Cinema Lounge, a film discussion group, takes place at 7:00 PM at Barnes and Noble, 555 12th St., NW in Washington, DC (near the Metro Center Metro stop). The group meets informally on the second floor in the open dining area, seated at round dining tables. You do not need to be a member of the Washington DC Film Society to attend.

Cinema Lounge is moderated by Daniel R. Vovak.

Sequels

On April 13, 2009, we discussed movie sequels. Many people in the group came up with film titles. (Note: all numbers of approximate).

Friday the Thirteenth (10). Rocky (6). Hellraiser (11). Star Trek (6-10). Star Wars (7). Ghostbusters (2 or 3). Superman (5). Karate Kid (4). Jaws (4). Jurassic Park (3). Batman (6). Matrix (3). James Bond (24). Lord of the Ring (3). Rambo (4). High School Musical (3). Bambi (3). Aladdin (3). Gremlins (3). Indiana Jones (4). Jaws (4). Godfather (3). Vacation (4). Alien (4). Space Odyssey (2). Exorcist (4-5). The 400 Blows (4). Highlander (maybe 10). Frankenstein (7). Dracula (9). Mummy (3 or 4). National Treasure (4). Die Hard (4). Grease (2). Spiderman (3). Harry Potter (5). Beverly Hills Cop (3). Lassie (maybe 8). Benji (3ish). Halloween (too many to count). Miss Congeniality (2). Home Alone (4). Smokey and the Bandit (3). Saw (5). American Pie (too many). King Kong (3). The Producers (2). X-Files (2). Airplane (2). Blair Witch Project (2).

Participants made the following comments:

Sequels are a continuation of a previous story. They're merchandising for new markets. They're not made for art, just profit.

By the time a horror movie gets to space, then you know the franchise is over.

If you watch all three Matrix movies, it's like 'get the hell off my screen'. It's sensory overload. I was mentally fatigued.

Rambo was the most nauseating stuff ever. There were 3-4 people a minute who were killed. There was like a 25-year gap of time within the Rambo series.

There was a tangent about which presidents had sequels: Adams, Bush, Roosevelt, and Cleveland (who was his own sequel).