Check out the trailers. I wanna see both of these.

Office Space 2
The Shining 2

Has there ever been a movie where 2 was as good or better than the original?

The Godfather is the only one that I can recall that was even close.

Empire strikes back

After watching the trailer, am I missing something about The Shining? It seems like the original movie to me

Sorry, they're joke trailers. I tried to give it a good lead. I should leave that up to Dave and T-Bird.

Agree with Empire Strikes Back. And Godfather 2. Some could argue that Aliens was a notch better than Alien. It's a tough call.

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Agree with Empire Strikes Back. And Godfather 2. Some could argue that Aliens was a notch better than Alien. It's a tough call.

Ha! That's funny because I seriously thought about adding Aliens aswell but I didn't. I prefer it to the 1st Alien though (especially the long version).

2-3 out of how many movie sequels? Pretty awful track record. Has to be less than .5%

Terminator 2 anyone?

Don't forget "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo"

A few more:
The Road Warrior
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sanjuro

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

That's a number 2 ??

It's a number 3, acually.

A Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

And on an interesting note, the film Sanjuro that I listed was the sequal to Yojimbo, which were the original Japanese versions of A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More, directed by the great Akira Kurisawa. Also of note, Kurisawa's 1958 film "The Hidden Fortress" was the inspiration for Star Wars.

Oh, and to continue the tangent, Kurisawa's masterpiece "The Seven Samurai", which is my choice for the greatest western ever made (I know, I know, it's a samurai movie, but it's really a western in disguise), was remade in the US as The Magnificent Seven....which was followed by terrible sequals, beginning with "The Return of the Magnificent Seven".

Ah, the magnificent seven. That is an excellent movie. Remakes better than originals are more plentiful.

The Seven Samurai is a much better movie than The Magnificent Seven. Samurai is possibly a top 10 film of all times IMHO.

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Speaking of remakes (or perhaps reworks is a better word) Kurosawa's Ran is excellent. As is Polanski's Macbeth.

Agreed, "Ran" is an awesome version of King Lear. Kurisawa's version of Macbeth is called "Throne of Blood", another classic film. I prefer the latter, but both are amazing.

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Terminator 2 anyone?

A better MADE movie, but not a better MOVIE than the original.

Special effects were great in 2

Aliens

X-men 2

I agree with a few here

Godfather Part 2 (doesn't get any better - the ultimate sequel! as good or better than part 1)

Empire Strikes Back (not really a sequel, but my favorite of all 6 SW movies)

Rocky II

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Terminator 2 anyone?

Definitely. The T-1000 was way cool, especially when he would just run after a speeding car. "That's a nice bike"

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The Road Warrior

Very cool movie. ".....The ayatollah of rock n roll-ah!"

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It's a number 3, acually.

A Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Wow, I had no idea and I watched A Fistful of Dollars last week too!

Rocky II? No way, dude.

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Rocky II? No way, dude

Yes way for me. I loved Rocky II - the rest, well they just got worse and worse.

I do want to see the last one (Rocky Balboa) though.