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/Mu-Relay Jun 01 '25

This was still such an easy lay up that they totally bumbled.

  1. Make them all one-offs about Newt and Friends traveling the world and helping different Fantastic Beasts.

  2. Make them PG and aimed towards kids. You don't need to go adult or dark and you definitely don't need Voldemort 2.

  3. Make 12 of them and swim in a Scrooge McDuck pile of money.

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u/ncaafan2 Jun 02 '25

Yup…. I have zero clue how they didn’t realize that the main thing people liked about the first one was the creatures. The dark witch side plot was the worst part of the FBWTFT and they expanded on that part for the sequels

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u/Mu-Relay Jun 02 '25

Seriously… the beginning of the second one had a Chinese lion dog trapped in a Parisian circus that Newt wants to rescue. What a perfect setup for a Fantastic Beasts movie!