This week, I happened to stumble across two items related to the illegitimate step-child of the sequel: the prequel.

That’s of course when a second movie is made, but the events of the second movie take place before the events of the first movie so that the second movie gives you a backstory to all of the events that happened in the first movie before moving on to the third movie which will then take place after the first movie, which now takes place after the second movie.

I’ve just gone cross-eyed.

First, I found out that Disney is releasing The Little Mermaid 3: Ariel’s Beginning. Then I read on ToonZone.net that Cartoon Network is planning to make a live-action prequel to the Scooby-Doo movies.

Which leads me to a question… has there been any successful prequel movie?

And Batman Begins doesn’t count.

Seriously though, unless I’m brain-dead, I can’t think of one good movie that was a prequel.

Audiences didn’t trample over each other to see Dumb and Dumberer. The Flintstones went to Viva Rock Vegas, but hardly anyone came with them.

ABC Family’s Dukes of Hazzard prequel jumped liked The General Lee, but I think it’s still frozen in mid-air. I’m sure most of you haven’t even heard of Casper: A Spirited Beginning.

And then, there is the mother of all pompous prequels… Star Wars Episodes 1 & 2. (Yes, Episode 3, you get spared in this attack)

Seriously though, if I hear Anakin give that “sand” speech to Padme in Episode 2 one more time, I’m going to lightsaber some younglings myself.

(Not to mention that Star Wars: Clone Wars animated movie is coming out, which is technically a prequel of a prequel… Eyes returning to crossed…)

So can you help me out? Can you tell me of a good prequel to check out? It’s an interesting genre. I just can’t think of a good example.

Well, except for Muppet Babies…

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