Some sequels are inexcusable in their awfulness, for example, Speed 2: Cruise Control and Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.

It's been 23 years since Trainspotting was released, which means it's been over two decades since the heroin-fuelled misadventures of Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie and the rest of the gang hit out cinemas.

Not long ago we looked at films with original scripts that, during development, turned into sequels - but what about when things go the other way?

January always brings a fresh breath of excitement for the upcoming films of the year, and 2017 boast blockbuster releases such as Guardians Of The Galaxy 2, Justice League and Blade Runner 2049.

Home Alone is easily one of the best Christmas films of all time - the prospect of a small boy setting deadly traps for a pair of petty criminals consistently brings joy to everyone during the festive season.

But there are loads of cool things that you didn't know about it, including...

In the year of 2016, we've seen some good films and we've seen some bad films. We've seen some films that we thought were going to be good, but turned out not to be.

For the releases of 50 Shades Darker and The Lego Batman movie, we merged both into a Lego Batman - 50 Shades stop-motion Lego extravaganza!

Now we're entering December, we're in that weird bit that sees Oscar bait movies beginning to arrive, the kids films that will see stressed parents seeking a moment's rest in the confines of the cinema, and the expected Christmas films to arrive.

This isn't a bad thing though, as we shall see, some of 2016's best films may have been saved for the last month of the year... 

Over the coming weeks, we will be looking into our crystal ball to predict who will be taking home little gold statuettes when the 2017 Oscars come to town.

Believe it or not, when a film's script is written, it sometimes doesn't turn out at all like originally planned by the screenwriter.