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 Marla | 5001 comments Worst Movie Sequels
Duration: November 1, 2025 - October 31, 2026

Object: Pick 25 movies and read one task for each.


1. Jaws 2 - 1978
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 7, 8 (share page count) OR set on an island OR where you find the word SHARK in the text (share page/loc#).

2. Grown Ups 2 - 2013
After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on skis, and four hundred costumed party crashers sometimes crazy follows you.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1, 3 (share page count) OR where a character moves back to their hometown OR where the MC is male.

3. The Sting II - 1983
A team of cons is planning a new scam involving betting on a boxing match but one of its past victims aims to exact revenge by eliminating the whole group.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 3 (share page count) OR where characters are running a con OR with a boxing match in the story.

4. Tron: Legacy - 2010
The son of a computer programmer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1 (share page count) OR where a character is searching for their father OR where a character finds an ally.

5. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment - 1985
Six Police Academy graduates are assigned to the 16th precinct, and their Captain desperately wants them to clean up the crime ridden neighborhood, but his second in command schemes to become captain himself by sabotaging the rookies.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 5 (share page count) OR with a 6 in the publication date (share date) OR with a character in law enforcement.

6. Rocky II - 1979
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 7 (share page count) OR where a character struggles with family life OR with a character that has an unusual name (share name).

7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 - 1986
A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 6 (share page count) OR tagged Horror OR set in Texas.

8. Exorcist II: The Heretic - 1977
A teenage girl once possessed by a demon finds that it still lurks within her. Meanwhile, a priest investigates the death of the girl's exorcist.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 7 (share page count) OR with a demon character OR whose title has a sub-title.

9. Cars 2 - 2011
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1 (share page count) OR where someone goes to a Grand Prix race OR tagged espionage.

10. The Fly II - 1989
The almost-human son of "Brundlefly" searches for a cure to his mutated genes while being monitored by a nefarious corporation that wishes to continue his father's experiments.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8 (share page count) OR with a nefarious corporation in the story OR where an experiment is conducted.

11. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - 2010
Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stockbroker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1 (share page count) OR with a MC whose first and last name begin with the same letter (share name) OR with a character that was in prison.

12. xXx: State of the Union - 2005
Darius Stone, a new agent in the xXx program, is sent to Washington, D.C. to stop a coup attempt against the President of the United States.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 5 (share page count) OR where the MC is a federal agent OR set in Washington D.C..

13. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 2009
Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 9 (share page count) OR with a robot character OR a title that begins with T but not The.

14. Teen Wolf Too - 1987
Todd Howard is a struggling college student. Nothing seems to be going very well for him, until he turns into a wolf.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 7 (share page count) OR with a werewolf character OR with someone in college.

15. Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo - 2005
Deuce is tricked again into man-whoring by T.J., only in Amsterdam while other man-whores are being murdered in his midst.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 5 (share page count) OR set in Amsterdam OR where murder is committed.


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 Marla | 5001 comments Worst Movies Sequels (Continued)


16. RoboCop 2 - 1990
RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 0 (share page count) OR set in Detroit OR set in the future.

17. The Ring Two - 2005
Six months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 5 (share page count) OR with a mostly black cover (share cover) OR with evil in the story.

18. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - 2007
Warring Alien and Predator races descend on a rural Colorado town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 7 (share page count) OR set in Colorado OR alien characters in the book.

19. Evan Almighty - 2007
God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 7 (share page count) OR tagged Religious/Christian OR where something is built.

20. Tremors II: Aftershocks - 1996
Earl Bassett, now a washed-up ex-celebrity, is hired by a Mexican oil company to eradicate a Graboid epidemic that's killing more people each day. However, the humans aren't the only one with a new battle plan.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 6 (share page count) OR where the MC's first name begins with E OR where there is a battle plan.

21. Blues Brothers 2000 - 1998
Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God."
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8 (share page count) OR where the old group gets back together OR tagged Music.

22. Daddy Day Camp - 2007
Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood day care center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 7 (share page count) OR where someone goes to camp OR where there is financial hardship or stiff competition.

23. The Hills Have Eyes 2 - 2007
A group of National Guard trainees find themselves battling against a vicious group of mutants on their last day of training in the desert.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 7 (share page count) OR with a military character OR set in the desert.

24. Speed 2: Cruise Control - 1997
A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 7 (share page count) OR where someone takes a cruise OR where there is a collision.

25. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 - 2000
A group of tourists arrives in Burkittsville, Maryland after seeing The Blair Witch Project to explore the mythology and phenomenon, only to come face to face with their own neuroses and possibly the witch herself.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0 (share page count) OR set in Maryland OR with a witch in the story.

26. The Hangover Part II - 2011
Two years after the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug jet to Thailand for Stu's wedding, but Stu's plan for subdued pre-wedding brunch goes seriously awry.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1 (share page count) OR with a wedding in the story OR set in Thailand.

27. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge - 1985
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 5 (share page count) OR with a teenage boy in the story OR where a person has nightmares.

28. Caddyshack II - 1988
When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8 (share page count) OR with a wealthy character OR with a scene at a country club or golf course.

29. Grease 2 - 1982
A British student at a 1960s American high school must prove himself to the leader of a girls' gang whose members can only date greasers.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 2 (share page count) OR with a British character OR set in a high school.

30. The Whole Ten Yards - 2004
After faking his death, former killer-for-hire Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski retires to Mexico with his new wife, Jill, while his ex-wife, Cynthia, settles down in California with Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky , Jimmy's old neighbor.
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 4 (share page count) OR where someone fakes their death OR with a character that has an ex and a current spouse in the story.


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message 3: by Marla (last edited Dec 21, 2025 06:30PM) (new)

 Marla | 5001 comments Worst Movie Sequels
Duration: 11/1/25 - 10/31/26
Read: 0 of 25

Object: Pick 25 movies and read one task for each.

1. Jaws 2 - 1978
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 7, 8 (share page count) OR
set on an island OR
where you find the word SHARK in the text (share page/loc#).

2. Grown Ups 2 - 2013
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1, 3 (share page count) OR
where a character moves back to their hometown OR
where the MC is male.

3. The Sting II - 1983
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 3 (share page count) OR
where characters are running a con OR
with a boxing match in the story.

4. Tron: Legacy - 2010
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1 (share page count) OR
where a character is searching for their father OR
where a character finds an ally.

5. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment - 1985
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 5 (share page count) OR
with a 6 in the publication date (share date) OR
with a character in law enforcement.

6. Rocky II - 1979
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 7 (share page count) OR
where a character struggles with family life OR
with a character that has an unusual name (share name).

7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 - 1986
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 6 (share page count) OR
tagged Horror OR
set in Texas.

8. Exorcist II: The Heretic - 1977
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 7 (share page count) OR
with a demon character OR
whose title has a sub-title.

9. Cars 2 - 2011
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1 (share page count) OR
where someone goes to a Grand Prix race OR
tagged espionage.

10. The Fly II - 1989
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8 (share page count) OR
with a nefarious corporation in the story OR
where an experiment is conducted.

11. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - 2010
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1 (share page count) OR
with a MC whose first and last name begin with the same letter (share name) OR
with a character that was in prison.

12. xXx: State of the Union - 2005
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 5 (share page count) OR
where the MC is a federal agent OR
set in Washington D.C..

13. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 2009
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 9 (share page count) OR
with a robot character OR
a title that begins with T but not The.

14. Teen Wolf Too - 1987
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 7 (share page count) OR
with a werewolf character OR
with someone in college.

15. Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo - 2005
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 5 (share page count) OR
set in Amsterdam OR
where murder is committed.

16. RoboCop 2 - 1990
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 0 (share page count) OR
set in Detroit OR
set in the future.

17. The Ring Two - 2005
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 5 (share page count) OR
with a mostly black cover (share cover) OR
with evil in the story.

18. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - 2007
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 7 (share page count) OR
set in Colorado OR
alien characters in the book.

19. Evan Almighty - 2007
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 7 (share page count) OR
tagged Religious/Christian OR
where something is built.

20. Tremors II: Aftershocks - 1996
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 6 (share page count) OR
where the MC's first name begins with E OR
where there is a battle plan.

21. Blues Brothers 2000 - 1998
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8 (share page count) OR
where the old group gets back together OR
tagged Music.

22. Daddy Day Camp - 2007
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 7 (share page count) OR
where someone goes to camp OR
where there is financial hardship or stiff competition.

23. The Hills Have Eyes 2 - 2007
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 7 (share page count) OR
with a military character OR
set in the desert.

24. Speed 2: Cruise Control - 1997
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 7 (share page count) OR
where someone takes a cruise OR
where there is a collision.

25. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 - 2000
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0 (share page count) OR
set in Maryland OR
with a witch in the story.

26. The Hangover Part II - 2011
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 1 (share page count) OR
with a wedding in the story OR
set in Thailand.

27. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge - 1985
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 5 (share page count) OR
with a teenage boy in the story OR
where a person has nightmares.

28. Caddyshack II - 1988
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8 (share page count) OR
with a wealthy character OR
with a scene at a country club or golf course.

29. Grease 2 - 1982
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 1, 9, 8, 2 (share page count) OR
with a British character OR
set in a high school.

30. The Whole Ten Yards - 2004
🍿 Read a book where one of these numbers are in the page count: 2, 0, 4 (share page count) OR
where someone fakes their death OR
with a character that has an ex and a current spouse in the story.


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