Sequelisers

Content Warning: This episode, especially the second half starting at 1:12:30, contains discussion of people who have committed acts including coercive behaviour, sexual assault, child abuse, racist and homophobic hate speech, and other potentially triggering acts Art is there to generate an emotional response, but what happens when the filmmakers behind your favourite films won't stop meddling with them after the fact? And how do you approach films when someone involved in them is revealed to have done something awful? Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Happy Meal toys to that t-shirt with your favourite in-joke on. From £500 action figures to that hilarious Christmas jumper you wore at your work Christmas party... Movie merchandise is everywhere! So join the Sequelisers on a journey through the good, the bad and the ugly of the capitalistic side of filmmaking. Patreon: patreon.com/sequelisers Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Short films feel like an outlier in the film industry: a style of storytelling that almost every filmmaker has experimented with but they're rarely given the credit or platform they deserve. So, thanks to one of our VIPs, we're going to change that and chat all things short film. Jack - Portrait of God (2022) / Strange Way of Life (2023) Matt - Six Shooter (2004) / Curve (2016) Tim - Duck Amuck (1953) / Successful Alcoholics (2010) Check out our various rewards and tiers on patreon: www.patreon.com/sequelisers Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 14 is in the rear view mirror, and we're washing off the stink of all those bad sequels by taking an episode to highlight some movies that we think deserve more attention, from recent films that have been overlooked to classics that aren't part of the conversation any more. Watch the trailers for our choices: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQapTaQP3xpKDsISJfwRzYeTMjFRCTPl Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Put on your sunglasses, grab the nearest ancient relic, reload your Berettas and get ready for a wide range of terrible accents as the Sequelisers tackle the Lara Croft Tomb Raider sequel in this Season 14 finale episode! See you next week for the start of the inter-season fun! Join our Patreon for early access, ad-free episodes and bonus content https://www.patreon.com/c/sequelisers Read the full pitch for FREE (no sign-up required) on Patreon (SPOILERS, obviously): https://www.patreon.com/posts/lara-croft-tomb-115622130 Follow us Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to the fine supporters on patreon taking a vote, we're going to fix mid 90s comedy Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Taking Jim Carrey at the very height of his powers and sending his rubber face to Africa. What could possibly go wrong? And, more importantly, how the hell are we going to fix this mess? Check out our various rewards and tiers on patreon: www.patreon.com/sequelisers Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We haven't touched on George Lucas' cinematic sins in a while, but this probably wasn't the one you were expecting us to tackle next. This week, we take a trip to Nostalgiatown, California as we examine the sequel to one of the most profitable films of all time, American Graffiti. Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aca-scuse me?! We're doing what now?! Yes, thanks to one of our lovely VIPs, we're here to battle over the Barden Bellas. Will you miss Pitch Perfect 3 when it's gone? We hope not because it's time for us to fix it! Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another week, another VIP pick. And this one is gonna divide some people. There are those who have seen and love the comedic horror tropes of the House series, those who have seen them and don't really care for it, and those who have never heard of the franchise at all. Regardless of where you sit, it's time for us to create a solid haunted house story for you. Emphasis on 'haunted'. And LITERAL emphasis on the word 'house' (that'll make sense later). Check out our various rewards and tiers on patreon: www.patreon.com/sequelisers Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes, when you're successful enough in another career and make friends with directors, you get to make a film of your own. And if you're a member of the Wu-Tang Clan, it's only natural that it's a kung fu film with an awesome soundtrack. This week, we're taking on The Man With The Iron Fists 2 - will our Sequelisers Style be strong enough? Find out your Wu-Tang Clan name: http://www.mess.be/inickgenwuname.php Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another VIP pick and that means another horny film, apparently! Philip Morgan has chosen Cruel Intentions 2... No, wait, that's a prequel! It's actually Cruel Intentions 3! So, let's spell the alphabet with our tongues and sniff our crucifix necklaces as we fix an utterly awful sequel to a 90s cult classic. Free bonus content Jack's full pitch if you want to read along (FREE with links to actors' IMDb) Emma's reaction to Jack's pitch (20+ minutes of FREE bonus audio) Jack's soundtrack playlist on Spotify Follow us Check out our Patreon for early access and hours of bonus content Join our Discord Follow us on Instagram Follow us on TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quick, name three movies about Greek-American culture. If you said My Big Fat Greek Wedding, congratulations. So this week we're going Greek, from the Windex to the walls. Because while My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a fair amount of fun, the sequel is anything but.  Check out our various rewards and tiers on patreon: www.patreon.com/sequelisers Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to crack open a cold one with the boys, except the cold one is a barrel of experimental army gas, and the boys are all unstoppable corpses. That's right, we're taking on The Return of the Living Dead franchise this week, exploring its weird legal history, its huge impact on zombie lore, and its absolutely terrible sequels. Altogether now... "brainnnnssss" Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've put a spell on you and one way or another, we're gonna getcha getcha getcha. That's right, we're heading to Salem to fix the disappointing sequel that came out in 2022, Hocus Pocus 2. Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The absolute pinnacle of "that had a sequel?" 1983s WarGames stands as both an interesting example of cold war fears, as well as some early AI and automation fears that are still relevant to this day. WarGames: The Dead Code is just a big pile of arse-water. So brace yourselves. Check out our various rewards and tiers on patreon: www.patreon.com/sequelisers Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send your mind back 20 years - George Bush is about to win a second term as President, "Drop It Like It's Hot" is in the charts, and Ashton Kutcher is about to time travel himself into trouble. This week, we're taking a look at The Butterfly Effect and its terrible, direct-to-DVD sequel. Can we flap our wings and make something good out of this mess? Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to one of our Patreon VIPs, the Sequelisers head to the Appalachian Mountains and delve into some caves (and probably some pools of blood and/or faeces). While they're there, they try to fix the disappointing sequel, The Descent Part 2. Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you familiar with the trucker movie craze that swept the US from the late 1970s to early 1980s? Don't worry, not many are. But one of our VIPs is and wanted us to talk about a beloved classic that simply didn't translate well outside of America: Smokey and the Bandit II. Check out our various rewards and tiers on patreon: www.patreon.com/sequelisers Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for Season 14, and we're kicking off with a recent film that screamed franchise potential and then flushed it all down the toilet with an incoherent second film. Can we save Kingsman: The Golden Circle, or is it destined to be more of a golden shower? Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Shop: www.sequelisers.com/shop  Twitter: twitter.com/sequelisers Instagram: instagram.com/sequelisers TikTok: tiktok.com/@sequelisers Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From briefcases and statues to sledges and Privates, the history of cinema is full of MacGuffins. Join the Sequelisers for this inter-season finale where they define, discuss and even rank some of cinema's greatest MacGuffins. Patreon: www.patreon.com/sequelisers Website: www.sequelisers.com/  Discord: www.sequelisers.com/discord  Music by Daniel Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices