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creative decline, legacy sequels
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- mocking source material
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- the long kiss goodnight
- the matrix
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- the network
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- tim burton
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- transformers age of extinction
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- tron legacy
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- tyler bates
- uma thurman
- underworld
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- warner bros
- wes craven
- wheels on meals
- will smith
- x-men 2
- zack snyder
- zoe bell
- zombieland
analysis,
creative decline,
epic cinema
George Karystianis
analysis,
creative decline,
epic cinema
George Karystianis
Epic cinema is dead; Long Live the Cheap Mediocrities
Is modern epic cinema dead?
legacy sequels,
creative decline
George Karystianis
legacy sequels,
creative decline
George Karystianis
The creative decline of legacy sequels
The fall of legacy sequels
movie franchises,
sequels,
legacy sequels
George Karystianis
movie franchises,
sequels,
legacy sequels
George Karystianis
Films That Mock the Source Material
Mocking the source material is a tough job