“Let’s see if I can remember all of the sequels James has done,” laughed Chris Hanley, helpfully listing “‘The Great and Mighty Oz,’ ‘Spider Man,’ ‘Planet of the Apes’” while also noting “and he’s pushing hard to help set up the ‘Pineapple Express’ sequel.
“Franco is a sequel junkie in his own reality, embracing the too big to fail studio system that is his meal ticket to dilettante artistic side shows, while he glibly attacks real independent filmmakers dedicated to independent points of view,” he said of the actor.
“The next spring breakers will make the first one look like some Disney girls trying to get a new lease on life.”