Sequels you liked more than the original?

brekclub85 · **on:** July 13, 2009, 03:10:42 PM

I'll admit, I'm a person who doesn't mind sequels and often enjoys them. See the topic title for the question.

Some sequels I like more than their originals:

1. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
2. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
3. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (Yes, I prefer it a tad slightly over the original.)
4. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Ironically, most other Friday the 13th fans regard this one as one of the worst, but for some reason I love it.)
5. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
6. Spider-Man 2
7. Scream 2
8. Shock Treatment

Loofah · **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2009, 04:13:03 PM

Terminator 2
Ice Age 3
Friday the 13th VI
Phantasm II
Saw 3 and 4
Austin Powers 3

That¥s all i remind right now.

Amaranthine · **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2009, 04:27:09 PM

Hmm let's see...

Ice Age 3 (though I actually loved the first one just as much)
Land Before Time 7
Shrek 2

lol, that's it.

Spartanguy88 · **Reply #3 on:** July 14, 2009, 01:01:41 AM

Empire Strikes Back

Spiderman 2

Toy Story 2

Secrets of the Furious Five (For Kung Fu Panda) -Gave fan fiction users plenty of back story to work with

Coyote_A · **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2009, 06:57:58 AM

Hm, let's see... Shrek 2, Indiana Jones III, Toy Story 2, Men in Black 2, Pink Panther 2, Back to the Future 3. That's all i can think of right now.

brekclub85 · **Reply #5 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:30:20 PM

I also like all of the Saw sequels more than the original...can't explain why though.

I like Elm Streets 3-5 more than the original as well.

Paradise Bird · **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2009, 07:37:00 AM

Lion King 2!
Halo3!

Saft · **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2009, 02:15:50 PM

Toy Story 2 stands out. I never liked the first movie.

jedi472 · **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2009, 06:12:50 PM

Empire Strikes Back and Terminator 2 come to mind.

Daddytops2009 · **Reply #9 on:** August 06, 2009, 06:15:03 PM

Ice Age 3 too.

jedi472 · **Reply #10 on:** August 06, 2009, 06:16:08 PM

Really? I didn't like either Ice Age sequel.

thebigdeal · **Reply #11 on:** August 10, 2009, 01:17:20 PM

Quote from: brekclub85,Jul 13 2009 on 02:10 PM

I'll admit, I'm a person who doesn't mind sequels and often enjoys them. See the topic title for the question.

Some sequels I like more than their originals:

1. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
2. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
3. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (Yes, I prefer it a tad slightly over the original.)
4. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Ironically, most other Friday the 13th fans regard this one as one of the worst, but for some reason I love it.)
5. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
6. Spider-Man 2
7. Scream 2
8. Shock Treatment

night at the museum: battle of the smithsonian
pokemon 2000
spider-man 3

brekclub85 · **Reply #12 on:** November 09, 2009, 08:52:27 PM

More of mine:
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Saw VI
Ghostbusters II

WeirdRaptor · **Reply #13 on:** November 09, 2009, 09:15:25 PM

I rarely enjoy sequels more than the originals, but there are a few.

1. Lethal Weapon 2
2. All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (mostly because Charlie Sheen does a better job as the leading character than whoever the original voice was. He left no impression on me whatsoever.)
3. Jurassic Park 3, because it was more like the original books than either of the previous two films.
4. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Connery. Sean Connery)
5. Austin Powers 2

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #14 on:** November 10, 2009, 01:09:31 AM

*All the "Saw" sequels
*Final Destination 2
*TMNT II
*Rescuers Down Under
*Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Waluigifan · **Reply #15 on:** November 10, 2009, 11:20:03 AM

Saw 3 is better than Saw 1...
Scream 2 is better than Scream 1...
Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole is better than Guinea Pig 1...
Wishmaster 2 is better than Wishmaster 1...
Land Before Time X is better than LBT1...
Final Destination 2 & 3 are better than Final Destination 1...

That's all, I guess!

KingdomKey23 · **Reply #16 on:** November 10, 2009, 04:31:42 PM

It is hard for a sequel to outmatch the original. There are rare cases, imo.

The Dark Knight (I'm surprised no one has said this one yet. XD Way better than Batman Begins)

The Rescuers Down Under (The original was kinda boring)

Shrek 2 (Really outdid itself)

Uh, not much else I can think of. Man, I gotta watch more movies.

Belmont2500 · **Reply #17 on:** November 10, 2009, 05:12:18 PM

well....

Terminator 2
JAWS 2
Pirates of the carribean: dead man's chest
From Russia With Love(2nd bond film)
Return Of The Jedi
The Dark Knight
Batman Returns
Halloween H20
Friday The 13th part III
Land Before Time IV

LBTFan13 · **Reply #18 on:** November 10, 2009, 08:11:06 PM

In my opinion, none of the LBT sequels will ever outmatch the original. It had so much passion into it that seems to be kind of lacking in the sequels.

Any case here are my pics:

Terminator II - Such a twist to have the terminator as the hero and it worked beautifully!

Dark Knight - Batman Begins kind of dragged in the beginning, Dark Knight was perfect!

Saw II, III, VI - Saw IV and V were good don't get me wrong, but they weren't better than the original.

Transformers II - I might be the only person who liked this movie at all. I was so surprised the critics gave it bad reviews.

Lord of the Rings Two Towers - probably my favorite out of the entire trilogy.

Those are the only ones I can think of at the moment.

Belmont2500 · **Reply #19 on:** November 11, 2009, 10:58:38 AM

yeah none of the LBT sequels did but I put LBTIV on my list because its my favorite next to the original