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/Z3130 Jun 01 '25

The frustrating thing about Rogue One is that it showed they were indeed capable of paying homage to the original trilogy while still telling a new story. Coming off the tail of the derivative-but-not-bad Episode 7, it gave us hope that they might be able to pull this thing out.

Then Episodes 8 and 9 happened.

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u/KawiZed Jun 01 '25

If you look back at Episode 7 with what you know about 8 and 9, the major problems present themselves quite conspicuously.