Back to the sequels

Back to the sequels

By Eric Almendral, Special to Metromix

When “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” swings into multiplexes on May 22, it hopes to best an unimpressive recent string of belated ’80s movie revivals.

The past year has seen the release of “Rambo” (20 years after “Rambo III”), “The Cutting Edge 3” (made for cable) and “Lost Boys: The Tribe” (direct to video). Undeterred by the poor outcomes of those outings, studios have a slew of remakes and sequels in the works (or rumored) based on classic ’80s properties, including “Robocop,” “Short Circuit,” “Beverly Hills Cop IV,” “Point Break 2,” “Tron,” and a “Fletch” prequel.

Surprisingly, there's still plenty left to exploit. So hop in the DeLorean and take a trip with us to the very near future, as we ponder the sequels that could have been… or will be… or…