Movie Sequels that were better than the Original movies

quickccc · Jul 28, 2020

Movie Sequels that were better than the Original movies:

Karate Kid 2 ...over Karate Kid

Aliens ...over Alien

Xmen United ...over Xmen

Dark Knight over.. Batman the Beginning

Thor Ragnorak ...over Thor

Captain A- Winter Soldier ..over Capt A. First Avenger

Fast Five ..over Fast and the Furious

Terminator Judgment Day.. over Terminator

Superman 2 ..over Superman (C. Reeves)

Empire Strikes Back ...over Star Wars

Dawn of the Dead ...over Night of the Living Dead

Lethal Weapon 2 ...over Lethal Weapon

Evil Dead 2 Dead by Dawn... over Evil Dead

Batman Returns.. over Batman (M. Keaton)

Underworld Evolution... over Underworld

Human Tornado ...over Dolemite

Rush Hour 2 ...over Rush Hour

Infinity War ...over Avengers

Rocky 2 ..over Rocky

Blade 2 ..over Blade

Mad Max Fury Road.. over Mad Max Beyond the Thunder Dome

A Nightmare on Elm Street Dream Warriors .. over Nightmare on Elm Street

Die Hard 2 ...over Die Hard

Am i missing some more ?
:huh:

kskboys · Jul 28, 2020

Don't know, but I think you're wrong on most of these.

cowboyec · Jul 28, 2020

don't know if i'd say better...but certainly as good...
•for a few dollars more
•rocky II
•rambo:first blood part II
•the expendables II
•indiana jones and the temple of doom
•lethal weapon 2
•national treasure:book of secrets
•magnum force
•batman returns
•the dark knight
•empire strikes back
•bride of frankenstein
•die hard 2
•home alone 2
•pirates of the caribbean:dead mans chest

Runwildboys · Jul 28, 2020

kskboys said:
Don't know, but I think you're wrong on most of these.

Yeah, probably a little more than half, IMO.

Tabascocat · Jul 28, 2020

Bad Boys II was definitely better than the first :thumbup:

PJTHEDOORS · Jul 28, 2020

quickccc said:
Movie Sequels that were better than the Original movies:

Karate Kid 2 ...over Karate Kid

Aliens ...over Alien

Xmen United ...over Xmen

Dark Knight over.. Batman the Beginning

Thor Ragnorak ...over Thor

Captain A- Winter Soldier ..over Capt A. First Avenger

Fast Five ..over Fast and the Furious

Terminator Judgment Day.. over Terminator

Superman 2 ..over Superman (C. Reeves)

Empire Strikes Back ...over Star Wars

Dawn of the Dead ...over Night of the Living Dead

Lethal Weapon 2 ...over Lethal Weapon

Evil Dead 2 Dead by Dawn... over Evil Dead

Batman Returns.. over Batman (M. Keaton)

Underworld Evolution... over Underworld

Human Tornado ...over Dolemite

Rush Hour 2 ...over Rush Hour

Infinity War ...over Avengers

Rocky 2 ..over Rocky

Blade 2 ..over Blade

Mad Max Fury Road.. over Mad Max Beyond the Thunder Dome

A Nightmare on Elm Street Dream Warriors .. over Nightmare on Elm Street

Die Hard 2 ...over Die Hard

Am i missing some more ?

I prefer Superman the Movie (Richard Donner) over Superman II (Richard Lester).

Donner > Lester cornball directing style.

quickccc · Jul 28, 2020

cowboyec said:
don't know if i'd say better...but certainly as good...
•for a few dollars more
•rocky II
•rambo:first blood part II
•the expendables II
•indiana jones and the temple of doom
•lethal weapon 2
•national treasure:book of secrets
•magnum force
•batman returns
•the dark knight
•empire strikes back
•bride of frankenstein
•die hard 2
•home alone 2
•pirates of the caribbean:dead mans chest

i just looked this up as i have very loooong assumed Good Bad and Ugly was the original , followed by sequels Fistful of Dollars and a Few Dollars more ..
But according to several sources that is incorrect and just the very opposite-
Per Wiki: " The films are titled A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).. "
And i still can't believe GBU did not beat out Sound of Music for Oscar best picture movie and music theme score ...

i most definitely agree with Rambo 2: First Blood ..over original Rambo.

the closest head to head battle has to be
1) Die Hard 2 vs original Die Hard.
2) Superman vs Superman 2
3) Underworld vs Underworld Evolution,..imo.
i'm not as big on Spiderman 2 to say it was better than Origin Spiderman movie.

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country · Jul 28, 2020

Rise of the Silver Surfer....over....Fantastic Four.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes...over.....all those other ape movies.

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory...over its original.

Deadpool 2.
G.I. Joe 2
R.E.D. 2

timb2 · Jul 28, 2020

The Road Warrior over Mad Max

Scary Movie 3 over Scary Movie 1&2

Friday the 13 part 3 ( Jason appears with goalie mask) over Friday the 13th part 1 & 2

timb2 · Jul 28, 2020

Beneath the Planet of the Apes vs Planet of the Apes.

( Both were good but you cant beat the original)

timb2 · Jul 28, 2020

The Thing( 1980s) over The Thing ( 2000s)

DanteEXT · Jul 29, 2020

quickccc said:
Movie Sequels that were better than the Original movies:

Karate Kid 2 ...over Karate Kid

Aliens ...over Alien

Xmen United ...over Xmen

Dark Knight over.. Batman the Beginning

Thor Ragnorak ...over Thor

Captain A- Winter Soldier ..over Capt A. First Avenger

Fast Five ..over Fast and the Furious

Terminator Judgment Day.. over Terminator

Superman 2 ..over Superman (C. Reeves)

Empire Strikes Back ...over Star Wars

Dawn of the Dead ...over Night of the Living Dead

Lethal Weapon 2 ...over Lethal Weapon

Evil Dead 2 Dead by Dawn... over Evil Dead

Batman Returns.. over Batman (M. Keaton)

Underworld Evolution... over Underworld

Human Tornado ...over Dolemite

Rush Hour 2 ...over Rush Hour

Infinity War ...over Avengers

Rocky 2 ..over Rocky

Blade 2 ..over Blade

Mad Max Fury Road.. over Mad Max Beyond the Thunder Dome

A Nightmare on Elm Street Dream Warriors .. over Nightmare on Elm Street

Die Hard 2 ...over Die Hard

Am i missing some more ?

Are you just listing movies and their sequels? Or are you saying these are all better than the originals?

BigStar · Jul 29, 2020

timb2 said:
The Road Warrior over Mad Max

Scary Movie 3 over Scary Movie 1&2

Friday the 13 part 3 ( Jason appears with goalie mask) over Friday the 13th part 1 & 2

Thanks Timb was about to post about Friday the 13th but couldn't remember when Jason made his actual appearance. That sequel was definitely better.

Child's Play 2 was better; they gave Chucky some character before going a bit overboard in those later Tilly movies. Love that movie.

I liked Terminator 2 over the orig. as well.

The Dark Knight most definitely was better than any of the early entries and 1st new(ish) one bf it (Batman Begins)

The Thor sequel was much better than orig. First one felt like a teenie bopper type movie and then they gave it a more serious tone, etc.

joseephuss · Jul 29, 2020

quickccc said:
Movie Sequels that were better than the Original movies:

Mad Max Fury Road.. over Mad Max Beyond the Thunder Dome

Is Fury Road a sequel or a reboot?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/faq

DallasEast · Jul 29, 2020

timb2 said:
The Thing( 1980s) over The Thing ( 2000s)

For what ii is worth, The Thing 2011 is a prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film.

joseephuss · Jul 29, 2020

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was better than Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Reverend Conehead · Jul 29, 2020

Madonna Like a Virgin over Madonna (first album). I know it's not a movie, but that's all I can think of.

Boom · Jul 29, 2020

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

DallasEast · Jul 29, 2020

quickccc said:
Movie Sequels that were better than the Original movies:

Karate Kid 2 ...over Karate Kid

Aliens ...over Alien

Xmen United ...over Xmen

Dark Knight over.. Batman the Beginning

Thor Ragnorak ...over Thor

Captain A- Winter Soldier ..over Capt A. First Avenger

Fast Five ..over Fast and the Furious

Terminator Judgment Day.. over Terminator

Superman 2 ..over Superman (C. Reeves)

Empire Strikes Back ...over Star Wars

Dawn of the Dead ...over Night of the Living Dead

Lethal Weapon 2 ...over Lethal Weapon

Evil Dead 2 Dead by Dawn... over Evil Dead

Batman Returns.. over Batman (M. Keaton)

Underworld Evolution... over Underworld

Human Tornado ...over Dolemite

Rush Hour 2 ...over Rush Hour

Infinity War ...over Avengers

Rocky 2 ..over Rocky

Blade 2 ..over Blade

Mad Max Fury Road.. over Mad Max Beyond the Thunder Dome

A Nightmare on Elm Street Dream Warriors .. over Nightmare on Elm Street

Die Hard 2 ...over Die Hard

Am i missing some more ?

My way of looking at sequels is likely atypical. Take Movie A, Movie B and Movie C, released in that order. I would agree that Movies B and C are sequels but only as sequels of the single film released prior to the last one that came out. For example, The Empire Strikes Back is a sequel to Star Wars but I consider Return Of The Jedi as a sequel to Empire, not the original movie.

I agree and disagree with some listed for various reasons but there is one in particular I am in total disagreement. Thor: Ragnarok was not better than either film preceding it in my opinion. It would not surprise me if my opinion is in the minority though. I held the highest of expectations for Ragnarok of the trilogy and it disappointed me. Big time. Still loved Cate Blanchett as Hela. She killed it.

Runwildboys · Jul 29, 2020

Reverend Conehead said:
Madonna Like a Virgin over Madonna (first album). I know it's not a movie, but that's all I can think of.

Ick........What a horrible obsession to have!

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