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Worst Prequels Ever Made Screen Rant. The prequel movie is a tricky thing to take on. Many times when making a prequel, studios are trying to bank off the success of an already beloved film or series. Sometimes it pays off – take this past year’s success of Wonder Woman for example. People were skeptical of how the film would fare, and it completely surpassed expectations, becoming the top- grossing superhero origin film ever.

If only every prequel could see that kind of surprise success, but unfortunately that’s not usually the case. Many times prequels end up disappointing, and fans are left wishing they didn’t have an origin story after all.

The following prequels have been ranked in order, according to their Rotten Tomatoes scores. Critics and audiences agree that these prequels are better left unwatched, and there are some that should never have been made at all. These are the 2. 0 Worst Prequels Ever Made (According To Rotten Tomatoes). X- Men Origins: Wolverine (3. Hugh Jackman has definitely done the role of Wolverine justice, but even he couldn’t save this film. Aside from the literal nightmare that was Ryan Reynold’s first attempt at Deadpool (thank the film gods we have a completely new rendition now), there was plenty wrong with this prequel from the start. Sadly, the general consensus on this film was negative.

For a film advertised as a big summer blockbuster, and coming off the success of the X- Men trilogy, people were expecting a lot. Instead, what audiences got was a muddled plot, underwhelming action sequences, and basically a total waste of Jackman’s talent. When it comes to big budget franchise films, the ultimate goal is to keep the fans coming back for more.

Thankfully X- Men Origins: Wolverine wasn’t the franchise’s first go at it. If it had been, it might have been the first and last we ever saw of Jackman’s Wolverine. The Thing (2. 01. It’s never easy living up to an original film, especially when that film is a classic. The Thing, released in 2. The Thing released in 1. John Carpenter. For newcomers to the story, the prequel might pass as good, but for fans of the original, it was a huge disappointment.

One of the great aspects of Carpenter’s version is the practical effects. In 1. 98. 2, computer animation was a relatively new frontier in film. The strange reality of Carpenter’s “Thing” is what made it so frightening to watch.

The prequel was released 2. CGI used. There’s something just not as frightening about computer generated tentacles than the real thing. Showtime Full The Dream Factory Online Free. Because of this, part of the classic horror magic was lost, and we were left with cheap scares that were less than thrilling. Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power (3. It’s never a good sign when a movie goes straight to DVD, as was the case for Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power – the prequel to the far more successful Carlito’s Way, starring Al Pacino and Sean Penn. The original was praised for being beautifully shot and very well acted, how can you go wrong with Pacino and Penn in the same film? While Jay Hernandez is a great actor, in this film he just couldn’t live up to playing Carlito.

That being said, Hernandez and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs are probably the best things this movie has going for it.

Where this prequel fell apart is with the story. Plotlines and characters from the original were forgotten, and the ending didn’t match up with nor explain the beginning of the original Carlito’s Way. This film’s failure to actually wrap up the story makes it a decent stand- alone film, but a bad prequel. Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans (2. The Critics Consensus on Rotten Tomatoes actually calls Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans an “unnecessary” prequel. With two Underworld movies already under the franchise’s belt, it had a lot to live up to, but couldn’t quite do it. The film may address what happens in the first two films, but it still doesn’t tell audiences why, which is really the most important question.

No questions are properly answered, and fans are left with a film that feels like a mixture of the first two – but not as good. According to most critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans has a tedious storyline that fails at keeping your interest. The last thing a film should do is bore its audience, and this slow- moving prequel is definitely guilty of that.

Annabelle (2. 9%)Annabelle is a prequel film to the highly successful horror film The Conjuring. And while Annabelle enjoyed similar box office success to is predecessor, the film itself turned out to be a sad comparison to the original. The Conjuring currently sits at 8.

Rotten Tomatoes, and even Annabelle: Creation – the recently released prequel to the prequel – has a solid 6. Watch Spirit Of The Game Online Etonline. So what went wrong with this first attempt at a prequel?

Unfortunately, Annabelle suffered from what a lot of horror movies do – it was too cliche. It had all the cheesy tropes you would expect from any low- budget horror flick, but the problem is that this movie should be the opposite. With great material from The Conjuring and a $1. Annabelle had every opportunity to be much better than average. Pan (2. 7%)There have been many renditions of the Peter Pan story, but none got it more wrong than the 2. Pan. Referred to as “a theme park ride from hell,” the movie Pan only earned a 2. Rotten Tomatoes, and for good reason. Trying desperately to be an origin story, Pan lacks the playful magic audiences expect from a Peter Pan story.

While almost everyone agrees that the movie is visually pleasing, that’s really all it offers. Pan is a darker take on Peter Pan‘s world, but still tries to be a fun family film. The child labor, the out of place music, the miscast actors – this film is simply all over the place. Audiences found themselves questioning whether or not to take Pan seriously, and honestly, it’s still hard to decide. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas mainly suffers from not knowing what kind of movie it wants to be. The adult themes are obvious, but the movie is also clearly aimed at children.

Any kids who came for a fun and wild ride with the Flintstones definitely left Viva Rock Vegas disappointed, and their parents left confused. Strangely enough, the original movie The Flintstones scored even lower than its prequel. It sits at 2. 3% on Rotten Tomatoes, but even so, it was still far more popular in comparison. The Flintstones grossed $3. Viva Rock Vegas, on the other hand, couldn’t even make its budget back. It turns out that audiences simply weren’t interested in another Flintstones film reimagined with new actors. Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero (2.

It’s no surprise that a lot of typical horror movies with bad acting and cliche scares end up with the lowest scores. Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero doesn’t come anywhere near living up to the original Cabin Fever, and falls right into the predictable horror movie trap. If watching decaying girls fight interests you, you may get something out of this movie.

But for the most part it’s gross for no reason, and only mildly shocking. There’s a lot of blood and guts, but very little story to go along with it.

The original Cabin Fever relies heavily on grossing out it’s audience, but there is a sort of grunge and dark humor reminiscent of older horror films that keeps it interesting. Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero doesn’t try to be anything more than a poorly acted, poorly written spook- fest, and it is easily forgettable in comparison. Dracula Untold (2. One word came up time and time again when describing this prequel – bloodless. That’s probably the last thing a Dracula origin story should be, but somehow Dracula Untold took a classic character and left out everything that made him appealing. Dracula Untold was actually meant to be the first of many movies. Of course, after the bad reviews and less than thrilling fan reaction, this never happened.

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