# Sequels that directly continue last scene of the previous movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 10, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994 "2013-05-10T13:57:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/1 "2013-05-10T13:57:32Z")
What are movies sequels that start off exactly where the previous movie ended? Or alternatively, prequels that end exactly where the “next” movie begins? Examples: _The Karate Kid Part II_ begins with the ending of the tournament from the first movie and the immediate aftermath. Both of the _Back to the Future_ sequels begin with the last scene of the previous movie. _The Thing_ (2011) prequel ends with the Norwegians chasing the dog in their helicopter, leading directly into the beginning of _The Thing_ (1982). ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/2 "2013-05-10T13:59:05Z")
It’s been a while, but doesn’t _Rocky II_ start with the end of the fight from _Rocky_? I might misremember. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/3 "2013-05-10T14:01:31Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > It’s been a while, but doesn’t _Rocky II_ start with the end of the fight from _Rocky_? I might misremember. Yes, I believe so. IIRC both fighters are taken to the same hospital to get treated. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/4 "2013-05-10T14:09:06Z")
Mortal Kombat Annihilation picked up right after the ending of the first movie. Everyone’s standing around saying “Yeah, we did it!” and high fiving each other, and then all of a sudden some new evil guy pops up, kills Johnny who suddenly gained 20 lbs, and Rayden goes from looking like Christopher Lambert to looking like James Remar. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/5 "2013-05-10T14:15:12Z")
_Halloween II_? ---
**Author:** ![Tio\_Gringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@Tio\_Gringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tio_Gringo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/6 "2013-05-10T14:21:54Z")
_Quantum of Solace_ picks up right where _Casino Royal_ left off. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/7 "2013-05-10T14:24:13Z")
_The Bourne Ultimatum_ starts pretty much immediately after _The Bourne Supremacy_ ends in Moscow. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/8 "2013-05-10T14:55:24Z")
Didn’t the last _Resident Evil_ movie do that? ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/9 "2013-05-10T15:37:24Z")
Star Trek 3, the Search for Spock, picks up right where Star Trek 2, the Wrath of Khan, left off, with Spock being dead and whatnot. ---
**Author:** ![Aizle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Aizle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aizle)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/10 "2013-05-10T15:45:36Z")
Somewhat cheating, but: Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions The Lord of the Rings movies ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/11 "2013-05-10T16:18:55Z")
_Iron Man 2_ starts with the press conference scene from the end of _Iron Man_, but it felt like more of a callback than a continuation from that scene. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Accident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Mr.Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Accident)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/12 "2013-05-10T16:26:49Z")
Final Destination 4 ends with the plane explosion from the beginning of final destination 1. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/13 "2013-05-10T17:11:25Z")
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 picks up exactly where Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 left off. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/14 "2013-05-10T17:14:03Z")
Deathly Hallows Part 2? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/15 "2013-05-10T17:20:19Z")
The Army of Darkness starts with the last scene from The Evil Dead II. Sort of. Anyway, this is my boomstick. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/16 "2013-05-10T17:21:21Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > _The Bourne Ultimatum_ starts pretty much immediately after _The Bourne Supremacy_ ends in Moscow. Almost correct. The last scene of Supremacy is Bourne contacting Landy (Joan Allen) and finding out his real name. This scene occurs again near the climax of Ultimatum. So in fact most of the last movie takes place before the end of the second! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/17 "2013-05-10T18:13:14Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > _The Karate Kid Part II_ begins with the ending of the tournament from the first movie and the immediate aftermath. Now that I think about it, the 3rd movie also picks up at the same point. It immediately flashes forward a year, but the very first scene is still the ending of the first movie, and instead of following Daniel and Mr. Miyagi, it goes into Kreese’s post-tournament story. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/18 "2013-05-10T18:32:53Z")
Kill Bill Vol. II ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/19 "2013-05-10T18:36:24Z")
For a second at the beginning of _The Two Towers_, I thought to myself “wait, the last scene from the FotR movie wasn’t the Balrog fight, was it?” ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994/20 "2013-05-10T19:25:53Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > For a second at the beginning of _The Two Towers_, I thought to myself “wait, the last scene from the FotR movie wasn’t the Balrog fight, was it?” That would be interesting - a list of sequels that start _in the middle of_ the previous movie. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-directly-continue-last-scene-of-the-previous-movie/657994.md?page=2)