Silent Night, Deadly Night + Shitty Sequels

I'm watching the 5th and final entry in the original "Silent Night, Deadly Night" series, and man... this series is all a stinker. Obviously, the 1984 original film is a goddamn classic, and legitimately one of the 80s best slasher flicks, and now one of my favorite Christmas films period. The first is tied with Black Christmas '74 for being the coolest Christmas horror films ever. But the damn sequels... Why?!

The first sequel is mostly flashbacks, and I don't know why ANY movie producer would think this is a good idea. This is a series that could have been amazing if they handled it right, but I guess there have to be a few duds to give us contrast, right? Other than "Garbage Day", there's really nothing of value to say about part 2. Or part 3, 4, or 5, but I'll try.

3 has Bill Moseley. And two cast members from Twin Peaks. However, they don't really do anything worthwhile. Moseley is wasted in a Franken-role, and that fucking dude could have made for ONE HELL OF A SANTA CLAUS. Why did this movie waste a talent like him? Why GOD, why?!

4 has Clint Howard, being a stupid bastard like he always plays, and people also may or may not get turned into bugs and roaches. Not sure. It's hard to pay attention to either of these movies, even though this one is Brian Yuzna. Reggie Bannister cameos, but the movie still isn't good. I might be biased, because these are shitty Lionsgate fullscreen VHS prints, but I still don't think the movies are any good.

Watching 5 right now, directed by Martin Kitrosser. MK co-wrote Friday the 13th parts 3 and 5, which are among the best of the series, yet he goes on to direct this movie? Toys that seem to attack people... until they inadvertantly get themselves killed. Some kid is traumatized after his dad dies by a toy, and it's kinda meh. Brian Yuzna produces, but it doesn't show much. It's just kinda meh.



What is it with shitty sequels to awesome movies?

For Silent Night Deadly Night, ALL the sequels are lame.

That also seems to be the case for The Howling sequels. I guess 4 was okay for the melting scene, and 5 was an alright mansion whodunnit, but the series is generally pretty low-recieved, from what I gather.

None of the Wrong Turn sequels are any good, really. Part 2 is okay, 3 is terrible, 4 is crap, 5 is alright because of Doug Bradley alone, and 6 is crap. Crap crap crap.

Children of the Corn? All garbage.

I'm pretty sure Leprechaun wasn't any good, but we've had half a dozen of those movies anyway.

Beside part 2 and the latest film, Amityville has had a lot of shitty sequels.





What sequels do you think are really stupid?