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It's okay, but it wasn't as good as the first one.

By Jacqueline Lipton

Following the less than rosy reviews for the Transformers sequel recently released in cinemas, I thought it might be fun to test the adage that sequels are never as good as the first movie in the series.  This summer appears to have been the year of the sequel/prequel - think Wolverine, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation.  Some were good and some were disappointing, but universally people seemed to think they weren't as good as the earlier movies in the series.  Can anyone think of sequels that actually were as good as, or better than, the originals?  My vote would tentatively go to Terminator 2.  I don't know that I'd say it was better than the original Terminator, but I'd probably say it was at least as good, but in a very different (big, special effectsy) sort of way.  And for those trekkies out there, there's always Star Trek:  The Wrath of Khan (or any of the even numbered sequels in the original franchise according to Trekkie lore).  Any other contenders?

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on July 08, 2009 (boomark / email).