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A Sequel in Earnest: Richard Donner’s Lethal Weapon 2
There are very few movies that deserved a sequel as much as Richard Donner’s Lethal Weapon; not because it was set up that way, but because of the potential of the movie’s narrative and the ever-burgeoning relationship of its characters.
Although sequels had long been established, it was the 1980’s that saw them grow into an essential component of the marketing beast. The 1970’s had witnessed the dawn of the numbered sequel, but those movies were few and far between, productions such as The French Connection II and The Godfather Part II hardly the products of premeditated money-spinning campaigns […]
The Need for Speed – 3DO
The Need for Speed, or it’s official long-winded title, Road & Track Presents The Need for Speed, is the first entry in the long running 3-D car racing franchise that got its start on the 3DO.
Developed by Electronic Arts Canada and released for the console in 1994, Need for Speed offered 3-D graphics, texture mapping, realistic car physics, a nice variety of sports cars, including imports, various scenic tracks to choose from & a nice mixture of high speed racing with strategy […]
Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989)
What makes a great horror villain?
A good backstory helps, perhaps an incident in a monster’s life that made them a monster, that motivates them to keep on killing year after year, sequel after sequel. Jason Voorhees, for example, was left to drown by negligent camp councillors before magically resurfacing and wreaking bloody vengeance on generations of teens at the infamous Camp Crystal Lake. Other contributing factors are a villain’s appearance (Michael Myers’ iconic mask); an interesting gimmick […]
