Sequelisers

Originally released as a Patreon-exclusive episode on 6th May 2020.

Finally, some good f**king food.

Join us for this (formerly) Patreon-exclusive bonus episode as we discuss the best, worst and most disturbing food ever to grace the silver screen.

Enjoy Matt's deep dissection of the versatile role food can play in cinema, discover the movie meal that left Jack forever shaken, and allow Tim to explain the fundamental flaw in Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans.

Today's interseason patreon vote sees a return to our cities in film series. This episode we'll be travelling to the capital of Japan: Tokyo. We'll be discussing how the city is presented through the lens of international filmmakers, and those living in the city itself. As well as the feeling Tokyo evokes and how film has captured that unique essence.

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Robin Hood has been a staple of British culture for literally centuries, so it shouldn't be surprising that cinema has seen a fair few adaptations - to put it lightly. But are they any good? Why is it so enduring? And what would our perfect adaptation look like?

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Love is in the air, dear listeners, so it's about time that your trio of seductive Sequelisers guide you through some of the best romantic movies ever made.

But this is Sequelisers so expect some unusual and controversial picks along the way!

It's one thing to create a film, it's an entirely different endeavour to sell it to an audience. And marketing has immense power and wealth behind it. Join us as we track some of the more interesting and novel approaches to generating awareness about a movie and the technologies that helped studios do it.

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Whether it's using strings, animatronics or just an old-fashioned arm stuck up inside, puppeteers have brought to life countless memorable movie characters over the years.

We take a look at this underappreciated craft and pick out some of our favourite movie puppets, from the golden age of Jim Henson's workshop to a terrifying modern entry.

Surely, we can't be serious that we're doing an entire episode just about parody films?

We are. But don't call us, Shirley.

Get your fists up and strike your best kung fu pose because we're covering our first VIP pick of the interseason: looking into the nuance, skill and reason behind fight scenes in movies. As well as some choice picks of our own.

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We all have an off day every now and then, but what happens when your off day impacts a multi-million dollar project?

In this inter-season episode, we take a look at some of the stumbles that great directors have had in their careers, and explore why they happen, what they mean, and if a flawless filmography is even something you should want.

It's time for our season finale and, as is tradition, it's a big one!

We're finally tackling the ultimate superhero movie crossover of The Beast vs David Dunn AKA The Overseer AKA Tip Toe Man AKA Green Guard.

Yes, we're discussing an M. Night Shyamalan movie as we fix 2019's Glass.

This week is the last of this season's VIP picks and it's gonna be a long episode. Why? Because it's Underworld: Awakening - the fourth in the franchise! That's right, vampires, lycans, werewolves (because they're different apparently) and hybrids, it's time to fix Underworld.

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Hark to this tale of a Scottish dragon, a Texan knight and a despot from  Blackpool, as we take a look at 1996's DragonHeart and its  cheap-as-chips sequel, A New Beginning. We discuss this weirdly  long-lived franchise, explore the strange alternate universe versions of  the original, and try to craft a sequel that's got, dare we say, a  little more heart.

Yes, it's a sequel (kind of a spin-off) to The Big Lebowski.

Yes, it's as bad as it sounds. No, the Coen Brothers didn't make it.

It's time for us to discuss, dissect and fix 2020's The Jesus Rolls.

This week is our second VIP pick and it's a particularly nasty one - like an infected boil. The first film was a lazy meandering nightmare, how could the sequel be any worse? Well, you'd be surprised folks. So strap in as we take on the Sandman and the boys, by fixing Grown Ups 2.

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The original Ghost In The Shell was a landmark anime film that has influenced countless movies, TV shows and more since its release in 1995. The sequel is... fine.

Can we come up with something that would be a more fitting follow-up? How easy is it to integrate philosophy into a sci-fi action story? And how many mechsuits has Matt insisted on putting in his pitch?

Hold onto your guitar cases because in this week's episode, we're heading back to 2003 and holding Robert Rodriguez accountable for the third part of the Mexico trilogy. The giant mess is, of course, Once Upon A Time In Mexico.

This week's episode is our first VIP pick, and it's a challenge to recapture lightning in a bottle. From fun 90s action buddy comedy, to hideously offensive 00s trash, come with us as we follow Rush Hour's fall from grace.

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Looks like meat's back on the menu, Sequelisers! This week, we're taking on the sequel to a horror classic that decided to up the comedy, with decidedly mixed results. Join us as we attempt to fix The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and explore a franchise that's gone from iconic to moronic.

Hey, laser lips!

It's the winner of the Patreon vote for this season and that means it's time for us to revisit another 80s classic and its disappointing sequel as we take on Short Circuit 2!

Good morning Angels. Ok, this isn't Charlie. But our voice does come out of a speaker.. so we're pretty close. Our second outing for season eleven is the sequel to the hugely successful 2000s adaptation of the hit 70s TV series, Charlie's Angels. So stand up and throw your hands up at us, as we take on Charlie's Angles: Full Throttle.

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Come on and slam, and welcome to Season 11 of Sequelisers! To tip-off the new season, we're taking a look at Warner Bros. latest attempt to mash together every property they own into some delicious IP gruel - Space Jam: A New Legacy.

We finish our inter-season with a bang as we talk about the best and weirdest weddings from through movie history.

Jack & Matt even talk about their own weddings, the planning process and Tim talks about his experience at both weddings too.

Sound the alarms! Call the defence force! There's a monster heading straight for Sequelisers HQ! Yes, the final EP pick of the interseason is a discussion about kaiju: impossibly large monsters who use their powers to destroy but also, sometimes, to protect.

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Music and instrumental scores have been a part of the cinematic experience since the days when that involved a person at the front of the theatre playing an organ. But why? What makes a good score, and can it save a bad movie? And how has the process evolved over the history of film?

We dive into these questions, plus pick out a few of our favourite examples of movie music.

We all know that music, fashion and even movies move in cycles throughout the decades so, this week, we're talking about movie genres that deserve a comeback.

From cosmic horror to raunchy teen comedies and everything in between!

There are literally thousands of years worth of stories buried in the past. Every country, every civilisation has many stories to tell. And yet, the ones that make it to the big screen, tend to feel very familiar, very samey. This week, we look at the breadth of historical films and trends across the years, as well as pitching our own movies, focussing on less represented eras and settings.

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Thrills and spills, fights and chases, stuntwork adds spectacle, tension and pure cinematic magic to film. In this episode, we discuss this under-recognised discipline, the performers and technicians who make stunts happen, and some of our favourite movie stunt sequences.

Bleep bloop.

It's finally time for us to submit to our robot overlords and talk about the best, most iconic and most loveable robots throughout movie history.

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Bit of an unusual one - but it's our first executive producer pick of the interseason, so it's not that surprising. The first half of this episode we will be looking at cinematic cliffhangers: what constitutes a cliffhanger ending, their origin, ones that work and ones that went nowhere. In the second half, we address the cliffhangers we've created in our own previous pitches and provide full resolutions for our Star Trek Into Darkness, Godzilla: King Of The Monsters and Queen Of The Damned fixes.

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From the earliest days of cinema, filmmakers have been finding ways to combine animation with live-action, often to spectacular results. We dig into the evolving nature of this practice, from cel-animation through to CGI, and pick out some of our favourite examples.

It's time for another edition of 'Sequel We'd Like to See' and this time, we're doing something that has been attempted many times but never actually happened...make a sequel to the 1985 classic The Goonies.

Join us as we discuss the original and why it's held in such high regard, why a sequel has never materialised (yet!) and our three mini-pitches for what a second Goonies film could have looked like.

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To round out this season we're going back in time.. sort of.. as we fix the muddled sequel Wonder Woman 1984. It's another lengthy season finale, so strap yourselves into your invisible jet as we subject ourselves to the lasso of truth and say what we think about this movie.

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And just like that... we decided it was time to fix Sex and the City 2, the famously bad cinematic sequel to the ground-breaking HBO series. Join us as we tackle the film's mangled structure, awful politics and groan-inducing jokes, and attempt to step into the Manolo Blahniks of the film-makers for our fix.

Yes, it's really happening.

We're fixing Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.

All thanks to one of our "lovely" Executive Producers.

See you on the Blart Side of the Mall, everyone.

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Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a strange beast, a critical and commercial failure that now has a cult following of fans who love its unique tone and style. The same can't be said for the direct-to-DVD sequel, so it's time for the Sequelisers to get to work. First, though, we've got to answer the question of whether Milo's Return even counts as a film or not?

For our 100th fix (seriously, we checked), we went big - and it doesn't get much bigger than the king himself, in his first US sequel - Godzilla: King Of The Monsters. And if you're thinking this will be a classic opportunity for Matt to do the Godzilla film he's always wanted, you'd be wrong. Because Tim's got his claws on this one. The question is, where does he take it?

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Get in loser, we're sequelising.

That's right, it's time for us head back to straight-to-DVD hell and fix an utterly terrible sequel to a certified 21st century. We're taking on the plastics with the help of our Nascar-loving dad as we fix 2011's Mean Girls 2.

Every now and then we cover a sequel that isn't necessarily bad but falls short of greatness, largely due to what came before it. In this case, Day of the Dead is a decent film in its own right but doesn't compare to the groundbreaking work in Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead. But can we improve on it is the real question? And will we keep Bub?

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One is a voracious beast that lives only to eat and breed. The other is a cruel yet honourable hunter that delights in bloodshed. Stuck in between is an overwhelmed and underprepared human. But enough about the Sequelisers - this week we're fixing Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem!

We don't know who you are. 

We don't know what you want.

If you're looking for a podcast, I can tell you we don't have money but what we do have are a very particular set of episodes. Episodes we have acquired over a very long career. Episodes that make us a nightmare for sequels like you.

If you listen to our podcast now, that will be the end of it. We will not look for you, we will not pursue you.

But if you don't, we will look for you, we will find you and we will sequelise you.

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Our first Executive Producer pick of the season and it's a soft reboot/sequel that took an already odd film in a completely new tonal direction. Will hardcore GI Joe fans get the movie they always wanted? You'll just have to listen to the episode to find out... and finding out is half the battle. Wait. That's not right.

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This episode, we take a trip back to the crime-ridden streets of 1970s New York... and also Marseilles? The French Connection is rightfully held up as a classic, but what about its lesser-known sequel? We discuss why this version of Popeye is lacking his spinach, and how we can craft a follow-up that lives up to the legacy of the original.

What better way to end our longest interseason than talking about death? We'll be addressing death scenes from the point of view of writers, actors and the audience - acknowledging function and the emotional pull. Then rounding off with some picks of our own. So with tissues in hand, and spoiler warnings at the ready, let's tackle death itself.

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This week, we're answering your questions. We cover topics from our first cinematic crushes to disgusting movie food to how the pandemic changed our recording sessions, as well as offering advice to those looking to get into podcasting and recommending plenty of movies for you to enjoy.

It's time for us to talk about the elusive crossover successes and, more often than not, failures of people who have tried to make the transition from stage & studio to the silver screen.

From a rapper who turned into the biggest star in the world to a diva who made one of the biggest flops of all time...We're talking about musicians who became actors!

Yōkoso everyone! This week we will be looking back at the long and rich history of samurai on film. So we'll be covering the aesthetics, story points, tropes, settings and interpretations of a quintessentially Japanese contribution to cinema.

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We've already talked about vehicles in movies this inter-season, but now thanks to our Patreon voters, we're taking a closer look at how cinema approaches stories set at sea. From the difficulties that shooting on the ocean presents to how different genres treat life at sea, we do our best Jacques Cousteau impression and take you on a tour of the murky depths of the movie deep...

This week, we're delving into some of the most visually striking films in the history.  From the most realistic impactful lighting to incredible magical worlds and animated masterpieces...

Yes, we're trying to describe through the audio medium of a podcast...wish us luck!

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This week's talking point was chosen by one of our executive producers, over on Patreon. We're looking back at the history, commodification and evolution of private jokes the audience were never meant to see. And as an experiment, we've decided to leave all our flubs, outtakes, bloopers and missteps in this episode itself. Even the ad read has a blooper in it.

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Whether it's driving along roads, sailing the ocean deep or flying through the skies, vehicles in movies provide an amazing opportunity for action and stunts while also informing setting and character. In this episode, we explore how vehicles are used across various genres and pick a few of our favourite iconic movie vehicles.

For the first time ever, in more than 150 episodes, we dedicate an entire to one actor.

Sequel We'd Like To See is back and this week we're looking at 2005's Constantine.

A cult hit, aged well, great themes and performances, possible real-life sequel on the horizon somewhere? Sounds like the perfect candidate.

But what do you do with this kind of comic book adaptation? Take an existing Hellblazer story or start from scratch? Tune in and find out.

Just like Scrooge, we've taken a look at the MCU's past, we've attempted to fix its present, and now we're looking to the future... Join us as we discuss Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and pitch our own entries in cinema's most successful mega-franchise.

For years we've been asked to tackle various parts of the MCU that fans have struggled with or disliked. Thanks to the fine folks over at patreon, we are now able to cover not just one film but the whole thing in three epic parts. So sit back and relax as we take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

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