So, this week I saw UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS, and except for the last thirty seconds, absolutely loved it. Afterward, I was comparing it with other prequels I've seen, past and present (was it better than BUTCH & SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS? How about LITTLE MERMAID: ARIEL'S BEGINNING?). So I thought, hey, why not ask people to give me their five favorite prequels?
I wonder if J.J. Abrams's STAR TREK will be considered a prequel or a sequel.
So, mine would be . . .
1. INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
2. UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS
3. THE SCORPION KING
4. GODFATHER II (while this is, technically, not a prequel, there's about an hour and a half of Sicilian scenes in there, and they're what I like most about GII)
5.
You know, there aren't a lot of prequels I like.
Ryan couldn't think of any that didn't have Jar Jar Binks in them, and tyranist wouldn't list any until I defined my term better (in fact, he suggested my last couple categories were too broad to answer). Rhett also emailed me to say that, except for THE HOBBIT (which hasn't even been filmed yet), he was drawing a blank.
Merrill sent me two (along with a note that five was too many to ask for). They were:
1. Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
2. Ewok Adventure
So, we'll probably have to call this one a failed experiment and just move on.
Rish "The Mid-quel" Outfield
P.S. About a month later, Prison Guard Johnny sent me this list:
1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
2. Star Wars III
3. James Bond Quantum of Solace
4. Star Wars I
5. Dumb and Dumberer
How QUANTUM OF SOLACE is a prequel and not CASINO ROYALE I couldn't get him to explain.
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I forgot about the Scorpion King, I didn't know Temple of Doom was a prequel, and the Ewok movies were SO horrible Merrill will probably go to hell for listing them.
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