It's one of the weirdest sequels in history. It basically just completely ignores the first movie, completely changes the back story and introduces a brand new mythology shifting from an interesting fantasy idea to a very bad science fiction one.
It seemed designed to estrange all fans of the first movie without replacing them with new fans. I remember sitting in the theatre feeling very confused and angry that my money had essentially been stolen since I would have never knowingly purchased the ticket or dedicated 2 hours of my time sitting there.
The third movie really wasn't that good either, but apart from ignoring that McLeod had won the prize, it was at least consistent with the original.
It's one of the weirdest sequels in history. It basically just completely ignores the first movie, completely changes the back story and introduces a brand new mythology shifting from an interesting fantasy idea to a very bad science fiction one.
It seemed designed to estrange all fans of the first movie without replacing them with new fans. I remember sitting in the theatre feeling very confused and angry that my money had essentially been stolen since I would have never knowingly purchased the ticket or dedicated 2 hours of my time sitting there.
The third movie really wasn't that good either, but apart from ignoring that McLeod had won the prize, it was at least consistent with the original.
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