The 50 Greatest Ever Movie Sequels list by Empire

[browneyes106]

http://www.empireonline.com/50greate...fault.asp?c=50

50. Shrek 2
49. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
48. Infernal Affairs II
47. Airplane 2: The Sequel
46. Star Trek: First Contact
45. The Naked Gun 2 1/2
44. Hellboy II
43. 28 Weeks Later
42. Blade II
41. Nightmare On Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors
40. The Four Musketeers
39. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
38. Die Hard With A Vengeance
37. Halloween III
36. Mission: Impossible III
35. Back To The Future Part III
34. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
33. Gremlins 2: The New Batch
32. Scream 2
31. Return to Oz
30. Lethal Weapon 2
29. Dawn Of The Dead
28. Manon Des Sources
27. Addams Family Values
26. The Color Of Money
25. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
24. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
23. Back To The Future Part II
22. Spider-Man II
21. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
20. Desperado
19. Day Of The Dead
18. The Bourne Ultimatum
17. Wes Craven's New Nightmare
16. The French Connection 2
15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
14. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
13. Batman Returns
12. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
11. X2
10. Evil Dead II
09. Superman II
08. Before Sunset
07. The Bourne Supremacy
06. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
05. The Dark Knight
04. Toy Story 2
03. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
02. The Godfather Part II
01. Aliens

[Zebra 3]

No Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior?!

[comedyfreak]

Gremlins 2 The New Batch?

[JamesG]

I would have switched spots between Bourne Supremacy and Bourne Ultimatum.

I also wouldn't have included Halloween III: Season of the Witch. I would have made that spot Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers or The Devil's Rejects.

[browneyes106]

Originally Posted by JamesG

I would have switched spots between Bourne Supremacy and Bourne Ultimatum.

I also wouldn't have included Halloween III: Season of the Witch. I would have made that spot Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers or The Devil's Rejects.

I agree with you on Halloween III.

[MickeyMac]

The Godfather II should have been number one. Thats the best sequel ever.

[Liza]

There was a French Connection 2?

Why is Airplane 2 on the list? That was the dumbest thing I ever saw. And what about the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels? Certainly rank above that stupid Airplane sequel.

Am I alone in thinking Return of the Jedi was better than Empire Strikes Back?

[Liza]

Originally Posted by JamesG

I also wouldn't have included Halloween III: Season of the Witch. I would have made that spot Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers or The Devil's Rejects.

I've only seen Halloween 2, but I thought that was a wonderful movie too.

But where, oh where is Psycho II? That was one of the best sequels I've ever seen - with Anthony Perkins and Vera Miles returning. It's hard to make a good sequel to a classic, but they really pulled it off there. Psycho III was awful, but II was great.

They also left off Return to Peyton Place, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Come on, Return of the King won Best Picture!

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Liza

There was a French Connection 2?

Why is Airplane 2 on the list? That was the dumbest thing I ever saw. And what about the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels? Certainly rank above that stupid Airplane sequel.

Am I alone in thinking Return of the Jedi was better than Empire Strikes Back?

I always liked Return of the Jedi better.

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by Liza

the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Come on, Return of the King won Best Picture!

There is a note on the website regarding this that says:

Note: We have disregarded films that are really all of a piece, like "Lord of the Rings" and "Kill Bill", and also series that share elements but restart each time, like "Carry On" or "Three Colours".

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by Liza

I've only seen Halloween 2, but I thought that was a wonderful movie too.

But where, oh where is Psycho II? That was one of the best sequels I've ever seen - with Anthony Perkins and Vera Miles returning. It's hard to make a good sequel to a classic, but they really pulled it off there. Psycho III was awful, but II was great.

Halloween II was good but not as good as the 4th one. To me the 4th one is the best sequel of the original franchise with H20 coming as a second-runner.

Psycho II was great, Psycho III was meh, and I also liked Psycho IV: The Beginning.

[Liza]

Originally Posted by JamesG

Halloween II was good but not as good as the 4th one. To me the 4th one is the best sequel of the original franchise with H20 coming as a second-runner.

Psycho II was great, Psycho III was meh, and I also liked Psycho IV: The Beginning.

I have the entire Halloween series on DVD, but I haven't found time to watch the others yet... sounds like I'll have to now

I liked Psycho IV also, but I think II was the best of the sequels.

[Retro4Life]

Sigh.

Another list that assumes no movies were made before about 1975.

How can you take a list like this seriously when it doesn't mention classic sequels like "The Bride of Frankenstein" or "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"?

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Retro4Life

Sigh.

Another list that assumes no movies were made before about 1975.

How can you take a list like this seriously when it doesn't mention classic sequels like "The Bride of Frankenstein" or "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"?

Yea you do have that right. Those 2 movies are classics and 2 of the greatest movies ever made.

[Liza]

Originally Posted by Retro4Life

Sigh.

Another list that assumes no movies were made before about 1975.

How can you take a list like this seriously when it doesn't mention classic sequels like "The Bride of Frankenstein" or "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"?

I know. I mentioned "Return to Peyton Place," and what about "The Bells of St Mary's" or "After the Thin Man"?

"The Pink Panther" series also had some good films in it, and I'll be brave and admit it, I like the "Planet of the Apes" series