The INSIDER Summary: ManyDisney movie sequels are made to capitalize on the success of a popular title and end up being bad."Bambi," "Peter Pan" and "Cars" should have been left alone after the original came out.For many of us, the name Disney is synonymous with nostalgia and childhood. If youve grown up in the past eighty years (so, the vast majority of you), the chances are pretty high thatyouve been exposed to at least one of the now 56 film-strong line of their animated classics or any other number of their family-friendly entertainment ventures. The House of Mouse has been such a huge presence in our early years that its completely understandable that people feel so strongly about their output. As the media-savvy readers we know you guys are, youll also know that nostalgia is big business. Disney knows this too, and theyve found all sorts of ways to sell your own childhood back to you.As the perceptive amongst you will have already worked out, were talking about the really bad Disney movies that were made to capitalize on the success of a popular title and ended up not only being bad, but sometimes even ended up taking the shine off their source materialone of the worst sins a sequel can commit. The notion that children will watch anything is true to a certain extent, but thats no excuse for some of the low-effort dross released in the past that masqueraded as youth entertainment. With the intent to name and shame some of the biggest culprits, here are the 15 Worst Disney Sequels Of All Time.SEE ALSO:Why 'Moonlight' is the Oscar best picture winner we deserve ' and 'La La Land' is lame15. "Cars 2" (2011)The Cars franchise is the black sheep of the Disney/Pixar stable. The first movie was decidedly average and debatably didnt possess the same magical spark that Pixar films usually have. Critical reception was lukewarm at best, so why was a sequel greenlit' Well, its possible that Disney didnt hear any of the negative feedback over the constant sounds of checkout tills ringing. The movie made decent bank at the box office, but in the five years between movies, the merchandise made a staggering 10 billion dollars, smashing previous retail records into a fine powder.Pixar co-founder and Cars 1 and 2 co-writer/director John Lasseter refuted the claims that the sequel was purely made because of merchandising opportunities, but its tempting to look at it as a reason behind the movies shortcomings. Whereas the first was centered on Radiator Springs, Cars 2 opts for a globetrotting adventure courtesy of a tired (no pun intended) spy caper. Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) are whisked around the world and meet a suspiciously high number of new and marketable friends along the way. Had the movie had Pixars usual strong tenets of story and character, it might have felt less hollow, but these elementswere noticeably absent.Cars 2 isnt the worst Disney sequel by a long shot, but as it stands, its the only title in Pixars vast and impressive back catalog rated as Rotten on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. With the surprisingly maturetrailer for the forthcoming Cars 3 making a few waves recently, it seems like the franchise may be moving away from disposable silliness and getting back to the compelling storytelling we all know Pixar is capable of.14. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (2011)To be honest, theres a case to be made for any of the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels to appear on here, withOn Stranger Tides or At Worlds End being the two least liked. The deciding factor for us ended up being the Rotten Tomatoes score, with Stranger Tides rocking a paltry 32%, making it the lowest rated of the franchise. To its credit, the movie does make an effort to step away from the convoluted tangle of plots left by the first two sequels, but makes the mistake of centering everything on Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp).Dont get us wrong, Captain Jack is awesome, but he needs to be balanced. Some may have felt that Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann were one-dimensional characters, but they evened out the movies well when coupled with Jacks antics. When theres nothing but Sparrow, one character has to do the pratfalling and the serious emotional lifting the story requires, and it doesnt really work. Factor in the fact that Ian McShanes cool looking Blackbeard is given practically nothing to do for the entire film, and you end up with an underwhelming high seas escapade that bore all the hallmarks of a studio not quiteknowing how to proceed with the story after the series big blowout of a third act. Heres hoping the upcoming Pirates sequel Dead Men Tell No Tales steers the series back on track and gives us a similarly fun experience to the still-great first movie.13. "Bambi II" (2006)The Bambi movies hold a world record for the longest time between sequels, with a whole 64 years passing between installments. The sequel is actually more of a midquel, picking up around halfway through the original after the unlucky fawn has lost his mother to callous huntsmen. The film follows Bambis quest to win the approval of his father, the Great Prince of the Forest (voiced by the brilliant Patrick Stewart).Bambi II does at least try several new things, but its a challengeto get over how unnecessary it all is. People who saw the original Bambi will know how the fawns story ends, and the sequel does little to justify itself as anything more than filler with a recognizable name slapped on the front. Bambi II isnt the worst offender on this list by any stretch. Unlike some of the other entries, its clear that actual effort went into the production of the movie, with the art, animation, and songs doing their very best to match the originals style and tone. Its just a shame they chose such a shrug-worthy story to marry all that work to.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
Click here to read full news..
