The Sequel is Better...

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Over the last few days I've watched The Godfather and Godfather II - both excellent films.

It got me thinking, is II even better than the first...?

Maybe.

Maybe not

So, name a film (with a few lines) [ONE AT A TIME] where you think a sequel or sequels are better

Is Toy Story a contender...?

Equalizer [Denzel Washington]...?





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[ChrisB]

"Carry on again doctor"
Seriously, though, I really rate "French Connection 2". Hackman is, as usual, superb.

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I really rate "French Connection 2".

Yes, a really good call and I agree

More disturbing then the first

Hackman, of course, is superb





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[pcqgod]

People hate it, but I think the second Matrix movie is one of the best sequels of all time.

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People hate it, but I think the second Matrix movie is one of the best sequels of all time.

I've never been able to get into the Matrix series.

Perhaps this is a good time to give at least one another go

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Beverly Hill Cops - I love that series.

I'm not saying it is better but the final/last one with all three of the big names ( Eddie Murphy, John Ashton, Judge Reinhold) - Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, is excellent and comes close - made 40 years after the first!

Interestingly, and sadly John Ashton died soon after its release

Humorously and prophetically his ill health is dramatised in the film a number of times - him on the treadmill barely at walking pace with his medication, double cheeseburger and bottle of beer on a table nearby...!

He died just 2 months after the USA release in 2024





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[Darkness_Fish]

Spiderman 2 (Toby whassiface version) and Superman 2 are both better than the originals, but superhero films set a fairly low bar. Crashing the one film at a time rule there.

Btw, The Godfather Pt 2 always strikes me as a much harder slog of a film than the original. It might have more moments of significance, but the pacing is a bit off for me.

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Btw, The Godfather Pt 2 always strikes me as a much harder slog of a film than the original. It might have more moments of significance, but the pacing is a bit off for me.

A fair point but I like the way it flashes back and forwards from the Don as a young man

"wet my beak..."

Part 3 is dreadful



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