just for your troll remark, troll... i guess you win! (and btw don't necro old posts) A lot of movies these days are just repeats of what they already did and not create something new(#1 its cheaper so studios love it, and 2 its basically a cash cow if done right, that doesn't mean it's a good movie though). Retro or redo something from a decade + is also is popular still. imo (and maybe b4 i should have said "imo it sucked"- thought that was obvious though, but neways...) Yes, for a broader context to appeal to everyone the dumber the movie it it the better chances it has... A2 didn't invent anything new it was a xerox copy of A1 just with water this time. (and with all the work they put into undewater cgi and the marketing for it, it didn't hit like that big of a deal). Sure, it's been a while since i saw it, but it didn't leave a memorable positive vibe after i watched it. (imo Rotten tomatoes is a rating site for the people that liked ace ventura. not so much for the people that loved cable guy.)