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The 12 movie sequels that are better than the original
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The widely held view is that sequels are, more often than not, pale imitations of the original.
Happily, however, many sequels go the opposite way and more than rise to the occasion – as the following list confirms.
Streaming on Paramount+Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackDavid Prowse as Darth Vader in ‘Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back’ (Photo: Lucas Films)No, Luke… this is the best Star Wars movie.
Fresh from the boy scout-ish escapades of the original Star Wars, Luke Skywalker had to grow up in a hurry in George Lucas’s brilliantly downbeat 1980 sequel.
Far too young to shoulder an entire franchise, 13-year-old Ricci throws up comedic sparks against Joan Cusack as a serial killer nanny who inveigles her way into the affairs of the Addams family.