Board 8 > Movie sequels better than the original.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Just sequels. So if part five of a franchise manages to be better than the first, it doesn't matter. Just interested in the second being better than the first.

The Empire Strikes Back
The Amityville Horror II: The Possession

Are there others?

--
Kiwi

Dark Knight

--
Signature change in progress... Please wait.

Terminator 2

--
What is this, some kind of joke?!
Go, then. There are other worlds than these.

Hmm. I guess Dark Knight can count because it's a reboot.

No way on Terminator though. The original was really amazing.

--
Kiwi

Aliens
T2
TDK
Superman 2
Toy Story 3 (imo)

--
"SMOKEDOG42O taught me how to feel love, but fetus taught me how to make love." - Pablo Escobar

Terminator 2 for sure

--
Will not remove this line of my signature until the Seahawks, Jazz or Rockies win a title (Started 5-16-09)
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Kazbar/gfaqscontest

Aliens for sure.
Final Destination 2.
The Dark Knight.

--
Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet.

Spider-Man 2
terminator 2

--
http://backloggery.com/bretteagles/sig.gif

Pretty_Odd posted...
Hmm. I guess Dark Knight can count because it's a reboot.

No way on Terminator though. The original was really amazing.

Dark Knight is a sequel to Batman Begins.

--
(Maniac64 at work) [Browncoat] ~Board 570901~
All the proteins, vitamins, and carbs of your grandma's best turkey dinner, plus 15% alcohol.

Alien is way better than Aliens.

--
GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC

breakin' 2

--
i consider myself a very positive influence on the youths of my community
http://img.imgcake.com/felixpngza.png

Toy Story 2


/controversy

--
Houston Texans: 4-3
If you have to put it in one word, it's lackofexecution.-- Ravens H.C. on loss to Jags

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

>______>

--
[NO BARKLEY NO PEACE]

Aliens
Fast Five
Terminator 2
Toy Story 3

--
Look at your quote. Now look at mine. Sadly, your quote isn't mine, but if you watch Adventure Time, it could SMELL like mine. I'm on a rainicorn!

Awesome. I was worried I might have the "worst" opinion in this topic but then Bosco posted.

--
Look at your quote. Now look at mine. Sadly, your quote isn't mine, but if you watch Adventure Time, it could SMELL like mine. I'm on a rainicorn!

GenesisSaga posted...
Awesome. I was worried I might have the "worst" opinion in this topic but then Bosco posted.

Brett posted Spider-Man 2, so we're both off the hook !!

--
[NO BARKLEY NO PEACE]

Spider-man 2 and Dark Knight are both great examples of this

All the best ones have been mentioned. Aliens, Terminator 2, TDK, Spiderman 2.

--
2011 WWYD Champion
I do things for money and games.

Toy Story 3 and Fast Five are not eligible. I thought I was clear.

Alien and Terminator are both much better films than their original. I'm still not seeing anything concrete.

--
Kiwi

From: Emporer_Kazbar | #006
Terminator 2 for sure

From: The Real Truth | #010
Alien is way better than Aliens.

Pretty_Odd posted...
Toy Story 3 and Fast Five are not eligible. I thought I was clear.

Alien and Terminator are both much better films than their original. I'm still not seeing anything concrete.

Oh, that means Pirates 3 isn't eligible anyway. Dead Man's Chest is better than the original too, though (but just barely).

The only other one that comes to mind... I liked The Rescuers Down Under better than the original as a kid!

--
[NO BARKLEY NO PEACE]

Pretty_Odd posted...
Toy Story 3 and Fast Five are not eligible. I thought I was clear.

Oh. I suppose you were.

Alien and Terminator are both much better films than their original. I'm still not seeing anything concrete.

This however isn't clear. I'd assume you mean "Alien and Terminator are both much better films than their respective sequels", but then you'd be wrong according to popular opinion.

--
Look at your quote. Now look at mine. Sadly, your quote isn't mine, but if you watch Adventure Time, it could SMELL like mine. I'm on a rainicorn!

I'm still not seeing anything concrete.

So you think Batman Begins > The Dark Knight?

--
(Maniac64 at work) [Browncoat] ~Board 570901~
All the proteins, vitamins, and carbs of your grandma's best turkey dinner, plus 15% alcohol.

There is no chance in hell Aliens is better than Alien.

I like T2 more than Terminator, but I find it hard to say that it's outright the better film either.

GenesisSaga posted...
Pretty_Odd posted...
Toy Story 3 and Fast Five are not eligible. I thought I was clear.

Oh. I suppose you were.

Alien and Terminator are both much better films than their original. I'm still not seeing anything concrete.

This however isn't clear. I'd assume you mean "Alien and Terminator are both much better films than their respective sequels", but then you'd be wrong according to popular opinion.

I'm not talking about popular opinion, though. I mean obviously T2 is more popular because it's more kid-friendly. Watch Terminator again as an adult and you'll realize it's the better film. Likewise with Alien, it's more slow and prodding, but it's widely agreed upon as one of the best sci-fi/horror films ever conceived, and is a large point of study in film theory classes. It's just much more legendary.

What I'm looking for is not anyone's own opinion on what movie they like more, but a solid sequel that every critic would agree is a better overall film.

muddersmilk posted...
I'm still not seeing anything concrete.

So you think Batman Begins > The Dark Knight?

No, but it still kind of bothers me because it's a reboot of a franchise. In many ways, you could consider TDK the 6th in the series... I don't know.

--
Kiwi

Reboots shouldn't count. that being said.
Spider-man 2>Spider-man
The dark knight>Batman Begins(notice the word begins. think of it as its own set of movies about a character with the same name)
*the following is not meant to be taken seriously*
Attack of the clones>The phantom menace.

--
official Kojondo of the pokemon B/W clan
MVC3 teams are taskmaster/deadpool/arthur, Zero/X-23/Super Skrull and Zero/Super skrull/deadpool

I'm not talking about popular opinion, though. I mean obviously T2 is more popular because it's more kid-friendly. Watch Terminator again as an adult and you'll realize it's the better film. Likewise with Alien, it's more slow and prodding, but it's widely agreed upon as one of the best sci-fi/horror films ever conceived, and is a large point of study in film theory classes. It's just much more legendary.

What I'm looking for is not anyone's own opinion on what movie they like more, but a solid sequel that every critic would agree is a better overall film.


"genius"

--
Houston Texans: 4-3
If you have to put it in one word, it's lackofexecution.-- Ravens H.C. on loss to Jags

Pulp Fiction (Sequel to Reservoir Dogs)
For a Few Dollars More (Sequel to A Fist Full of Dollars)
Oldboy (Sequel to Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance)
Empire Strikes Back

--
"Don't freeze up girl, you're looking quite a sight." - Adam Ant.
"Baby, can you dig your man? He's a righteous man." - Larry Underwood

There are some seriously strange posts in this topic.

--
There was a signature here. It's gone now.
Your face is bees.

The Empire Strikes Back

--
"Mr. Paris, I assume you've had a great deal of experience being rejected by women." ~SCP~
http://img.imgcake.com/Jeffzeropngus.png

From: RevolverSaro | #027
Pulp Fiction (Sequel to Reservoir Dogs)

...

--
My fingers -- ALIVE! And threatening me with -- DEATH!

What I'm looking for is not anyone's own opinion on what movie they like more, but a solid sequel that every critic would agree is a better overall film.

You mean like Terminator 2?

--
FEVER. PRESCRIPTION. COWBELL.

RevolverSaro posted...
Pulp Fiction (Sequel to Reservoir Dogs)


...No it's not?

--
SEP Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996
Step FOUR! Get Paid! http://img.imgcake.com/stevenashgifpu.gif

Some people would say Kill Bill 2. I don't know if I agree.

--
Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig.
Started: July 6, 2005

Anagram posted...
Some people would say Kill Bill 2. I don't know if I agree.

Not a sequel. It's the second half of one movie.

--
From his looks Magus is Macho Man Randy Savage as an anime zombie. The black wind howls, and one of you will snap into a Slim Jim ooh yeeeah! -sonicblastpunch

I've got one.

From Russia with Love

--
From his looks Magus is Macho Man Randy Savage as an anime zombie. The black wind howls, and one of you will snap into a Slim Jim ooh yeeeah! -sonicblastpunch

Scream 2

--
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/351/uoty.png

Kara no Kyoukai
Aliens
Resident Evil >_>

--
if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it do the other trees laugh?

StealThisSheen posted...
RevolverSaro posted...
Pulp Fiction (Sequel to Reservoir Dogs)


...No it's not?

Sure it is. Its thematically linked and stylistically linked. Plus there is continuity between characters (in particular Michael Madsen's character and John Trevolta's characters are brothers)

--
"Don't freeze up girl, you're looking quite a sight." - Adam Ant.
"Baby, can you dig your man? He's a righteous man." - Larry Underwood

RevolverSaro posted...
Sure it is. Its thematically linked and stylistically linked. Plus there is continuity between characters (in particular Michael Madsen's character and John Trevolta's characters are brothers)


Being set in the same universe, with no actual in-film link, does not make something a sequel.

--
SEP Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996
Step FOUR! Get Paid! http://img.imgcake.com/stevenashgifpu.gif

RevolverSaro posted...
StealThisSheen posted...
RevolverSaro posted...
Pulp Fiction (Sequel to Reservoir Dogs)


...No it's not?

Sure it is. Its thematically linked and stylistically linked. Plus there is continuity between characters (in particular Michael Madsen's character and John Trevolta's characters are brothers)

It's not a sequel. That's like saying Stephen King's It and The Stand are sequels.

--
FEVER. PRESCRIPTION. COWBELL.

Mad Max 2
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

--
Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do and die.

Pulp Fiction 2.

--
Congratulations to Rafael Nadal on a Career Golden Slam. - The Mana Sword

Evil Dead II
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
X2: X-Men United

--
this is a world... where birds eat horses

For A Few Dollars More
Silence of the Lambs
Dawn of the Dead

--
The Gamer In Me
His dark secret is he's really Spark Brushel in disguise. If people knew, he'd be ruined. - Spiral on the black psyche locks

Calintares posted...

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

--
"Don't freeze up girl, you're looking quite a sight." - Adam Ant.
"Baby, can you dig your man? He's a righteous man." - Larry Underwood

From: PumpkinCoach | Posted: 10/28/2011 9:08:00 PM | #043
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

I think we can all agree that this is true.

--
Me as a bunny slug by Nio
http://img.imgcake.com/nio/21raydynpngan.png

Cars 2! ...Look, I thought it was a good movie, okay. Maybe my expectations were just that low after the first Cars sucked. On the Pixar front, Toy Story 2 also works.

I'm surprised it took so long for Wrath of Khan to come up. After Terminator 2, Wrath of Khan is like the next sequel I think of when I think of sequels that are vastly superior to their original.

I like the original Terminator, but Terminator 2 kicks its ass. Sorry.

Also as far as my contrarian opinions go, the best Star Wars is the original. A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back are like my #1 and #2 favorite movies of all time so it's not saying much, but I feel like I'm the only person on earth who believes A New Hope is the best.

Ghoulies 2. That's not saying much because the original was really awful. The sequel was still bad, but not as bad as the original!

Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
Lethal Weapon 2
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Friday the 13th part 2

--
One Piece: Pirates with style!
-= Metal Gear Solid: Tactical Espionage Action =-