As our list of 80 Worst Movies of the 80s marches on, you might be noticing a trend: a lack of sequels. That's because you could almost create an entirely separate list of the worst sequels of the 80s. (You could also create a whole list for Steve Guttenberg.) So until the regular list of bad movies returns from break, consider this a warmed-up meal of leftovers.

Today's biggest losers: Millions of movie fans who wish they could take back all the money we spent over those 10 years.

20 Worst Sequels of the 80s:

20. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982): "And now the earth will run with blood again!"

19. Poltergeist III (1988): "If you remember how the Poltergeist ghouls knocked a house flat, wait till you see what they do to a Chicago skyscraper!"

18. Smokey and the Bandit III (1983): "Smokey's Back! And The Bandit is at it again!"

17. The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989): "This time, everybody's going crazier."

16. Porky's II: The Next Day and Porky's Revenge: "The Pig Strikes Back!"

15. Rocky IV (1985): "He Could Have Stopped The Fight. He Could Have Saved His Best Friend's Life. But Now, The Only Thing He Can't Do Is Walk Away."

14. Police Academy 2 through 604: "To protect, to serve... and make you laugh. America's funniest crimebusters are back!"

13.  Jaws: The Revenge (1987): "This time... It's personal."

12. The Karate Kid, Part III (1989): "First it was teacher to student. Then it was father to son. Now, it's man to man."

11. Ghostbusters II (1989): "The Superstars of the Supernatural are back. And this time, it's no marshmallow roast."

10. Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984): "Believe in the beat that's on the street, it's hoppin' and poppin', they're breakin' and lockin'."

9. Teen Wolf Too (1987): "High school was easy.  But college is a whole different ANIMAL."

8. National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985): "For over two thousand years, Europe has survived many great disasters. Now for the real test. Chevy Chase & his family are coming from America!"

7. Cheech and Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984): "They saw Paris. They saw France. They saw the Queen in her underpants."

6. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989): "The Enterprise is back. This time, have they gone too far?"

5. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987): "This is Superman's greatest battle. And it is for all of us."

4. Grease 2 (1982): "Grease is still the word!"

3. Caddyshack II (1988): "Home of the rich and tasteless."

2. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988): "No Money. Still Funny."

1. Staying Alive (1983): "Tony Manero knows the old days are over - But nobody's gonna tell him he can't feel that good again."

Comments

Beverly Hills Cop 2 and 3. And now chatter of a fourth sequel? Should've stopped at the first entry.

[Marissa]

It's always ironic how people have the proper spelling of a word literally handed to them (as in this blog), but still spell it incorrectly. Hey Ryan! It's S-E-Q-U-E-L!

[Ryan Williams]

"i want your title, i need your title"! how dare you dis Mike Barnes and Karate Kid 3. There are way worse sequals out than Karate Kid 3 so stop capping on one of the greatest classic sequals ever made. Oh yea and by the way, COBRA KICKED ASS, SCHMUCK!

[geej]

If only every sequel had 'Electric Boogaloo' in the title.

[mark]

Ghostbusters II?

You are an idiot.

[Bob]

ummm, Rocky 4 is my favorite rocky movie...

[Pete Bogs]

a couple of movies that should have been good:

Poltergeist II
Temple Of Doom (yup, Indy sucked!)

[Bassnote]

You put Superman IV on the list, but what about Superman III? What were they thinking casting Richard Pryor in a superman movie?

And Chase, compared to The original Vacation, and Christmas Vacation, European Vacation was the slime at the bottom of the barrel.

[Jeff in Buffalo]

Caddyshack II? What's wrong with an alien named "Meathead"?

I might add to the "sequel suck mix" Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II. Remember that one with the Vanilla Ice appearance? It was just around the time that his flag had flown too long. Hillarious.

[Boutros]

That song from Halloween III haunted me for years. I kind of like the movie, in that it bizarrely bears no relation to the rest of the series.

[Greg Williams]

I wouldn't necessarily call "Corsican Brothers" a sequel, much the same as you wouldn't call "A View to a Kill" a sequel or "Yellowbeard" a Monty Python sequel.

I wonder if "Yellowbeard" is on the main list? I forgot about that one until just now.

[chase]

Okay, darn you to the ninth circle of Heck for dissing European Vacation, that is a funny movie, I still watch it ... The English TV that airs nothing but shows on Cheese? "Those bells haven't rung for 1,000 years, they're going to hang someone ..." "DAD!" ... "Hi, we're looking for sex.", "swinehundt!" ...

geeze, all funny lines. classic.

And then ... you add Jaws: Revenge, but you neglect Jaws 3-D "The third dimension is terror." ... Oh, I thought it was "suckitude"

-- eight more days 'till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Sil-ver Shamrock!"

--chase