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slashfilm.com - 9/18/2008

Mean Girls 2? Naked Gun 4? Road Trip 2? Grease 3?

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I’m sure that the downfall of modern entertainment will someday be linked to the concept of direct-to-DVD movie sequels. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for a shitty home video sequel of Wrong Turn, but when they start messing around with films that people actually care about (like Lost Boys ...

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'Mean Girls,' 'Naked Gun' Sequels Will Prove Direct-To-DVD Movies Aren't Automatically Bad, Exec Insists
MTV Movies — ... for instance, it feels somehow necessary. It had a story that had to be told. When Paramount Famous, a new division of the entertainment giant (which, like MTV, is owned by Viacom), announced made-for-home-entertainment (direct-to-DVD) sequels of films like "Bad News Bears," "Mean Girls," "The Naked Gun" and "Grease," however, hate spread like wildfire across the Internet, a bunch of bloggers and industry writers (like this and this and this) accusing division head Louis Feola of looking at films as brands rather than ...

Direct to DVD Sequel Plots Revealed!
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews — ... Needless to say, this idea of movies as brands with story coming second has upset some people, one such example being found here. In reality, of course, just about everyone in Hollywood views a movie as a potential brand with story coming second. Again, the movie business is about money, not art. When art happens, it’s a bloody miracle, and we should all fall on our knees and give prayers of thanks. And if you can get art and profit from the same movie, well, then you’ve hit on something precious that others will try to imitate in increasingly horrifying ways. ...