Kidd,
Yautja,
14 years ago
My own personal oppinion on this matter is...
I just recently watched the movie, Ironman 2. To tell everyone the truth, I was quite disappointed in that movie, because they watered it down with some newer stuff, such as, a second Ironman. I mean, really you got to be kidding me.
In other words, it goes the sameway with the Alien, Predator, and AVP franchise. We've seen the potential, and once we have, we expected more from the original. No, instead, they added on by putting in their crazy ideas in which they thought would make it better. It's not.
Avatar, a great movie in my oppinion should never have a sequel because it showed it full potential on its release.
Star Wars, the reason why that Saga thrived is because it was all written and directed by the same person. George Lucas had a vision of Star Wars and he pushed forward by using what he used in making the first movie, A New Hope.
AVP... It's a piss poor excuse of a movie. You take the ideas of hundreds of people, mix them in a bowl with up-to-date sound effects, computer graphics, and a tight budget, you got yourself a movie which acts like a double-edged sword. You don't know it will thrive or die.
Predators... I might go out and see the movie soon and once I do, I'll find a topic to post my own review on the movie.
P.S. I still have not made an effort to see the movie, AVP:R.