What Film Sequals are equal Or Better Than The Origional

rambo 2.
blade 2.
empire strikes back. was the 2nd one filmed
the chronicals of riddick.
ghostbusters 2.

only what i can think of off my head what i thought was better.

nobody quote me as its what i think lol not you
 
Complete and utter poppycock!

OK, Aliens is a VERY GOOD film, superb IMHO, BUT.....

'Alien', is an absolute masterpiece. One of THE greatest films ever made, a supremely dark, tense, thriller........... the benchmark that defines the genre.

The word 'classic' gets used far too often these days, but 'Alien' is one of those films that actually does deserve that classification.

OK....So Carol Vorderman is good at sums, but she's not Isaac Newton.
 
I know you said 'don't quote, but I'm sorry, but I couldn't let that one pass...
'Pitch Black' is a pretty good movie
'Chronicles..' is pants.
 
For a Few Dollars More is better than a Fistful of Dollars.

The Good The Bad and The Ugly is arguably better than both, although I prefer For a Few Dollars More, because of the soundtrack... All of them are classics though.

While I'm on Clint Eastwood films. The Enforcer was probably my fave of the Dirty Harry films.
 
Sequels that are widely considered better than the originals are....
Aliens
Terminator 2 (I don't agree with this)
The Godfather Part II
The Empire Strikes Back
X2 (I don't agree with this either)
Spider-Man 2
Mad Max 2
Shrek 2
Toy Story 2
Evil Dead II
Dawn of the Dead (equal to the original)

There's a funny conversation between the film students in Scream 2 where they bicker over good sequels. They mention Aliens, Terminator 2, The Godfather Part II and The Empire Strikes Back.

I've only seen two of the Friday the 13th films, the original and Jason X, and I thought Jason X was better but most people hate it.
 
Yeah, Joshua Jackson's character says "House 2: The Second Story" and then has stuff thrown at him because of his stupidity lol.

There is also a scene later on when Mickey suggests a better sequel: -

Mickey: Empire Strikes Back. Better story, improved effects.
Randy: Not a sequel, part of a trilogy, completely planned.

So I suppose by that reckoning Scream 2 isn't a sequel either lol :D
 
Suprised by that as most people ive spoke to think the 2nd is better ,mind i think alien is an excellent benchmark film and again its about personal opinion, the fact there are hundreRAB + more aliens in the 2nd (plus a queen alien ) makes it an interesting extension of the origional classic film,also the first 2 are far and away better than 3 and 4 and the strange 5th one ...alien v predator :)
 
Spider-Man 2 is a much better movie that S1.

Nightmare on Elm Street 3 is often thought to be equal,if not better than the original.
Ditto Evil Dead II and Dawn of the Dead.

Toy Story 2 is equal to the TS 1.

Friday the 13th 2 & 3 are somewhat better than the first but not by much.Many people prefer Jason Lives but I think FT13th 7:New Blood is the best of the series.

A great number of critics,and most fans consider T2 to be better than Terminator,but I disagree.Sure the movie is better from an SFX standpoint but it is too much a carbon copy of the orignal storyline and a little soulless IMO.

Gremlins 2 is equal to the original and not as uneven,once you realise it's a subtle spoof.

Silence of the Lambs is a loose sequel to Manhunter and the same level of quality.Actually a greater movie to many whom realise it's a sequel.

Batman Forever is equal to Batman IMO.Schumacher's movies are intended to be silly,over the top camp affairs aimed at kiRAB but adult fans hate them.Not too fond of BF myself but I understand and accept what it is and see it as a very well made movie.
 
B*ll*cks! It's not widely regarded as better than Alien!

My proposal -
Bride of Frankenstein. Now, that IS widely regarded as better than the original.
 
There's a lot of debate about whether Aliens is better than Alien but many think it is. Rotten Tomatoes gives Aliens 100% positive feedback compared to 97% positive feedback for Alien (thanks Wikipedia for telling me that :D) and some reviewers and Sigourney Weaver thought it was better. It's one of the most mentioned films on most forums discussing better sequels, probably mentioned more than any other film except perhaps The Godfather Part II.
 
Spot on about T2. It's just a big (albeit superbly done) firework display.

Wrong about Silence Of The Lambs though. Not a bad film by any means, but certainly one of the most over-rated I've ever seen, including one of the most OTT performances in modern cinema. The original Manhunter is far better, and Brian Cox is a much better and more believable Lektor.
 
Even though I love the first one, and a sequel was never intended. I actually think its a lot funnier that the original. Sure it may have a few plot holes, but the plot itself works so brilliant side to side with the original. And all together makes a brilliant trilogy.

Oh..............It's Back to the Future Part II, lol.
 
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