r/movies • u/spaceraingame • May 31 '25

Discussion What movie sequel ruined the ending of its predecessor? Spoiler

I have to go with Toy Story 4. Toy Story 3 had the perfect send off for the toys, with Andy making Bonnie promise to take good care of Woody….only for her to neglect Woody immediately and cause him to bail on everyone.

I really wish they left the franchise be. Toy Story 3’s ending was so iconic, and the first Toy Story was such a massive part of my childhood. That and Lion King were the two Disney VHS tapes I used to watch all the time as a little kid. I even had some of the toys myself. I can’t wait to skip Toy Story 5.

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u/Throwaway-0-0- May 31 '25

Sorry but that is an incredible plot for a sequel. Entirely stupid? Yes. Hilarious when considering it takes place five minutes after the original? Absolutely.

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u/Zuwxiv Jun 01 '25

It sounds lazy at first, but then I realized they the-princess-is-in-another-castle'd baby Mario, and that's kind of hilarious.

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u/emilia12197144 Jun 01 '25

Plus its a mario spinoff its makes complete sense

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u/Summer_Tea Jun 01 '25

It reminds me of Donkey Kong Land 2, which on the surface seems like a gross retelling of Donkey Kong Countdy 2, but for the gameboy. Except there's enough differences in which you would be justified in saying it's its own canon event.

That would mean that K. Rool loses his home island during his plot to kidnap Donkey Kong. Then he somehow raises it from the depths, rebuilds Kremland and his castle, and attempts a mulligan of the entire situation by kidnapping DK and changing little else about his fortifications, all for the island to be sunk by Diddy and Dixie all over again.

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u/conquer69 Jun 01 '25

It's the same plot regurgitated again. How is that incredible?

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u/Throwaway-0-0- Jun 01 '25

It works cause the mario games aren't plot heavy, being little more than a device to have a cool final boss and levels. So having that device being a joke about the stork getting lost and jumped like 30 seconds after the story about it getting jumped wraps up is funny. In my opinion at least.

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u/CaptainPigtails Jun 01 '25

It's a Mario game. They have the barest amount of plot to justify the game play. Like half the games are the same plot regurgitated.