Scholars imagine that the very first prequel in historical past would be the Cypria, an epic poem that dates to the times of historic Greece. Although the poem is now misplaced, it was composed as a chronicle of occasions main as much as Homer’s Iliad — thus telling the backstory and origins of the occasions of that nice work.
In different phrases, prequels aren’t something new — though the phrase “prequel” itself is an invention of the twentieth century. (Inventing a phrase for a particular sort of sequel? Who would do one thing like that?) Still, it definitely looks like the prequel has turn into much more prevalent in recent times, coinciding with the rise of blockbuster moviemaking in Hollywood and the necessity to contniue franchises perpetually — even in instances the place a extra conventional sequel is inconceivable due to the character of a movie’s story (i.e. the primary character died) or a star’s calls for (i.e. an actor doesn’t wish to return for a brand new installment).
I don’t know too many cinephiles who self-identify as “fans” of prequels. It’s price noting, although, that there are a number of nice film prequels. The Godfather Part II is partly a prequel — and an excellent one, at that. Just final 12 months we received Godzilla Minus One, a prequel to the unique monster film that was certainly one of 2023’s greatest movies, and possibly the perfect Godzilla movie ever made for the reason that 1954 unique. Good prequels are attainable!
They should not all that frequent, nonetheless. In the record under, we countdown the 15 worst prequels ever made — a minimum of till we we make a prequel to this record sometime…
The Worst Movie Prequels in History
Before there was a film you really liked there was … a manner worse film.
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The 12 Worst Wins in Oscar History
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