Movie sequels that were as good or better than the original

[Va Lefty]

To qualify movie had to have same name as original with number behind title (examples: Rush Hour II, Rocky V).

The Godfather II- at least as good if not better than the original
The Terminator II- better than the original. A great movie. Special effects were great at the time
Rocky III- the best of the Rocky movies, Mr. T was great as Clubber Lang

Let's hear your picks

[billyoc]

1. Aliens. n/t

[HuskerDU]

2. Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan

Waaaaay better than Star Trek the Motion Picture!

[Va Lefty]

4. Can't believe I forgot that one!

Great flick and much better than the original

[Richard Steele]

3. Aliens and Terminator 2. And I'll tentatively agree with your pick of "Rocky 3".

Tentatively, because I'm not a big Rocky fan,
and have seen the films only once, years ago.

[Richard Steele]

5. Lethal Weapon 2. Expanding Joe Pesci's role was a brilliant move, IMHO. nm

[Va Lefty]

7. I can see that

at least as good as the original. It makes the short list.

[regnaD kciN]

6. Titanic II

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0472570/

[Richard Steele]

8. I can't believe I forgot this one: The Road Warrior

That was by far the best film of that Trilogy.

[Joe Fields]

9. good choice.

[Richard Steele]

14. Just realized it may not qualify for this thread. It wasn't called "Mad Max II" here in the States.

The OP specified "same name". :(

[Joe Fields]

10. Godfather II

[Richard Steele]

11. I thought Evil Dead 2 was better than Evil Dead. And Army of Darkness topped them both.

Although I don't really feel comfortable considering
AoD a "sequel", as it was so different from the first 2.
(Also, no "Evil Dead" in the title, so I guess it's
disqualified from this thread.)

I always suspected that it started as a standalone script,
and they simply made Ash the hero with a 15-minute rewrite.

[toddaa]

17. AoD played up the yukes too much

Evil Dead II didn't force the humor.

[philosophie_en_rose]

12. Toy Story II

[mitchum]

13. The Bride of Frankenstein (a definite sequel from the days before they numbered sequels)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

15. The Bourne sequels

All three flicks kicked major ass.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

16. The Bourne sequels

All three flicks kicked major ass.

On edit: Wow. In all my years of posting, this is the very FIRST dupe post by me.

Dayum. And I was so very close to perfection...... :cry: