Sequels: Better or Worse?

Terminator-better

Empire Strikes Back-Better

Back to the Future 2-not as good as first

Back to the Future 3-On par with original

Batman 3 and 4-way worse

Im out for now...

Originally posted by Ast Rofan
Back to the Future 3-On par with original

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Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
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Childhood favorite, I liked the cowboy stuff, and enjoyed the train sequence. 😛

Fair enough. To be perfectly honest, if BTTF 2 hadn't been so damn "dark", I would say it's about as good as the original. But the whole Lyon Estates turning into the ghetto with drive-by's and what not..meh..

I dug BTTF 2 more than the first mainly because of the beginning future scene. It's just really good.

Better than the original: Terminator 2, X2, Ginger Snaps 2
Worse than the original: A LOT
About the same as the original: Hot Shots! Part Deux, Hellraiser 2

Well I think the ones that I have seen really rule

OK HERES ONE
DESPERADO- PRETTY GOOD
ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO-WORSE

Definately agree with that.

Most sequels are absolute rubbish, to name a few:

Mortal Kombat 2
Batman 3 and 4
Terminator 3 (although it was reasonable)
Blade 2 and 3 (both very bad movies)

And pretty much every sequel to a comedy or an animated feature...

Blues Brothers-the sequel sucked, what was with the kid?

Originally posted by bluesfan

GODFATHER PART 2- BETTER THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE STOPPED

Going to have to disagree for obvious reasons. And if they're not obvious, then apparently you've got no respect for Marlon Brando in his greatest role.

Originally posted by Wolfie

Better than the original: Terminator 2, X2, Ginger Snaps 2
Worse than the original: A LOT
About the same as the original: Hot Shots! Part Deux, Hellraiser 2

Disagreeing on "GS 2". Katharine Isabelle relegated to flashbacks, having Emily Perkins carry the big-budget feeling movie? Yuck. I love it, but "Ginger Snaps" was incredibly inventive, and the sequel had been done before. It didn't have the same cult feel.

Same for"Hellraiser 2" and "Hot Shots: Part Deux". The original "Hellraiser" was groundbreaking. The sequel was great, but the original just has to win by default. Dialogue was snappier, characters more interesting, and it had FRANK!

"HS: PD", same deal. Funny as hell, but the spoofs were kinda "meh", maybe because it was Rambo-related.

A good movie that has a strong concept will usually result in a better made sequel than the original but often sequels will not be as awe inspiring witha few exceptions. Oneoff type movies decrease in quality in every way in a sequel, especially horror movies and serious dramas. Action and superhero movies usually fare well in sequel making whereas comedies are very hit and miss. Franchises in general will probably only come into their own with the dawn of the realistic superhero movies since there are a wealth of stories which can be brought realistically to film form.