Help us find bad movie franchises! [more inside]
posted by cheap paper on Dec 10, 2008 - 68 answers

Are We Done Yet? was the sequel to an original film, but was weirdly also a remake of the classic Cary Grant comedy Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Along the same lines, Ocean's Twelve was based on an unrelated script first intended as a John Woo project. Can we think of any other examples of a sequel to an original movie starting life as an unconnected film? [more inside]
posted by Ian A.T. on Apr 30, 2008 - 18 answers

I just finished reading Frank Herbert's "Dune", and I am in love with it. Should I continue reading the series and/or see the movie adaptations, or will it ruin my fascination with the original book? [more inside]
posted by sprocket87 on Oct 20, 2006 - 58 answers

What is the longest time elapsed between a movie and a sequel/prequel? [more inside]
posted by ORthey on Feb 23, 2006 - 28 answers