Live Poll: Superior Sequels

I used to like Empire Strikes Back better than A New Hope, but I now like A New Hope better. Empire Strikes Back is still great. But a cliffhanger very slightly lowers my liking of a movie for me. Still love Empire Strikes Back, but A New Hope can be a stand alone movie with its own story.

Based in this criterion, Revenge of the Sith (2005) is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better than Attack of the Clones (2002), mainly because the latter was so awful.

I will admit that I liked (and still like) The Phantom Menace as well as Attack of the Clones, and I respect your opinion. But every Disney Star Wars movie combined are still worse than The Phantom Menace or Attack of the Clones. I didn't like any of them. But I like that Rogue One gives a legitimate reason for why the Death Star design was flawed.

I agree. Star Trek Into Darkness is the only one I like. The first one is kind of good and the third one was just bad.

I actually liked Beyond the most! It was the most original and didn't have the JJ Abrams gimmick of using countless lens flares!

You are right, that there is a similar poll. I find that poll different because it says "sequels better than the original." LOTR: The Return of the King is listed. I see the poll asking if ROTK is better than FOTR, not TT. So my poll would ask if ROTK is better than TT, but not necessarily FOTR. I'll consider editing it. I only included sequels that I personally consider better than its predecessor. With the exception of Empire Strikes Back. I like A New Hope better, I just don't want to hear the wrath and outcry for why ESB wasn't included. I'll address each one of your FYC suggestions:

Mad Max: Fury Road - I've seen Mad Max and The Road Warrior but not Beyond Thunderdome. I think Fury Road is better than the first two combined (and I'm guessing probably the first three combined). Plus I consider Fury Road more of a reboot. It's questionably a sequel to me, but I see it more of a reboot.

Blade Runner 2049 - I enjoyed the international cut of Blade Runner better than Blade Runner 2049.

The Dark Knight Rises - This is close. I personally can't pick a best or worst of TDK trilogy. I thought Tom Hardy was excellent as Bane and have never compared his performance to Heath Ledger's Joker (which is unfair, but some people have). But The Dark Knight's fame and admiration (which I see as passive from some people) has unfortunately ruined my enjoyment of it a little. I don't care if that sounds lame, but whatever. Enjoy what you want as much or as little as you want. Just agree to disagree.

Logan - It's definitely better than The Wolverine, but I only thought it was ok, not good.

Thor: Ragnarok - I haven't seen Thor: The Dark World, but I didn't like it. Too childish for me. I've seen 12 of the 23 MCU movies and don't like any of them except The Incredible Hulk. I used to like more, but The Incredible Hulk is the only one I still like. I may be the only person on earth who thinks that.

Skyfall - I don't think this is a sequel. Quantum of Solace did suck and I thought Skyfall was the best Bond movie since Goldeneye, but it's not a sequel in my opinion.

Thank you for being polite and civil.

I agree. I thought Raiders of the Lost Ark had slightly better action scenes, but The Last Crusade had a better story. Temple of Doom is good too! I will defend Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It wasn't good. But it wasn't bad either. I thought it was ok. The CGI was horrible. But Kingdom of the Crystal Skull never should've been made.

Thank you for the suggestions. Here's what I think:

Dawn of the Dead - Definitely better than "Night of the Living Dead." But I don't consider it a sequel. I think the Dead movies are just a series of movies and not sequels, like James Bond (at least the pre-Daniel Craig ones).

The Road Warrior - Also better than "Mad Max" (I didn't quite like either of them). But some people consider "Mad Max: Fury Road" a sequel to "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome" (I disagree).

Evil Dead II - I've only seen "Evil Dead." I didn't like it enough to see "Evil Dead II."

Batman Returns - I believe "Batman" is better.

The Dark Knight - I added this to the poll. I almost didn't because I thought this would run away with the win. But I'm anxious to see fan boys choose between "The Dark Knight" and "The Empire Strikes Back.'

Matt, some answers to your answers if you think it's okay. 

1) Can agree with Dawn of the Dead (1978) assessment. It is more of a theme and idea continuation than a direct sequel. 
2) All four movies are indeed sequels to each other. Justification given by George Miller regarding inconsistencies between the movies is that they could and should be perceived as "legends" about Mad Max, with rather unreliable narrators and viewpoints, as well as unclear timeline. 
3) I advice and highly, highly recommend giving a chance to Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1992). Even and probably as far as especially if The Evil Dead left you uninterested or uninspired. Keep in mind that first movie was literally a mostly amateur independent production made when director was 20-22 years old. Evil Dead II on the other hand is his third major movie, made after he gained a lot of experience on a troubled studio production that was his second feature film. It combines best of two worlds being fresh and odd in a way studio productions rarely are, but having a very polished and extremely well-designed look to it. First movie is an impressive yesterday's student's blueprint, while sequel is a very creative, tonally different oddity of a movie. 
4) It's actually really hard for me to say which of the two movies is better - I always viewed them as a complex, it's just that Batman Returns (1992) sometimes resonates with me a fraction more and that says something, considering I love the first movie to pieces, as well. 

for your consideration

I find that poll different because it says "sequels better than the original." LOTR: The Return of the King is listed. I see the poll asking if ROTK is better than FOTR, not TT. So my poll would ask if ROTK is better than TT, but not necessarily FOTR.

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