What are some sequels that completely strayed from the tone of the originals, but somehow retained quality.

My most obvious examples are The Devil’s Rejects and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. House of 1000 Corpses, while in my opinion brilliant (Especially featuring a young Rainn Wilson, Chris Hardwick, not to mention Walton Goggins), was a much more fantastical, almost music video like extravaganza, with genuine scares. The Devil’s Rejects however, is undoubtedly Rob Zombie’s masterpiece, and is rooted in a much more grounded universe (Hence why they removed the scene where Dr Satan kills Rosario Dawson). It’s honestly hard to watch some of the torture scenes. In contrast, Texas Chainsaw Massacre coined the slasher genre in very chilling realism, and then Tobe Hooper basically satirized his own film with the sequel, which again, perhaps due to Dennis Hopper’s manic performance, was brilliant. He deconstructed a genre he helped create. I’d love to hear more examples from y’all, as I think this is a very difficult thing to do. Obviously people like consistency, but I personally love being thrown a curve ball in what I expect.

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