Mondo Bizarro is all about the sequels.  Unfortunately, none of these films have them.

With so many hit films, it's hard to find the ones without that don't have a sequel.  Seriously- go try it.  On second thought- don't.  If you do that, it will ruin the surprise.  In fact, stop whatever you're doing and read what's coming.  It's not like anything else is going to be any better, right?  So yeah, check out my list of the Top 12 Blockbusters Without Sequels...

12. House of Wax: Let's go old-school to start this thing out.  1953's 3-D smash-hit is surprisingly without a sequel.  Yes, there is a remake, but I'm not counting that!  Yes, this is essentially a remake itself- of 1933's Mystery of the Wax Museum- but I'm not counting that either.  Hell, that film was a film version of a play, so why should you be so picky?  The film was very successful when it was released, helping keep the trend alive for quite a while.  Given the kind of stuff that was made in 3-D back then, I'm sure that we can thank it greatly for that.

11. Rain Man: You'd have to be mentally-handicapped to have not made a sequel to this award-winning film!  I suppose you're wondering 'what would the sequel entail?'  I don't know.  I'm not here to write screenplays or anything.  If you really must pry, I'll just say 'Rain Man goes into space.'  Happy now?

10. Top Gun: Another film that failed to Cruise into a sequel.  Seriously, how did they not make another one of these?  Was the first one just too macho?  Did Val Kilmer injure himself while doing his famous 'bite retort?'  Was it too expensive to fly some planes around?  Need I remind you that Kevin Costner built an entire floating city for Waterwold?!?  What's your excuse?

9. The Sound of Music: You know, the War did go on for quite a while- I'm just saying.  This film is actually ranked #3 in the all-time movie gross list when you adjust for inflation.  According to those people who can do Math better than I, it grossed somewhere around $1 billion.  You sat on this easy sell why exactly?

8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind: It almost got made- twice!  After the monumental success of Spielberg's alien arrival film, a sequel was a given.  In fact, it had a title- Night Skies.  Unfortunately, things didn't work out.  Of course, a last minute sub-plot addition led to the creation of E.T. and the story concept was revamped for Poltergeist.  So, technically, the film has two sequels- if you're an idiot, that is.

7. Twister: For a movie that blows, it's amazing that there is only one!  This movie was not the biggest hit of the decade, but it sure made a ton of cash.  Sadly, they let it all float away by failing to follow up on this tale.  Let's be honest: Bill Paxton didn't have anything else going on.  On the plus side, they could have actually put the cow scene in the sequel.  Stupid trailers that lie to me!

6. The Sixth Sense: By the way, he's a ghost.  Seriously, this movie made half a billion dollars and nobody has said 'why don't we make a sequel' in the last 14 years?!?'  What kind of drugs are you on?  I mean, as an internet film reviewer, I'v seen Hollow Man 2, White Noise 2 and House of the Dead 2!  Of course, given how M. Night has been doing lately, look for this on DVD in the next couple of years.

5. Ghost: Get out your vases and convenient black women- it's movie time!  This film was a massive hit and managed to squeeze it's way into the minutia of pop culture.  This begs the question: why no sequel?  There were at least five or six ways could have done it in the last 20 years.  The lady doesn't have a cousin who goes through a similar event?  Those freaky black ghost things don't start wreaking havoc?  They can't reincarnate the guy in a new body?  You got all that for free, Hollywood.  Next time- you're paying me!

4. The Incredibles: You made three Toy Story films, but only one of these?  Pixar is a company that has really never had a bomb.  Mind you, they've made like ten movies, but you get my point.  While all of them could easily get a sequel, I have to wonder why this one has yet to be made in the last six years.  I mean, it's a family of superheroes.  In fact, they set up a sequel...that takes place in a video game.  Yeah, I'm not counting that either.  How has Disney not used their contract to get two or three of those made yet?

3. Forrest Gump: No, really- how come you never made this?  For those of you who may not know, Forrest Gump made a ton of money for both its studio and Tom Hanks- who signed a deal to get a percent of the gross profits.  They made a second book to chronicle the exploits of little Gump.  In spite of that, they never made the sequel.  As a bonus, the kid that played the title character at the end of Gump would go on to star in The Sixth Sense.  You had the kid from The Sixth Sense and still said 'nah, let's not make another one?'  You're all idiots.

2. Independence Day: Aliens, Will Smith and a holiday opening = gold!  Hell, those three are more than gold.  They are gold-covered diamonds that are dipped in crushed gems and placed into a Fabergé Egg!  Roland Emmerich has managed to sit on his metaphorical hands here, having no concrete plans to follow up his big hit after over a decade.  Oddly, the last time he really spoke about it, he said that "the world's reaction to the 9/11 attacks influenced him strongly consider making a sequel to the film."  It's good to know that you view national tragedies and terrorist acts viewed on a global scale as an influence to write screenplays!

1. Finding Nemo: A kid's film that made nearly $900 million?  Why the hell aren't there six direct-to-DVD sequels yet?  What's wrong with you people?  You do realize that the film industry is, in fact, an industry right?!?  It's not like they ended the film with the world blowing up and existence being written away.  The fish are still there, the sharks are still around and everything is still insanely-adorable.  With the massive gross that the film made, what has the follow-up been?  A musical show in a Disney theme park.  Yeah, that's enough...

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Up next, let's give a shout-out to the little people that make horror films work.  That's right- it's the Top 12 Killer Dolls of Cinema!  Stay tuned...