Sideshow Vote II: Even you know I am cooler than you

[broodblik]

When a movie becomes a blockbuster, everyone wants a sequel (especially those movie moguls). In most cases the sequel to put it bluntly sucks. When was the last time we had a sequel that was worthy of its predecessor? When was the last time a sequel surpasses its predecessor?
This is a simple question which was the best sequel ever?
-   The Empire Strikes Back
-   The Wrath of Kahn
-   Aliens
-   The Dark Knight
-   Superman II
-   Terminator 2
-   Top Gun Maverick
-   What about? <Movie Name> (My Little Pony: A New Generation does not count people)

[Rogue Judge]

From this list, Terminator 2.

Personally, you can't beat Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

[broodblik]

From this list, Terminator 2.

Personally, you can't beat Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

Added as an option as well: Mad Max 2

[Colin YNWA]

While Empire, T2 and Aliens are all great Rogue Judge is right and

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

is the correct answer

[Magnetica]

Toy Story 2.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Dredd 2? No? Oh well.

Mad Max 2 it is then.

[GoGilesGo]

I think there is a limited list of sequels that are not just worthy of the original, but actually better:

The Road Warrior > Mad Max
Hour of the Gun > Gunfight at the OK Corral
Bride of Frankenstein > Frankenstein
Toy Story 2 > Toy Story
Sanjuro > Yojimbo
The Empire Strikes Back > New Hope
The Godfather Part II > The Godfather
After The Thin Man > The Thin Man
From Russia With Love > Dr No (does this count as a sequel?)
Lethal Weapon 2 > Lethal Weapon
Police Story 2 > Police Story
*The Wrath of Khan > Star Trek The Motion Picture


* bonus points for being a superior sequel to the ST episode Space Seed


If you want me to pick one from this list, I will go for the film that took the kernel of an idea from the original and expanded it in the most interesting way: Mad Max 2 : The Road Warrior

[The Mind of Wolfie Smith]

paddington 2!

[AlexF]

The correct answer is indeed Mad Max 2.
Some other sequels better than the original:

Addams Family Values
Dawn of the Dead
Evil Dead 2
X2 (aka X-Men 2)
John Wick 2

[SmallBlueThing(Reborn)]

Evil Dead II

SBT

[Colin YNWA]

The correct answer is indeed Mad Max 2.
Some other sequels better than the original:

Addams Family Values
Dawn of the Dead
Evil Dead 2
X2 (aka X-Men 2)
John Wick 2

Oh good call - very good call... doesn't quite change my answer but its damned close!

[Link Prime]

Fritt Vilt II

[broodblik]

Fritt Vilt II

I had to google that one my Norwegian is not up too standard but the title almost sounded German.

[Proudhuff]

Terminator 2

[sheridan]

Return of the Killer Tomatoes! - sequel to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (but the sequel had George Clooney in a before-they-were-famous role).

That isn't my vote.