Top 10 Movie Sequels That Were Better Than The Original
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For this list, we cast our eye over film sequels that are excellent in their own right, but that are also widely considered to have been an improvement on their predecessors.
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22 Jump Street sucked.
The original star wars is way better you f***ing idiots
And Godfather 3 was panned
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godfather 2 wasn't better than 1 "9,2 , 9 "
This top ten is invalidated when you have The Empire Strikes back at #9…. It should have easily been in the Top 3 on this list with, in my opinion, only the Godfather 2 truly beating it for this list.
Dark Knight and Empire Strikes Back should be higher
Seriously no Godfather part Two WTF watchmojo
shrek 2 and shrek????
Dont agree with Evil dead but with others, definitely
4:36 THE best comic book film of all time
Empire Strikes Back was better than the original???? NO WAY JOSE.
Kirk to Khan after Khan again misses his chance to kill James T: "and like a bad marksman, … you KEEP MISSING THE TARGET!!" (Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan."
alien was better than aliens because aliens was more of a action than horror
ALIENS IS NOT BETTER THAN ALIEN!!!!
I have a problem with the word "better'. Three of these sequels I don't think of as better, just different. Those three movies are "Aliens", "X-Men 2", and "Terminator 2". Neither one was even in the same genre as the original.
"Alien" is an incredibly suspenseful stalking horror movie while "Aliens" is a flat-out action movie.
"X-Men" was not actually a superhero movie, but a superhero drama. People who thought they would never like a superhero movie LOVED X-Men and the minimalist superpower elements edged the fanboys and made them scream for more. "X-Men United" was an unexpected explosion of super effects that maintained and built upon the personal emotions of the first.
"Terminator" was a low budget sleeper that, like "Alien", surprised everyone with its edge-of-your-seat suspense and sympathetic characters. "Terminator 2" was a breakout hit because of our investment in the characters, the relentlessness of the villain, and the cutting-edge special effects.
All six movies are truly great, stand-alone hits in their genres that we love equally because each original is unique and each sequel can stand alone.
Are you fucking serious? Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back is the best goddamm sequel ever. Of all time. In existence. How dare you put it a #9. You Rebel Scum!!!
Why is Empire Strikes Back #9? That should be number one!
Star Trek II wasn't really a sequel. In all fairness, it was a reboot. Plus, it was the first installment of a trilogy.
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