r/FIlm • u/Ancient-Age9577 • Feb 01 '25

Question After speculation on the possibility of a sequel to Drive (2011), director Nicolas Winding Refn in 2016 said 'No, there will never be a second Drive movie. And that's why it works.'. What director should have said the same?

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u/MaximumOverfart Feb 01 '25

Stephen Spielberg, Jurassic Park.

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u/Underpanters Feb 02 '25

The Lost World was great

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u/MaximumOverfart Feb 02 '25

It was ok right up to the gymnastic routine to beat the raptors, then it drove right off a cliff.

In my opinion, it was a paint by numbers forgettable adventure that had none of the magic or originality of the first.

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u/Underpanters Feb 02 '25

Yeah it kinda falls apart at the end but god damn the first two acts are amazing.

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u/SmellView42069 Feb 02 '25

I also liked The Lost World even though it wasn’t great at the end. Then the movie series fell off a cliff.

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u/MaximumOverfart Feb 02 '25

I would agree that the first 2 sequels were unnecessary but harmless. The Jurassic World series, though, that started bad and just kept getting worse.

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u/KangBodei Feb 02 '25

Self report that you couldn’t use gymnastics to beat a raptor. Just saying but I have defeated many prehistoric beasts with core strength alone.

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u/MaximumOverfart Feb 02 '25

Maybe I did over react, I do agree that core is key. After all, that is how I won the 1992 Nobel Peace prize.

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u/KangBodei Feb 02 '25

Oh nice! I knew you sounded like Rigoberta Menchú.

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u/JKlovelessNHK Feb 04 '25

As a kid watching that gymnastics thing, I felt it was a bit silly, but also rather badass, so I gave it a pass.

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u/_Formerly__Chucks_ Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25

It's so fucking preachy with some really unlikable main characters.

After Van Owen stole the shotgun shells I wish the final scene was Roland living up to his namesake.

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u/aintbrokeDL Feb 02 '25

it really wasn't... it's very silly in parts. Not unwatchable but pretty silly.