Summary

Most franchises contain multiple films that incline to be in the same musical style , but somesequels shift the toneentirely . Popular movie franchise may apportion characters , options , storylines , and theme in common , but there is a common law for franchise to change step and search unexampled genres with twisting - off movies . However , when a serial of films decide to exchange the tone in a continuation , it can be jarring .

If the first and second entrance of a serial are drab and gritty , like the first two entries ofThor , then a sudden transformation to something light and funny is a big leap , but it can also be the perfect way to invigorate the franchise . For other movies , likeFirst pedigree , andthe subsequence , Rambo : First Blood Part II , the twofilms feel like whole unlike franchise because of the variety to toneand narrative . alter the tone in a sequel can be done to great effect , or it can ruin the dealership .

10Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze (1991)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

When the originalTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesmovie was released in 1990 , it garnered miscellaneous reviews , but it was also a huge hitting at the box government agency , earning over $ 200 million , despite a budget of just $ 13.5 million ( viaThe Numbers ) . While both movies were action funniness , the subsequence , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II : The Secret of the Ooze , motivate away from the dark-skinned tone of the original , and focused more on the comedy . This variety did n’t resonate with the audience and the film earned less than half of the original earnings at the box office ( viaThe Numbers ) .

9The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Similarly , The Amazing Spider - Man 2was a departure from the 2012 film as it swapped out a more grounded and drear style for something more cartoonish and light . TASM2was also the celluloid that saw Gwen Stacey falling to her expiry and thejuxtaposition of the events to the shipway the character react and interact was just too jarring , and likely part of what go to the series being discontinued despite enceinte architectural plan ( viaCollider ) . seek to bring the character reference more in line with his witty comic book counterpart was well - intentioned , but poorly executed with this shift in the look of the serial .

A few movie subsequence cause their fandom ’s reactions to divide , with some praise the movie and others claiming it ruined everything .

8Justice League (2017)

Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016)

2017’sJustice Leagueis a controversial film , especially after the release of themuch darker Snyder cut . Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justicewas intelligibly a part of Snyder ’s vision for the enfranchisement with a darker , spunky tone , which was intended to be cover in the subsequence . However , due to Snyder tragically losing his girl , Snyder stepped out fromJustice Leagueafter completing much of the project . Warner Bros. then decided to convey in Joss Whedon , who take the firstAvengersmovie , to stop the project , and this lead inextensive reshoots and editing .

The movie may have been intended as a dark and gritty sequel , as realise in the Snyder cut , but the 2017 version end up with conflicting tones . Blending in more comedy along with the darker sequences and in the end appearing confused . In many ways , theconfusion ofJustice Leaguewas a significant step towards the end of the DCEU , and the franchise fight to detect its footing again after the motion-picture show ’s spill .

7Batman Forever (1995)

Batman Returns (1992)

BetweenBatman ReturnsandBatman Forever , almost everything about the enfranchisement was alter . BothTim Burton and Michael Keatonwere supercede by Joel Schumacher and Val Kilmer as conductor and Batman severally . While Burton is famous for his dark and quirky style , often paired with monochromatic colouration pallette , Batman Foreveraltered the franchise significantly withbright coloured costume , more drollery , and a light tonemore redolent of the original Adam West TV series , making the subsequence almost unrecognizable as part of the same series .

6Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

First Blood (1982)

WhileRambohas become one of the most popular action franchises of all time with five picture full , the original movie presented a unlike version of the fibre than late sequel . InFirst Blood , John Rambo is a conflicted character who fight with the living he led in the state of war and the military personnel he became as a solution of so much gore . Rambo : First line of descent Part II , however , takes the original chronicle and alter it beyond credit . From the second entry onward , Rambo is a vigilante cleanup auto , and the movie changes from a complex character film to an all - out action mechanism series .

flick sequels can often be stuck in development for many years before their eventual going , but some never make it out of limbo and remain unobserved .

5Return To Oz (1985)

The Wizard Of Oz (1939)

WhileThe Wizard of Ozwas a terrific fantasy adventure picture with youngDorothy ( Judy Garland ) run on an dangerous undertaking through the magical land of Oz , Return to Ozwas a departure from the early entry . recall to Ozis a dark phantasy picture that sees Dorothy ( Fairuza Balk ) returning to Oz only to find it entirely change . Her friends and the citizens of the Emerald City have been turned to Oliver Stone , and a cruel new drawing card has taken over . Thetone is much darker , with monsters out to chop up off Dorothy ’s head and a healer who intends to administer electroshock therapy to cure her of her delusions of Oz .

4Fast Five (2011)

Fast & Furious (2009)

TheFast & Furiousmovies have savor enormous popularity throughout the series ' run , but that did n’t total without modification . While the earlier entry in the franchise focal point on street racing , a reprehensible infernal region , and undercover copper , Fast Fiveis where the serial experiences its swelled change in whole tone and style . Moving more into an action mechanism - packed , stickup and grinder ’s tarradiddle , thefranchise adopted a more fantastical musical note , with weak instant and electrifying action scenes . Arguably , this also give the moving-picture show up to a larger consultation , but it move away from earlier entries .

3Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

The first twoThormovies struggled to slot into the rest of the MCU , with a drab and regal lead character who appear detach from event everywhere else in the franchise . Thor : Ragnarokbrought inTaika Waititi as the directorand drastically alter the toneof the series , acquaint more comedy , colour , and developing the eccentric beyond a disconnected Asgardian god . The shift worked highly well as the previous incoming did not perform as well as other MCU films , and it brought the grapheme more in line with the residual of the enfranchisement .

2Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn (1987)

Evil Dead (1981)

Sam Raimi ’s directorial debut , The Evil Dead , launched his vocation as a director . After the film take in universal praise for the sick and exaggerated effects and earned Raimi a mass with studio to produce more sequels , Evil Dead 2 : Dead by Dawn , was basically a remake of the master with only the champion , Bruce Campbell , reprising his early function . The sequel still kept the repugnance element , copious amounts of fake line , and an evil violence that possessed people , but it alsotransitioned into more slapstick humor and clowning , which enhanced the film and cemented the signature vogue of the franchise .

Hollywood ’s biggest studios are constantly competing for the next crowing title . In some cases , that mean making sequels for decades - old flick .

1The Chronicles Of Riddick (2004)

Pitch Black (2000)

Vin Diesel ’s 2000sscience fiction action series , The Chronicles of Riddick , experienced amajor shift in tone in the second motion picture . The story shifted from a dark science fiction repulsion inPitch Black , to become a much more natural process - orient scientific discipline fiction dangerous undertaking tale in the subsequence . WhileThe Chronicles of Riddickdid take in the most at the box office compared to the other entering in the series , it also get harsh unfavorable judgment for its changes in tone , which ensue in the subsequence being a financial letdown compared to its $ 120 million budget ( viaThe Numbers ) .

(Left to Right) Christian Bale as Batman, Daisy Ridley as Rey, and Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones

Edge of Tomorrow and The Nice Guys

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Thor looking somber in Thor- The Dark World, and then happy and goofy in Thor- Ragnarok

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles standing in The Secret of the Ooze

Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman stand together in Justice League 2017

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Dorothy standing with Jack Pumpkinhead, Scarecrow and two animals in Return to Oz

Hobbs chases Dom across Rio in Fast Five.

Chris Hemsworth’s Thor and Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk fighting in a gladiator battle in Thor Ragnarok

Riddick looks on in Chronicles of Riddick