What happens when your "Karate Kid" turns 30?  You replace him, of course!  On this episode, Brian, Tim and Dave talk about the 1994 follow up to the 1984 classic "The Karate Kid", originally starring Ralph Maccio and Pat Morita.  This sequel is the first starring film of future two time Academy Award Winning actress Hillary Swank, and the guys do a deep dive into her career and try to figure out why she didn't become a bigger leading lady in Hollywood.  We delve into the bizzare plot of this follow up and analyze how it could have been done better.NOTE: to out podcast listeners, we will be leaving the podcast platforms at the end of November, so please follow us over at YouTube to continue to receive new episodes!

This episode dives into the whole history of the beloved film/television/comic book and video game franchise that is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  Brian, Tim and Dave talk about the first film, which is a masterpiece directed by the guy who made the "Take on Me" music video by A-ha.  They analyze how the second film was crippled by the backlash of parental outrage over the "violence" of the first film, reminisce about playing with real ninja weapons as kids, and discuss which have been the most successful toy lines in history.  And, unique to this episode: the buys do an unboxing of some Ninja Turtle toys!  Cowabunga dudes!

What happens when you try to follow up one of the greatest films of all time with not one, but three sequels?  You get diminishing returns!  Join Brian, Tim and Dave as they discuss the 1975 Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, the shark film craze that it spawned, the terrible (or awesome?) ideas for Jaws 3 that were scrapped, and a debate about who is getting their revenge in this movie and what is the shark's motivation? (hint, per an earlier draft: voo-doo curse!).All this and more on this episode of the Sequels That Aren't Equal podcast!

On this episode, Brian, Tim and Dave discuss David Fincher's Alien 3, the troubled follow up to not one, but two beloved films.  They will cover how the studio interfered throughout the process to basically torpedo what should have been an excellent film.  However, Fincher was able to deliver enough goodness that, even with its faults, this film is better than you remember.  This week the guys debate the greatest sequel of all time, the best entry into the Alien film franchise, and what makes an action hero unforgettable.All this and more on this episode of the podcast Sequels That Aren't Equal!

On this week's episode of the Sequels That Aren't Equal Podcast, Brian, Tim and Dave try to reclaim the troubled film Superman 4.  Brian thinks it's actually more watchable than Zack Snyder's Man of Steel (a hot take, we know). The guys also talk about the rise and fall of Canon films, and how that company's financial failure during production of this film sealed the doom of this beloved superhero's forth installment.  A debate is had on the best scores of John Williams, the various Superman actors are ranked and a lot more movie nerd-dom is heaped on!

On this week's episode of the podcast, Brian, Tim and Dave talk about the disastrous 2005 follow up to the beloved 1994 Jim Carey movie The Mask.  The guys talk about the rise and fall of Jim Carey and how the comedic stylings of Judd Apatow made goofy comedies obsolete.  They also talk about how beautiful Cameron Diaz is, that she is even hot in 16 bit Super Nintendo form, the 1995 Mask cartoon and any plans for a subsequent follow up to the original.  All this and more on the Sequels That Aren't Equal podcast!

How much comedy can you mine for felony abuse of a corpse?  Quite a lot if you are the 1989 classic film Weekend at Bernie's starring Andrew McCarthy and Johnathan Silverman.   In this 1993 follow up, the high jinks continue as Bernie gets reanimated as a dancing zombie in some Night of the Living Dead Hellscape.  Join Brian, Tim and Dave on this episode of the podcast as they discuss the rise and fall of the Brat Pack, movie premises that should be used only once, and the many great films of 1989 on Sequels That Aren't Equal!

Cruel Intentions was a 1999 classic film starring Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Reese Witherspoon in a sexy thriller.  Then they tried to make it into a failed TV show that got retconned into a very bad prequel film.  But they did manage to get a very young Amy Adams to play Katherine, and she is a shining star in an otherwise abysmal film.  Oh, and I guess it's a screwball comedy now?  Brian, Tim and Dave perform a cinematic autopsy on what went wrong in this episode of the Sequels That Aren't Equal Podcast!

Can movies about time-warping rabbit monsters have sequels?  Should they even try? Well, if the movie is being covered on this show - you can already guess the answer, as Brian, Tim and Dave take on the 2009 follow up to the beloved Jake Gyllenhaal cult classic Donnie Darko.In this episode, the guys talk about which is the best Gyllenhaal performance, they talk about the quick Hollywood rise and fall of Donnie's original writer/director Richard Kelly, and try their best to explain how falling objects crushing people from the sky actually resets the broken space-time continuum.  All this and more on the Sequels That Aren't Equal Podcast!

Brian Tim and Dave are back to discuss this 1994 made-for-TV movie sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's beloved masterpiece "The Birds."  The guys talk about the origin of the anonymous director name "Alan Smithee" (yes, "he" directed this film!), they talk about sequels that are actually good, and they talk about Tippi Hedrin's tigers (she was like Carol Baskin WAY before "Tiger King").All this and more on this week's podcast!

On this week’s episode of the podcast, Brian, Tim and Dave talk about “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For” and dissect why having all of the same ingredients that made the first film so beloved just did not work the second time around.  Even an amazing cast including Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin and Eva Green, among many others, was not enough to pull this 2014 follow up film to the Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller classic out of the depths of mediocrity.The Guys also talk about great 1980’s comic books, Lady Gaga’s acting career, Robert Rodriguez quitting the DGA over Sin City, and why the MPAA banned the original poster of this film.

Blues Brothers 2000 is the follow up film to the 1980 classic movie The Blues Brothers starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.  Join Brian, Tim and Dave as they talk about the history of the Blues Brothers, compare the best Saturday Night Live movies, analyze the career of John Landis, and talk about the plot of this wild film that involves Voo Doo zombies, Neo Nazis, Ghosts in the Sky and magical transformations courtesy of the Holy Spirit!

The not-great direct-to-video follow up to the beloved 1986 film Lost Boys, Lost Boys 2 is a perfect example of the direct-to-video sequel craze that was kicked into high gear with the advent of DVDs.  We'll talk about the rise of these films, and how Netflix pretty much killed this whole business model in less than 6 years.On this week's podcast, we'll also discuss the films of Joel Schumacher, talk about what happened to Corey Feldman and his career, and chat about sexy vampires - the best kind of vampires!

In this episode, Brian, Tim and Dave discuss Iron Eagle 2, the 1988 follow up to the film that everyone thinks is a ripoff of Top Gun, but actually came out first.  The 1986 film Iron Eagle is a beloved piece of 1980's wish fulfillment camp, wherein a teenager steals a F16 and gets into dogfights to rescue his dad.Iron Eagle 2 is a weird mix of the Star Wars trench run and the Wild Bunch that actually totally works as a film, thanks in no small part to the magnificent actor Louis Gossett Jr..  On this episode of the podcast, we talk about how Top Gun: Maverick shares a lot of its plot with Iron Eagle 2, and how this film may have singlehandedly won the Cold War with Russia.  Enjoy!

In this episode of the podcast, Brian, Tim and Dave discuss the history of Pixar, and try to determine why they went from a company with an almost 100% success rate at making classic films, to a movie studio with more misses than hits these days.And all of the problems began with Pixar's Cars 2.Plus they discuss the inverted creative trajectory of the Disney Animation Studio, the Don Bluth company, reminisce about the arcade classic Dragon's Lair, and discuss the implications of death in the Cars universe.

Did you know that the 1968 film classic Rosemary's Baby, directed by Roman Polanski, had a made-for-TV sequel in 1976?  Well it did, and it's a masterpiece in 1970's camp.  Obviously Mia Farrow did not return, this time replaced by former teen star Patty Duke, in this film that demands you to take a look at the titular Rosemary's Baby, the Son of Satan himself, and see what he is up to as an adult.The answer to what the son of the Prince of Darkness is up to: he is a lounge singer in a crappy casino in the California desert. Join us this week as we discuss the Movie of the Week phenomena, which sequels were the biggest drop in quality from the original movie, and answer the age old question: who was hotter, Mary-Ann or Ginger?

On this week's podcast, Brian Tim and Dave discuss Highlander 2: The Quickening, the 1991 follow up film to the beloved movie Highlander (1986).Cristopher Lambert and Sean Connery both return (because why should having his head lopped off in the first one stop Sir Sean Connery from doing as he damn well pleases?), and this time they are joined by the radiant Virginia Madsen and the always-enjoyable Michael Ironside (chewing so much scenery he should have gotten a toothache).What makes this film interesting is that it was shot in Argentina during a time of hyper-inflation which caused it to go so over budget, the bond company fired the director and took over the picture.  This led to an early example of a "Snyder Cut" situation because the film's director went back later with the studio's blessing and shot new scenes and re-cut the film (spoiler alert: it didn't help).We discuss if slipping in the shower would kill a Highlander and other very important topics on this episode of Sequels That Aren't Equal.

Brian, Tim and Dave discuss the 1982 film Grease 2, the follow up movie to the beloved musical smash hit Grease.  John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John do NOT return to Rydell High for this one, but a radiant Michelle Pfeiffer does step in to try to fill those shoes (unfortunately her singing - like the songwriting of this movie - is pretty weak).  Does the plot inspire Tim Burton to make Batman Returns?  Is Cool Rider the prototype for the 1980's classic TV show Street Hawk?  Can anyone be cool if they ride in a side car?  Is Grease 2 a hornier film than Grease?  The answer to these questions and more await you inside this episode of the Sequels That Aren't Equal podcast - the show that talks about follow up movies to beloved major motion pictures that fall short of the mark!

Brian, Tim and Dave discuss American Psycho 2!  This sequel to the cult classic original movie makes absolutely no sense - so we dive into the production story of this film, and how the studio turned a serial killer comedy into an American Psycho movie.  When the film's star Mila Kunis found out about the changes, she was pissed!We talk about all that, divulge the insane plot of this fever dream of a movie, debate the best William Shatner performances, and much more on this episode of our movie review podcast Sequels That Aren't Equal.Theme music by Dizzy Angeles (www.dizzyangelesmusic.com)

The debut episode of the new podcast: Sequels That Aren't Equal!  In this episode, Brian, Tim and Dave discuss the terrible follow-up movie to the beloved cult classic Caddyshack.  Find out who didn't want to return and why.  Find out who almost got cast in the new roles and how the film would have changed.  And most importantly: the Guys discuss what is going on with Dan Aykroyd's voice in this movie and debate the best Kenny Loggins soundtrack song.