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Re: "There are always possibilities"
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Mon, 7 Jun 1999 15:23:15 GMT
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How often can it be argued that a sequel is as good or better than the
original?

-- Terry K --

Aliens is one of the exceptions.  Also:

Empire Strikes Back (duh!)
ST II The Wrath of Khan
Dawn of the Dead
Bride of Chucky (better than the first three!)

I'm sure there are a few I'm missing.

Dave



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  Re: "There are always possibilities"
 
(...) How about Evil Dead 2? Grooovy! Joey Feland (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: "There are always possibilities"
 
(...) I'll argue with that :) IMO, they were too different: Alien was really a haunted house picture, and Aliens was an adventure/shoot-'m-up flick. (...) "All too easy.." (...) Definitely agree there. (...) Both the first and the second movie have (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: "There are always possibilities"
 
(...) IMHO, the new Austin Powers flick falls under this heading. LFB. (25 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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(...) OK, how about this: Have James Cameron direct. :-) Not because of Titanic, but because of his other directing credits, Aliens and T2. How often can it be argued that a sequal is as good or better than the original? -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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