movie sequels

[dr. klopek]

What's the best/worst movie sequel you've seen? I've seen a lot of sequels after which I couldn't even watch the original, they were so bad. I've also seen some that were at least debatably better than the originals.

[namknils]

BEST: Back to the Future I and II.

[YourFoxyGrandma]

Jurassic Park was pretty good. The Lost World is on my worst movies ever list.

EDIT: I'll second the Back to the Future movies. I think Back to the Future II is the second best sequel of all time, behind The Godfather II of course.

[nothumb]

Best sequel ever is the Godfather Part II. "And it ain't close," as they say.

Worst, I would go with any of the Star Wars prequels.

NT

[oddjob]

star wars episode 1 and 2 were some of the worst movies ever.

on the other hand the police academy movies just got better and better.

[astroglide]

off the top of my head i liked aliens better than alien, xmen2 better than xmen, and empire strikes back better than new hope

[kerssens]

I thought Back to the Future II was subpar but III was as good as the first

[stabn]

The second matrix film. What a piece of [censored] compared to the first.

[YourFoxyGrandma]

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I thought Back to the Future II was subpar but III was as good as the first

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I thought that II was the best of the series and III the worst. There's so many sweet time travel concepts played out in the second one. I'm also not a huge western fan.

[kerssens]

and the third was worse than the first and second...

[Number4]

Best is Terminator 2 - as good if not better than the first.

[Six_of_One]

I thought Spiderman 2 was at least as good as, and arguably better than, the first Spiderman.

Terminator 2 was pretty good.

I like Aliens better than Alien.

For a bad sequel, look no further than Highlander 2...the first one was pretty good, but the 2nd was an enormous steaming turd.

[stabn]

I consider the second and third to just be one really bad movie broken up into two parts. Neither was really enough on it's own to be called a movie, and neither hand an ending worth speaking about. What a way to turn a solid gold movie into total crap.

[stabn]

T2 was definitely a very good movie. Better than T1? I'm not sure on that, but it's close.

[Number4]

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I like Aliens better than Alien.

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Good one. I think my favorite scene in that one is where the aliens are above the ceiling and getting really close.

Worst sequel - wouldn't necessarily be the second, but Batman after Keaton left. Not nearly as good.

[kerssens]

I have never seen any of the Alien movies and never seen any of the Godfather movies....

[Six_of_One]

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I have never seen any of the Alien movies and never seen any of the Godfather movies....

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Are you in fact in possession of a pair of functioning eyeballs?

[nothumb]

I'm sending TSC over to stick his cock in your ear as hard as he can...

(On second thought, I better send someone that can do some damage with that move...)

Fwooooosh!

NT

[kerssens]

I fully expected this type of response....I pictured the type of scene in a bar where the music comes to screetching halt.

[Alobar]

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T2 was definitely a very good movie. Better than T1? I'm not sure on that, but it's close.

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T3 is better than both of them. T2 also wasnt better than T1

[stabn]

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T3 is better than both of them.


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Incorrect.

[stabn]

So, after we play poker at the muck on the 30th, we're kidnapping you and forcing you to watch them all back to back.

[Tim&Joe]

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Best sequel ever is the Godfather Part II. "And it ain't close," as they say.

NT

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Tim: Joe I think you will agree with me that Godfather II is by far the greatest sequel ever made.

Joe: Absolutely Tim. As for worst the Beverly Hills Cop sequels were both horrific.

Tim: Those were a couple of real stinkers Tim. I would also add The Matrix sequels for a couple of recent disappointments.

Joe: Good work Tim /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Tim: Back at you buddy /images/graemlins/heart.gif

[Six_of_One]

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I fully expected this type of response....I pictured the type of scene in a bar where the music comes to screetching halt.

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And you're 26?? Good god man, I don't see how you could have avoided all those movies even if you made a concerted effort to do so.

[Number4]

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T3 is better than both of them. T2 also wasnt better than T1

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T3 is the worst of the three.

[lu_hawk]

I liked both but thought Bourne Supremacy was better than Bourne Identity.

[dr. klopek]

what I hate is the sequels that take place way after the original movie, like "Halloween H2o," or "Alien Resurrection." When I was talking about movies that ruin the originals, I was referring to the "Star Wars" prequels. I look at Darth Vader and picture that kid...ugh. Godfather III is the most horrendous abortion of a movie sequel I've ever seen. Oh, and T1 is better than T2, and T3 is no good.

[nothumb]

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I liked both but thought Bourne Supremacy was better than Bourne Identity.

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No, because it didn't have the advantage of the weird setup and figuring out what the hell happened to him, and because they killed what's her name, Famke or whatever.

Both were poor adaptations of the books anyway. Saying one is better than the other is sort of like saying the second time I got fukced in prison was better than the first.

NT

[Six_of_One]

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Saying one is better than the other is sort of like saying the second time I got fukced in prison was better than the first.

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Dude, it gets better. I promise.

[BrettK]

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I consider the second and third to just be one really bad movie broken up into two parts. Neither was really enough on it's own to be called a movie, and neither hand an ending worth speaking about. What a way to turn a solid gold movie into total crap.

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I can't agree with you on the second one, but the difference in quality between the first and third is the largest I've ever seen. What the hell were they thinking?

[Duke]

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Terminator 2 was pretty good.

I like Aliens better than Alien.

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Terminator 2 and Aliens both did precisely the same thing. They largely dropped the "horror" aspect of the film, and went straight action. Both did a great job of it, but comparing them to the first is tricky since they're different types of movies.

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I thought Spiderman 2 was at least as good as, and arguably better than, the first Spiderman.

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I thought it was much better. I didn't like the first, but liked the second.

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For a bad sequel, look no further than Highlander 2...the first one was pretty good, but the 2nd was an enormous steaming turd.

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Agreed.

~D

[spamuell]

Scream 2 was better than Scream.

[FrankLu99]

matrix - worst

[JustSomeJackass]

The worst sequels I can think of that have not been mentioned are "Caddyshack 2", "Another 48 Hours" and "Major League 2".

[ArchAngel71857]

Toy Story 2 was as good if not better than Toy Story.

Problem Child 2 and 3 were much worse than the stellar original.

-AA

[The Dude]

Better Than The First
Terminator 2
X2
The Godfather - Part 2
Aliens
Spiderman 2

Much worse than the original
Bourne Supremacy
Dumb and Dumberer
Star Wars Prequels
The Lost World
The Whole Ten Yards
Countless others

[Q8offsuit]

Here's some votes for the worst:

The Next Karate Kid (Karate Kid 4) (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/next_karate_kid/)

"This is a series that did not need one sequel. This is a series that never needed three."
-- John Ulmer, MOVIE-VAULT.COM

House Party 4 (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/house_party_4/)

Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/police_academy_7_mission_to_moscow/)

"Easily the worst in a miserable franchise, Mission to Moscow makes Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol look like Battleship Potemkin."
-- Martin Scribbs, LOW IQ CANADIAN

Revenge of the Nerds 4: Nerds in Love (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/revenge_of_the_nerds_iv_nerds_in_love/)

Synopsis:
When Booger plans to marry a rich man's daughter the man hires a detective to dig up some dirt on the nerd. Meanwhile the nerds throw a wild bachelor party.

[mmbt0ne]

I just saw Ocean's 12 last night. It's a pretty good sequel, definitely in the same league as Ocean's 11.

[Popinjay]

Spiderman 2 > Spiderman

X2 > X-Men

HP3 > HP2+1

Empire Strikes Back > New Hope

T2 > T1

Those are the ones I can think of right now.

[kerssens]

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I just saw Ocean's 12 last night. It's a pretty good sequel, definitely in the same league as Ocean's 11.

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I'm gonna see it tonight...Ocean's 11 is one of my favorite movies...good to hear that 12 is pretty good.

[astroglide]

what is HP?

[kyro]

Best: X2, Toy Story 2
Worst: TMNT3

[Popinjay]

Harry Potter

[Lazymeatball]

The original Terminator is better than T2 as far as acting, cinematography and suspense and drama are concerned. T2 has that annoying kid, a bizarre character change for Sarah Connor, and much cooler action and special effects.

[Rushmore]

The Godfather II, and The Matrix Revisited or whatever.

You decide which one was "best" and "worst."

[Tron]

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I just saw Ocean's 12 last night. It's a pretty good sequel, definitely in the same league as Ocean's 11.

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I thought it was alright, but I left the theatre thinking that there wasn't really any good reason for them to make it (you know, besides money and such /images/graemlins/wink.gif)

[brassnuts]

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T3 is better than both of them. T2 also wasnt better than T1

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Are you for serious?

I remember going to the theater to watch this movie after preparing myself for how bad it was going to be. I shocked by how much worse it was than I could have ever expected.

It was almost as bad as The Matrix Retarded and Revulsions.

Best sequel? Yeah, Godfather 2.

[mikech]

i liked apollo 13, but i didn't really care much for the first dozen...

[ThaSaltCracka]

T2>T1=T3

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

"Horsin' around 2", staring tony danza.

[A_C_Slater]

Ghostbusters 2 was a terrible sequel.

[Sooga]

I really enjoyed Blade 1, but I thought Blade 2 was fantastic. I'm hearing very bad things about Blade 3 so I may stay away from that one.

[The Dude]

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I'm hearing very bad things about Blade 3 so I may stay away from that one.

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El Diablo would not stand for this, even if for one reason alone.

[youtalkfunny]

How did we get 50+ replies to this question, with no mention of "Rocky"?

"You've seen the papers, you know how strong he is. YOU CAN'T WIN! It's SUICIDE!"

"You vill lose."

"What started out as a joke, has turned into a tragedy."

"You don't have the genetics to win!"

"I must break you."

"Zis simple defeat ov your leettle, so-called 'champion' vill PROVE
how pa-detically veek your society has become. WE GO!!!"

[jakethebake]

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on the other hand the police academy movies just got better and better.

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I thought it was a truly amazing feat to manage to make like eight movies, each worse than the previous. Just when you thought they couldn't get worse, they'd come out with the next one.

[ddollevoet]

Worst Sequel: Caddyshack 2.

Best Sequel: The Color of Money

[TylerD]

I like to pretend T3 doesn't exist as it spoils my memories of the first two. In fact I would say T2 is the best sequel of all time and T3 is the worst.