Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: aux
It seems that the correct question should be What movie sequals should have been made?, there will be fewer to list.
That hits the nail on the head. Any crappy unsuccessful movie won't get a sequel (Ishtar #2 anyone?) so any sequel is facing an uphill battle just to get close to the original. Most are utter junk tossed together to cash in on the name like Men in Black II, the Jurassic Parks, Beverly Hills Cop 2 and 3, etc. A few are worthwhile attempts that show a little effort and are entertaining if not as good as the first. Movies like Airplane II, Lethal Weapon II, Toy Story II fit that category. But a sequel that's as good as or better than the original is a very short list. I'd figure The Empire Strikes Back as being better than Star Wars (although the next 3 sucked), Godfather 2 was as good as The Godfather. T2: Judgement Day was better than The Terminator and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was a hell of a lot better than Indiana Jones 2, so maybe that qualifies although they really should have stopped after Raiders of the Lost Ark as they were never going to top that.