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Originally Posted by Xnguela
*cough*In General*cough*
An exception certainly does not make a rule.
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Ok, then. How about?
Aliens.
Ghostbusters II.
Scream 2.
Evil Dead II (technically a remake, but the closing credits say
Evil Dead II, the Sequel to the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Terror)
Batman II (arguably not as good as the first batman movie, but not bad by any stretch, either)
Police Story II (the Jackie Chan movie -- greatly superior to the original)
Toy Story 2.
Silence of the Lambs.
X-men 2. (I say it's better than the first)
From Russia With Love. (Dr. No is still good, but From Russia is better.)
A Shot in the Dark.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. (
Khaaaaaaan!)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. (see Batman 2 above.)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.
Desperado.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
Kill Bill, vol. 2
Ocean's Twelve. (see Batman 2 as well)
The Devil's Rejects.
Ringu 2. (better than Ringu, not as good as Ringu 0)
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
Terminator II: Judgement Day.
Even if you discount one or even two of them, that's a
lot of exceptions. I'm not saying there aren't a lot of bad sequels, there are. The thing is, there are a lot of bad
movies out there. I don't see a proportion of bad sequels.
I do think that sequels are the lazy option out for hollywood: it's easier to concentrate on things you know people want, than risk something new that people won't try no matter how cool it is.
But it's outright lazy to say that in general, sequels are bad. They aren't.