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:
Batman Begins (2005)
Three years after Christian Bale debuted as director Christopher Nolan’s brooding Caped Crusader in the 2005 offering Batman Begins, he returned for this sequel that introduces the world to Heath Ledger as Joker. The late actor’s performance as the notable character was one of the film’s biggest draws at the time, as Batman teams with Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and D.A. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to dismantle Gotham crime organizations once and for all.
“May be the most hopeless, despairing comic-book movie in memory. It creates a world where being a superhero is at best a double-edged sword and no triumph is likely to be anything but short-lived.” —Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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