After two successful films, the franchise A quiet corner returns with a third part. However, rather than a sequel, this time it is a pre-episode, which takes place before the events of the first two feature films. The exit ofA quiet corner: Day 1scheduled for June 28, made us want to revisit the worst and best pre-episodes of cinema.
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Here are the worst and best movie prequels:
Fantastic Beasts (2016, 2018, 2022)
In 2016, five years after the end of the saga Harry PotterTHE Potterheads were able to reconnect with the world of the bespectacled wizard in a new franchise. Titled Fantastic Beaststhe series takes place decades earlier, when Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) defeated Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp in the first two parts, then Mads Mikkelsen). Three films have already been released, two more are planned.
Cruella (2021)
Cruella de Vil is undoubtedly one of Disney’s most recognizable villains, and that’s why she deserved her own film. In 2021, Emma Stone slipped into the skin of this woman who loved furs a little too much… The plot allows us to meet her when she was younger, thus giving the opportunity to understand what pushed her to become the character the audience first met in 101 Dalmatians (1961).
Oz, the magnificent (2013)
Proof that it is sometimes necessary to be patient: we had to wait 74 years for an ante-episode of the universe surrounding the Wizard of Oz. The plot of the film starring James Franco And Mila Kunis takes place 20 years before the events depicted in the cinema classic released in 1939. It follows Oscar Diggs, the magician, transported by a tornado to the land of Oz, where he must face witches.
Leatherface: The Massacre (2017)
How did Bubba Sawyer become a terrible chainsaw murderer? It is in the eighth film of the horror franchise that the audience will witness the traumatic events of his difficult youth which will push him to transform into one of the most memorable serial killers of cinema. To avoid any continuity errors, screenwriter Seth M. Sherwood has the idea of focusing on the genesis of the character, thus breathing a breath of fresh air for horror fanatics.
More bells and whistles: When Harry met Lloyd (2003)
It can be difficult to follow up a big hit that worked really well…and that’s what happened in this case. Before Jim Carrey And Jeff Daniels do not reprise their roles, 20 years later The bell and the idiot, there was, in between, a comedy starring two other actors as the characters of Harry and Lloyd. The film, which depicts the meeting between the two friends, garnered several nominations for the Razzie Awards, which crown the worst feature films.
Monsters University (2013)
In 2001, the entire planet fell under the spell of the monster duo Sulley and Mike, from the film Monsters, Inc.. But how did they become inseparable? We had to wait until 2013 to find out the answer. In Monsters University, the public was able to witness the beginning of their relationship and how they went from rivals to friends at school. The film is in the top 10 highest grossers of 2013.
The Godfather II (1974)
Impossible to make a list of the best and worst prequels without naming the second installment of the franchise The Godfather. The second effort in the trilogy is intended to be both a sequel, but also an ante-episode to the events depicted in the first film released two years previously. It’s in The Godfather II that we develop the story of young Vito Corleone (Robert DeNiro), from his childhood in Sicily… to his beginnings in crime in New York City.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Three years after the first part, Harrison Ford once again dons the fedora and the whip of the popular archaeologist in a second film… whose action takes place in 1935, a year before that ofIndiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. If the view on this film is more gentle today, at the time of its release, the reviews were rather mixed, while many described it as being too dark and intense.
The Flintstones at Rock Vegas (2004)
The two couples from the Stone Age make their return to the big screen 10 years after an eponymous film, with a new quartet of actors. This time, the plot takes them to the city of vice, when the Caillous and the Laroches are in the beginning stages of their love. In addition to receiving bad reviews, The Flintstones at Rock Vegas was also a box office failure, grossing just under $60 million despite costing $83 million.
Hunger Games: The Ride of the Serpent and the Songbird (2023)
A little less than 10 years after what was believed to be the last part of the franchise, a new project saw the light of day in 2023. Hated in the first films, it is the character of Coriolanus Snow who is at the center of the story, where the public witnesses, 64 years earlier, his rise before he became the authoritarian president as we know him. Another prequel is planned for 2026, the action of which will take place between The Walk of the Serpent and the Songbird and the first Hunger Games.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Although it is not a prequel to another film, but rather a series, we still had to include it. The idea for a feature film took shape when the second season of Twin Peaks is about to end and the channel decides, due to low ratings, not to continue with new episodes. The crime thriller follows the investigation into the murder of Teresa Banks, then the last seven days of Laura Palmer, the slain popular girl whose death will be at the center of the series. Poorly received upon its release, its image has been improved over the years, and is now one of the director’s major works. David Lynch.
A quiet corner: Day 1 (2024)
As we follow the couple formed by Lee (John Krasinski) and Evelyn (Emily Blunt) in the first two parts, it is different for this prequel, in which we meet Sam (Lupita Nyong’o) and Eric (Joseph Quinn).They must survive an invasion of noise-sensitive aliens in New York City… known to be a city that is anything but silent. Will the third film be as popular as the previous ones? To be continued!
