Here's the difference between Superman Returns and Transformers. In Superman Returns, even if they wanted to make a sequel, and even if the money was there, I think they would find it hard to make something out of the situation the last movie left the characters in. More specifically, the whole kid and Lois' family situation. That's a bad situation for Superman to be in, as in any resolution he ends up screwed in some way.
Well, I could say the same for The Dark Knight. Pretty bad situation. Batman can either be fugitive forever or to admit he lied to everybody and break Gotham's spirit when they know Dent was corrupted into a cold-blooded killer. It's a lose-lose situation. So it's pretty hard to imagine a good resolution, does that mean they can't do a sequel?
Compare that with Transformers. Two of the worst things about the last one were the Twins. They were annoying side characters. You know what happened to the Twins? They were cut out. No more Twins.
That's the difference between stupid movies like Transformers and stupid movies like Superman Returns. With Transformers its the little details, but audiences liked the overall picture. So cut out the bad little details and things are fine.
With Transformers are little details, yes. Little details like script, acting, dialogues, story, character development, etc. You can fix that in a jiffy.
But, as you say, people liked it, that means money, that means sequel. Wasn't that my original point? That it didn't make enough money?
Its also why I think Fox went after X-Men prequels after X3. How do you make a sequel after all the heroes except Halley Berry and Wolverine are dead?
Bring on some of those dozens of characters that haven't been used before?
Similarly, how do you make a sequel to Superman Returns that fixes the problems people saw in the first movie when you have to have some of those same problems in the sequel to maintain continuity?
It'd be tiresome to try and imagine how many opossibilities are. Buyt come on, good stories are about poutting our hero in difficult situations. Again, TDK. The notion that if the situation is too difficult it should be dropped is absurd.
I hate to say it because I did like SR. But they would have had to have Lois leave her fiance, kill Jason and get a new actress to play Lois give him a new suit(or update it) and give the movie a different feel.
Well, Lois was never in love with Richard to start with. That was stated even before we saw Lois in the movie. I'm not sure why you say Jason has to be killed. And well, they re-cast Rachel Dawes after BB.
At least with transformers the cgi is flawless cant say that for SR. I did love this movie but I cant stand up for it at all cost.
Can't think of one example where good CGI alone has made a good movie.
And I like Transformers 2 and SR. But I don't think CGI was the only problem with SR. For whatever reason there is a 50/50 split on who likes it and who doesn't. That's why no sequel.
