Sequels that were better than the originals.

After the first one tried to be scary and failed, they just redid pretty much the same story, with a slightly bigger budget, more effects, and added humor. This movie will always be one of my favorites.

The best of the bunch, with the first one (ep. IV: A New Hope) a close second.

Another sequel better than its predecessor. Star Trek: The Motion Picture was just so boring! by the time they find out who V-ger is no one cares anymore! They did it right with Wrath Of Khan, though. I think it's the best of the Star Trek movies. Just watch it and you'll see what I mean. Khaaaaaaannn!!!

Much better than Mad Max. I'm not even sure I've seen Mad Max from opening credits to closing credits in one sitting. It's so amazingly boring, I'm surprized they gambled with filming The Road Warrior. Glad they did, though.

The first Terminator was great, but the the effects were lacking due to earlier release and lower budget, not to mention its totally lame soundtrack. And Arnold is better as a hero in the second than as a bad guy in the first.

In this sequel, Stallone's a total hero, kicking ass in Viet Nam to save a bunch of POWs. In First Blood, he's just a criminal war vet destroying a small town because he doesn't want to go to jail. Did you know in the original script for First Blood, John Rambo was to kill himself at the end? That would have been a bummer for those POWs in the sequel.

In space, no one can hear you crap your pants. The original was unique in that the audience had no idea what to expect. You're discovering things about the Alien right along with the characters. It was horror. How the hell do you shoot something that's got corrosive blood? But the second movie was all action. By the time you're watching the sequel, you already know this creature is nothing to be triffled with. Just get the hell out of there.

This film was actually much cheesier than the original, but more entertaining because of it. Superman decides to give up his powers to be with Lois Lane?! WTF? Oh, and great timing, too, because his dad Jor-El's old enemies broke loose from their space-mirror thingie and come to Earth to take over...Conicidentally, the same planet on which the infant, Kal-El (Superman), crash-landed in a diaper loaded with about four years' worth of superpoop. A little far-fetched, but what do you want, it's movie magic! ...Oh, and that bad chick was WAY hotter than Lois Lane. Kneel before Zod indeed!

this sequel to El Mariachi had everything in an over-the-top action movie. Don't get me wrong, El Mariachi was a great film, made for less money than a new car, and deserves its kudos as a well-directed film...but Desperado prevails with better actors, higher budget, more action, more guns and explosions, and Antonio just looked cooler than the first guy. This was also the first movie I saw Salma Hayek in. Rrrrrrrrowr!