Greatest Movie Sequels of All time
What are the best movie sequels? If Hollywood is expert of anything then it surely is making sequels. In the early days of cinema, Sequel had very different meaning. Sequels were produced when a director wished to tell a very long story in equal and meaningful parts. As it was not suitable for business (and resources) to make a long movie (of more than 4 hours) in one go. So the idea of sequel was introduced. Take for example, The godfather – Director Francis Ford Coppola was very impressed from the novel of Mario Puzo. But it was not easy for him to narrate that long story in one go while also detailing each and every events. For the perfect character development and story continuation, it was required the novel be broken into two equal meaningful parts. Francis knew it and that is why he directed the godfather in two parts. Yes there is third one too but the true beauty of the entertainment lies in the first two parts.
As decade passed by the meaning sequel also changed in Hollywood. Now Box office performance was more important to producers to decide if the film will see a sequel or not. One thing that they do not care to understand is that some films are better left alone instead of spawning them into a meaningless series. But film makers are always more interested in making money online and needless to say this has resulted in to unwanted sequels and series. In fact there are many sequels that down grades the stardom achieved by the original film. There are many examples (The Hangover series for example).
Luckily few directors were also able to surpass the success of original films in measure of revenue grossed and story continuation. The character development, plot advancement and aura of original film is maintained in the sequels as well. Even though there are many movie series that are either based on best selling novel series (or comic books) yet most amazing sequels/ series are those that are created right from the scratch and leave audience speechless.
Here we have chosen 50 greatest movie sequels. These movie sequels either maintained the momentum of the original film or even surpassed the success achieved by original film. We have only chosen best movie sequels even from a movie series that comprises of 6 or more films.
50. Blade II
49. Underworld Evolution
48. Resident Evil: Apocalypse
47. Rush Hour 2
46. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
45. The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
44. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
43. Angels and Demons
42. Taken 2
41. Saw II
40. Rocky Balboa (2006)
39. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
38. Rambo (2008)
37. American Pie 2
36. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
35. The Expendables 2
34. Meet the Fockers
33. Bad Boys II
32. The Hangover: Part 2
31. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
30. Quantum of Solace
29. Ocean’s Twelve
28. Men in Black 3
27. Hellboy II: Golden Army
26. 28 Weeks Later
25. The Matrix Reloaded
24. Shrek 2
23. Fast Five
22. Back to the Future: Part II
21. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
20. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
19. Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3
18. Star Trek Into Darkness
17. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
16. X2
15. IronMan 2, IronMan 3
14. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
13. Die Hard 2, Die Hard 3, Live Free or Die Hard
12. Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3
11. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
10. The Bourne Ultimatum
9. Kill Bill: Volume 2
8. Aliens
7. Terminator 2: The Judgment Day
6. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2
4. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
3. The Godfather II
2. The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises
1. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers , Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Which movie sequel do you think is the greatest? Do you think that Hollywood has a bad habit of making meaningless sequels? Or do you support the fact that if a film succeeds at box office then it is wise to make a sequel? Also tell us if we missed any good movie sequel.
