20 Movie Sequels That Were Better Than the Originals
When it comes to movies, there is often a general feeling that sequels are never quite as good as the original. After all, follow-up films can often be pumped-out projects trying to recapture the magic of something great, and they often fall short as a result.
But not always. Sometimes, like in the case of the new Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel is even better received than the first film.
Read on to learn more about 20 movies that critics thought were indeed better than the initial project, ranked by the Metascore point differential between the first and second film (from smallest to largest jump in score).
Original film:
John Wick (2014)
Keanu Reeves returns as the title character in this 2017 follow-up to co-directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch’s 2014 John Wick debut. Here, the character is forced back out of retirement to stop some of the world’s deadliest killers and help a former associate gain control of an international assassins’ guild.
“Chapter 2 is a hyper-violent piece of pulp action cinema through and through, but it’s also an exemplar of how to make such a film with style and intelligence.” —Dominick Suzanne-Mayer, Consequence
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