Spencer and John are joined by Eric Morgret, the programming director of Crypticon, for a preview of the convention. After that, they interview the cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (during Scarecrow Video’s in-store event) for look back on the TV show and a discussion of their new project Cinematic Titanic. Finally, the show is wrapped with the DVD picks of the week.
Episode 18 – The MacGuffin’s Top 25 Sequels
Spencer and John Portanova, of Adler and Zenith, share the MacGuffin Podcast’s Top 25 Sequels. The list was inspired when Spencer and John discussed Empire magazine’s list of the top 50 sequels in Episode 13.
Here is the final List:
25. Gremlins 2, Kill Bill 2, Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
24. National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
23. Breakin 2
22. The Road Warrior
21. Bourne Supremacy
20. Rocky 3
19. Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter
18. Die Hard With A Vengence
17. Star Trek
16. Clerks 2
15. Lord of the Rings: Two Towers
14. Casino Royale
13. Toy Story 2
12. Spiderman 2
11. X2
10. Back To The Future 2
9. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
8. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
7. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
6. Silence of the Lambs
5. Godfather 2
4. The Dark Knight
3. Aliens
2. Terminator 2
1. The Empire Strikes Back
Not Your Average Monster Movie
Spike Jonze is easily the most adventurous filmmaker working in Hollywood. His success has allowed him opportunities to take chances on projects that movie studios might otherwise reject. It might even be possible to argue his success on unconventional projects in part inspired the studios to tackle projects like a Facebook movie or a Battleship movie. Thankfully, Spike Jonze has never caved to studio pressure to repeat his films successes by making sequels, though I’m sure there was interest in Being John Malkovich 2, etc.
