In film today, all we usually see are sequels, remakes and reboots, some are better than the original films. Well I happen to like all three and I'm going to bring you My Top 10 Favorite Sequels of all-time. For this list I'm not limiting it to just a second movie but I will also include additional films in the series as well. So without further ado.......
10. Scream 2
This film is apart of one of my favorite trilogies of all-time. The film follows Sidney Prescott (played by Neve Campbell), now a student at the fictional Windsor College, who becomes the target of a copycat killer using the guise of Ghostface. Sidney is now accompanied by film-geek Randy Meeks (played by Jamie Kennedy), retired deputy sheriff Dewey Riley (played by David Arquette) and news reporter Gale Weathers (played by Courtney Cox). Like the other films in the series Scream 2 combines the violence of the slasher film genre with elements of comedy and "whodunit" mystery while satirizing the cliche of film sequels. I absolutely love this film and it by far exceeds any other film in the horror genre. Scream has a rating of 81% on rottentomatoes.com.
9. Spider-Man 2
This film is one f the rare cases in which a sequel is better than the original. Spider-Man 2 is directed by Sam Raimi and it stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, James Franco as Harry Osborn, and Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius/Dr. Octopus. Set two years after the events of Spider-Man, the film focuses on Peter Parker struggling to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man. Meanwhile Dr. Otto Octavius has turned diabolical following a failed experiment and his wife's death. Using mechanical tentacles, Octavius is dubbed "Doctor Octopus" and threatens to endanger the lives New York City's residents forcing Spider-Man to stop him from destroying the city. This is by far the best Spider-Man movie so far and i'll continue to say it until something else happens to make me say otherwise. Spider-Man 2 was nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects while winning 1 (Best Visual Effects), It also has a rating of 94% on rottentomatoes.com.
8. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
This film is one of my favorite sci-fi films of all-time. Terminator 2 follows Sarah Connor (played by Linda Hamilton) and her ten-year old son John (played by Edward Furlong) as they are pursued by a new, more advanced Terminator, the liquid metal, shapeshifting T-1000 (played by Robert Patrick), sent back in time to 1995 to kill John and prevent him from becoming the leader of the human Resistance against the machines. An older , less advanced Terminator (played by Arnold Schwarznegger) is also sent back in time to protect John. The film is absolutely mind-blowing and James Cameron proves that he is one of the best director of all-time. Terminator 2: Judgement Day was nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Cinematography, Make-Up, Sound, Sound Editing, Visual Effects and Film Editing while winning 4 (Best Make-Up, Sound, Sound Editing and Visual Effects), it also has a rating of 92% on rottentomatoes.com.
7. Back to The Future Part 2
Here is another one of my favorite sci-fi films of all-time. The Plot of Part 2 picks up were the original one left off. After repairing the damage to history done by his previous travlesdventures, Marty McFly (played by Micheal J. Fox) and his friend Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown (played by Christopher Lloyd) travel to 2015 to prevent McFly's future son from ending up in jail. However, their presence there allows Biff Tannen (played by Thomas F. Wilson) to steal Doc's DeLorean time machine and travel to 1955, where he alters history by making his younger self wealthy. This film is awesome, spectacular and hilarious. Back To The Future Part 2 has a rating of 64% on rottentomatoes.com.
6. Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Man do I love Sci-Fi, this is the third one on the list. The film is set three years after Star Wars
Episode 4: A New Hope, The Galactic Empire, under the leadership of the villainous Darth Vader (Played by David Prowse and voiced by James Earl Jones), is in pursuit of Luke Skywalker (played by Mark Hamill) and the rest of the Rebel Alliance. While Vader chases a small band of Luke's friends (Han Solo (played by Harrison Ford), Princess Leia Organa (played by Carrie Fisher) and others) across the galaxy, Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda (played by Frank Oz). But when Vader captures Luke's friends, Luke must decide whether to complete his training and become a full Jedi Knight or to confront Vader and save his friends. This film s one of the first films that I ever saw and I absolutely love it. Star Wars Episode 5 was nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Sound Mixing, Original Score and Production Design while winning 1 (Best Sound Mixing), it also has a rating of 97% on rottentomatoes.com.
5. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
This film is one of the best sequels to an awesome movie and it is one of the highest grossing sequels of all-time. Four years after the events of Jurassic park, dinosaurs have secretly survived and been allowed to roam free on a deserted island. In between the two films, John Hammond (played by Richard Attenborough) loses control of his company (InGen), to his nephew, Peter Ludlow (played by Arliss Howard). Ludlow assembles a team to bring the animals back to the mainland to bring in revenue and restore the company. Hammond sees a chance to redeem himself for his past mistakes and sends an expedition led by Dr. Ian Malcolm to reach the island before InGen's team can get there. The two groups confront each other in the face of danger and must team up for their own survival. I would argue that this film is almost better than the original. The Lost World: Jurassic Park was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and it also has a rating of 52% on rottentomatoes.com.
4. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan-
I'm a huge Star Trek fan (not as big as a Trekkie) and this film is the reason why I am. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan is not only a sequel to Star Trek: The Motion Picture, it is a actually a sequel to an episode in the Star Trek TV series entitled "Space Seed". The pot feature James T. Kirk (played by William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise facing off against he genetically-engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (who was the villain in the episode and is played by Ricardo Montalban in both the episode and movie). When Khan escapes from a 15-year exile to exact revenge on Kirk, the crew of the Enterprise must stop him from acquiring a powerful terraforming device named Genesis. The film begins a story arc that continues with Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock and concludes with Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan has a rating of 91% on rottentomatoes.com.
3. Lord of The Rings: Return of the King-
In what is the best film in my favorite trilogy off all-time and what many consider one of the greatest films of all-time, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King continues the story of the fellowship as they have gone their separate ways in the quest to destroy the one ring. As Sauron launches the final stages of his conquest of Middle-earth, Gandalf the Wizard (played by Sir Ian McKellen) and Theoden King of Rohan (played by Bernard Hill) rally their forces to help defend Gondors capital Minas Tirith from the looming threat. Aragron (played by Viggo Mortensen) finally claims the throne of Gondor and, with the aid of Legolas the Elf (played by Orlando Bloom) and Gimli the Dwarf (played by John Rhys-Davies) summons the army of the Dead to help him defeat Sauron. Ultimately, even with full strength of arms, they realize they cannot win; so it comes down to the Hobbits Frodo (played by Elijah Wood) and Sam (played by Sean Astin), to bear the burden of the Ring and deal with the treachery of Gollum (played by Andy Serkis). After a long journey they finally arrive in the dangerous lands of Mordor, seeking to destroy the One Ring in the place it was created , the volcanic fires of Mount Doom. I loved the trilogy and this film in particular and it was the film that made me absolutely love movies. Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King was nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song, Visual Effects, Art Direction, Costume Design, Make-Up, Sound Mixing and Editing while winning all 11 awards it was nominated for and it has a rating of 94% on rottentomatoes.com.
2. The Godfather Part 2-
In what is considered the greatest sequel of all-time and what is also a prequel as well, The Godfather Part 2 continues the story of Michael Corleone (played by Al Pacino) (the new Don of the Corleone crime family) trying to hold his business ventures togehter from 1958 to 1959. The prequel parts of the film are flashbacks to a younger Vito Corleone (played by Robert DeNiro), from his childhood in Sicily in 1901 to the founding of the Corleone crime family in New York City. I will admit that the film is a little over 3 hours long and for some people I can see why you might get bored or uninterested, but believe me when I say that the film needs to be that long because of the story they are telling. The Godfather Part 2 was nominated for 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, 3 for Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Costume Design, Art Direction and Music while winning 6 (Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Art Direction and Music) and it has a rating of 98% on rottentomatoes.com.
1. The Dark Knight-
Batman is my favorite superhero and a Batman film tops my list. In this film Batman raises the stakes on hi war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordan (played by Gary Oldman) and D.A. Harvey Dent (played by Aaron Eckhart), Batman (played by Christian Bale) sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind know to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker (played by Heath Ledger). The Dark Knight was nominated for 8 Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Make-Up, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects while winning only 2 (Best Supporting Actor and Best Sound Editing) and it has a rating of 94% on rottentomatoes.com.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of the list, do you agree or disagree and what are your favorite seqeuls of all-time? Let me know in the comments and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
10. Scream 2
This film is apart of one of my favorite trilogies of all-time. The film follows Sidney Prescott (played by Neve Campbell), now a student at the fictional Windsor College, who becomes the target of a copycat killer using the guise of Ghostface. Sidney is now accompanied by film-geek Randy Meeks (played by Jamie Kennedy), retired deputy sheriff Dewey Riley (played by David Arquette) and news reporter Gale Weathers (played by Courtney Cox). Like the other films in the series Scream 2 combines the violence of the slasher film genre with elements of comedy and "whodunit" mystery while satirizing the cliche of film sequels. I absolutely love this film and it by far exceeds any other film in the horror genre. Scream has a rating of 81% on rottentomatoes.com.
9. Spider-Man 2
This film is one f the rare cases in which a sequel is better than the original. Spider-Man 2 is directed by Sam Raimi and it stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, James Franco as Harry Osborn, and Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius/Dr. Octopus. Set two years after the events of Spider-Man, the film focuses on Peter Parker struggling to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man. Meanwhile Dr. Otto Octavius has turned diabolical following a failed experiment and his wife's death. Using mechanical tentacles, Octavius is dubbed "Doctor Octopus" and threatens to endanger the lives New York City's residents forcing Spider-Man to stop him from destroying the city. This is by far the best Spider-Man movie so far and i'll continue to say it until something else happens to make me say otherwise. Spider-Man 2 was nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects while winning 1 (Best Visual Effects), It also has a rating of 94% on rottentomatoes.com.
This film is one of my favorite sci-fi films of all-time. Terminator 2 follows Sarah Connor (played by Linda Hamilton) and her ten-year old son John (played by Edward Furlong) as they are pursued by a new, more advanced Terminator, the liquid metal, shapeshifting T-1000 (played by Robert Patrick), sent back in time to 1995 to kill John and prevent him from becoming the leader of the human Resistance against the machines. An older , less advanced Terminator (played by Arnold Schwarznegger) is also sent back in time to protect John. The film is absolutely mind-blowing and James Cameron proves that he is one of the best director of all-time. Terminator 2: Judgement Day was nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Cinematography, Make-Up, Sound, Sound Editing, Visual Effects and Film Editing while winning 4 (Best Make-Up, Sound, Sound Editing and Visual Effects), it also has a rating of 92% on rottentomatoes.com.
7. Back to The Future Part 2
Here is another one of my favorite sci-fi films of all-time. The Plot of Part 2 picks up were the original one left off. After repairing the damage to history done by his previous travlesdventures, Marty McFly (played by Micheal J. Fox) and his friend Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown (played by Christopher Lloyd) travel to 2015 to prevent McFly's future son from ending up in jail. However, their presence there allows Biff Tannen (played by Thomas F. Wilson) to steal Doc's DeLorean time machine and travel to 1955, where he alters history by making his younger self wealthy. This film is awesome, spectacular and hilarious. Back To The Future Part 2 has a rating of 64% on rottentomatoes.com.
6. Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Man do I love Sci-Fi, this is the third one on the list. The film is set three years after Star Wars
Episode 4: A New Hope, The Galactic Empire, under the leadership of the villainous Darth Vader (Played by David Prowse and voiced by James Earl Jones), is in pursuit of Luke Skywalker (played by Mark Hamill) and the rest of the Rebel Alliance. While Vader chases a small band of Luke's friends (Han Solo (played by Harrison Ford), Princess Leia Organa (played by Carrie Fisher) and others) across the galaxy, Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda (played by Frank Oz). But when Vader captures Luke's friends, Luke must decide whether to complete his training and become a full Jedi Knight or to confront Vader and save his friends. This film s one of the first films that I ever saw and I absolutely love it. Star Wars Episode 5 was nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Sound Mixing, Original Score and Production Design while winning 1 (Best Sound Mixing), it also has a rating of 97% on rottentomatoes.com.
5. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
This film is one of the best sequels to an awesome movie and it is one of the highest grossing sequels of all-time. Four years after the events of Jurassic park, dinosaurs have secretly survived and been allowed to roam free on a deserted island. In between the two films, John Hammond (played by Richard Attenborough) loses control of his company (InGen), to his nephew, Peter Ludlow (played by Arliss Howard). Ludlow assembles a team to bring the animals back to the mainland to bring in revenue and restore the company. Hammond sees a chance to redeem himself for his past mistakes and sends an expedition led by Dr. Ian Malcolm to reach the island before InGen's team can get there. The two groups confront each other in the face of danger and must team up for their own survival. I would argue that this film is almost better than the original. The Lost World: Jurassic Park was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and it also has a rating of 52% on rottentomatoes.com.
4. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan-
I'm a huge Star Trek fan (not as big as a Trekkie) and this film is the reason why I am. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan is not only a sequel to Star Trek: The Motion Picture, it is a actually a sequel to an episode in the Star Trek TV series entitled "Space Seed". The pot feature James T. Kirk (played by William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise facing off against he genetically-engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (who was the villain in the episode and is played by Ricardo Montalban in both the episode and movie). When Khan escapes from a 15-year exile to exact revenge on Kirk, the crew of the Enterprise must stop him from acquiring a powerful terraforming device named Genesis. The film begins a story arc that continues with Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock and concludes with Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan has a rating of 91% on rottentomatoes.com.
3. Lord of The Rings: Return of the King-
In what is the best film in my favorite trilogy off all-time and what many consider one of the greatest films of all-time, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King continues the story of the fellowship as they have gone their separate ways in the quest to destroy the one ring. As Sauron launches the final stages of his conquest of Middle-earth, Gandalf the Wizard (played by Sir Ian McKellen) and Theoden King of Rohan (played by Bernard Hill) rally their forces to help defend Gondors capital Minas Tirith from the looming threat. Aragron (played by Viggo Mortensen) finally claims the throne of Gondor and, with the aid of Legolas the Elf (played by Orlando Bloom) and Gimli the Dwarf (played by John Rhys-Davies) summons the army of the Dead to help him defeat Sauron. Ultimately, even with full strength of arms, they realize they cannot win; so it comes down to the Hobbits Frodo (played by Elijah Wood) and Sam (played by Sean Astin), to bear the burden of the Ring and deal with the treachery of Gollum (played by Andy Serkis). After a long journey they finally arrive in the dangerous lands of Mordor, seeking to destroy the One Ring in the place it was created , the volcanic fires of Mount Doom. I loved the trilogy and this film in particular and it was the film that made me absolutely love movies. Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King was nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Original Song, Visual Effects, Art Direction, Costume Design, Make-Up, Sound Mixing and Editing while winning all 11 awards it was nominated for and it has a rating of 94% on rottentomatoes.com.
2. The Godfather Part 2-
In what is considered the greatest sequel of all-time and what is also a prequel as well, The Godfather Part 2 continues the story of Michael Corleone (played by Al Pacino) (the new Don of the Corleone crime family) trying to hold his business ventures togehter from 1958 to 1959. The prequel parts of the film are flashbacks to a younger Vito Corleone (played by Robert DeNiro), from his childhood in Sicily in 1901 to the founding of the Corleone crime family in New York City. I will admit that the film is a little over 3 hours long and for some people I can see why you might get bored or uninterested, but believe me when I say that the film needs to be that long because of the story they are telling. The Godfather Part 2 was nominated for 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, 3 for Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Costume Design, Art Direction and Music while winning 6 (Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Art Direction and Music) and it has a rating of 98% on rottentomatoes.com.
1. The Dark Knight-
Batman is my favorite superhero and a Batman film tops my list. In this film Batman raises the stakes on hi war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordan (played by Gary Oldman) and D.A. Harvey Dent (played by Aaron Eckhart), Batman (played by Christian Bale) sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind know to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker (played by Heath Ledger). The Dark Knight was nominated for 8 Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Make-Up, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects while winning only 2 (Best Supporting Actor and Best Sound Editing) and it has a rating of 94% on rottentomatoes.com.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of the list, do you agree or disagree and what are your favorite seqeuls of all-time? Let me know in the comments and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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