Whoops: 13 Sequels That Forgot Their Characters Can Do Things

The most surprising moment in Transformers: Revenge of the FallenTransformers: Revenge of the FallenAlice (Isabel Lucas) tries to seduce Sam (Shia LaBeouf), but Mikaela (Megan Fox) catches her. Alice reveals herself as a Decepticon in disguise. She looks human, yet she has a mechanical tail and tongue. This shows evil Transformers can turn into more than cars and soda machines; they transform into people.people.

That revelation changes everything, but no Transformers film repeats it later.The Decepticons want to execute evil plans. Infiltrating society by pretending to be humans seems like a good tactic. Still, they ignore this advantage.Pictures. Decepticons want to carry out nefarious schemes. Infiltrating society by disguising themselves as humans seems like a good method. They ignore this advantage.

Flash forward to X2: X-Men United.X-MenIn the X-Men movie, Mystique disguises herself as Storm to fool Wolverine. As she walks in, he sniffs. They talk. Then he whips out his claws and plunges them into her midsection. The sniffing now makes sense. He smelled Mystique!

Flash forward to X2: X-Men United.X2: X-Men UnitedMystique disguises herself as Jean Grey in this time and tries to seduce Wolverine. He falls for it until he feels the scar on her back. Wolverine seems to forget he can sense her scent. Since she doesn't smell different, his failure to identify her twice seems wrong.

This moment passes fast. Seven minutes into Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceObi-Wan and Qui-Gon meet several Droidekas. They escape by moving fast, getting out of range as the Droidekas blast them with lasers. This Force ability lets them move like the Flash or Sonic the Hedgehog. The Jedi disappear in a blur.

This happens in the first seven minutes of the prequel trilogy, before the main action starts. Darth Maul shows why Qui-Gon never uses the speed ability again. Why Obi-Wan does not use it elsewhere in the trilogy is a mystery. If he had not forgotten this tool, preventing Anakin Skywalker from becoming Darth Vader might have been much easier and faster.

Ghostbusters IIGhostbusters II opens with "FIVE YEARS LATER." New York City has forgotten a lot in that time. Peter Venkman and his crew are out of business because they were sued for property damage from their work. After returning, they face court. The judge calls them "charlatans" and sentences them to 18 months in jail at Rikers Island. Later, the mayor's assistant sends them to a psychiatric hospital.

No one in New York recalls how the Ghostbusters took down the giant marshmallow man trying to destroy the Big Apple. These guys saved the city, and maybe the whole world. This oversight in the original film lets the characters prove themselves again, even though the facts show they already earned it.

Marvel superheroes have powers of different kinds. Scarlet Witch's "illusion" power is one of the coolest. She shows it in her introduction inAge of UltronAge of Ultron shows each Avenger their worst fear. This effect deeply rattles the superheroes.

Scarlet Witch has a devastating power. It seems weird that in later MCU movies, she forgets she even has it. Even inInfinity WarWhen Thanos grabs all the Infinity Stones and prepares to wipe out half the world, she does not use it. Pure fear makes people break. Why not use the illusion power on the purple guy? It serves her better than the telekinesis she usually uses.

Toward the end of 1978'sSupermanLois Lane dies after her car falls into a crevice and gets covered by rubble. The Man of Steel (Christopher Reeve) is upset. He flies around the Earth many times to undo her death. This rewinds time a few minutes, letting him save her before she meets a bad end.

Superman should have used this ability in the sequels, but he doesn't remember. Lex Luthor escapes prison and enters the Fortress of Solitude inSuperman II? He could have stopped it by rewinding time. Causing an oil spill in the Atlantic Ocean inSuperman III? He could have stopped it by rewinding time. The creation of "Nuclear Man" happens inSuperman IV: The Quest for Peace? You get the picture.

Riley Poole (Justin Bartha) helps a lot inBenjamin Franklin Gates(Nicolas Cage) in the originalNational TreasureThe computer hacker finds a ship lost in the Arctic. The ship holds a key clue for the hidden riches they seek. In a world where computers run everything, a guy like him is essential.

Nevertheless, Riley's usefulness is ignored in the sequel.National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Did Riley forget he is a top hacker? Did Gates forget his friend's skill? If so, he made the second mission much harder than necessary. Still, Riley's hacking is great.

There were 10Friday the 13thThere were 10 Friday the 13th movies with Jason Voorhees before the 2003 release ofFreddy vs. JasonThe picture pits him against horror icon Freddy Krueger. Jason's popularity stems from him being an unstoppable killer. Ingenious Jason outthinks his targets, often knowing their hiding spots. He turns objects—a sleeping bag, a road flare, a party favor—into deadly tools. Jason sets traps for his victims.

All those skills vanish inFreddy vs. JasonHis machete gets stuck in a table, stopping him. Worse, Freddy takes the machete and hacks Jason to pieces. Jason seems inept in this film.

Marcus Brody appears inRaiders of the Lost ArkMarcus Brody seems smart, sophisticated, and competent. Indiana Jones friends him because Indy matches him intellectually. Indy is the adventurer; they match on intellect.

Brody forgets how to do almost everything by the time ofIndiana Jones and the Last CrusadeHe wanders aimlessly at a train station, searching for the Holy Grail—and after Indy praises him to Third Reich members. He even gets lost in his own museum! Brody barely functions throughout, making viewers question how intelligence drops so much.

If there's one scene that shocks people most inThe Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter picks the lock on his handcuffs using a pen hidden in his mouth. The police lieutenant enters Lecter's cage, and the cannibal escapes, biting a piece off the cop's face.

Despite talk of how brilliant Lecter is, he is forgetful. In the sequelHannibalHannibal finds himself handcuffed by Lecter again. This time, he does not try to free himself. A ten-year gap between the two movies means the fact that he can pick locks might have left his memory.

InBatman Begins, Batman needs "backup" to safely get the sick Rachel Dawes out of a building. He pushes a button on his boot, summoning a massive bat swarm to attack the armed SWAT team waiting outside. They provide cover as he drops down a spiral staircase.

That is a handy feature. It is surprising he does not use it inThe Dark Knight. A bat swarm would help during his fights with the Joker. Maybe not right away, but eventually?

Jay from Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse always seemed goofy. He peppered his speech with odd catchphrases like "snoochie boochie noochies." Still, Jay could talk. Watch the scene inClerks appears in the list 'Whoops: 13 Sequels That Forgot Their Characters Can Do Things'.Jay introduces a young woman to Silent Bob's Russian cousin Olaf in this scene. He is funny, but he speaks clearly.

The ability to talk to women faded over time. After seeing Shannon Elizabeth's Justice inJay and Silent Bob Strike Back is in the list 'Whoops: 13 Sequels That Forgot Their Characters Can Do Things'.Jay goes completely silent at first after seeing her in the movie. During the film, he struggles to talk normally with her or any woman. Instead, he falls into "Jay-isms." Then, he can barely talk to anyone. The character changed from a vulgar-but-weirdly-smart slacker to a total idiot.

The main joke in theMen in Black is in the list 'Whoops: 13 Sequels That Forgot Their Characters Can Do Things'.The main difference between Will Smith's J and Tommy Lee Jones's K is their personalities. J is loose and jokes. K is stoic and serious. In the first film, K saw his partner constantly joking. K might have been annoyed by them, but he knew what they were.

Men in Black 3 is in the list 'Whoops: 13 Sequels That Forgot Their Characters Can Do Things'.K cannot recognize a joke or sarcasm in Men in Black 3. For example, in a Chinese restaurant scene, J tells a story about playing catch with his absent father. His dad would "throw the ball and it would just hit the wall, because he wasn't there." Instead of seeing the joke J makes, K says flatly, "Don't bad-mouth your old man." Jokes are totally confusing for him many times in the sequel. Perhaps a neuralyzer zapped his sense of humor.