Sequels...

[robinbloke]

Thinking of films now.

Think think think.

Back to sequels again, I will up my respectable sequel count now to a tentative three; these being... (in order of respectability)

Alien/Aliens
X-Men/X2
Batman/Batman returns

Are there any other sequels that are at least as respectable as the first? And no, I don't count (from my own point of view at least) Reloaded in this. Also films definately pre-planned as multiple releases don't count (Qv. Kill Bill, Lord of the Rings)

Comments

[crocodilewings.livejournal.com]

By means of starting a deviant thread, how about good films where the sequels were particularly abysmal?

To kick this one off, I suggest The Crow: City of Angels, and Highlander II.

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Far, far too many of these...

[twentypence.livejournal.com]

I'd definately say T2 and Godfather personally.
I've also heard good things from a friend about Bad Boys II, but then he is a Will Smith fanatic so he might be slightly biased.

Now to work out whether sequels are on the whole better or worse, you need to ask of the worst sequels that people can think of.
My contributions to that would be From Dusk till Dawn II: Texas Blood Money and Universal Soldier 2: Straight to TV!

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Without a doubt, for me at least, the worse is Highlander II

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Seconded.

I preferred T2 to the first one though, in fact that's what I came in here to post. Sorry, does that make me some kind of philistine? :)