SEQUELS THAT ARE BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL

Archivist · August 12, 2024, 11:41:24 PM

Mission Impossible II was way better than the first movie, and remains one of my favourite movies to this day. John Woo for the win!

Conan the Destroyer is much better than Conan The Barbarian.

Aliens is more viscerally thrilling than Alien.

Terminator 2 is even better than the original Terminator.

RCMerchant · August 13, 2024, 12:19:11 AM

SCREAM, BLACULA, SCREAM (1973) was better than BLACULA (1972). And it had Pam Grier too!
THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT (1977) was more fun than the LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (1974).

zombie no.one · August 13, 2024, 01:29:39 AM

NAKED GUN 2 > NAKED GUN

RETURN TO SAVAGE BEACH > SAVAGE BEACH

SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 2 > S.N.D.N 1

claws · August 13, 2024, 05:56:27 AM

Quote from: zombie no.one on August 12, 2024, 10:43:53 AMone day I will actually make it all the way through EXCORCIST

If you do Halloween viewings, it would be perfect for this October. Pick a specific night, relax, and enjoy the movie in the best quality available to you.

It's not rocket science. It is only a movie

Gabriel Knight · August 13, 2024, 08:39:14 AM

EVIL DEAD II surpass the original, in my opinion. Bruce Campbell's character is finally fleshed out and he can go all out with the slapstick and awesome one liners.

Unpopular and confusing opinion, because it's a prequel: I prefer RED DRAGON over SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Edward Norton is a way better protagonist than Jodie Foster, and the villain this time is much more elaborated. You get to know him better and can even sympathize with him at the end, a little bit at least.

FatFreddysCat · August 13, 2024, 11:08:11 AM

I'd agree that Aliens is better than Alien.

I also prefer Die Hard 2 to the O.G., though that may be simply be due to my seeing the original so much that I burned out on it.

I recently re-watched Tim Burton's first two Batman movies and found that I enjoyed Batman Returns more than the first. They really let Tim go nuts on that one, it's way darker and weirder than the original.

Alex · August 13, 2024, 11:28:00 AM

Quote from: FatFreddysCat on August 13, 2024, 11:08:11 AMI'd agree that Aliens is better than Alien.

I also prefer Die Hard 2 to the O.G., though that may be simply be due to my seeing the original so much that I burned out on it.

I recently re-watched Tim Burton's first two Batman movies and found that I enjoyed Batman Returns more than the first. They really let Tim go nuts on that one, it's way darker and weirder than the original.

I've heard a few people say that they feel that Aliens is the better movies, but I very much disagree. You take all the world building that someone else has done, then you remove the suspense and tension and replace it with big explosions. Hell, Michael Bay could have directed Aliens and it would have been no different (James Cameron himself said Aliens was made the way it was because he didn't feel he could make a film better than Alien so had to make something different). I am neutral on Die Hard, but I do completely agree with you on Batman Returns. It is a shame they replaced him for the next couple of movies and killed the series.

RCMerchant · August 13, 2024, 11:54:14 AM

PROM NIGHT II: HELLO MARY LOU (1987) was better than PROM NIGHT (1980). Watching bread mold is better than PROM NIGHT.

Trevor · August 13, 2024, 12:27:27 PM

Quote from: RCMerchant on August 13, 2024, 11:54:14 AMPROM NIGHT II: HELLO MARY LOU (1987) was better than PROM NIGHT (1980). Watching bread mold is better than PROM NIGHT.

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M.10rda · August 14, 2024, 07:30:34 AM

I agree w/ bread mold >>> PROM NIGHT.

For many years I agreed that ALIENS was superior to ALIEN. I've seen the light. ALIENS is superb in many ways but visually it hasn't aged super-well for HD screens. That's not the film's fault but it is hard for me to have the same experience I used to have with it. ALIEN, on the other hand, looks as good as ever and is flawless in every regard. Excellent acting, the best directing Ridley Scott ever did or will ever do.

I avoid these threads because they're rabbit holes to senseless debates that I don't need to get myself into. However, here's two that haven't been mentioned that I don't expect anyone will feel too strongly about:

AUSTIN POWERS: IMOM <<< AUSTIN POWERS: TSWSM
ANCHORMAN <<< ANCHORMAN 2

chainsaw midget · August 14, 2024, 09:01:21 AM

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was a lot better than Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

zombie no.one · August 14, 2024, 09:09:01 AM

MAGNUM FORCE > DIRTY HARRY , amirite?

Quote from: RCMerchant on August 13, 2024, 11:54:14 AMPROM NIGHT II: HELLO MARY LOU (1987) was better than PROM NIGHT (1980). Watching bread mold is better than PROM NIGHT.

Hmm it's not a top tier 80s slasher but I do like PROM NIGHT, however I didn't enjoy any of the sequels.

slightly OT: I said in the other thread there's hardly any franchises where I think the original is the best. I've had a think about that now, and I'm definitely wrong. I did mention JAWS and PSYCHO, but there's also DIE HARD, SPECIES, BACK TO THE FUTURE, JURASSIC PARK, SLEEPAWAY CAMP, quite a few others...

Trevor · August 14, 2024, 10:10:36 AM

Quote from: chainsaw midget on August 14, 2024, 09:01:21 AMStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was a lot better than Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

M.10rda · August 14, 2024, 04:25:46 PM

I agree that MAGNUM FORCE is better than DIRTY HARRY. What ARE the other DH sequels...? Is it just SUDDEN IMPACT and that's it?

zombie no.one · August 14, 2024, 04:38:40 PM

Quote from: M.10rda on August 14, 2024, 04:25:46 PMI agree that MAGNUM FORCE is better than DIRTY HARRY. What ARE the other DH sequels...? Is it just SUDDEN IMPACT and that's it?

THE ENFORCER, which ramps up the comedy a bit (oops Harry has interrupted a porn shoot, fnarr!) and DEAD POOL, officially, although I don't think that one really feels like Harry sequel. more like a standalone movie. it does have the weirdest car chase ever though.