Movie Sequels That Are Better Than The Original

16-07-2014 12:47AM #1

I'm watching Terminator 2:Judgement Day, and I love it. I'm not convinced it's a better movie than Terminator, but it doesn't look as dated so I'm saying its better anyway. Naked Arnie demanding the biker clothes, boots and motorcycle, is only surpassed by cyborg Arnie about to be smelted.

Other movies that are better than the original in the series are, in my humble opinion:

Silence Of The Lambs - Fava beans and a nice chianti, sniff, sniff, sniff...
Adams Family Values - Joan Cusack as the homicidal gold-digging nanny!
Toy Story 2 - Just because
Spiderman 2 - One of the best baddies ever
Waynes World 2 - Jurassic Park spoof
The Godfather Part 2 - Fredo and Michael in the boat. Thats what happens when you take sides against the Family, Fredo.

Contentious sequels I haven't decided on:

Aliens. It's not even the same genre as the classic sci-fi horror that was Alien, but it's a great sci-fi action movie. Can't make up my mind on whether or not its actually better though.
The Bourne Supremacy. I love action movies and this just seemed faster and more actiony than the first. Must watch both again.
Iron Man 2. Same as The Bourne Supremacy, faster and more actiony than the first. The first wasted valuable explosion time on setting up the context.

Sequels that should never have been made:

Kingdom of The Crystal Skull, Tron Legacy, Blues Brothers 2000, Home Alone 2, Transformers 2, Jurassic Park 3, and the Matrix sequels.

So AH, what sequels do you think improve on the first?
What sequels are you undecided about?
What sequels should never have been made?

I haven't forgotten LLTR, Star Wars or Star Trek, but I'm not a fan of any of those franchises and I'm not really qualified to comment since I don't like any of them.

KeithM89 · 16-07-2014 12:51AM

You forgot The Dark Knight. Sort yourself out, woman.

Shakespeare's Sister · 16-07-2014 12:53AM

Back To The Future II IMO!

Now I adore the first one, but I just prefer the second one that little bit.

16-07-2014 12:54AM

KeithM89 wrote: »

You forgot The Dark Knight. Sort yourself out, woman.

Should have included that franchise in the footnote. I won't comment on the ones I've no interest in and don't enjoy anyway, in the interests of fairness.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 16-07-2014 12:55AM

Austin Powers 2.

16-07-2014 12:55AM

Magaggie wrote: »

Back To The Future II IMO!

Now I adore the first one, but I just prefer the second one that little bit.

Now I forgot about that, but it'd be in my contentious list. I love it, but I'm not sure I love it more than the first one.

ChunkyLover54 · 16-07-2014 12:57AM

A sequel that should never have been made?

'The Two Jakes'

4zn76tysfajdxp · 16-07-2014 12:58AM

X Men 2.

16-07-2014 01:01AM

Russell Echoing Bicycle wrote: »

Austin Powers 2.

Nay

Russell Echoing Bicycle wrote: »

X Men 2.

Yea

AnonoBoy · 16-07-2014 01:02AM

Madness of King George IV

The first three were sh*te - so bad that you can't even find copies of them around any more. But the fourth one is great.

B.A._Baracus · 16-07-2014 01:02AM

Everyone has different opinions on the matter... But the one solid opinion everyone seems to share is that:

- Terminator 2
- Aliens
- The Dark Knight

are better than the originals.

16-07-2014 01:04AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Everyone has different opinions on the matter... But the one solid opinion everyone seems to share is that:

- Terminator 2
- Aliens
- The Dark Knight

are better than the originals.

I'm torn on Aliens.

Torn in two.

Shakespeare's Sister · 16-07-2014 01:04AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Everyone has different opinions on the matter... But the one solid opinion everyone seems to share is that:

- Terminator 2
- Aliens
- The Dark Knight

are better than the originals.

And The Godfather II.

Lucifer MorningStar · 16-07-2014 01:06AM

American Pie 2

16-07-2014 01:06AM

Magaggie wrote: »

And The Godfather II.

That's one of those universal truths, it's just brilliant on a whole new level of brilliant.

Must watch that again soon.

B.A._Baracus · 16-07-2014 01:06AM

Magaggie wrote: »

And The Godfather II.

I ... I've never seen the second

ChunkyLover54 · 16-07-2014 01:07AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Everyone has different opinions on the matter... But the one solid opinion everyone seems to share is that:

- Terminator 2
.

Not necessarily.

16-07-2014 01:07AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

I ... I've never seen the second

Watch it now.

No, really. Now. Go on. Now.

Shakespeare's Sister · 16-07-2014 01:10AM

Prefer Terminator. I really like T2 though. Not sure the two are even that comparable either - different budgets, different eras.

cactuspaw · 16-07-2014 01:13AM

Lord of the rings: the two towers.
Now, some would refer to all of lord of the rings movies as one film.

16-07-2014 01:14AM

I'm considering my position on Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom.

I love Raiders Of The Lost Ark, but I like the Shanghai nightclub opener of Temple more than I like the Mongolian pub opener of the first. Another for the contentious list.

B.A._Baracus · 16-07-2014 01:14AM

Candie wrote: »

Watch it now.

No, really. Now. Go on. Now.

Might be a tad bit of a problem...

I have never watched the first all the way through. lol.
Like i've practually seen it all over various times... lol.

ChunkyLover54 · 16-07-2014 01:16AM

Candie wrote: »

I'm considering my position on Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom.

I love Raiders Of The Lost Ark, but I like the Shanghai nightclub opener of Temple more than I like the Mongolian pub opener of the first. Another for the contentious list.

I used prefer 'Temple of Doom' but then I saw the two of them in succession and 'Raiders..' is about a thousand times better.

16-07-2014 01:16AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Might be a tad bit of a problem...
I have never watched the first all the way through. lol.
Like i've practually seen it all over various times... lol.

There is no punishment that could be enough.

tastyt · 16-07-2014 01:18AM

Rocky 4. Dragooooooo!!!!

4zn76tysfajdxp · 16-07-2014 01:18AM

What about remakes and pornographic parodies? I thought Schindler's Fist was miles better (read: erotic) than the original.

tastyt · 16-07-2014 01:23AM

Russell Echoing Bicycle wrote: »

What about remakes and pornographic parodies? I thought Schindler's Fist was miles better (read: erotic) than the original.

Yes I must say I enjoyed in Diana Jones more so than Harrison Ford's flick.

Adamantium · 16-07-2014 01:25AM

It's a sequel in chronological time anyway.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. This was always my favourite as a teenager/kid and I still it's the best example of an adventure movie. The best ending to a trilogy ever when they blast out of that canyon captured with low camera shots into the sunset.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4UZLEHNoJo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPyUzaq8CbI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFntFdEGgws

B.A._Baracus · 16-07-2014 01:27AM

The Last Crusade was indeed the best of the trilogy (who cares about the 4th

)

EoghanIRL · 16-07-2014 01:27AM

Well they are making sharknado 2 I think . So after watching sharknado tonight I can tell the sequel will be far better.

e_e · 16-07-2014 01:28AM

The Raid 2

Setting goes from a corridor to an entire city. Meatier plot, better cinematography, wider image, a plethora of amazing characters, hammers, knives, baseball bats, guns and the most fantastic car chase in recent memory. What's not to love really?

Just watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COD6GG7WE60

Movie Sequels That Are Better Than The Original

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