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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Sequels better than the originals?
Non-sports post.
Name movies that were really good, and just before you watch its sequel, you hope that it can capture most of that magic, and yet, it not only matches it, but may even exceed it. I’ll just give you a few in no particular order, and you can fill in the rest.
The Godfather was a fantastic movie, perhaps the best ever. For a part 2 to even come close to it would already be astounding. It’s possible that #2 is even better.
Batman Begins was a very good movie. Obviously not in the class of the movies above. Dark Knight was much better.
Star Wars we all loved, though it doesn’t hold as well now. Empire Strikes Back we didn’t love as much, but now holds up much better.
Terminator 2 and Aliens were, from one standpoint (action, pace), better than the originals. But, the originality of the first versions also makes it hard to for sequels to exceed the originals. Indiana Jones? Again, same thing. Maybe, maybe not. Die Hard too?
What else?