OT: Movies...

[AngeldelaMuerte]

On the flip side, some remakes/sequels can be quite good. I personally like the new Battlestar Galactica series more than the original. But I'm probably in the minority in liking the old Starbuck more than the new one.

The problem with sequels/re-makes is that it's taking a movie/game/TV show that was popular and relying on the name to sell it rather than actual quality. It's gotten so bad that when the Stargate TV show first started I didn't watch it on principle, figuring it was relying on a combination of the Stargate name and MacGyver to sell it. Imagine my surprise when I found out it was actually good!

But in terms of over-hyped sequels, how about Half-Life 2? I just finished it (OK watched my boyfriend finish it. Same thing) and I gotta say I felt a bit cheated. The bits I played were a hell of a lot of fun but nothing was really revealed in the end. Actually nothing was revealed ANYWHERE in the game really. You play through the whole thing and in the end they tell you Sorry you'll have to wait til HL3 to find out anything about anything. Pretty cruddy in my books.