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Little Danny

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Jul 1, 2011 11:46 PM
An idea I spun off the trilogy thead: What movies in your opinion were better than the original?* I stand by the fact the original is usually always better, but here are a couple exceptions IMO:

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was better than Stars Wars: A New Hope
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was better than the original
I think Friday the 13th Parts 2 and 3 where better than the original

* This does not include remakes, which is a whole different ball of wax IMHO.
Jul 1, 2011 11:46pm
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Jul 2, 2011 12:00 AM
Aliens
Terminator II
Xmen 2
Spiderman 2
Dark Knight
Jul 2, 2011 12:00am
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Jul 2, 2011 12:17 AM
The Godfather: Part 2 is better, in my opinion.
Jul 2, 2011 12:17am
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Jul 2, 2011 12:27 AM
The Mighty Ducks 2
Jul 2, 2011 12:27am
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Jul 2, 2011 1:33 AM
Dark Knight definitely heads the list

The two Hangover movies basically had the same plot, but I think I kind of thought the 2nd was funnier. I think most would have a different opinion of part 2 if it came out first
Jul 2, 2011 1:33am
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Jul 2, 2011 1:36 AM
Back to the Future II
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (I think it was better, at least)

And if we're are just going off of sequels that were better than the original, than also:

Star Trek III
Star Trek IV
Star Trek VI
Star Trek VIII

of course, I don't know that many people who like the Motion Picture (I do), so probably you could argue all the following Star Trek movies were better. :P
Jul 2, 2011 1:36am
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Jul 2, 2011 1:39 AM
LOTR: Return of the King is better than both of the first two movies.
Jul 2, 2011 1:39am
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Jul 2, 2011 8:55 AM
I actually preferred Back To The Future Part III over both I and II.

Empire was the best of all the Star Wars movies.
Jul 2, 2011 8:55am
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Jul 2, 2011 9:15 AM
The bourne ultimatum was the best movie off the three. All three of them are sweet though

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Jul 2, 2011 9:15am
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Jul 2, 2011 11:04 AM
ManO'War;820146 wrote:I actually preferred Back To The Future Part III over both I and II.

+1
Jul 2, 2011 11:04am
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Jul 2, 2011 11:55 AM
I agree with the OP about Friday the 13th. The original didn't have Jason (except for a dream-style cameo at the end) and the killer wasn't even introduced as a character until the very end. A couple of the sequels were at least entertaining dumb fun that didn't fall into self-parody.

Dawn of the Dead was better than Night of the Living Dead. In a way, I even like Day of the Dead better. Nothing against Night, but the special effects were pretty lame with the zombies looking way too "normal" compared to the other two.

I might put the second Hellraiser above the first. It had this surreal nightmarish vibe to it which I dug. After that one, the series went to hell, though, as Pinhead got turned into "generic horror villain #394" and the only appeal really was seeing what kind of Cenobites he created this time.
Jul 2, 2011 11:55am
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Jul 2, 2011 12:04 PM
Dawn of the Dead, Godfather 2 and Dark Knight for me.
Jul 2, 2011 12:04pm
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Jul 2, 2011 12:31 PM
Madagascar 2
Jul 2, 2011 12:31pm
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Jul 2, 2011 12:32 PM
Toy Story 3
Jul 2, 2011 12:32pm
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Jul 2, 2011 12:48 PM
Weekend at Bernie's 2 is the GOAT
Jul 2, 2011 12:48pm
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Jul 2, 2011 12:50 PM
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls > Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

But both are great
Jul 2, 2011 12:50pm
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Jul 2, 2011 12:55 PM
ttocs14;820208 wrote:Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls > Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

But both are great

I disagree as much as possible.
Jul 2, 2011 12:55pm
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Jul 2, 2011 1:04 PM
Major League 3: Back to the Minors
Jul 2, 2011 1:04pm
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Jul 2, 2011 1:59 PM
Tobias Fünke;820085 wrote:The Godfather: Part 2 is better, in my opinion.

I hate you
Jul 2, 2011 1:59pm
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Jul 2, 2011 2:35 PM
dwccrew;820211 wrote:I disagree as much as possible.
I agree with your disagreement.
Jul 2, 2011 2:35pm
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Jul 2, 2011 3:13 PM
Scarlet_Fever;820235 wrote:I agree with your disagreement.

I agree with your agreement of his disagreement.
Jul 2, 2011 3:13pm
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Jul 2, 2011 6:16 PM
Dumb and Dumberer > Dumb and Dumber

Couch Vision on the DVD is classic.
Jul 2, 2011 6:16pm
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Ty Webb

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Jul 2, 2011 8:38 PM
Meet The Fockers

Dark Knight
Jul 2, 2011 8:38pm
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Jul 2, 2011 10:36 PM
Ty Webb;820361 wrote:Meet The Fockers

lol
Jul 2, 2011 10:36pm
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Jul 2, 2011 11:46 PM
Well, I just got back from Transformers 3 and it's waaaaaay better than the first 2.
Jul 2, 2011 11:46pm