Hero themed franchises work better because, after the introduction, the featured villain carries the show. Hence, a "franchise" can be nothing but predictable. But, as studios know, audiences are more receptive to a new idea without prior expectations. The new timeline results in the Matrix or maybe the entire story thus far was in the Matrix (explaining the time paradoxes). The Matrix concept could have made for a cool T3 idea. Killer robot battles killer robot was badass let's remake the same movie 4 more times! You can stretch a concept only so thin before it's easier to start a new one. But, after one sequel, that well is usually dry. So, for the sequel, you add a nuance: an entire hive of aliens or a bendable Terminator model with a wicked motor bike.
Whether it's Aliens or Terminator or Predator, you begin with an invincible adversary who, by the end, is now defeated and vulnerable. Villain themed franchises typically fizzle out quicker than a perforated can of 7up. We're talking the perfect action/horror film. I mean, when it comes to sequels, the task is pretty much impossible to replicate or top the first one. Less of a parallel and more of a foil to the first.īut yeah, throw in some Bill Paxton freaking the fuck out, LA being portrayed as the fiery shithole it truly is, and the additions to the lore, and I'd say it's a darn good sequel.
In the first, we see an elite "rescue" squad go up against the monster and lose pretty dramatically in the second, we see a bunch of egghead scientists who think they're prepared get annihilated. The second, is the Predator as a force of nature the only way to conquer it is wit and guile, not brute force. The cinematography and set design work to make you really feel this. This is a sweaty motherfucking movie, just like the original. It stays true to the first in a few ways.
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