The best sequel of all time?

ham_sl said:

Aliens
T2
Godfather 2
Back to the Future II
TDK

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Back to the Future III > Back to the Future II

for those that have seen Aliens on bluray, did it hold up for you?

Yes, although the one deleted scene with the autoguns bugs me because they forget about the ocean of acid that should have filled that tunnel.

Kreugen_sl said:

Yes, although the one deleted scene with the autoguns bugs me because they forget about the ocean of acid that should have filled that tunnel.

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Yeah, that should have created quite a mess, but it was a cool scene.

For the argument about whether Alien or Aliens is a better movie, as it relates to the OP, it really doesn't matter. This is about the best sequel ever, not the best sequel vs. source film. If it were the latter I would say Scary Movie 2 wins, because that shit is hands-down better than the original but it is a terrible movie by itself and I feel empty deep down going back to watch it on occasion.

If it was best sequel vs original nothing could ever touch Wrath of Kahn. It is known.

Chud 2: Bud the Chud!

And ESB, Godfather Part 2, Aliens, Wrath of Khan, and First Contact (second of the new series anyway).

Kill Bill Volume 2

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

Best sequel of all times: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Return of the Ooze

NINJA, NINJA RAP!

I realize an unsurprising omission and in the name of a minority I shall correct it:The Matrix Reloaded. I don't just say it because of my love for kung-fu movies, but also because it took the Manichean universe set in The Matrix and added a lot of complexity to it, shades of grey, third parties. I'll add that it is to me a very important movie in the history of film because the use of 'realistic' CGI blends perfectly with one of the themes of the movie (what is real? what is not?), making it part of the discourse and not just VFX.

bixxby_sl said:

Kill Bill Volume 2

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Not sure if troll, but I'll bite:

Kill Bill 2 isn't a sequel, just the 2nd half of a single film. Fuck Hollywood for forcing Tarantino to cut his masterpiece up.

Aliens is the best sequel. It is known.

Adebisi_sl said:

T2 for all time.

It still looks good after 20+ years.

When I was a kid we used to play Terminator. One of us was T-1000 and the rest of us had to run from him.

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Haha, yep. We used to do that as well, but we did this before T2 was released. One of my friends had a cache of toy guns. He would hide them in his back yard and I would run finding the guns and shooting him to keep him at bay. He had one toy gun made from Legos and I would have to find all pieces and assemble the gun to kill him for good. man, the 80's was awesome.

Szlia_sl said:

I realize an unsurprising omission and in the name of a minority I shall correct it:The Matrix Reloaded.

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Yeah, it wasn't mentioned because it's half a fun action movie and half a festering petrified gorilla turd forced in to your eyeholes. You and The Edge need to get together and discuss the deep philosophical impact of the 2nd and 3rd movies.

Do Bond movies count? If so:

Goldeneye
Casino Royale

and for the feels

Young Guns II

I don't see how Godfather 2 isn't the clear winner when it's a sequel to a movie that was already considered one of the greatest movies ever and then surpassed that.

Vandyn_sl said:

I don't see how Godfather 2 isn't the clear winner when it's a sequel to a movie that was already considered one of the greatest movies ever and then surpassed that.

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Because fuck you, that's why. You just like to watch Fredo die over and over, don't you? Sicko.

Aliens would be my top pick, but only because they never made a sequel to Tombstone.

I get that T2 was a decent movie, but fuck, how can you guys stand Furlong's super shitty acting that much? Ugh. He ruins every scene he's in every time he opens his fucking mouth.

Vandyn_sl said:

I don't see how Godfather 2 isn't the clear winner when it's a sequel to a movie that was already considered one of the greatest movies ever and then surpassed that.

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Pretty much this.

I think the first Godfather film is the best.