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Added 2022-07-27 03:13:22 +0000 UTCWhat is the best movie sequel and why?
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Curse of the Cat People is a great sequel to Cat People. I love how it dares to be so different to the film it follows
Alan Graham
2022-07-29 11:24:50 +0000 UTCLady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance. Brought more drama in comparison to predecessor and fantastic closure to the main character arch. Add spy plot as a main engine to keep story going and here you have it - perfect sequel.
Mateusz
2022-07-27 20:31:26 +0000 UTCT2 is the perfect sequel and the greatest action movie ever made. All the action serves a unique purpose and carries weight rather than just occurring for the sake of spectacle. It’s also the perfect example of why practical effects will always be superior to CGI when it comes to big action set pieces. The limited amount of CGI that was used for the T1000 still holds up today.
Hart
2022-07-27 19:55:04 +0000 UTCUnderworld: Rise of the Lycans - It's a prequel that adds to the lore without destroying anything that came before. It fleshes out the main characters and gives you more to care about if you watch this one before the first film. It also has some really great character work from Bill Nighy and Michael Sheen which is far beyond what one might expect from the third film in a mid-budget franchise.
Ross Skilton
2022-07-27 19:21:24 +0000 UTCAs great an action movie as The Road Warrior is, I always felt a little underwhelmed by it. The central story of how Max, a hardened loner, comes to care for a group of people under siege by a vicious band of marauders, never felt fully fleshed out to me. It’s as if Miller took an archetypal Western plot and used it to string along action sequences (which, admittedly, are spectacular). We never really but into Max becoming willing to put his life on the line for these people other than out of necessity. Aside from those action scenes, it never steps up to being a full-blooded movie. Miller, I think, got it right with Mad Mad: Fury Road, the best entry in the series. For this one, Miller basically takes the best part of The Road Warrior—the celebrated tanker chase sequence—and makes it the entire movie. The film never slows down and holds us in its grip the entire time as a result. And he gets us more invested in what’s at stake, with the vivid presences of the women on the run and the sinister masked villain Immortan Joe making for more compelling tension than anything of its predecessor. In this film, we do buy Max choosing to risk his life for those around him. Miller’s canniest move of all though was shifting the central focus from Tom Hardy’s Max to Charlize Theron’s Furiosa, the most badass heroine to grace the screen since Ripley. Through sheer ferocity and will, she makes Fury Road one of the greatest action films of the century.
Bennett Oliver
2022-07-27 17:45:47 +0000 UTCIt’s not a direct narrative sequel, but Hot Fuzz is the funniest and the most rewatchable of Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy. Hot Fuzz is the best sequel of all time because of how it builds on the themes and aesthetics of Shaun of the Dead, successfully delivering on the promise of Wright’s growth as a filmmaker. Additionally, it’s one of the most beautifully written and directed action comedies of all time. The jokes and the visual gags hold up every time I revisit it, and the gleefully explosive action is so satisfying and cool, even as it parodies the over-the-top techniques of Michael Bay and Kathryn Bigelow.
Jared Angcanan
2022-07-27 08:00:18 +0000 UTCThe default would be Godfather Part II, and I wouldn’t argue against it. Empire Strikes Back also a strong contender, but does it count if it’s part of a planned trilogy? I’ll stand up for The Color of Money. Sort of a Top Gun:Maverick of its time in that it’s coming out much later than the original film. Newman is terrific in showing the ways Fast Eddie has changed and the ways he hasn’t. A criticism could be that Eddie has to learn the same lesson from the first movie again, but that sounds like life to me. I know it’s regarded as lesser Scorsese, but how many filmmakers would kill to direct a sequence like Cruise dancing around playing pool to Werewolves of London, or of the camera circling Eddie after he learned Vince threw the match, then being disgusted when he sees his reflection in the cue ball. I love it.
Jim Barnes
2022-07-27 07:03:27 +0000 UTCAliens. It does everything great the first film did and then some. It makes Ripley more fleshed out than she was in the first film, has one of the best casts of supporting characters ever from Bishop to Newt to Burke to Hudson to Hicks to name a few, has tons of quotable lines, and it equals the suspense and horror of the original while smoothly balancing it with the best action scenes that James Cameron has ever filmed. Just when you think it can't get any more exciting, there's the Alien Queen which is special effects and monster movie horror at their all time best.
Wolfman Brandon
2022-07-27 05:05:40 +0000 UTCOk so this is one of my big movie hot takes but Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is better than Raiders and it’s one of the best action movies ever made. While Raiders succeeded in modernizing 1930s adventure serials, Temple of Doom brilliantly satirized the racism and misogyny inherent in them. Raiders subverts the genre expectations with characters like Marion and Sallah being portrayed as competent, heroic sidekicks. Temple throws the absurdity of the real genre in our face with characters like Willie and set pieces like the dinner scene, while still making it a brilliant action movie that’s a wild ride to follow. Also just love everything that Spielberg and Lucas did to make it a quasi horror movie where you really see how evil the villains are, and John Williams’s chanting cult theme may just be my favorite thing he ever did.
Jackson Littlewood
2022-07-27 04:55:29 +0000 UTCI mean it has to be Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. Take all the ironic fun of the first movie, inject some genuine pathos, better songs, less Pierce Brosnan crooning his way through SOS and add Cher and you have one of the most delightful film experiences of my fucking life. And y'all might think I'm joking but genuinely I love this movie with all my heart.
Tyler Shobe
2022-07-27 03:40:19 +0000 UTCThe Godfather (Part II) -- Every bit as good as the original (if not as important)....an enduring story of betrayal and loyalty to family even if it means losing one's humanity. We get a glimpse into the brutality and suffering of homeland Italy, as well as a fascinating coming of age story for both Michael and Vito. It is easily Al Pacino's most iconic performance, and the dichotomy between Fredo's folly and Michael's shrewdness is unforgettable. Speaking of movie quotes, here's one: "I know it was you Fredo, you broke my heart....you broke my heart"
Michael Smith
2022-07-27 03:31:52 +0000 UTC
