sequels and Prequels. the best and worst (17 titles)

the definitive guide to sequels and prequels.

by: jackal from London

55.6% from 9 members

Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace

start with the obvious. worse. dull, badly acted and lacks the charm of the original

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Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace on DVD (1999)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman
Director: George Lucas
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A prequel to Star Wars which introduces the main characters; a young boy with special powers called Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The galaxy is threatened by war and the Jedi Knights must keep the peace at all costs. Jedi warrior Qui-Gon Jinn sets out to save the planet of Naboo from the ..read more »

Rate this: 63% from 33,156 members

Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack Of The Clones

improvement on episode 1 ( or 4) with fast plot and some decent droid chopping action. yet again it does'nt look anything like the originals with too much bluescreens. Get a tighter budget. i'll have to edge this towards worse.

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Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack Of The Clones on DVD (2002)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: George Lucas
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In the second installment of the Star Wars series, EPISODE II--ATTACK OF THE CLONES, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is now a teenage Jedi apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). Together they must protect Senator Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman) from a militant group of political ..read more »

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Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith

when we thought George had improved from episode 1 ( or 4) he disapoints the whole world with this dull FX heavycrap, irecognisible as a Star Wars film. Worse.

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Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith on DVD (2005)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman
Director: George Lucas
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War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. In a stunning move, the fiendish droid leader, General Grievious, has swept into the Republic capital and kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Galactic ..read more »

Rate this: 69% from 61,511 members

Jurassic Park

exciting, ground-breaking, original and brilliant

Jurassic Park on DVD (1993)
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Sam Neill, Bob Peck
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Steven Spielberg directed this blockbuster thriller based on the popular book by Michael Crichton. Millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) asks two dinosaur experts (Laura Dern and Sam Neill) to act as consultants on his entrepreneurial endeavor--an amusement park with DNA-cloned live ..read more »

Rate this: 71% from 40,733 members

Jurassic Park 2 - The Lost World

more exciting, more ground-breking and generally much better, and thats saying something. better.

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Jurassic Park 2 - The Lost World on DVD (1997)
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Pete Postlethwaite, Julianne Moore
Director: Steven Spielberg
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THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK is director Steven Spielberg's sequel to his original dinosaur thriller. Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) returns for more dino-horror when, four years after the disaster at the would-be amusement park, another expedition is mounted by millionaire John Hammond (Richard ..read more »

Rate this: 60% from 20,027 members

Jurassic Park 3

not the best but still everything above with a new T-Rex and smart raptors. worse compared with the others

Jurassic Park 3 on DVD (2001)
Starring: Sam Neill, Tea Leoni, William H. Macy
Director: Joe Johnston
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Paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) has sworn never to return to Jurassic Park. But he needs funding for his research, so when a wealthy thrill-seeking couple (William H. Macy and Tea Leoni) come calling, Grant and his protegee, Billy (Alessandro Nivola), agree to take them on a sightseeing ..read more »

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Pirates Of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest

I LOVED IT.great action but more complex than the Da Vinci code, Momento and the Usual Suspects merged into one film directed by David Lynch. i think better but no one else does

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Pirates Of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest on DVD (2006)
Starring: Mackenzie Crook, Kevin McNally, Keira Knightley
Director: Gore Verbinski
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Shiver me timbers, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)returns in this rip-roaring, sea-faring sequel to the colossal hit, CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL. Reunited with Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), Sparrow must face his greatest adversary yet – the nautically naughty ..read more »

Rate this: 70% from 69,014 members

Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End

doesn't even make any sense and is dull and is confident enough with itself that it thinks that we're gonna put up with another two hours of complex crap that it sets itself up for 4. Worse

Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End on DVD (2007)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
Director: Gore Verbinski
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Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.

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Batman Begins

an old Genre that was given the new "Dark Treatment" with this Gothic well acted, err...film. if Chris Nolan can do this with Batman i'll like to see what Abrams can do with Star Trek. even though i've never seen a Star trek film. better, Batman not star Trek

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Batman Begins on DVD (2005)
Starring: Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Years ago, a young boy watched a street thug murder his parents. His life went cold. He left the city for the Far East, where he trained. He grew strong. But so did the darkness. And now the man is returning to Gotham City. The black, boiling drive for vengeance will cause Bruce Wayne to create a ..read more »

Rate this: 74% from 119,050 members

King Kong

this goes under remake. great FX and the ape stuff is handled pretty well. but bad acting lets the whole thing down. worse

King Kong on DVD (2005)
Starring: Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black
Director: Peter Jackson
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It is 1933, and vaudeville actress Ann Darrow (Oscar nominee Naomi Watts) has found herself - like so many other New Yorkers during the Great Depression - without the means to earn a living. Unwilling to compromise and allow herself to sink into a career in burlesque, she considers her limited ..read more »

Rate this: 63% from 80,506 members