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:
Paddington (2015)
Three years after the titular marmalade-loving Peruvian bear made his big-screen debut in the 2015 film Paddington, he helmed a sequel with returning director Paul King. In fact, many of the original cast (Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Sally Hawkins) came back for the new story, in which incoming villain Hugh Grant thwarts Paddington’s attempts to pick out the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday.
“It’s a family adventure that’s the right sort of heartwarming, delivering real human emotion through the medium of a small bear.” —Helen O’Hara, Time Out London
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