General Discussion : Best Sequels

[HorrorMaster]

"Toy Story 2" (John Lasseter & Ash Brannon, 1999) better than original
"Shrek 2" (Andrew Adamson & Kelly Asbury, 2004) better than original
"The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" (Darrell Rooney & Rob LaDuca, 1998) almost as good as original
"Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn" (Sam Raimi, 1987) almost as good as original
"Friday the 13th Part 3" (Steve Miner, 1982)

[-BigEvil-]

The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to end all sequels.

[Pickpocket]

Terminator 2

[BrutalBrian]

Sequels I personally enjoy in addition to the above mentioned,
Clerks 2, Wayne's World 2, Ghostbusters 2, Gremlins 2, Fright Night 2, and Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.

[NoSex]

Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter

[Criminal5]

It shouldn't take this long to get to The Godfather Pt. II.

Aparajito and The World of Apu are both nearly as good as Pather Panchali - The World of Apu might even be better.

I like Kill Bill Vol. 2 just as much as the first one though I tend to think of that as one movie anyway.

Not sure that it counts, since it's a trilogy in the loosest sense of the word, but The Good, The Bad and The Ugly deserves a mention. I haven't seen For a Few Dollars More yet though. On that topic, Sanjuro is almost as good as Yojimbo.