Movie sequals/prequals not worth watching. Movie sequals/prequals *worth* watching

[catman]

The flip side of this discussion-

lets talk about movies where the 'sequel' was BETTER than the source material

2 come to mind

Alien and Aliens

Alien was a great spooky as hell movie
Aliens flipped the concept and made a great movie, possibly better than the first
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer the TV show...who would have thought?

 

[Remington]

Lord of the Rings : Two Towers
Empire Strikes Back.
The Dark Knight
Aliens
Godfather part II
Terminator 2

Can't think of anymore, right now

 

[nudeyorker]

You know I said in the other thread I can't really think of a sequel that really worked. I really don't count something that was intended as having a part 2 or a trilogy as being a sequel. I'll give it some thought.

 

[mitchymo]

Not too many that i would say are better than the first, most sequals i love are equally as good usually but these stand out for me:-

28 Weeks Later

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Final Destination 2

 

[B_subgirrl]

Agree with Buffy!

Also (although not quite on topic) Dexter. I've just finished reading the book and it was crap! Who'd have thought anyone could make a good TV show out of that?

 

[ManlyBanisters]

Predator 2
Aliens (obviously)
2010 (note, I'm not saying it is better than 2001: A Space Odyssey, but it is certainly worth watching)
Nanny McPhee Returns (aka Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang)

Like HG in the other thread I don't count the later releases of the LotR or Matrices :wink: films, or any other series of films where the whole story was envisioned before the first movie was made (e.g. Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc.), as sequels.

Likewise For a Few Dollars More and the Good, the Bad and the Ugly are not really really sequels to A Fistful of Dollars - but all three should be watched anyway - they're blinding.