User blog comment:PlantyThePottedPlant/Random Topic Blogging III: Blog Harder/@comment-4037231-20131113012313/@comment-4353345-20131113062017

I agree, comedies are not doing very well. They're just not as good as they used to be. Using Movies' example of Airplane, that movie was made in 1980 and is still considered the funniest movie of all time, generating an average of three laughs a mintue (and I don't disagree, that movie was ''funny). ''But frankly, newer comedies aren't as good as they used to be.

However, some newer comedies are tolerable. However, what I find is the biggest issue in the film industry is... SEQUELS. Now, I can't be sure if this is the first time I've ranted about sequels on this wiki, but I guarantee you it won't be the last.

My opinion on sequels: most of them are unnecessary and very suckish. Unless a movie already has intentions of becoming a series or is based on a series of books, most sequels are unnecessary. They are simply made because the original movie was such a success. But the sequels are not nearly as good as the original movie and are, often times, extremely disappointing. For example, Grown-Ups 2. The original Grown-Ups was really funny, I enjoyed it. But Grown-Ups 2? I guess you would call it comical, but it was stupid, desperate comedy. I appreciated the fine balance of mature and immature comedy found in Grown-Ups.

However, not all sequels adhere to this statement. I mentioned movies that were already planning to be a series or are based off a series of books. But, in the case of sequels purely because the original movie was a success, I turn to Despicable Me 2. I liked the original movie and had low expectations for the sequel simply because, as stated above, sequels are not nearly as good as the original. But I found Despicable Me 2 just as good as the original. So I'm not saying all sequels suck, just most of them.

I realize I've typed a lot of words and I was not planning on writing that much. But, in short: old comedies good, new comedies bad, most sequels suck eggs. Thank you.