The 5. 0 Best Film Sequels. Whether followed by Roman or Greek numerals or by its very own subtitle, the sequel comes in for a lot of stick. Cynical cash- in" is one criticism often levelled; "lesser sibling" is another. Here are the sequels that make the grade, the follow- ups that put the emphasis on "up" not "follow". Note: We have disregarded films that are really all of a piece, like Lord Of The Rings and Kill Bill, and also series that share elements but restart each time, like Carry On or Three Colours. There's also no Bond since, with 2. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.

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Directed by: Peter Hewitt. Released: 1. 99. 1Gap between sequel and original: 1. Why's it so good? There are Evil Robot Doubles.

Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the King find it hard to get along, and there.

There's Heaven, Hell, Death himself (on bass) and the revelation that God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You. It also sees the return of Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted 'Theodore' Logan (or Wyld Stallyns), an inspired riff on The Seventh Seal (see? It's cine- literate, this), a nod to A Matter Of Life And Death (again with the intelligence) and the original series of Star Trek. How does it stack up to the original? It's probably not quite as fun, but Keanu's hair is infinitely better, which should count for something. The inventive hellish tortures that the boys suffer are entertaining, as is their dude- ish stoner speak, and William Sadler's Death makes up for the lack of So- Crates jokes this time around.

Glaring error: It's on Death's part: clearly he spent so long mastering chess that he neglected his Battleship, Clue (aka Cluedo), NFL Super Bowl Electric Football and Twister. Read Empire's Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey review here. Stream Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey now with Amazon Video. Shrek 2. Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon. Released: 2. 00. 4Gap between sequel and original: 3. Why's it so good?

Three words: Puss. In. Boots. He's adorable, he's deadly and he goes nuts for catnip. The interplay between Puss and Donkey has become the principal reason to watch the series ("The position of annoying talking sidekick has already been taken!"), while Shrek and Fiona are reduced to playing straight men in the foreground. How does it stack up to the original? It's not as good: there are far too many characters; the plot, similarly, is needlessly overcomplicated; and even Puss can't make up for the lack of a great villain (much as we enjoyed Everett's Charming). And while some of the endless movie referencing works well ("Be gooooood"), there's so much of it that it becomes exhausting. Glaring error: The practice of inserting celebrity cameos from news personalities, and then redubbing with locals in other territories, started here and it's wildly annoying.

Kate Thornton for Joan Rivers? Outrageous! Read Empire's Shrek 2 review here. Stream Shrek 2 now with Amazon Video. Airplane II: The Sequel. Directed by: Ken Finkleman. Released: 1. 98. 2Gap between sequel and original: 2.

Why's it so good? Zucker- Abrahams- Zucker were not on board for this one - Ken Finkleman, a Canadian writer who also penned Grease 2 that year, somehow bagged the gig - but this is underrated. Watch The Perfect House Online Fandango. It suffers in comparison to the original, sure, but given that Airplane! Still, this maintains the frenzied gag rate of its predecessor, as Ted Styker (Robert Hays) and Elaine (Julie Hagerty) find themselves aboard the first commercial space shuttle flight, bound for the Moon - and disaster! There are genius- level gags here - "Danger: Vacuum"; the courtroom sequence - without ever lapsing into the lazy parodies that mar so many modern spoofs.

And just when you think you're all laughed out, Finkleman deploys his trump card: William Shatner! His cameo as Moon Base commander, Buck Murdock, is better than all five series of T. J. Hooker. How does it stack up to the original? It can't, but it's funnier than it ever had a right to be. Glaring error: The failure to bring back Leslie Nielsen.

Shrek 2 (2004) Shrek has rescued Princess Fiona, got married, and now is time to meet the parents. Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's. Empire proves the bad second album theory wrong with these amazing sequels. From Star Wars to the Bourne franchise, enjoy your new movie marathon.

Still, his day in the sun was coming with The Naked Gun. Read Empire's Airplane II review here. Stream Airplane II: The Sequel now with Amazon Video. Directed by: Jonathan Frakes. Released: 1. 99. 6Gap between sequel and original: 2. Why's it so good? Unquestionably the best big- screen outing for the Next Generation cast, this pits Jean- Luc Picard and crew against wonderfully hissable bad guys the Borg.

Picard, traumatised from an old encounter with them (in Season Three double- parter finale The Best Of Both Worlds, fact fans), gets closure by kicking stellar amounts of ass, while Data gets to explore his human side more deeply than ever before. How does it stack up to the original?

If we're taking the original to be The Motion Picture, it's approximately a thousand times better. If the original's Generations, it's still better: despite the time- travel element, this plot still makes more sense. In fact, First Contact is neck- and- neck with The Undiscovered Country, if behind the mighty Wrath Of Khan. Glaring error: While she's an awesome character, the existence of the Borg Queen makes not a blind bit of sense for a collective hive mind. Why this need for individual avatars like the Queen and Picard's Locutus? Nothing logical: it's just a screenwriting thing.

Read Empire's Star Trek: First Contact review here. Stream Star Trek: First Contact now with Amazon Video. The Naked Gun 2 1/2. Directed by: David Zucker. Released: 1. 99. 1Gap between sequel and original: 3. Why's it so good?

Because of lines like this: "I'm sure that we can handle this situation maturely, just like the responsible adults that we are. Isn't that right, Mr..

Poopy Pants?" And because Leslie Nielsen's comedy timing should be floated on the stock exchange to fix the financial crisis. How does it stack up to the original? Well, what it loses in the presence of Ricardo Montalban and his Japanese fighting fish, it gains with the "swimming in raw sewage - I love it" gag and the line, "I haven't had this much sex since I was a Boy Scout leader!". If the jokes aren't quite so perfectly crafted, they're not far off. Glaring error: The failure to publish Strokin' The Love Muffin as a novel tie- in to the movie. They could've made billions!

Read Empire's Naked Gun 2 1/2 review here. Stream The Naked Gun 2 1/2 now with Amazon Video. Prometheus. Directed by: Ridley Scott. Released: 2. 01. 2Gap between sequel and original: 3. Why’s it so good?

Ridley Scott makes a surprise return to the franchise he unwittingly created in 1. What he did come up with is a strange, philosophical, grandiose sci- fi that rewards – demands? And visually, Scott’s opus is, of course, impeccable. How does it stack up to the original? In a word, peculiarly. It certainly isn’t interested in Xenomorphs, and it isn’t a horror film. On the surface it’s about exploring Alien’s infamously mysterious “Space Jockey”… but in the end it isn’t really about that either.

But it’s definitely unique. Visionary, even: with all the idiosyncratic weirdness that often accompanies that label. Safety Not Guaranteed Full Movie more. Glaring error: Many decried that it makes no sense. In reality, probably a third of the answers are right there if you’re paying close attention, and another third we’re not supposed to understand yet pending further instalments. But that final third probably really is just silly. And also, Guy Pearce playing an old man doesn’t work very well. Read Empire's Prometheus review here.

Stream Prometheus now with Amazon Video. Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Directed by: Guillermo Del Toro. Released: 2. 00. 8Gap between sequel and original: 4. Why's it so good?

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