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  1. Andrew says:

    Looooove video games

    First!

    Don’t respond with some crappy wikipedia article, I made a comment

    • Wikipedia says:

      Comment
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  2. LeonimuZ says:

    The only good sequel was Matrix.

  3. plaster says:

    Not true. Terminator 2 was even better than T1.

    • PhoenixM says:

      I wouldn’t say that T2 was better or even as good, but it was about as good as it possibly could have been in light of how excellent T1 was.

    • Captain Planet says:

      No, he is a douchebag who is cloning me actually.

    • hahahahahahah says:

      Hay! I was gonna say that!

    • Mike O'Shay says:

      Don’t forget Aliens and (in some people’s eyes) Toy Story 2.

      And the “video games” bit is WAY too high. Zelda 2, anyone? SMB 2? Metroid 2? Then when they moved to 3D you’ve got Super Mario Sunshine, Majora’s Mask, Metroid Prime 2, all considered the black sheep. Sure, they have their fanbases, but people often dislike them, at least more than the first.

      • Alice says:

        SMB 2 was originally Doki Doki Panic, and thew Japanese got SMB Lost Levels, but They thought it would be too hard for Americans.

  4. Michael Bay says:

    If I am involved, the first movie will suck too, so the only place to go is up!

    (insert explosion here)

    (insert secondary explosion here)

  5. Hailey says:

    The Dark Knight, anyone?

  6. lastidealeft says:

    How about Empire? come on, people!

    • vi31 says:

      IMHO:
      Empire was better than New Hope.
      Toy Story 2 was better than Toy Story.
      Shrek 2 was better than Shrek (although 3 was a bomb).
      Grumpier Old Men was better than Grumpy Old Men.
      Fantasia 2000 a little better than Fantasia.
      Ice Age 2 was as good as Ice Age, and I’ve heard great things about Ice Age 3 (haven’t seen 3 yet).

      • heruyan says:

        at least this one named vi31 knows where its at

        except i dunno about the disney ones, fantasia and toy story were pretty damn good.

        ps also wish i could see ice age 3 too

      • NoOneInteresting says:

        Let’s not forget Star Trek II. Much better than Star Trek The Motion Picture.

        And I’ve heard that Godfather Part 2 is better than the first, but being one of the ten people in the world who has not seen any of them, I’ll leave that decision to those more qualified.

        • vi31 says:

          heruyan: Thanks. Although, all the original movies I listed are among my favorites; the sequels happened to be better (a rare feat).

          NOI: Isn’t Godfather II the only sequel movie to have won an Oscar? I’ve never sat through any Godfather movies so I’m one of those 10 people.

          Sure wish Mel Brooks would actually come out with Spaceballs II: The Search for More Money.

          • scott says:

            I think there might be another one, but if not, you might be right on that

            • odinsmom says:

              If you consider Lord of the Rings: Return of the King a sequel, as opposed to just the third part of a really long movie, it would also be a Best Picture-winning sequel.

      • Jcrow says:

        And let’s not even get started on the indiana jones trilogy…

        but i think there is a tiny amount of blue there (like maybe .5%) which is probably about right.

        • K says:

          If you can’t appreciate the awesome-ness of Sean Connery, then you don’t even deserve to watch Indiana Jones…

  7. SieniSissi says:

    Fallout 3 sucks.

  8. Keksus says:

    Well…only a few video games have a good sequel. Most of the sequels for video games are bad too.

    • Keksus says:

      There are exeptions. But never judge a game before you played it.

    • KurisuMurei says:

      If that was true, people would be fanwanking at the mention of any villian at all being better than Garland, rather than Kefka or Sephiroth as I often read. This amongst other examples.

      • Dexaan says:

        Ganon is the best villan ever though.

        • GraphJelly says:

          You are wrong. president shinra is the best villian ever. Final fantasy VII FTFW!

          • Bo says:

            Eugh. Seymour all the way!
            Seriously, anybody who can kick your ass while having a voice so high-pitched it made Jacko’s voice seem deep and hair that he’d spent more time working on than Amy Winehouse has spent doing drugs has to be cool..

    • Sir Scarfalot says:

      far cry 2. It just doesn’t cut it compared to FC1. They took out the stealth meter for one! :(

  9. pantalonesconqueso says:

    not really, but I see your point. Glad to see that you at least read…sequeled books…sigh…

  10. RJ Lowe says:

    Metal Gear Solid 2 was terrible.

    HPatCoS (Book… not movie) wasn’t as great as Philosopher’s Stone.

    Clerks 2 was great.

    There, defied all 3. MHUAHAHAHAHAHA

    • plaster says:

      OMG FORGOT ABOUT CLERKS 2!
      It had the same quality as Clerks, but without all the chaotic hockey on the roof, gatorade, and having the amazing dance scene instead.

  11. Timoth says:

    What about aliens that sequel was awesome.

  12. Tybae says:

    Godfather part 2, Spiderman 2, The Dark Knight, Angels & Demons, Pink Panther 2 were all better than the first movie in the series.

    • roflcopter says:

      Angels & Demons is the prequel of the DaVinci Code, not the sequel.

      • tybae says:

        The books absolutely were, but the movie, to me, was treated as a sequel. I didn’t like either movie, but Angels and Demons was less crappy than The DaVinci Code.

    • Sir Scarfalot says:

      Spiderman 2? are you kidding?

      … well okay it was about even, but I’d say theres room for improvement on both their parts. (how many times can they repeat “with great power…”!?)

  13. ravious says:

    Graph maker obviously does not play video games.

  14. crack says:

    Twilight 2 (aka. Daylight) is gonna be so mush better than the first one.

    • flameow says:

      Uuughhh…I don’t think the Twilight series can get any worse. But somehow, some way, they’re going to prove me wrong.

    • Bo says:

      Let’s be honest, that isn’t hard. Given the choice of Gordon Brown or Twilight 2, I’d pick Gordon Brown. Amy Winehouse or Twilight 2, I’d pick Amy. HERPES or Twilight 2, I’d pick Herpes…
      see a pattern?

  15. zappafrank says:

    The Dark Knight dragged horribly for the last 30 min. The Two-Face sub-story was completely unnecessary. I think Batman Begins was much better.

  16. ElfKing says:

    Through my own experience, I’d say book should be 100%. I’ve yet to come across a book that, in my humble opinion, where the sequal was of any less quality than the original.
    However, this is a clever and (for the most part, in my opinion) true graph. Could’ve done with Y-and X-axis labeling, but I’m not too picky when it comes to GraphJam graphs.

  17. Wolfgang says:

    Interesting that no one named the X-men films. the first one really wasn’t good, x2 was a bit so-so, the last stand was almost good, and origins, I wanna see origins again! It wasn’t the best fim ever but it was really exciting and Hugh really played the part well.

  18. echani says:

    :P Actualy godfather 2 was IMO as good if not better then 1 except for Marlon Brandon

  19. AL3XP3CK says:

    Just like the new Transformers movies…..

  20. flameow says:

    I think Harry Potters 3 and 6 should be the only exceptions to this graph. And possibly 5, that one was alright.

  21. MLD says:

    I think Return of the King was the best of the three Lord of the Rings movies

    • flameow says:

      Movies based on book series definitely have more success when it comes to good sequels. Mostly because they actually have a solid, cohesive plot to follow and plenty of material, because the downfall for other non-book movie series is that the writers don’t know what to do for sequels, so they either a) re-hash old, worn-out ideas or b) stray too far from the original concept and end up alienating fans.

  22. W00t! says:

    Evil Dead 2!!!

  23. MKZeke says:

    Actually the new Transformer’s movie is better than the original.

  24. Psycholadeh says:

    The Dark Knight was good…

  25. Bonds Kizuna says:

    So wrong..
    I mention Deus ex and Deus ex: invisible war.
    There.

  26. threyon says:

    Notable movie sequels that are equal to, or greater, than preceding movies:

    Aliens/Alien
    Ghostbusters 2/Ghostbusters
    Terminator 2/Terminator (T3 just fails, pretty much)

  27. Waspala says:

    Exception For good: The Lost World Jurassic Park and JP III. (I’m just a die hard JP fan)

    Exception For bad: WIND WAKER. (Am I right?)

    • roflcopter says:

      Assuming “WIND WAKER” is Zelda, it was bad but not the sequel in the Legend of Zelda series.
      Speaking of Zelda, Ocarina of Time was WAY better than Majora’s Mask.

      • flameow says:

        Wind Waker wasn’t bad, I mean relative to the other Zelda games it may seem rubbish since the others were just so phenomenal, but it had nice replay value and some pretty good new ideas.

        But Twilight Princess…now there’s a bad sequel.

        • Sir Scarfalot says:

          yes. But twilight princess honestly doesn’t make SENSE as even PART of the canon. So, I just let go of my expectations for a zelda game, and it was actually kinda good. Much like Far Cry 2, to like it you have to let go of expectations.

          • flameow says:

            I guess so…I think I just need to lower my expectations altogether for Nintendo. TP was so straightforward and simple, that there was almost no “rewarding” factor or sense of achievement when I finished it. Just from the other Zelda games and any old games, I’m used to things being more challenging. I’m too nostalgic x_x

    • Mark says:

      Zelda? More like CELDA

  28. Starlinguk says:

    I must protest, Prisoner of Azkaban was so much better than the first two Harry Potter movies (and then it went back down hill). In found the last two forgettable, flameow. Not really bad, just … average. I suppose WB has deliberately picked a “safe” director.

    • flameow says:

      I don’t think he’s really that safe, he’s sent all the die-hard HP fans into a frenzy over how much he changed the story. He’s definitely taken a ton of creative liberties, and I love that, mostly because I hated books 5 and on.

      I think it was mostly the visual effects, cinematography, and acting that won me over in the last two movies. I can’t stand children trying to act, but I feel like they finally know what they’re doing and they’ve grown up enough to deliver compelling performances. Draco’s part was fantastic – up until know they’ve painted him as a purely evil 2D character, but the new emotional conflict was very well done. And the other teenagers have finally learned how to do subtle humor, thank god.

      It could’ve used a better soundtrack though…but I’m going to stop rambling here. I tend to pick apart movies a lot, but I like to think that I make some sense. XD

      • Sir Scarfalot says:

        hey hey hey. Those effects were, imo, the worst part of the otherwise good movies. But thats IMO, whatever you like…

  29. dodobird says:

    not true with transformers

  30. Sir Scarfalot says:

    truth.

  31. Radioheadrocks says:

    Terminator 2: Judgement Day
    X-Men 2
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park 3
    The Dark Knight
    Toy Story 2
    Aliens
    etc..

    • TheObject says:

      Woah, you had me except for The Lost World. How is it that the classic GTO swerves, hits objects, and drives through buildings without more than a busted headlight. I know they used to build them tough but that one was a tank!

      Plus: oh crap how will we possibly end this. Oh I got it, lets randomly drop a T-Rex in the middle of the city due to a clerical error and let Godzilla homages do the rest.

      Sorry, rant over.

      • Radioheadrocks says:

        It’s not the best movie ever, but it’s a pretty good sequel IMO. The ending wasn’t great, you’re definetely right about that.

        • TheObject says:

          It had more Jeff Goldbloom, you’re right about that.

          I wish they would have used the latter half of the first book as the second movie instead of writing a new movie. Wait, why did he bring his daughter when he new what the dinosaurs could do? Pandering to a young demographic anyone?

  32. notanengineer says:

    Sadly, this Graph totally fits to Transformers 2 (in my opinion)… But WTF did this movie make it to 68% on rottentomatoes.com??? (I got some reasons to think that the sequel SUX, btw…) plz tell don’t tell me that this world is doomed ‘cos *singing* “It’s like a kind of torture..” :-D :-D

  33. kumikameli says:

    Uhm.. t2? t3 & the salvation are pure crap tho >.>

  34. sarah says:

    what about terminator 2?
    or indiana jones and the temple of doom?
    or ace ventura when nature calls?

    all AWESOME sequels!!!!!!!

  35. Comic Book Guy says:

    Last night’s Itchy & Scratchy was, without a doubt, the worst episode ever. Rest assured I was on the internet within minutes registering my disgust throughout the world.

  36. operationsealion says:

    ok seriously guys, you are overanalyzing it. of course there are going to be exceptions (ie the Lord of the Rings movies). i made this because the overall general trend is that movie sequels suck. alot. look at the Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean, Caddyshack 2, Rocky, Night at the Museum, etc

    as far as videogames go, yeah there are exceptions, but there is a trend. the halo series, battlefront, call of duty, splinter cell.

    and then books, with examples like some of the Harry Potter series, LOTR, etc, etc.
    the odds for books is lower because in some extended series, like Harry Potter (again), Ender, etc.

    dont make a big deal out of it.

  37. Dracula_fangirl says:

    Not really, Silent Hill the movie(as I heard from several boyfriends) was better than the video game. And that movie is my all-time favourite.

  38. enyv says:

    Meh, game and books sequels suck as much as movie sequels.

  39. Ruman says:

    The Empire Strikes Back was better than A New Hope, the first Harry Potter movie is the worst one, Wrath of Khan was better than the first Star Trek movie…shall I go on?

  40. stick2012 says:

    The emire strikes back is a good sequal!

  41. stick2012 says:

    empire


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