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Sequels are never better than the original.
At least, that used to be conventional wisdom.
In reality, sequels are sometimes as good, if not better, than their precursors.
Maybe its time to finally consider what are some of the greatest sequels of all time.
For so long, sequels have been perceived to be lesser and inferior to their respective originals.
Even Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett conjures up a few laughs as villainess sorceress (and Thors sister) Hela.
Clerks II (2006)
Never has a filthy stoner comedy felt so tender in the heart.
Whereas the first two Police Story installments are clever crowd-pleasers with manageable scale, Supercop is nuclear-powered popcorn entertainment.
But Guillermo del Toros finely tuned sequel from 2002 smooths out all those edges without sacrificing any sharpness.
Rebelling against rules of look but dont touch, Magic Mike XXL dares you not to feel something.
Through stunning direction by the master Wes Craven, his New Nightmare still plays like a terrifying dream.
Why the Middle Ages?
Well, why not?
(The less said about Rocky V, the better.)
Before Sunset (2004)
In 1994, two young strangers met on a train to Vienna.
Even fewer expected 22 Jump Street to match those same heights.
Aliens (1986)
In space, no one can hear you scream.
But they can definitely hear you cheer out, Hell yeah!
But Spider-Man 2 was and is something else.
It may even cost Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) happily ever after.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
10.
A breathtaking rendition of J.R.R.
Even now, One Ring rules them all.
Still, Blade Runner 2049 isnt cynical, with just a little room for interpretation to believe otherwise.
As the monster tragically puts it: We belong dead.
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Sequels werent new in the 1980s.
But they had an unsavory reputation for being derivative and lesser-than than their respective originals.
No sequel of the 1980s proved evidence to the contrary than The Empire Strikes Back.
