I'll Do You One Better - Immediate Sequels That Trumped the Original
Obviously, these are few and far in between. And this list is just an opinion. I'm sure many of you will have a different opinion. One of the one's I expect to hear the most about is T2, but personally I still enjoy the original more. There's some pretty extensive criteria here because there's a lot of 'hazy/grey' area. I'll try to clear that up.
I'm not counting anything I haven't seen, obviously(like Capt America 2). I'm only considering the immediate sequel. not consequential sequels. I'll only consider a spin if it has it's own sequel. You'll see The Wolverine on here because I enjoyed it better than XMen:Origins wolverine, but you won't see puss in boots 2 because I didn't like it better. BUT I'm not including films like Desolation of Smaug or Attack of the Clones because they are too many continuous storylines with MANY of the same characters, PLAYED BY MANY OF THE SAME ACTORS.Which is why you'll see Into Darkness on here, but but not smaug or attack of the clones.
Just because a film makes the list doesn't necessarily make it a good movie either.
I also have a just missed list which mainly consists of films where the first two are not discernible. The sequels are strong, but imo about equal with the original. Here's that list: Lethal Weapon 2, Superman 2, 28 Weeks Later, Despicable Me 2, Clerks 2, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, A Better Tomorrow 2, The Color of Money(probably be in the minority that likes it as much as the orig - again just an opinion)Paradise Lost 2... now, for the list...
I'm not counting anything I haven't seen, obviously(like Capt America 2). I'm only considering the immediate sequel. not consequential sequels. I'll only consider a spin if it has it's own sequel. You'll see The Wolverine on here because I enjoyed it better than XMen:Origins wolverine, but you won't see puss in boots 2 because I didn't like it better. BUT I'm not including films like Desolation of Smaug or Attack of the Clones because they are too many continuous storylines with MANY of the same characters, PLAYED BY MANY OF THE SAME ACTORS.Which is why you'll see Into Darkness on here, but but not smaug or attack of the clones.
Just because a film makes the list doesn't necessarily make it a good movie either.
I also have a just missed list which mainly consists of films where the first two are not discernible. The sequels are strong, but imo about equal with the original. Here's that list: Lethal Weapon 2, Superman 2, 28 Weeks Later, Despicable Me 2, Clerks 2, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, A Better Tomorrow 2, The Color of Money(probably be in the minority that likes it as much as the orig - again just an opinion)Paradise Lost 2... now, for the list...
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