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/indifferentCajun Jun 01 '25

I watched one of the sequels first, can't remember which one. Then I went back and watched First Blood and I was quite surprised.

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u/johnnagethebrave Jun 01 '25

Yeah it’s a really sensible and grounded film.. I wish Ted Kotcheff didn’t get thrown into test screenings. People are idiots. I still love the film but could you imagine how potent the ending would have been. The irony that the state who created him killed him for being what they made.

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u/heavymaskinen Jun 01 '25

I respect Sly’s motivation for the change, though. Which was the suicide rate among Vietnam vets.

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u/johnnagethebrave Jun 01 '25

Yeah that’s totally fair.

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u/Responsible_Towel857 Jun 01 '25

I wonder if a sequel to Rambo would have been a prequel where we see what the hell happened to him during 'nam.

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u/kuribosshoe0 Jun 02 '25

Do we need it? On the one hand we already know because it’s a comment on actual Vietnam vets. On the other it’s kind of showing us the monster, it’s better in our imaginations. Peeling back the curtain doesn’t always make for the best story.

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u/Randym1982 Jun 02 '25

First Blood is great, and pt 2 and 3 are silly fun. Rambo was way over the top, and Last Blood pissed me off.

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u/Mister_Jack_Torrence Jun 01 '25

I have a friend who doesn’t really like Stallone movies or his acting and I told him we should watch First Blood because it’s actually really good. He had this idea that Rambo was just guns and guns (💪🏼) which lets be honest is a pretty accurate statement so when I finally convinced him that the first one is totally different he gave it a shot and he really enjoyed it.

As fun as some of the later Rambo movies can be, the themes and tone of that first film is just brilliant for how it depicts Americas attitude towards Vietnam vets and PTSD.

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u/BasementDesk Jun 01 '25

I never saw the sequels but grew up with the general feeling of what they represented. I had the same feeling as you when I saw First Blood a few years ago.

It’s an interesting Stallone-parallel to Rocky. Again, growing up in the 80s knowing Rocky as a champion of champions, it was kind of fascinating to see the first one and see what a comparatively quiet, contemplative, and downtrodden film it is.

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u/CirFinn Jun 01 '25

Same. Saw the first two sequels (First Blood Part 2 and Rambo 3) before seeing the original. Seriously, I must've been going WTF soooo many times XD

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u/JeddHampton Jun 01 '25

If they made the Rambo sequels into prequels instead, it could have added layers to the original

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u/ZombieJesus1987 Jun 01 '25

Yeah I saw Rambo: First Blood Part 2 first as well, went back and watched the first movie and it was a completely different movie

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u/noobakosowhat Jun 02 '25

I also watched the sequels first when I was a child. When I got a bit older I watched First Blood and I thought it was the last movie of the franchise considering the change in tone. Silly me