The 5 Most Unnecessary Blumhouse Sequels
Horror sequels are a pretty common target of derision. From the never-ending franchises to the ideas that only worked once to the ideas that didn't even work the first time, sequels are hard to pull off. It even presents a challenge for the iconic studio that occupies such a huge place in cinema today.
Blumhouse is a strange studio that seems to throw everything against the wall to see what sticks. Roughly one in every five or six Blumhouse productions goes anywhere beyond a decent box office return and general critical derision. There aren't many production companies with the level of public interest that Blumhouse commands, and every decision they make is ripe for questioning.
The 5 Highest-Grossing Blumhouse Horror Movies
Every one of the Purge movies has received a strong financial return and a mixed critical response. Picking a best or worst by any objective measure is a fool's errand, but, all things considered, the 2013 original is probably the least compelling. The original film was so successful, despite its unimpressive execution, that it spawned an ongoing franchise. Each sequel could arguably be considered unnecessary, but the most recent one is probably the worst offender.
The Forever Purge isn't particularly worse than the others. They all have very similar appeals, centering around a near-future that legalizes all crime for one night per year as part of an eliminationist genocide plot by the New Founding Fathers. The concept was probably best executed by 2018's The First Purge, which explores deeper themes at the heart of the concept. Unfortunately, its 2021 follow-up returns to the dull stating of political ideas without actually interrogating them. There will probably be more Purge films, if only because
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