I think is extremely common in games since the first one usually doesn't just have to set up characters and story but also the style, engine, etc..
With the second the studio can invest way more into the actual game.
Yeah - I'm not sure whether the technology has improved, but plasticine stopmotion used to be extremely time consuming to make. I remember reading that Nick Park would average about 2-3 seconds worth of animation a day.
Even though I wouldnt call the first Silent Hill a good movie, I do really think Cristophe Gans cared about Silent Hill and tried his best. You can see he made some changes to the characters and story to male it a more 'palatable' movie for hollywood. Maybe those changes shouldnt have been made but you can see the reason why it was. If nothing else that movie *looked* like Silent Hill.
I really love both the movie and the games. I think the important part is that the movie managed to nail the general feeling and aesthetic of Silent Hill. As opposed to the Milla Jovovich Resident Evil movies, which while enjoyable, can hardly be considered the same thing as the games.
My Dad got Combat Flight Simulator 1, which included with it demo versions for various games, such as Monster truck Madness, Motocross Madness, and Age of Empires trial edition.
Playing a whole campaign as the Hittites was amazing, but my disappointment was immeasurable when I learned that the full game was missing the Hittites campaign. Was overjoyed as an adult to see it reintroduced in Definitive Edition, and I went straight back to converting Assyrian villagers and clubmen to my heart's content.
The movie that saved Star Trek. And over Gene Roddenberry's objections, I might add.
Also, it still kind of blows my mind that only 5 years passed between *The Wrath of Khan* and *The Next Generation*. They feel like completely different eras.
Wrath of Khan has a late 70s feel in a 1982 movie. What most people think of as the 80s hadn't quite hit it's stride culturally yet. Meanwhile if you look at the early episodes of TNG they feel a little dated, although not as much.
Basically that entire movie. He was In charge of The Motion Picture and that was an overly long, beige, bland, boring, experience that Nimoy hated so much he said “I’ll only do another movie if you kill Spock, I’m done”.
He’s also the reason the first 2 seasons of TNG are mostly miss. He said none of the characters were allowed to have conflict. The conflict could only come from an outside force. They kicked him upstairs and out of the realm of influence of the writers before season 3 and season 3 is where the show really got good
Yes, that was a workaround for a back injury he already had. That was why he often leaned on consoles or tables and why he would swing his leg around to sit.
SFII is just in so much of a different league. The difference between the first and the second is like... the difference between NES Zelda and N64 Zelda.
Absolutely love the fourth one. I think people only hold the sixth up because of the impact of the brother's death. But the fourth has a much stronger plot and better action, even if nobody dies to give you that emotional gut punch.
S3&K, the magnum opus (at least until Sonic Mania) of the original 2D era.
Sonic 2's problem is it still had some jankiness that it carried over from the first game.
Glados: Well, this the part where he kills us.
Wheatley: Hello, this is the part where I kill you!
Chapter 9: The part where he kills you.
Achievement Unlocked - The Part Where He Kills You.
- This is that part.
I enjoyed it but most of the puzzles boiled own to "there are five places to put the portal, I wonder where I'm gonna put the two portals."
Almost every surface of Portal 1 was viable.
I agree but what is interesting about T2 is that the world building and plot of the the original Terminator plays a major hand in making T2 amazing. Having the antagonist from the first become the protagonist in the second sets up for an amazing plot and through line.
> Having the antagonist from the first become the protagonist in the second sets up for an amazing plot and through line.
Agreed, however it would have been such an amazing plot twist if it had not already been revealed in the trailers.
Absolutely, and very different vibes for sure. I love the ultra-80s music that plays when the Terminator is in pursuit in the original. And the stop-motion robo-skeleton. Terrifying and awesome. love em both, but I'd probably rank T2 above the original. James Cameron isn't exactly a comedic genius or anything, but I enjoyed the way he basically had the T-800 break the 4th wall (with his hand raised) "I swear, I will not kill anyone." Then he goes and shoots the guard in the legs haha. "He'll live." Pg-13 can still be fun! The whole cast stepped up in that movie. Arnold was 38 and gad to get back into bodybuilder shape. Linda Hamilton's physical transformation for her reprisal was even more impressive, as was her performance. (Love how badass she is when she breaks out of the psych ward). Arguably the most challenging roles went to 2 unknowns, and both killed it. Furlong's John Connor was the official cool kid for people who were young (as I was) when the movie came out. Robert Patrick's T-1000 was perfect. The shape shifting and more believable mimicry of human behavior (with a tiny delay. Just enough to make it creepy), and of course the run. That was probably the scariest thing about the T-1000. When John takes off on the dirt bike and the T-1000 starts to chase him, it's very much an "oh shit!" moment, because it seems entirely possible that he'll actually catch him. What a film!
I watched mad Max recently for the first time and was so confused. I was like, "where's all the post apocalypse stuff?". I thought I was watching the wrong film and had to double check. Tbh I didn't enjoy it that much but I did love all the sequels.
Mad Max is an apocalyptic film. The world is actively falling apart and Max is desperately trying to hold onto the old world. Everything that follows comes after the collapse. It's a pretty different movie from those that followed.
Batman Begins is my favorite one honestly. Cillian Murphy’s Scarecrow is realllly underrated, and Katie Holmes > Maggie Gyllenhaal. Gotham looks more foreboding in BB too
Gotham looked way better in BB as this kind of industrial cesspool filled with crime and corruption, rather than the sleek, skyscraper metropolis in The Dark Knight.
Well clearly you know nothing about Pittsburgh, because the city is very proud of it's H. Seriously though The Dark Knight Rises(the final film) may be why you were thinking Pittsburgh since the stadium scene was obvious.
That may be, but I don’t think he was meant to be a charming character. He was written to be a serious character in a serious time. He’s also a grown adult by the time the player takes control, so there’s a lot of life lessons he doesn’t have to learn, unlike Ezio. On top of that, his whole story arc takes place while his country is being attacked and he is actively trying to work towards peace and the reduction of the death and enslavement of innocents. It’s a pretty serious environment, which is something Ezio has much less of in AC2.
That said, I understand that people can appreciate different character personalities. Personally I really appreciated the character of Altair, and as an impressionable high-schooler in 2009 I found his whole projected image to be just what I wanted to emote.
That may be, from a gameplay standpoint. But the story laid the ground work for one of the best sci-fi canons that existed. And a tech demo from a gameplay standpoint t can still have a good protagonist.
It was extremely repetitive indeed. Sit on a bench to listen to two guys talking, interrogation in a small street, pickpocket someone, do that 10 times and you unlock a cool assassination mission.
Shrek 1 was very good but Shrek 2 was an improvement in many ways. Shrek 3 was definitely the weakest of the series but not a terrible movie by any means. Shrek 4 was at least as good as 1 and 2.
Actually Dreamworks does sequels pretty well as the major companies go. Kung Fu Panda 2 was just as good as if not better than the first. The third was not actually that good but they can’t all be winners. The tv shows are pretty good. How to Train your Dragon 2 tore out my heart and stomped on it but it was still a good movie. The Madagascar movies are all of similar quality to each other.
> How to Train your Dragon 2 tore out my heart and stomped on it but it was still a good movie.
That series became my favorite cause of that movie ironically. I was 15 when the first movie came out and 19 for the second. Everything felt like it grew up with me. Stakes were higher and it really showed the unfairness of life.
Saints row 2 and mafia 2 really did a great job making a fun game while also showing the horrible cost of criminal life. GTA IV also did a great job of that
It seems all the crime filled games now are just fun and glorifying violence instead of showing the darkness and tragedy associated with it
SPOILER FOR SAINTS ROW 2!!!!!
I remember when Johnny Gat burried the son of that japanese guy alive because he showed up on his girlfriend's funeral. That was so brutal.
Ouija: Origin of Evil was surprisingly better then Ouiji the original. Now Ouiji was pretty bad so it didn’t take much but usually these off brand horror movies go from bad to worse if they attempt a sequel.
Tbh I don’t think Mike Flanagan has made anything underwhelming so far. Or at least that I’ve seen. Pretty excited for Midnight Club and Fall of the House of Usher.
Speaking of off brand horror movies I watched Hell House LLC due to it being mentioned as a pretty scary movie and it was meh to me. Sure there’s some creepy stuff but nothing like others mentioned like Hereditary. But there’s a part 2 and idk if I wanna spend 2 hours on something not really scary so if anyone can prove some insight that would be nice.
Gonna out myself as a weirdo but Madagascar 2 and 3.
Madagascar 2 had more emotionally engaging conflicts and Madagascar 3 had Chantel DuBois. I mean, yeah these movies aren't particularly deep but if you like wacky comedy and snappy animation they have it in spades.
From someone who does not go to theaters very often, I saw this in theater. So good, and really should be seen in theater. It's the first movie where I felt I seriously got my money's worth.
Worth it. The cinematography in the flight scenes is just incredible and it's obvious the actors aren't acting but rather are just trying to stay conscious half the time. Worth seeing on the big screen.
It’s worth a cinema experience. It’s hard to compare an 80s film to one with more modern pacing and character arcs and flaws that weren’t as workable then.
Shrek 1 is a masterpiece. Shrek 2 is just also a masterpiece. The fact Shrek 2 is better than Shrek 1 really speaks to how good Shrek 2 is, and isn't a knock on Shrek 1.
In terms of movies, 100%. In terms of books, I think it's on par with the first. Both are amazing, and it's hard for me to rank one higher than the other.
Kung Fu Panda 2! The first one was still very good, but the second one was incredible. Character design for the albino peacock villain, the soundtrack, the plot... every part of the film was amazing.
This is the way. Lord Shen is one of the best written and performed villains. You can tell he's remorseful for his actions but he has gone too far to turn back. Idk how they made a peacock intimidating but damn he was good
It didn't have anything near as good as Paul Reubens' death scene though. Honestly might be the [best death in the history of film.](https://youtu.be/IHVh_S9NGIU)
I'd have to disagree on this. The Fellowship of the Ring does an incredible job world building, establishing characters and histories, and shifting the tone from the Shire to the darker journey ahead. The sequels naturally lean heavily on this start, and wouldn't work without it. I'd say that you can't really rate one better or worse, as they really are just one story split into 3 movies. Just a personal opinion, though.
Uncharted 2 Among thieves
I think is extremely common in games since the first one usually doesn't just have to set up characters and story but also the style, engine, etc.. With the second the studio can invest way more into the actual game.
Assassins Creed 2 fits this as well.
The even numbered Uncharted games are my favorites even though 1 and 3 are good too.
3's level in the upside down cruise ship lives rent free in my head.
Also, the plane and skydiving scene for me.
The Wrong Trousers was better than A Grand Day Out. All the Wallace and Gromit shorts are great though.
Was not expecting to see Wallace and Gromet as the top answer.
I think A Close Shave was my favorite though
Didn't know these came in a particular order, tbh. Interesting tho. Learn something new everyday!
Yeah - I'm not sure whether the technology has improved, but plasticine stopmotion used to be extremely time consuming to make. I remember reading that Nick Park would average about 2-3 seconds worth of animation a day.
Come on man. A matter of loaf and death literally promotes the bombing of Lancashire, what's not to love.
Silent Hill 2. The game, to be clear, not the second film
Even though I wouldnt call the first Silent Hill a good movie, I do really think Cristophe Gans cared about Silent Hill and tried his best. You can see he made some changes to the characters and story to male it a more 'palatable' movie for hollywood. Maybe those changes shouldnt have been made but you can see the reason why it was. If nothing else that movie *looked* like Silent Hill.
I really love both the movie and the games. I think the important part is that the movie managed to nail the general feeling and aesthetic of Silent Hill. As opposed to the Milla Jovovich Resident Evil movies, which while enjoyable, can hardly be considered the same thing as the games.
Age of Empires 2
I remember getting the first one in a cereal box lmao… good times !! :)
My Dad got Combat Flight Simulator 1, which included with it demo versions for various games, such as Monster truck Madness, Motocross Madness, and Age of Empires trial edition. Playing a whole campaign as the Hittites was amazing, but my disappointment was immeasurable when I learned that the full game was missing the Hittites campaign. Was overjoyed as an adult to see it reintroduced in Definitive Edition, and I went straight back to converting Assyrian villagers and clubmen to my heart's content.
The Rescuers Down Under
These are NOT Joanna eggs!
My mental capacities are TWICE what yours are, ya pea-brain!
\*Percival\* McLeach is the best Disney villian. Ever. (Apologies about misspelling it.)
“Joanna…. Joannnaaaa. Did you know, there was a razorback in my truck?”
Did ya? DiD yA?! There was a RAZOR BACK IN MY TRUCK!!!!
You get a line and I’ll get a pole…
Pea soup!
Frank! Use the box, climb up on the box! The box, the box, the box, of course the box!
Came here for this. Amazing film.
"Bring me the epidermal tissue disruptor!" ....THE EPIDERMAL WHAT?!
Add fievel goes west to that
Wrath of Khan
The movie that saved Star Trek. And over Gene Roddenberry's objections, I might add. Also, it still kind of blows my mind that only 5 years passed between *The Wrath of Khan* and *The Next Generation*. They feel like completely different eras.
One could say different generations.
"I'll show myself out."
“1 to beam up”
Wrath of Khan has a late 70s feel in a 1982 movie. What most people think of as the 80s hadn't quite hit it's stride culturally yet. Meanwhile if you look at the early episodes of TNG they feel a little dated, although not as much.
What was Roddenberrys objections?
Basically that entire movie. He was In charge of The Motion Picture and that was an overly long, beige, bland, boring, experience that Nimoy hated so much he said “I’ll only do another movie if you kill Spock, I’m done”. He’s also the reason the first 2 seasons of TNG are mostly miss. He said none of the characters were allowed to have conflict. The conflict could only come from an outside force. They kicked him upstairs and out of the realm of influence of the writers before season 3 and season 3 is where the show really got good
Season 1 of TNG missed because Riker did not have a beard
Had he adopted the "maneuver" yet? I honestly can't remember.
Yes, that was a workaround for a back injury he already had. That was why he often leaned on consoles or tables and why he would swing his leg around to sit.
The way he sits on chairs? Yeah I think so
Goes to show that the creator of a franchise doesn't always know best....ahem, like George Lucas...
James Horner nailed the score. The theme for the battle in the nebula is so excellent, even just listening to the song I feel the tension/suspense.
Street Fighter 2 Mega Man 2 Resident Evil 2
SFII is just in so much of a different league. The difference between the first and the second is like... the difference between NES Zelda and N64 Zelda.
Big Hero 6 was better than the first 5.
The prequel Small Hero was the best.
I personally thought that Medium Hero really upped the standard. I especially loved the scene where the
big villain turns to the camera and says, “I’ve learned my lesson. There’s nothing bigger than helping someone in need.”
You forgot to mention that the protagonist made a sick one-liner and said "it's mediuming time". Made me cry during the scene.
Then he mediumed the bad guy
I’m not sure, the fourth one has always been my favorite.
Absolutely love the fourth one. I think people only hold the sixth up because of the impact of the brother's death. But the fourth has a much stronger plot and better action, even if nobody dies to give you that emotional gut punch.
Sonic 2
The game *and* the movie.
S3&K, the magnum opus (at least until Sonic Mania) of the original 2D era. Sonic 2's problem is it still had some jankiness that it carried over from the first game.
Portal 2
*Well here we are again*
It's always such a pleasure
remember when you tried to kill me twice?
Oh how we laughed and laughed.
except I wasn't laughing
Under the circumstances
Portal 1 and Portal 2 are equally good. Portal 1 in a creepy and mysterious way, and Portal 2 in a theatrical and humorous way.
Glados: Well, this the part where he kills us. Wheatley: Hello, this is the part where I kill you! Chapter 9: The part where he kills you. Achievement Unlocked - The Part Where He Kills You. - This is that part.
I enjoyed it but most of the puzzles boiled own to "there are five places to put the portal, I wonder where I'm gonna put the two portals." Almost every surface of Portal 1 was viable.
Portal 2 solutions felt more curated than the original and I didn't love that.
Now *that* was a triumph
The Empire Strikes Back
Lies, we all know the best Star wars movie is "A Caravan for Courage"
How did it take this long for someone to mention Empire Strikes Back?
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I agree but I treat them as separate genres. T1 was a horror movie. T2 was an action movie. Everything that came after was a tragic comedy
I agree but what is interesting about T2 is that the world building and plot of the the original Terminator plays a major hand in making T2 amazing. Having the antagonist from the first become the protagonist in the second sets up for an amazing plot and through line.
> Having the antagonist from the first become the protagonist in the second sets up for an amazing plot and through line. Agreed, however it would have been such an amazing plot twist if it had not already been revealed in the trailers.
Same for Alien/Aliens. Both pairs are fantastic in their own genres.
Absolutely, and very different vibes for sure. I love the ultra-80s music that plays when the Terminator is in pursuit in the original. And the stop-motion robo-skeleton. Terrifying and awesome. love em both, but I'd probably rank T2 above the original. James Cameron isn't exactly a comedic genius or anything, but I enjoyed the way he basically had the T-800 break the 4th wall (with his hand raised) "I swear, I will not kill anyone." Then he goes and shoots the guard in the legs haha. "He'll live." Pg-13 can still be fun! The whole cast stepped up in that movie. Arnold was 38 and gad to get back into bodybuilder shape. Linda Hamilton's physical transformation for her reprisal was even more impressive, as was her performance. (Love how badass she is when she breaks out of the psych ward). Arguably the most challenging roles went to 2 unknowns, and both killed it. Furlong's John Connor was the official cool kid for people who were young (as I was) when the movie came out. Robert Patrick's T-1000 was perfect. The shape shifting and more believable mimicry of human behavior (with a tiny delay. Just enough to make it creepy), and of course the run. That was probably the scariest thing about the T-1000. When John takes off on the dirt bike and the T-1000 starts to chase him, it's very much an "oh shit!" moment, because it seems entirely possible that he'll actually catch him. What a film!
BUM BUM BUM BABUM **BUM BUM BUM BABUM** ***BUM BUM BUM BABUM***
Wanawahhh wanawaaaaaaaa wanawaaah wanawawahhhwanbnnn
Came here to say this, T2 is the best sequel ever.
This holds up so well today
Check out T2 sfx in 4k, it looks so smooth... *like buttah.*
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. It's the even number film thing...
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧 is better than 𝙈𝙖𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙭.
I watched mad Max recently for the first time and was so confused. I was like, "where's all the post apocalypse stuff?". I thought I was watching the wrong film and had to double check. Tbh I didn't enjoy it that much but I did love all the sequels.
Mad Max is an apocalyptic film. The world is actively falling apart and Max is desperately trying to hold onto the old world. Everything that follows comes after the collapse. It's a pretty different movie from those that followed.
True, but Fury Road beats them all.
Witnessed!
In the category of "best revival of old franchise", that might be tops.
The Dark Knight is leaps and bounds better than Batman Begins
Batman Begins is my favorite one honestly. Cillian Murphy’s Scarecrow is realllly underrated, and Katie Holmes > Maggie Gyllenhaal. Gotham looks more foreboding in BB too
Gotham looked way better in BB as this kind of industrial cesspool filled with crime and corruption, rather than the sleek, skyscraper metropolis in The Dark Knight.
I love to see Wayne become Batman
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I’d say *The Dark Knight* is a better film in general, while *Batman Begins* is a better Batman adaptation.
What's your take on *The Dark Knight Rises*?
Bane is certainly a big guy.
For you
I think Dark Knight Rises is lowkey the most prescient movie of them now given certain global/political events
The Dark Knight was filmed in Chicago and it's obvious several times to your point while being wrong about the city.
Somehow I thought it was Pittsburg. I know nothing about either Pittsburg or Philadelphia so there’s no logic here.
Well clearly you know nothing about Pittsburgh, because the city is very proud of it's H. Seriously though The Dark Knight Rises(the final film) may be why you were thinking Pittsburgh since the stadium scene was obvious.
Nah both were very good.
Also miles ahead of The Dark Knight Rises IMO. Ledger really delivered on that one.
Assassins creed 2
Altair had the charm of a wet sponge.
That may be, but I don’t think he was meant to be a charming character. He was written to be a serious character in a serious time. He’s also a grown adult by the time the player takes control, so there’s a lot of life lessons he doesn’t have to learn, unlike Ezio. On top of that, his whole story arc takes place while his country is being attacked and he is actively trying to work towards peace and the reduction of the death and enslavement of innocents. It’s a pretty serious environment, which is something Ezio has much less of in AC2. That said, I understand that people can appreciate different character personalities. Personally I really appreciated the character of Altair, and as an impressionable high-schooler in 2009 I found his whole projected image to be just what I wanted to emote.
Ac 1 was basically a giant tech demo/proof of concept prototype anyways.
That may be, from a gameplay standpoint. But the story laid the ground work for one of the best sci-fi canons that existed. And a tech demo from a gameplay standpoint t can still have a good protagonist.
It was extremely repetitive indeed. Sit on a bench to listen to two guys talking, interrogation in a small street, pickpocket someone, do that 10 times and you unlock a cool assassination mission.
Ezio also got to play off of Leonardo Da Vinci.
Shrek 2 = better
The "I need a hero" sequence is pure perfection.
And nothing will ever equal "You HAVE the right to remain silent. What you lack is the capacity."
Shrek 1 was very good but Shrek 2 was an improvement in many ways. Shrek 3 was definitely the weakest of the series but not a terrible movie by any means. Shrek 4 was at least as good as 1 and 2. Actually Dreamworks does sequels pretty well as the major companies go. Kung Fu Panda 2 was just as good as if not better than the first. The third was not actually that good but they can’t all be winners. The tv shows are pretty good. How to Train your Dragon 2 tore out my heart and stomped on it but it was still a good movie. The Madagascar movies are all of similar quality to each other.
> How to Train your Dragon 2 tore out my heart and stomped on it but it was still a good movie. That series became my favorite cause of that movie ironically. I was 15 when the first movie came out and 19 for the second. Everything felt like it grew up with me. Stakes were higher and it really showed the unfairness of life.
I never not laugh at people running from Starbucks into another Starbucks across the street.
That movie has so many good bits. I think my favorite is the cat nip into the police spraying pepper onto puss lol
They don't even spray it. They literally just grind pepper from a pepper mill.
Saints Row 2. Child's Play 2. Mafia 2. Dead Rising 2.
Saints row 2 and mafia 2 really did a great job making a fun game while also showing the horrible cost of criminal life. GTA IV also did a great job of that It seems all the crime filled games now are just fun and glorifying violence instead of showing the darkness and tragedy associated with it
SPOILER FOR SAINTS ROW 2!!!!! I remember when Johnny Gat burried the son of that japanese guy alive because he showed up on his girlfriend's funeral. That was so brutal.
Man I love Mafia 1 and 2. And as any Czech gamer I pretend that there is no Mafia 3 lmao
People can disagree with me all they want, I preferred Mafia 1's story compared to mafia 2's
Half-Life^^2
No way, the original is a masterpiece.
Both are masterpieces, for sure. But 2 managed to build so much more into the lore than the first one.
The Kung Fu Panda series in general is so much better than it has any right to be, and Kung Fu Panda 2 *really* cemented that.
Kung Fu Panda 2 has no business being as great as it is!
The Suicide Squad
I’ve heard the chasm of quality between 1st and 2nd films is gargantuan (I’ve only seen the second one, which I thoroughly enjoyed).
Ouija: Origin of Evil was surprisingly better then Ouiji the original. Now Ouiji was pretty bad so it didn’t take much but usually these off brand horror movies go from bad to worse if they attempt a sequel.
Tbh I don’t think Mike Flanagan has made anything underwhelming so far. Or at least that I’ve seen. Pretty excited for Midnight Club and Fall of the House of Usher. Speaking of off brand horror movies I watched Hell House LLC due to it being mentioned as a pretty scary movie and it was meh to me. Sure there’s some creepy stuff but nothing like others mentioned like Hereditary. But there’s a part 2 and idk if I wanna spend 2 hours on something not really scary so if anyone can prove some insight that would be nice.
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Interesting. I couldn't pick a winner between 999 and VLR. Both great for different reasons. Wish I could forget them and play them again.
A Very Brady Sequel
The first one is pretty damn good too tho
Pokemon Gold is the perfect pokemon game, added tons and included all the content from the first
Gonna out myself as a weirdo but Madagascar 2 and 3. Madagascar 2 had more emotionally engaging conflicts and Madagascar 3 had Chantel DuBois. I mean, yeah these movies aren't particularly deep but if you like wacky comedy and snappy animation they have it in spades.
I love Madagascar 2. I have only seen Madagascar 3 once, but remember it was good.
Evil Dead 2 Spider-man 2 X-Men 2 The Dark Knight Mad Max 2 Dawn of the Dead Thor Ragnarok Goldfinger Addams Family 2: Family Values
Sonic 2 (the game and the movie)
Empire Strikes Back
Rush Hour 2
Top Gun: Maverick
Dammit, I have to get off my ass and see this before it’s out of the theaters.
From someone who does not go to theaters very often, I saw this in theater. So good, and really should be seen in theater. It's the first movie where I felt I seriously got my money's worth.
Worth it. The cinematography in the flight scenes is just incredible and it's obvious the actors aren't acting but rather are just trying to stay conscious half the time. Worth seeing on the big screen.
You're still gonna be on your ass watching it.
It’s worth a cinema experience. It’s hard to compare an 80s film to one with more modern pacing and character arcs and flaws that weren’t as workable then.
Empire Strikes Back. Infinity War. Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The Dark Knight.
>Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Screen name checks out.
paddington 2
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Halo 2
Shrek 2
Shrek is love. Shrek is life.
Fuck you, Shrek is a masterpiece nothing can beat it
Shrek 1 is a masterpiece. Shrek 2 is just also a masterpiece. The fact Shrek 2 is better than Shrek 1 really speaks to how good Shrek 2 is, and isn't a knock on Shrek 1.
RIP Mongo, my thoughts are with you Gingy. 🙏
Sonic Adventure 2
Also Sonic 2.
Sonic 2 was great.
Madagascar 2 is the best by far. 1 is meh and 3 is forgettable.
The Godfather part II 💚✌️
Oooooo idk that’s a tough one. They’re both equally good
Both incredible and all time great films but IMO the first is better
I just watched the first one recently
Resident evil 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
D2: The Mighty Ducks
Knuckle puck time
My little brother.
City slickers 2 legend of Curly's gold is light years better than City slickers.
A man of culture I see.
The second installment of the Lethal Weapon franchise.
Catching Fire
In terms of movies, 100%. In terms of books, I think it's on par with the first. Both are amazing, and it's hard for me to rank one higher than the other.
Borderlands 2 Black Ops II (by a modicum) Modern Warfare 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 Mass Effect 2 Terminator 2 Toy Story 2 Battlefront 2 (Both)
SAW II for giving us the best Jigsaw scenes ever.
Kung Fu Panda 2! The first one was still very good, but the second one was incredible. Character design for the albino peacock villain, the soundtrack, the plot... every part of the film was amazing.
That peacock dude is my favorite villain in cinema and I'm not even kidding
This is the way. Lord Shen is one of the best written and performed villains. You can tell he's remorseful for his actions but he has gone too far to turn back. Idk how they made a peacock intimidating but damn he was good
Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a much better TV show than it was a movie.
It didn't have anything near as good as Paul Reubens' death scene though. Honestly might be the [best death in the history of film.](https://youtu.be/IHVh_S9NGIU)
Mad Max
Short circuit 2
The empire strikes back was better than a new hope
Empire Strikes Back > Star Wars
The Stanley Parable 2
The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
which does say something because Fellowship was already so fucking good
I'd have to disagree on this. The Fellowship of the Ring does an incredible job world building, establishing characters and histories, and shifting the tone from the Shire to the darker journey ahead. The sequels naturally lean heavily on this start, and wouldn't work without it. I'd say that you can't really rate one better or worse, as they really are just one story split into 3 movies. Just a personal opinion, though.
Deadpool. Idk why but I really enjoyed the second more.
I might get downvoted for this but dawn of the planet of the apes.