The middle child of Sam Raimi’s iconic Spider-Man Trilogy will always have a slot in lists containing the greatest superhero flicks of all time and in catalogs like this one. 6) Spider-Man 2 (2004) (Columbia Pictures) It’s yet another film on this list that just feels like a warm hug and leaves you wanting to go to the beach with some of your oldest friends. Where do I begin with Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again? Weaving in and out of the past and the present, the sequel to 2008’s highly successful and acclaimed Mamma Mia! brings audiences back to the fictional Greek island Kalokairi and features an outrageous ensemble cast that includes, of course, Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Cher, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Stellan Skarsgård who all sing AND dance to the music of ABBA. 7) Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) (Legendary Pictures) Unlike its predecessor, 2046 touches on hints of sci-fi and features a mysterious room numbered 2046 where nothing ever really changes-hence, no loss or sadness. Although only considered a loosely-based sequel, 2046 follows Leung’s Chow Mo-wan navigating his grief and loneliness after the events of In the Mood For Love. Among these partnerships are, of course, Wong Kar-wai and Tony Leung. The world of cinema has seen the bright burning of numerous collaborations that have spawned many great films. Anyway, lovely color palettes that are somehow constantly tinged with pink to compositions that would probably make even auteur director Wes Anderson smile, Paddington 2 feels like a warm hug that meets-if not surpasses-its first film. I realize I could have worded that better so as not to make the transition from cuteness to the slammer so abrupt, but I’m keeping it that way. The follow-up to 2014’s Paddington sees everyone’s cuddly raincoat-wearing bear in prison. It is also regarded by none other than Hugh Grant himself as his greatest film and I think that speaks for itself. Paddington 2 probably holds the honor of being the internet’s most-beloved movie sequel. The second one was the best of all of them, okay. The space toy looks to the cowboy and asks if he’s still worried about Andy outgrowing him and all that and Woody smiles and tells his friend, “About Andy? Nah, it will be fun while it lasts.” Buzz then tells him that he’s proud of Woody, to which the latter replies, “Besides, when it all ends I’ll have old Buzz Lightyear to keep me company-for infinity and beyond.” As Andy leaves to go play with his sister, Woody and Buzz watch him from his bedroom window as the sun is setting. It also contains one of my all-time favorite final exchanges in a movie: it ends with the toys reunited and welcoming Andy home from summer camp. The film contains one of the most satisfying (but at the same time, creepy?) scenes in Pixar history: the scene with The Cleaner. Toy Story 2 follows Buzz Lightyear and the rest of Andy’s gang of toys go on a mission to save everyone’s favorite cowboy, Woody, who is stolen by a collector. Pixar’s Toy Story was a staple in every ‘90s kid’s childhood and, to this day, remains the studio’s strongest nostalgia bait because, yes, I will still watch a movie about toys in my twenties, and yes, I will still cry when it gets emotional. This article contains our favorite movie sequels of all time, ranked and ready for everyone to go, “Oh yeah, that one was better than the original!” or, at the very least, agree that they did come head-to-head with their first installments. Here are the best sequels of all time, ranked. That said, lists focusing on excellent movie sequels that manage to both regain their original fans’ attention as well as garner stellar reviews don’t often contain a lot of titles. Countless beloved movies have tried following up their narratives only for fans to either pretend that the sequels never happened or just downright hate them. Sequels always have their work cut out for them, so it doesn’t really come as a surprise when they don’t quite hit the mark like their predecessors.
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