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POLL- The WEAKEST LINK: MOVIE SEQUELS - ROUND 1

MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
edited May 2021 in All Encompassing Trip
Ok, to keep us on the movie path. I decided to pull some great sequels from my memory to discuss what we think is the BEST MOVIE SEQUEL from this list. Now I know that some of you may have other sequels that you think are better than all on the list, but lets just let this go for the time being. Pick the film that you think is the WEAKEST LINK from the ones provided and when we finish we can discuss if anyone has any that could maybe beat our winner here.

Now to the 1st Round to determine the BEST MOVIE SEQUEL from the films listed.

You are going to pick the film that you think is the "Weakest Link" after 2 days I remove the two (2) movie with the most votes. We will then move on to ROUND 2.

THE GODFATHER, PART II (1974)
ALIENS (1986)
EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN (1987)
THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)
STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)
MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (1982)
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (2014)
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989)
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989)

POLL- The WEAKEST LINK: MOVIE SEQUELS - ROUND 1 32 votes

THE GODFATHER, PART II
0%
STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
0%
MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR
9%
JimmyVBLACK35Matts3221 3 votes
ALIENS
3%
joberschlake 1 vote
EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN
34%
mcgruff10igotid88Ledbetterman10markymark550Indifference71tbergserebusbrianluxHobbesmrussel1SmallestOceans 11 votes
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
15%
Yefamace1229dankindRiotZacteeriepadave 5 votes
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
15%
PoncierJohnny AbruzzoeddiecF Me In The Braintempo_n_groove 5 votes
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
9%
vduboiseGern BlanstenJPPJ84 3 votes
THE DARK KNIGHT
0%
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
12%
darwinstheorySpiritual_ChaosJojoRicebbiggs 4 votes
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    PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,225
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    Shouldn't we be using Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (the 2nd movie, Last Crusade is the 3rd)?
    All the others are the 2nd in a series.
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
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    Poncier said:
    Shouldn't we be using Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (the 2nd movie, Last Crusade is the 3rd)?
    All the others are the 2nd in a series.
    I think he's trying to go with "good" sequels. 
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    PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,225
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    dankind said:
    Poncier said:
    Shouldn't we be using Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (the 2nd movie, Last Crusade is the 3rd)?
    All the others are the 2nd in a series.
    I think he's trying to go with "good" sequels. 
    Ha, and you voted for it.
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
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    Poncier said:
    dankind said:
    Poncier said:
    Shouldn't we be using Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (the 2nd movie, Last Crusade is the 3rd)?
    All the others are the 2nd in a series.
    I think he's trying to go with "good" sequels. 
    Ha, and you voted for it.
    Because I don't think it's good. I know the consensus does, though.
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    MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
    dankind said:
    Poncier said:
    Shouldn't we be using Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (the 2nd movie, Last Crusade is the 3rd)?
    All the others are the 2nd in a series.
    I think he's trying to go with "good" sequels. 
    Yes. I was just going by what I thought was the best of the sequels.
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,883
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    Temple of Doom was very underrated imo.  Very very dark storyline.  
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,006
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    Where the fuck is Friday the 13th part 2 ?
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,006
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    mcgruff10 said:
    Temple of Doom was very underrated imo.  Very very dark storyline.  
    Agree. Love the Bond-esque intro sequence too.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,006
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    And if you consider The Last Crusade a sequel (as in a followup but nor part 2).

    Then where is Exorcist III or A Nightmare on Elm Street part3: The Dream Warriors?

    The Last Crusade didn't have Dokken on the soundtrack.
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
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    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Temple of Doom was very underrated imo.  Very very dark storyline.  
    Agree. Love the Bond-esque intro sequence too.
    The more flagrant racism is hard to overlook in this one, though. Also, the nepotistic casting of Kate Capshaw did not go so well.
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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,242
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    Some very tough choices here. Those James Cameron films are some of my favorites. Also lots of love for Road Warrior. Godfather is obviously the best movie on here though. Back to the Future II wasn't terrible, but it wasn't that good. Fun moments for sure and at least Mary Steenburgen wasn't ruining every scene. I've never seen Evil Dead 2 so I have to vote for it. Last Crusade is a fun and light hearted Indy that I always enjoyed, but nothing will ever come close to the original. Melting wax nazis is hard to beat.

    Most of these are a much darker entry in their respective series if they are the number 2 movie and I like that for the most part. With Batman, you could have picked the original movies too. Burton pissed off people by going so dark, even darker than the dark knight by toying with some BDSM. Made it hard for the sponsors to push products to kids like they wanted.
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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,242
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    dankind said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Temple of Doom was very underrated imo.  Very very dark storyline.  
    Agree. Love the Bond-esque intro sequence too.
    The more flagrant racism is hard to overlook in this one, though. Also, the nepotistic casting of Kate Capshaw did not go so well.
    Yes, lots of cultural generalizations and exaggerations that have not aged well. I always enjoyed this movie once they got in the cave area, but it did seem like they coasted on the plot and again, fucking Capshaw. Let's add a ditzy female to the cast after having a strong female in the original. It was like they were trying to balance the dark plot with her over the top hysterics and a sidekick kid comedian.

    Edit: Now that I think of it, it was more like a parody and the Bond-esque beginning only adds to that image. 
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    mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 28,630
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    This is a good one, although I don't see how GF II doesn't win.  Empire is amazing though.. 
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,623
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    Agree the third Indy movie by far better than the 2nd

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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,718
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    Another great WEAKEST LINK poll, thanks MedozK  !
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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,242
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    mrussel1 said:
    This is a good one, although I don't see how GF II doesn't win.  Empire is amazing though.. 
    When it comes down to the plot, it's place in the series and overall quality, those 2 are the best of the bunch. Probably explains why the follow-up to both could never be repeated. No matter how many movies they add to the Star Wars franchise, nothing tops Empire, but at least none of the sequels can equal the colossal failure of GFIII, although Menace comes close.
    It's a hopeless situation...
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    bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,931
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    Wow.  This is going to get tough quickly.  Between Godfather, Star Wars and Terminator, there are some heavy hitters here.
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
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    F Me In The Brain said:
    Agree the third Indy movie by far better than the 2nd

    I'm flabbergasted that a gambler voted against Back to the Future II in the first round.

    Also, @MedozK : Where the fuck is City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold? 

    You're fuckin' up, bud. :joker:
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,623
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    dankind said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Agree the third Indy movie by far better than the 2nd

    I'm flabbergasted that a gambler voted against Back to the Future II in the first round.

    Also, @MedozK : Where the fuck is City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold? 

    You're fuckin' up, bud. :joker:

    I hear ya but I just don't like the movie very much, especially compared to the first one.
    The "book" is of course the best part about this movie.
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,623
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    mcgruff10 said:
    Temple of Doom was very underrated imo.  Very very dark storyline.  

     We cannot watch movies together. 
    ToD was not good and Evil Dead 2 is excellent!  :rofl:   
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    mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 28,630
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    bbiggs said:
    Wow.  This is going to get tough quickly.  Between Godfather, Star Wars and Terminator, there are some heavy hitters here.
    I think Dark Knight is as good as Terminator.  GF and SW are probably a step above, being all timers of movies.  
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
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    F Me In The Brain said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Temple of Doom was very underrated imo.  Very very dark storyline.  

     We cannot watch movies together. 
    ToD was not good and Evil Dead 2 is excellent!  :rofl:   
    DbD is my personal favorite out of this poll.

    Weird how it was marketed as a sequel when it's really mostly just a remake with a bigger budget.
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,623
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    dankind said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Temple of Doom was very underrated imo.  Very very dark storyline.  

     We cannot watch movies together. 
    ToD was not good and Evil Dead 2 is excellent!  :rofl:   
    DbD is my personal favorite out of this poll.

    Weird how it was marketed as a sequel when it's really mostly just a remake with a bigger budget.

    Sam still got the yellow car in there.
    Army of Darkness is probably my favorite out of the three...it is totally off the rails and idiotic.  (Why I love it!)
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,919
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    Mad Max does nothing for me.

    I've never seen the Evil Dead film, otherwise maybe it gets my vote. 

    At least three of these films are classics and none of them is The Dark Knight. 
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
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    JimmyV said:
    Mad Max does nothing for me.

    I've never seen the Evil Dead film, otherwise maybe it gets my vote. 

    At least three of these films are classics and none of them is The Dark Knight. 
    If Emil Minty as The Feral Kid does nothing for you, humanity is already lost.
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    bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,931
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    mrussel1 said:
    bbiggs said:
    Wow.  This is going to get tough quickly.  Between Godfather, Star Wars and Terminator, there are some heavy hitters here.
    I think Dark Knight is as good as Terminator.  GF and SW are probably a step above, being all timers of movies.  
    Agree fully. It’s Godfather then Star Wars for me in that order. Then T2 and Dark Knight in a lower tier. 
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,919
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    Empire
    Godfather 2
    Last Crusade
    Winter Soldier
    BTTF 2
    T2
    The Dark Knight
    Aliens
    Mad Max
    Evil Dead 

    My official power rankings. Big drop-off after T2. Biggest battles are between 3/4 and 7/8. Evil Dead at bottom because I have never seen it. Also I spent two minutes on this and it could change tomorrow. 

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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,623
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    Nothing beats GFII, for me....and I love Empire.  (Love!)

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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
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    Personal favorite rankings:
    1. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
    2. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
    3. The Godfather: Part II
    4. Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
    5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
    6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    7. Back to the Future Part II
    8. Aliens
    9. The Dark Knight
    10. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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    MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,209
    F Me In The Brain said:
    dankind said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Temple of Doom was very underrated imo.  Very very dark storyline.  

     We cannot watch movies together. 
    ToD was not good and Evil Dead 2 is excellent!  :rofl:   
    DbD is my personal favorite out of this poll.

    Weird how it was marketed as a sequel when it's really mostly just a remake with a bigger budget.

    Sam still got the yellow car in there.
    Army of Darkness is probably my favorite out of the three...it is totally off the rails and idiotic.  (Why I love it!)
    Yea, I love Army of Darkness. I almost picked it instead of 2. I love to look for the old Delta 88 in all of Sam's movies.
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