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This morning I posted a Question of the Day on Twitter:  What is the worst movie sequel of all time?  I definted worst as having the largest decline in quality from the preceding film – therefore awful sequels to awful original films don’t count (unless they’re incredibly worse than the preceding film).  I also said that the sequel isn’t just the second in the series – it is any movie that precedes another.  And that, I said, included prequels.

I received hundreds of responses.  Here were the top responses (two movies under one number denotes a tie.)

1

The Matrix Reloaded

2

The Phantom Menace

3

The Godfather 3

4

Highlander 2

5

Caddyshack 2

 

6

Spider-Man 3

 

7

Batman and Robin

 

8

Speed 2: Cruise Control

 

9

Son of the Mask

 

10

Grease 2

Exorcist 2: The Heretic

 

11

X-Men 3

Troll 2

 

12

Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

Superman 3

The Sting 2

 

13

Lost Boys: The Tribe

 

14

Ocean’s 12

Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

American Psycho 2: All-American Girl

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

 

15

The Two Jakes

Neverending Story 2

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Nightmare on Elm Street 2

 

Honorable Mention

Teen Wolf Too

Cruel Intentions 2

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Starship Troopers 2

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (touche)

Blues Brothers 2000

Revenge of the Nerds 2

 

I also got a few responses that surprised me, including more than one vote a piece for Spider-Man 2, Toy Story 2, and Godfather 2 — all movies which I think are probably better than the film that preceded them, and a bunch of votes for Gremlins 2: The New Batch, which I also like quite a bit.

 

My personal choice for the worst sequel of all time is The Two Jakes, the sequel to Chinatown.  I hate the Godfather 3 as well, but Two Jakes is incredibly poorly done, boring as hell, and based on an absolute classic.  I’d rather sit through three showings of Godfather 3 back-to-back than a single showing of Two Jakes.

A few other movies I thought deserved more votes were Arthur 2, Escape from L.A. and Stayin’ Alive, all awful sequels to terrific films (Arthur, Escape from New York, and Saturday Night Fever, respectively.)

More Questions of the Day on Twitter, and their results, coming soon.  To take part just follow me there.

 

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