Sequels that were better than the original.

Not exactly a “from the producers of THE GODFATHER” film series, but-

PORKY’S 2 was funnier than the original, if only for a scene that makes me bust a gut everytime I watch it: Reverend Bubba Flavel and Coach Balbricker reading “Taming of the Shrew” aloud.

Batman Returns
Terminator 2
X-Men 2
Aliens
The Empire Strikes Back

and …

Bride of Chucky!

I was once told that Aliens HAD to be a better movie than Alien as the thing that made Alien good was ‘the Alien’ - therefore as the sequel had plural; QED it must be gooder.
Sometimes you have to let art wash over you.
Whether it’s true or not, the title I read for the sequel to ‘Dude, where’s my car?’ made me laugh aloud.
‘Seriously; dude, where’s my car?’

The remake of THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH has it all over the first one.
The remake of PSYCHO sucked big-time.

Nightmare on Elm Street 7 is better than the 6 preceding movies.