Movies where you prefer a sequel over the original

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Usually, most people( including me) like the first film in a series/franchise the best. But there are some movies where I prefer the sequel/sequels.

Some of mine:

Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Sleepaway Camp 2 & 3
Sorority House Massacre 2
The Legend of Drunken Master
Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead
Bloody Murder 2

Just to name a few

[Kat]

Terminator 2
Child's Play 2
Nightmare on Elm Street 3
Saw 2
Kill Bill part 2

[Kane Lives]

Dawn of the Dead over Night of the Living Dead.
Aliens over Alien.
Phantasm II over Phantasm.
Friday The 13th Part 2, TFC, and TNB over the original Friday The 13th.
The Devil's Rejects over House of 1,000 Corpses.

Dream Warriors comes ever so close, but still not quite there... yet.

[Jigsaw]

Sequels I like better than the originals:


Phantasm II
Friday The 13th Parts 2-7
A Nightmare On Elm Street 3 and 7
Evil Dead II and Army Of Darkness
Saw II
Aliens and Alien 3
Predator 2
Spider-Man 2 and 3
The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi
Revenge Of The Sith
Die Hard With a Vengeance
Ghostbusters II
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
U.S. Marshals
The Devil's Rejects
Batman Returns
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade


Probably others too but I can't remember them at the moment.

[Deathscythe]

Spiderman 2
X-Men 2
Friday the 13th Jason Lives
The Godfather Part II
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi

[sCabbOy]

Bloody Murder 2
Damien: The Omen
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night Part II
Sleepaway Camp 2
Day Of The Dead

[Shoesalesman]

Terminator 2
Friday The 13th part 2
The Empire Strikes Back (if you consider it a sequel, I don't but some do)

[Rich]

Terminator 2
Die Hard With a Vengeance

[The Dream Master]

Let's see...

The Empire Strikes Back
NOES 3: Dream Warriors
Friday the 13th 2
Terminator 2
Aliens (sometimes--I can go either way with this one)
Dawn of the Dead
Spider-Man 2
X-Men 2
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (techincally a prequel, but you know)

[DavidDunn]

Phantasm II
Spider-Man 2-3 (Not a stretch, the original sucked)
Dawn of the Dead '78
ANOES 2-4 and WCNN
Friday The 13th 2,3,4,6,8 and 9
Halloween 2-4
The Emprie Strikes Back
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
T2: Judgement Day
Aliens
Die Hard 3
Rocky 2-3
Evil Dead 2
Patriot Games
X2: X-Men United
Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer
Home Alone 2

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Some more:

Highlander: The Final Dimension
Lethal Weapon 4
The Devil's Rejects

[sickboy]

Aliens
Empire Strikes Back
Dream Warriors
Dawn of the Dead

[ChoKo]

Aliens
The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
F13th Part 2, TFC, and TNB
LOTR: The Two Towers
Dawn of the Dead '78
Day of the Dead
Desperado (Over El Mariachi. I love all three films, but I like Desperado a bit more than I do El Mariachi.)
Mission: Impossible 2
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly and For A Few Dollars More (Over A Fistful of Dollars. Again, I love all three, but I like the final two more than the first one.)

[NETRA]

Amityville 2: The Possession
Day Of The Dead (Yay Scab! Finally someone agrees with me on this)
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Friday The 13th Part 2
Friday The 13th Part 3-D
Frightnight II (Though it's really close to a tie)
Godzilla VS The Sea Monster
Hello May Lou: Prom Night II
A Nightmare On Elm Street 3
A Nightmare On Elm Street 4
Phantasm II
Rocky III (The original is better, but I enjoy this one more)
Sleepaway Camp 2
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (it still makes me cry)

[Brett H.]

Friday the 13th 2,3,4,6,7,9, Dawn of the Dead, The Beyond (sequel to COTLD?), Bride of Chucky, Creepshow 2, Bride of Frankenstein,

And, I am torn on Rocky Balboa. Pretty close.

[101ant101]

bloody murder 2

camp bood 2,3

[Joshg]

Dawn of the Dead
Devil's Rejects
Prom Night II
Agh! There's so many. I can't decide. :(

[sCabbOy]

bloody murder 2

camp bood 2,3

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[101ant101]

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[simonthekillerewok]

Dawn of the Dead
Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
The Devil's Rejects
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

[Joshg]

Creepshow 2

[FinalBeyond]

Battle Royale. If the first movie was more like the novel, it'd win, but Requiem is better than the original, think.

[Sketch Sanchez]

Did someone say they liked Ghostbusters 2 more than 1? I'm speachless.

Does Return of the living dead count? Its technically a sequal...

[Jigsaw]

Did someone say they liked Ghostbusters 2 more than 1? I'm speachless.


That would be me. I find it more entertaining and easy to get into than the original, but they're both awesome movies and some of my favorite ever.

[NETRA]

That would be me. I find it more entertaining and easy to get into than the original, but they're both awesome movies and some of my favorite ever.

I prefer the original (tough to top its first act) but I do enjoy Part 2. The actors seem to be having a lot of fun, like old friends getting back together.

[Spade]

Battle Royale. If the first movie was more like the novel, it'd win, but Requiem is better than the original, think.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b159/drm6181/eek2.gif I'm surprised someone likes part two more than part one. I like them both, but I think part one is better.

As for a sequel I like better than the original... I think Desperado is better than El Mariachi.

[Sketch Sanchez]

That would be me. I find it more entertaining and easy to get into than the original, but they're both awesome movies and some of my favorite ever.

Thats cool.

I love them both but 1 is just light years ahead of 2 in my opinion. Its also way more quotable :p

[Chex]

The closest film that I can think of is Phantasm II as I just generally am more entertained by it in comparison with Phantasm I.

[nottidelterrore]

Dawn of the Dead(1978)
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
Death Wish 3
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II
Return of the Jedi
Bride of Frankenstein(1935)

[Dave Dunwoody]

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Dawn of the Dead
Nightmare on Elm Street 3
Aliens
The Devil's Rejects
Friday the 13th 3 & 9
Halloween 2-6
Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
Empire Strikes Back & ROTJ

And some that haven't been mentioned:

Ghoulies 2
Puppet Master 2 & 3
Hellbound: Hellraiser 2

[Deathscythe]

Halloween 2-6

You actually prefer Halloween 5 over the orginal?:confused:

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Ah, that's right. I forgot to mention Hellbound: Hellraiser II.

[nottidelterrore]

Ah, that's right. I forgot to mention Hellbound: Hellraiser II.

Same here. I like it a tad better than the first Hellraiser.

[Dave Dunwoody]

You actually prefer Halloween 5 over the orginal?:confused:
I do, I do. It's got a great Gothic atmosphere when it succeeds (even if it fails in many ways). The original's a bonafide classic but it just bores me to tears nowadays.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I can definitely see how some people can't watch the original Halloween. But I can still actually watch it, and not get bored. Although H1 is my all-time favorite, i'd actually say H2 probably has the best re-watch value IMO.

[Deathscythe]

Really? H2 or H3 are the ones I always found boring.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I can still watch 1-4 and not get bored. I can't watch 5-8, though.

[nottidelterrore]

A few more that I forgot to add:

Die Hard 2
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

[The One and Only]

Underworld:Evolution
Blade 2
Lethal Weapon 2-3
Terminator 2:Judgement Day
Evil Dead 2
Army of Darkness
Aliens
Mothra Vs. Godzilla
Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero
Gamera 2 & 3
Friday The 13th 2-4, 6 ,Jason Goes To Hell
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Phantasm II
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 & 4
Die Hard 2-4
Spider-Man 2
X2:X-Men United
Beverly Hills Cop II
Halloween 4:The Return of Micheal Myers
Vampire Hunter D:Bloodlust

[ZPowers]

A few more that I forgot to add:

Die Hard 2

This one is crazy to me. Of course, not only do I think its vertable action movie blasphemy to like ANY Die Hard sequel more than the original (Even if it wasn't really well written, original, and suspenseful, Hans Gruber is enough to make it kick some serious ass) but the sequel you prefer is the one I think is easily the worst in the series.

but if this thread proves anything, it's "to each his own", I suppose

[Just Jeans]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

As much as I enjoy Raiders of the Lost Ark, it's my least favorite (and least watched) film in the series. Temple of Doom is just so much better: better action, better effects, better music... it's just plain better.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch.

Don't get me wrong, I adore Halloween. But Halloween III has got Tom Atkins, folks. 'Nuff said.

That would be me. I find it more entertaining and easy to get into than the original, but they're both awesome movies and some of my favorite ever.

I go back and forth on the Ghostbusters films. There are moments in the second film -- the courtroom scene, just about every scene involving Janosz Poha -- that propel that film heads and shoulders above the first, but the first film is so special to me that I just can't pick which one I like better.

I also really like the score in the second film. I wish they'd release it on CD.

[Jigsaw]

I agree on Temple Of Doom. Very underrated movie and one I can watch over and over. It's always been my favorite Indiana Jones film, and I never understood the hatred against it.

Ghostbusters II is another underrated sequel. Both movies play off of each other so well and are just classic. I too wish the original score would get a release.

[Spade]

I agree on Temple Of Doom. Very underrated movie and one I can watch over and over. It's always been my favorite Indiana Jones film, and I never understood the hatred against it.

I agree with Temple of Doom as well. It's my favorite of the Indiana Jones movie.

[Jigsaw]

Temple Of Doom is just entertaining as Hell to me in every aspect. I also love how unrelentingly dark and mean-spirited it is.

[Ron]

Devil's Rejects
Terminator 2 Judgement Day
Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter

[Germaniac]

Lethal Weapon 2&4
Psycho 2
Friday the 13th 2,4, FvsJ and X
Terminator 2
Aliens
Empire Strikes Back, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith
Rocky 2
Dawn of the Dead
Phantasm 2
ANOES2, FvsJ
Batman Returns
Star Trek 2,3,6,8
several Bond-movies

[Esten]

Excessive Force II: Force On Force kicks the shit out of the first - the original is so damed bland, which is a shame, since it has Lance Henriksen, James Earl Jones, Burt Young and Tony Todd. How could they fail with that cast?

[nottidelterrore]

Yet another I forgot to add: Aliens. Alien is a damn great movie but I've always liked Aliens a lot better.

[Deathscythe]

Empire Strikes Back
Aliens
Spiderman & X-men 2
Friday the 13th Part 2, 3, 4, & 6

[MysterioMan007]

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Spider-Man 2
The Devil's Rejects
The Godather Part II
Aliens

[Deathscythe]

I gave Godfather 2 a watch today and Godfather 1 a watch about a week ago and to be honest, I liked Godfather 2 more.

And I'd also have to add Return of the Jedi to my list.

[nottidelterrore]

And I'd also have to add Return of the Jedi to my list.

Return of the Jedi is my favourite Star Wars movie of all-time.

[Natman]

Bride of Frankenstein is my favorite sequel, and I definitely prefer it over the original. Followed closely by Terminator 2. I usually don't consider trilogies in this, but let's see...

The Empire Strikes Back
Ghoulies II
Aliens (maybe, it's so damn hard to decide)
Batman Returns
The Godfather Part II
Spider-man 2
Underworld: Evolution
X2
Return of the Living Dead 3
maybe Puppet Master III
Dawn of the Dead
If considered a sequel to Manhunter, Silence of the Lambs
Critters 2: The Main Course
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
A fair amount of the Friday the 13th series

That's all I can think of right now. There are some other damn good sequels out there, but these are the ones I believe surpass the original.

[Jigsaw]

Return of the Jedi is my favourite Star Wars movie of all-time.


Same here. I like the SW series the best in reverse chronological order.

[The Dream Master]

Bride of Frankenstein is my favorite sequel, and I definitely prefer it over the original.

I must be the only son of a bitch alive who prefers Son of Frankenstein over the other two Karloff Frankenstein features. It's probably got more to do with nostalgia than anything, but I'll be damned if I don't love that flick.

[Natman]

I don't know how much my adoration of BoF had to do with Karloff, it was mostly James whale's directing style. I just think that is one of the most beautiful things ever filmed, including acting and score. It had everything going for it. I don't think Son of Frankenstein was bad at all, but I do like the first two more.

[The Dream Master]

Yeah, I don't think there's any doubt that Whale's films are technically superior to Son of Frankenstein. I just prefer the latter for whatever reason.

[Rich]

I am shocked that anyone could say that any Godzilla sequel is better then the original. The same goes for Die Hard 2.

As far as Godzilla is concerned, I think the original is the only truely good film out of the 30(?) they made. The sequels are monster smashing fun, but are in no way shape or form in the league with the original anti-nuclear war alagory which portrayed Godzilla as a true monster that men created himself and now fears rather then Earth's defender against space aliens and other post nuclear war monsters. The original Godzilla represented true concequence for our actions (which like the Frankenstein story begs the question of who is the real monster: The creature or the people who made it?) and it is actually a pretty scary movie and is very suspensful as you wait to finally see the creature.

[Scarecrow]

Return of the Jedi is my favourite Star Wars movie of all-time.

Amen to that!

Hellbound: Hellraiser II, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors and The Unnameable Returns are also all superior sequels.


- Scarecrow

[God of Thunder]

The Empire Strikes Back
Jaws 2
Gnaw: Food of the Gods II
Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Leprechaun 2
Leprechaun 3
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
American Wedding
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
Friday the 13th Part 2
Friday the 13th part III
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI
A Nightmare on Elm St 2: Freddy's Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm St. 5: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm St 3: Dream Warriors
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (yes, Freddy's Dead)
Halloween II
Halloween 4: Return of Michael Myers
The Return of the Fly

[Lammert]

wow... many people prefer the sequels over the first Friday the 13th?? :o

- American Pie 2
- Lethal Weapon 3
- Nightmare on Elmstreet 2, 4, New Nightmare
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II
- Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness
- John Rambo (for now...)
- Star Wars Episode III

[Monkey]

Godfather, Pt. 2
Terminator 2
F13, Pts. 2 & 3
Exorcist III
LOTR: Return of the King
Evil Dead II
Day of the Dead
X2
Spider-man 2
AvP: Requiem
Aliens
Empire Strikes Back

[zombie extra 3]

Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
Dawn of the Dead 1978 & Day of the Dead
Evil Dead II & Army of Darkness
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors

[Deathscythe]

AvP: Requiem

Being better than AvP1 ain't saying much tho, haha.

[Monkey]

Being better than AvP1 ain't saying much tho, haha.
True, true.