Director James Gunn's List Of Sequels Better Than The Original Movie

James Gunn
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"Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn has created a list of 27 sequels that HE thinks are better than the originals.  Of course, "The Godfather: Part 2", the one EVERYONE can agree on, made the cut, but interestingly, "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" did not.

Here's his list: 

1.  "Toy Story 2", 1999

2.  "The Godfather: Part 2", 1974

3.  "Spider-Man 2", 2004

4.  "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans", 2009

5.  "Evil Dead 2", 1987

6.  "Shrek 2", 2004

7.  "The Dark Knight", 2008 . . . the sequel to "Batman Begins"

8.  "Bride of Frankenstein", 1935

9.  "Hellboy 2", 2008

10.  "The Road Warrior", 1981 . . . the sequel to "Mad Max"

11.  "For a Few Dollars More", 1965 . . . the sequel to "A Fistful of Dollars"

12.  "Paddington 2", 2017

13.  "X2", 2003 . . . a.k.a. "X-Men 2"

14.  "The Empire Strikes Back", 1980

15.  "Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Kahn", 1982

16.  "Superman 2", 1980

17.  "Batman Returns", 1992

18.  "Gremlins 2", 1990

19.  "Blade 2", 2002

20.  "The Legend of the Drunken Master", 1994 . . . the sequel to "Drunken Master"

21.  "Desperado", 1995 . . . the sequel to "El Mariachi"

22.  "Blade Runner 2049", 2017

23.  "Magnum Force", 1973 . . . the sequel to "Dirty Harry"

24.  "Final Destination 2", 2003

25.  "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", 2014

26.  "Swordsman 2", 1992

27.  (James added, "P.S.:  It's an unarguable fact 'Alien' & 'Aliens' are equal."  And he also added "Terminator 2" to the list)