Sequels have a bad reputation for being less than impressive. On the plus side, you have franchises like the new Star Trek movies and Guardians of the Galaxy, where the sequels aren’t necessarily bad, they’re just more of the same. On the bad end, you’re left with what most sequels become: desperate attempts from studios to make more money by churning out absolute garbage, like Son of the Mask, Basic Instinct 2, Sex and the City 2, and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde.
Related Jurassic World followed a pretty standard sequel formula where you take what works in the original and make it bigger. The result was a surprisingly entertaining movie. The scenario of dinosaurs attacking a functional theme park filled with guests was a lot of fun, and the inclusion of things like the gyrosphere was a smart way to both pay homage to the original and create a new and exciting adventure.
5. Blade Runner 2049 Taking place 30 years after the original film, Blade Runner 2049 introduced Ryan Gosling as the replicant K, who believes he is the son of Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard. K also discovers a secret that could destabilize society and prompt a replicant uprising. The movie asks what makes someone human and who does deserve to be treated as one.
Those characters have received the most praise and have been cited as a critical component of Dune: Part Two‘s success. In particular, Austin Butler’s portrayal of Feyd-Rautha has received wide acclaim thanks to his genuinely haunting and sinister on-screen presence. Other new cast members who did a fantastic job in the sequel include Florence Pugh and Christopher Walken.
2. Aliens In 1979, Ridley Scott’s Alien scared the heck out of audiences. In the film, a xenomorphic alien hatches aboard a spaceship and begins picking off the crew one by one. The movie was dark, claustrophobic, and full of suspense. Plus, Sigourney Weaver’s portrayal of the strong and brave Lt. Ellen Ripley was fantastic and one of the best female performances in a sci-fi film.