The Good, The Bad, and The Sequel

This week, The Good, The Bad, and The Sequel heads to Fort Lauderdale for Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise — the beach-party sequel that somehow doubles down on every weird, ridiculous, and wildly ’80s thing from the original.We’re also taking a moment to honor the recently passed Robert Carradine and Donald Gibb, two unforgettable performers who helped make this franchise a cult classic.Trading college campuses for convention chaos and tropical insanity, Nerds II delivers musical numbers, bizarre pranks, and enough questionable decisions to fill an entire resort.We dig into everything, including:🤓 The nerds somehow becoming even bigger underdogs despite saving the day in the first movie🌴 The Fort Lauderdale setting and peak ’80s vacation sequel vibes🎭 Robert Carradine and Donald Gibb once again stealing scenes with pure comedic commitment😂 The increasingly absurd pranks, disguises, and sequel logic🎶 Random musical performances and montages that feel pulled from another dimension💥 Ogre somehow becoming one of the franchise’s most lovable characters😆 The movie balancing heartfelt nerd camaraderie with complete comedy chaos🎬 Why this sequel perfectly captures the anything-goes energy of ’80s comedy sequelsLike many sequels from this era, Nerds II is messy, bizarre, occasionally sweet, and absolutely impossible to forget.🎥 Watch the full, unedited video review:👉 sequelsonly.com/revengeofthenerds2🎬 Next Up: McBride: Semper Fi ⚖️🇺🇸We’re diving into the Hallmark mystery sequel starring John Larroquette — and for it, we chatted with actress and acting teacher Alyson Croft.Alyson shared stories about playing Baby McNulty in Trancers and reprising the role in Trancers II, her lifelong love of acting, and how she found her passion teaching the next generation of performers.📲 Follow us everywhere: @sequelsonly🌐 Visit the site: sequelsonly.com💬 Don’t forget to rate, review, and share with friends, enemies, neighbors, exes… and anyone who secretly wanted to join Lambda Lambda Lambda.

This week, The Good, The Bad, and The Sequel locks itself inside Escape Plan 2: Hades — the sequel that takes the grounded prison-break concept from the original and launches it into full sci-fi action insanity.
With shifting prisons, digital mind games, endless betrayals, and a whole lot of punching, Escape Plan 2 somehow manages to be both wildly confusing and incredibly entertaining.
We dig into everything, including:
🔒 The massive tonal shift from the first movie into futuristic action sequel territory
💥 Sylvester Stallone doing his best to anchor complete chaos
🧠 The ridiculous “smart prison” concept and all the rules that seem to change every scene
👊 Over-the-top fight sequences, martial arts battles, and nonstop action energy
😆 Dialogue and plot twists that somehow become more confusing the longer the movie goes
🔥 The prison itself becoming a full-blown video game level
🎬 How this sequel leans fully into direct-to-video action madness
🤯 Characters constantly betraying each other while nobody seems to know what’s happening
Like many sequels we love, Escape Plan 2 swings for the fences — delivering action, insanity, and enough sequel weirdness to keep us laughing the entire time.
🎥 Watch the full, unedited video review:
👉 sequelsonly.com/escapeplan2
🎬 Next Up: Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise 🤓🌴
We’re honoring the recently passed Robert Carradine and Donald Gibb by revisiting one of the wildest comedy sequels of the ’80s.
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This week, The Good, The Bad, and The Sequel sits down with stuntman Vic Plajas, whose journey from teaching martial arts to working on major film and TV productions is packed with incredible stories, brutal stunt work, and behind-the-scenes Hollywood chaos.
Before we tackle Escape Plan 2 next week, Vic shares what it really takes to survive in the stunt world — from taking hits on screen to working alongside action legends.
We get into everything, including:
🥋 How Vic went from teaching martial arts to becoming a stunt performer on Netflix’s Luke Cage
💥 Breaking into Hollywood stunt work and learning the realities of the industry
🎬 What it’s really like filming fight scenes, falls, deaths, and high-impact action sequences
😂 Vic’s mom being a massive fan of Dwayne Johnson — and the surreal experience of watching her son die on screen
🔥 His thoughts on the legendary debate: Steven Seagal vs. Jean-Claude Van Damme
📺 Working in the modern streaming era and how action television has evolved
👊 The discipline, training, and mindset required to succeed as a stunt performer
🎥 Behind-the-scenes stories from sets, stunt teams, and action filmmaking chaos
Vic brings honesty, humor, and a true passion for action movies, making this a must-listen episode for martial arts fans, stunt junkies, and anyone curious about the people risking their bodies behind the scenes.
🎥 Watch the full interview:
👉 sequelsonly.com/vicplajas
Vic's IMDb : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6131438/
🎬 Next Up: Escape Plan 2 🔒🔥
We’re breaking down the prison-break sequel filled with futuristic prisons, action chaos, and sequel insanity.
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This week, The Good, The Bad, and The Sequel heads back into the jungle for Missing in Action 2: The Beginning — the prequel/sequel packed with prison camp explosions, one-man-army heroics, and peak Cannon Films energy.
And yes… this was Jamie’s Hall Pass pick, so you already know we’re in for over-the-top ’80s action insanity.
Serving as a prequel to the original, Missing in Action 2 doubles down on everything you’d want from a Chuck Norris action movie: impossible escapes, evil villains, endless explosions, and enough slow-motion stares to power an entire franchise.
We dig into everything, including:
💥 Chuck Norris somehow becoming even more unstoppable than the first movie
🎖️ The brutal POW camp setting and classic revenge-driven action storytelling
🔥 Cannon Films turning action movie excess up to maximum levels
😆 The logic-defying action scenes that somehow make the movie even more entertaining
🪖 Wild prison camp villains and pure ’80s military movie energy
💣 Explosions, machine guns, and every action trope you could possibly want
🎬 Why this sequel/prequel perfectly captures the charm of direct, no-nonsense action cinema
🏕️ The survival sequences, escapes, and Chuck Norris moments that feel pulled straight from playground conversations
Like the best action sequels, Missing in Action 2 is loud, ridiculous, endlessly entertaining, and absolutely committed to the bit.
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👉 sequelsonly.com/mia2
🎬 Next Up: Escape Plan 2 🔒🔥
We’re joined by stuntman Vic Plajas, who shares behind-the-scenes stories from the world of stunts, action filmmaking, and working on explosive modern action movies.
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This week, The Good, The Bad, and The Sequel tackles Critters 3, the third entry in the cult creature-feature franchise — and yes, this is the one with a very young Leonardo DiCaprio.
Trading the small-town setting for a rundown apartment building, Critters 3 goes full low-budget sequel mode with greedy landlords, weird tenants, and furry alien monsters causing total chaos.
We dig into everything, including:
🐛 Young Leonardo DiCaprio showing early star power in one of his first film roles
🏢 Moving the franchise to an apartment building and how we wish we had more characters for the Critters to eat
😂 The mix of horror, comedy, and pure sequel weirdness that only Critters can deliver
💥 Homemade traps, hallway chases, and low-budget creature carnage
🎭 A cast of bizarre tenants who feel pulled from a sitcom fever dream (two from Seinfeld)
😆 Geoffrey Blake crushing it as "Frank the sleezy super"
🎬 Where Critters 3 fits in the franchise and whether it’s secretly more fun than expected
🔥 Why creature sequels from this era remain endlessly entertaining
This is exactly the kind of sequel we love covering — strange, scrappy, ridiculous, and somehow impossible to stop watching.
🎥 Watch the full, unedited video review:
👉 sequelsonly.com/critters3
🎬 Next Up: Jamie is cashing in a hallpass and honoring the late-great Chuck Norris with "Missing in Action 2", which is free on Tubi.
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