009 really need Transformers 2, The Pink Panther 2 or a fourth (yes, fourth) Fast and the Furious?
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