Sequels! Good or crap? Have your say!

[AVC]

Further to the topic on The Expendables, Cav makes mention of the Die Hard series.

Now, we all know that Hollywood loves a sequel. A great way to cash in on a good idea without having to come up with a good one. But are they any good. Is it usually the first one that is the best?

Trilogies don't really count here, because they generally tie in to each other. The Back To The Future is a prime example. It was actually made as a trilogy because they couldn't get all the time travel concepts into one movie. Star Wars is another.

So lets go. I'll give a few examples:

Alien - The first was OK, but the second one was actually the best IMO, the rest? Crap

Lethal Weapon - The first one, good. The second, again I think better. The two other spin-offs. Crap

Terminator - The first one, good. The second, better. The third started going too far with that chick. Was there a fourth one?

So using these examples, sequels rock! But they should stop at two...

 

[honestjohnny]

Im not sure what cav said about the Die hard series but i think they got better as they went along.

Mad Max. I liked Road warrior and beyond thunderdome alot better then the original.

The new Batman. Dark knight was way better then Batman begins.

The Rocky series just got better till Rocky balboa.

First Blood II was better then I but then 3 was horrible. then i really like the newer one Rambo.

 

[Caveadsum]

You know I don't usually go crazy when I hear of one simply because it's Hollywood trying to duplicate the magic they achieved with a film. Usually the quality can't be duplicated. Now there are exceptions to this rule. Sometimes the sequel is better than the original, it differs with each series.

Never seen Alien believe it or not

Lethal Weapon I would concur with AVC

Terminator again I agree on. The fourth (if you can call it that) Terminator Salvation was utter crap. I couldn't make it through the first 15 minutes.

Die Hard: The first was brilliant if you ask me. The second just didn't have the writing. They had everything else they needed to make it good, but it just didn't work. In my opinion the 3rd was better than the first. The 4th which came out a year or two ago I guess, was not as good.

Indiana Jones: first was good, second not so good, 3rd brilliant. 4th pretty crappy in my view. This follows close to the exact trend as Die Hard.

Ocean's Series: 11 was awesome, 12 I thought was really good, not as good as the first, but still very good. 13 I thought, and especially from watching it a few times after it came out, has definitely grown on me. I won't say it's as good as 11, but it's better than 12 and is pretty dang awesome too.

You see, the particular examples differ so much. Sometimes they can get away with it, sometimes not.