It's kind of a trend nowadays making sequels to old(er) movies because what lures someone to the movies better than nostalgia? Nothing, that's what. And sequels, those people have been waiting for a very long time, is the theme of this week's Thursday Movie Picks, the weekly series hosted by Wandering Through the Shelves.
Blade Runner: 2049 (2017)
30 years after the events of the first film, LAPD officer K (Ryan Gosling) discovers a long-buried secret which leads him to track down Deckard (Harrison Ford). Although I didn't care much about this one, it still disappointed me a little. The story is so weak compared to the original and the pace just killed me. The aesthetic is lit as f**k though!
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
Three decades after the second Death Star's destruction, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) has vanished, and everyone is looking for him, both the First Order and the Resistance which is led by Luke's sister Leia (Carrie Fisher). I grew up watching Star Wars and I was pretty excited about this one. It's not very original but it's a nice tribute to the original and I really enjoyed it.
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen) and the other toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care centre and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't' abandoned and that they must return home. It's just as beautiful as the previous films.
Special Mention: Everybody Wants Some (2016)
Set in Texas in 1980, it follows a group of college baseball players as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood. A spiritual sequel to Linklater's Dazed and Confused, this one is fun, entertaining and just as amazing as Linklater's other films.
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