“Inside Man 2,” the sequel to the 2006 Spike Lee film is in production with Denzel Washington and Clive Owen already signed on to reprise their roles. But is there really a need for a sequel to a movie that ended so well?

The ending provided complete closure and how the producers plan to continue off of that is baffling. Unfortunately, “Inside Man” is not the only film that has had a sequel follow it, only to become a bad chapter in a horrible series.

“Land Before Time”: Littlefoot, Cera, Petrie, Ducky and Spike are still kicking, long after our childhoods have come and gone. Thirteen sequels later, there’s still no point. The current sequel features Loofah and Doofah who are trying to get back to Berry Valley, need I say more?

“The NeverEnding Story”: They truly never end.

Any straight-to-DVD Disney movie: There are Disney classics and they are popular with children and parents alike. Why ruin the fame and stories behind them by creating sequels that don’t really have a purpose? Examples include “Cinderella 3” and a second “Fox and the Hound.”

“Ocean’s 11”: They came, they saw, they conquered. They beat out Andy Garcia and stole his money, Danny got released from jail and him and Tess lived happily ever after, but yet the series continued.

“Cruel Intentions”: Sarah Michelle Gellar’s character got what she deserved and Ryan Phillippe’s character passed away in a tragic accident. The movie ended on a sad, but happy note. It provided viewers with closure. Once the story ends, there’s no reason to bring it back, unless the producers plan on making it worse.

“The Fast and the Furious”: Yet another movie that came to an end, but was for some reason brought back to life. Now there are two sequels and coming soon, another movie named “Fast and Furious.” The new movie is set to be released in 2009 and connect the first and second movies to the third. The purpose of doing so? Who knows?

“Grease”: Nothing can beat the original. “Grease” without “You’re the One That I Want” and “Greased Lightning” is like Danny without Sandy.

“The Ring”: The movie was corny and barely scary the first time, so a sequel was not even necessary. Once the “Scary Movie” series bases an entire movie on a cameo of a “scary” movie, it’s proof that the movie is not scary at all.

“Dirty Dancing”: a classic movie that established careers for almost all the stars in the movie. It also provided many hits such as “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” and “She’s Like the Wind.” One can see why somebody would want to try to duplicate such a great movie, but it’s common knowledge that that process rarely works out.

“Legally Blonde”: Girl likes boy, boy doesn’t like girl, girl gets over boy, girl is happier than before. The first movie was very funny, while the second one didn’t even have a point.

Moral of the story is once the story in the film ends, there’s no reason to attempt to continue it. If anything can be learned from the preceding sequels, it’s that the sophomore slump applies to music and films alike.