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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2019 2:18:50 GMT
Paddington 2 has to be the most recent example, not least because of Hugh Grant's scene-stealing tour de force performance. 
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Post by Zeb31 on Jul 1, 2019 2:20:48 GMT
Agreed on Paddington 2!
I do love the original, but Blade Runner 2049 qualifies here.
Also, the John Wick series and the Before trilogy, both of which have second and third installments that improve on already strong first films.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Jul 1, 2019 3:04:16 GMT
The Dark Knight
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2019 3:53:25 GMT
Empire Strikes Back.
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Post by cherry68 on Jul 1, 2019 4:06:39 GMT
Not the first movie, but Back to the future 3 >>> Back to the future 2.
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Post by countjohn on Jul 1, 2019 5:56:17 GMT
From Russia With Love vs Dr. No
A number of Pink Panther sequels
Empire Strikes Back
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Bourne and LOTR trilogies got progressively better
The Dark Knight
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Post by Martin Stett on Jul 1, 2019 6:09:48 GMT
Yes, I know that I'm a massive nerd and the only person who will ever watch this, but once again I mention Madoka Magica: Rebellion. The original TV show was a masterpiece imo, but it left no place for a sequel. Well, it left the possibility open, but thematically I didn't see how it could be built on: everything the writer wanted to say had been said.
And then Rebellion happened. Instead of copying the original or trying to build on it, the movie made the gutsy move to function as an argument against the original. It takes everything the story stood for and fights against it, argues that everything the original used as a foundation for its philosophies is wrong. And as such it serves as a perfect second chapter to the tale I loved: it deconstructs the original and seeks to find ways to make it better.
Whether or not the solution the characters come to in Rebellion is better or worse than the one presented in the original is up to the viewer, but it takes an enormous amount of courage to take such a popular show (and Madoka Magica was a pretty titanic hit, topping Japanese public voting lists as "THE GREATEST ANIME OF ALL TIMEZ!!!111!!!!") and then fuck with its audience in this way, by deliberately making a sequel that spits on the original.
And in the process, making the original better, by making the viewer question their own thoughts and beliefs about what they loved about it.
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Post by jakesully on Jul 1, 2019 8:08:44 GMT
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (bigger, bolder & more badass). It features some of the most insane action sequences ever filmed, raised the stakes, much improved lead actress performance who wasn't a damsel in distress at all this time around and ahead the curb cgi/special effects.
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Post by mhynson27 on Jul 1, 2019 8:52:02 GMT
I mean it doesn't really count but Hot Fuzz > Shaun of the Dead.
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Post by JangoB on Jul 1, 2019 10:15:03 GMT
It's fresh in my mind because I rewatched it a couple of days ago and I think it's a perfect example - Toy Story 2.
Less frantic and more measured in its pace than the first one, explores more thematic depths, is funnier, has a much stronger emotional side. It's everything a great sequel should be.
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 1, 2019 10:20:32 GMT
Terminator 2
Back to the Future 2
The Godfather 2
Pink Panther 2 (a Shot in the Dark)
TDK
Star Wars V
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 1, 2019 10:24:58 GMT
Also:
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Spiderman 2
X-Men 2
Before Midnight
Superman 2
Hellboy 2
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 1, 2019 13:13:08 GMT
Terminator 2 Back to the Future 2 The Godfather 2 Pink Panther 2 (a Shot in the Dark) TDK Star Wars V Back to the future 2? improved upon the original? what a laugh! Laugh as much as you want. I'm posting my opinion here, not yours. |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Jul 1, 2019 13:47:47 GMT
TerryMontana I prefer Back to the Future 2 over the original too.
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 1, 2019 16:21:40 GMT
TerryMontana I prefer Back to the Future 2 over the original too. You shouldn't. It's not allowed but the dumb fascist Ray. |
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 1, 2019 16:23:48 GMT
Laugh as much as you want. I'm posting my opinion here, not yours.   |
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Post by Mattsby on Jul 1, 2019 23:21:01 GMT
Hamlet 2  But really..... To get the horrors out of the way.... Evil Dead 2 a big one Paranormal Activty 3 I found legit scary and brings series narrative together Ouija Origin of Evil and Annabelle Creation two surprisingly good studio horrors that outwit their weak starting points The Exorcist III, bold take I like it better than the first, wouldn't change a frame from the first hour, strong GCS perf |
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Post by Film Socialism on Jul 2, 2019 0:23:14 GMT
Revenge of the Sith and every other SW film that came before it
the original is good but the last two Resident Evil films completely give new meaning to the first film
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2019 3:20:18 GMT
I don't know man, the first one's spookier and feels more naturally insane to me. The more outright comedic these got - as opposed to the "laughing because I can't stop screaming" vibe of the original - the less I enjoyed them. |
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Post by Nikan on Jul 3, 2019 7:16:30 GMT
Aliens.
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