I’m shooting a movie currently and after a conversation with my director we realized that we couldn’t think of a single prequel that we liked. However, we both agreed that there has to be at least one.
What do you think? Are there any good prequels?
The first thing that came to mind, after the fact, was The House of the Dragon the Game of Thrones prequel.
In my opinion, X-Men: First Class doesn’t get enough credit as an absolutely stellar prequel. The franchise looked dead in the water after X-Men 3 and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. X-Men: First Class not only revitalized the franchise, but brought a sense of fun and color that the series had been devoid of previously. While Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen cannot be beat; James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender do phenomenal jobs with the roles, themselves.
I know many see X2 as the highpoint of the series (or maybe Days of Future Past), but for me it would likely be X-Men: First Class
I wouldn’t say it’s better than the original, but the prequel to Silence of the Lambs called “Red Dragon” was very good IMO. 7.2 rating on IMDB, 7.4 audience score on Rotten Tomatoes suggests that it was fairly well received.
Certainly worth a watch if you enjoyed Silence of the Lambs. In comparison, the sequel to SotL, “Hannibal”, was an abomination.
Call me crazy, but I really like the Star Wars prequels.
No one will ever argue that they’re stellar examples of quality filmmaking, but I feel like they’ve aged very well and get better when you consider the period of the franchise they opened up to so many other pieces of media that genuinely are brilliant.
And the meme value is through the fucking roof.
Rogue One has been mentioned. Also Prey. Easily the best Predator movie since the first one.
“Rogue One” is a pretty well-regarded prequel.
No love for Better Call Saul?
I had to look a list of prequels, since I was having trouble just remembering some.
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Might not be the greatest, but I remember really liking Rouge One
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Cruella was a blast, but I could see people arguing that the main character was a completely different person than who was in the 101 Dalmations
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The Thing (2011) did a good job, with some criticisms (over use of CGI). It was never going to be as great as the original, but I still enjoyed it
I watched the 2011 The Thing last night which sparked the conversation today!
Haha, i guess that means you didn’t care for it, if it sparked that particular conversation
I mean, it wasn’t bad but also…not that great? Agh, I hate dishing on movies. They’re so hard to make!
Thinking about it, i think you’re right.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but didn’t it “okay things safe”, just retread many of the same plot beats while making relatively superficial changes?
I totally get not wanting too critical on movies, especially when you’re involved in the process yourself.
Absolutely! I enjoyed watching it, but was just disappointed they didn’t do anything new with it.
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