Sequels That Came Too Late
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Sequels That Came Too Late

Hollywood loves sequels, but flicks like Rocky Balboa missed their moment. Which late addition had the worst timing?

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1 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
This belated installment is made more "relevant" by updating from Nazi's to Communists. Umm.... 115 401
2 Rocky Balboa
Rocky's return meant cheap ploys such as video game fights and revisiting minor characters from the original. 71 353
3 Rambo
Stallone brings his beloved Vietnam vet back ... in an era when people are finally getting over Vietnam. 62 356
4 The Godfather Part III
While its merits may be debatable, it still arrived too late. The glory days of the mob movies were long gone. 36 334
5 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The decision to wait 12 years for the threequel, by which point Arnold was in his late '50s, is just bizare. 35 361
6 Alien Resurrection
Sigourney Weaver's Ripley is brought back from the dead in pursuit of a cheap, and elusive, buck. 27 321
7 The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
For this cult hit, waiting a decade for the sequel turned out to be a kiss of death. Not bringing back Willem Dafoe is even dumber. 23 195
8 Live Free or Die Hard
The original Die Hard flicks changed action movies. Live Free or Die Hard came so late, it fails to stand apart. 22 346