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Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:52 am
by stitch626
We have plenty of sequels out there that are terrible (in comparison with the original). I'm looking for ones that actually were better than their predecessor.
Oh btw, I take The Wrath of Khan.
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:03 am
by Deepcrush
Godfather II
Empire Strikes Back
Hot Shots part deux
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:10 am
by Lazar
Empire Strikes Back, The Dark Knight.
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:30 am
by Mikey
ESB, TWoK, and The Two Jakes.
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:39 am
by Lighthawk
Aliens
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:52 am
by Nutso
Deepcrush wrote:Godfather II
Empire Strikes Back
Hot Shots part deux
Totally agree.
The Dark Knight
Spiderman 2
Ace Ventura 2
For a Few Dollars More
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 8:02 am
by Reliant121
I feel very alone and quite an oddity, but I HATE Empire strikes back. I have no idea why either, I just...do.
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:59 pm
by Mikey
Lighthawk wrote:Aliens
Really?!
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:23 pm
by Lighthawk
Mikey wrote:Lighthawk wrote:Aliens
Really?!
Yeah, really.
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:07 pm
by Mikey
I guess it depends on what you like. To me, Alien was a gorgeously designed and directed thriller in Scott's best form, while Aliens was a shoot-em-up. A good one, no doubt, but that's all it was.
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:14 pm
by stitch626
Yeah thats how I feel. Though on the action side, Aliens did do better.
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 6:14 pm
by Lighthawk
Mikey wrote:I guess it depends on what you like. To me, Alien was a gorgeously designed and directed thriller in Scott's best form, while Aliens was a shoot-em-up. A good one, no doubt, but that's all it was.
Well I prefer action to horror, so...yeah. Besides, Aliens built upon the foundation of Alien and provided the material that would carry the EU to become what it is; it managed to expand on what was a unique, fearsome, and awesome monster without detracting from it. For example the queen, which was amazingly enough a suitably badass creature to be the matriarch of the badass monster we were introduced to in the first movie.
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:16 pm
by Mikey
Personally, I prefer the more cerebral type of thriller to a shoot-em-up, but that's why they make chocolate and vanilla, I guess. As to the EU aspect... don't care at all.
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:08 pm
by SolkaTruesilver
Underworld : Rise of the Lycan outdid Underworld : Evolution..
The jury is still out about wether or not it outdid the original movie. So maybe it doesn't count
Re: Sequels that outdid the original
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:43 pm
by Graham Kennedy
The Dark Knight
Aliens
The Two Towers
Spider Man 2
The Wrath of Khan
X Men 2