The Power and Thrill of Naming: Movie Sequels

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Whether the previous movie entry was a hit or not, a sequel is on the way. Or at least in the fevered imagination of this author. Like it or don't, beating a dead horse via the Power and Thrill of Naming Things, an exercise in creativity (or lack thereof). This time, the concept is painfully simple. Movie sequels.

Star Wars Episode 10: Beating a Dead Horse Jedi
Avengers: The Search for Another Story Arc
Captain America: The 60's Midlife Crisis
The Social Network 2: This Time, It's Personal {Info Sold to 3rd-Party Venders}
The Hobbit Rises (Gritty Reboot starring Clint Eastwood as Bilbo)
Hotel Transylvania 5: Yet Again, Dracula is Wrong
Indiana Jones: The Last, Last Crusade
Indiana Jones: The Nursing Home of Doom
Toy Story 5: Everyone is Replaced by an iPhone
Die Hard 6: The Hardest Death Anyone Has Ever Seen
Fast and Furious 27: This Time, Even More Car Chases
Inception 2: Inception within an Inception
Into the Spiderverse 2: Spider-ception

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