Donnie’s Favorite Movie Sequels

Top Gun: Maverick is wayyyy up there as one of the best movies ever.  It's definitely on the list of one of the best sequels ever.

They stayed true to the original film with the music, the characters, and the overall nostalgia.  It was top notch.  Top Gun: Maverick is now the highest grossing sequel of all time and it is 5th in all-time grossing films.

I would suggest that you go see the movie but definitely watch the first one prior!

Let's take a look at some of my favorite movie sequels in no particular order.

Christopher Nolan took over the Batman franchise in 2005 with Batman Begins and made the franchise a lot darker.  Then, in 2008 "The Dark Knight" came out and the rest is history!

This could be not only the greatest sequel of all time but it's in the discussion of greatest movie of all time.

I'm not a big Star Wars fan but this movie was highly entertaining!

I think sequel is one of the sequels that is better than the original.

2 words... James Cameron!

Rocky gets to avenge his loss to Apollo Creed in this classic!

I think Bad Boys 2 was better than Bad Boys... And it's definitely funnier!

There are no bad Back To The Future movies.  This sequel lived up to the original.

Michelle Pfeiffer steals this movie.  Danny Devito crushes as The Penguin, Christopher Walken was great as Max, and of course Michael Keaton returns as Bruce Wayne.

Another series where none of the movies are bad.  Matt Damon is such a beast in these movies!

When you think of Superman, you should think of Christopher Reeve.  No diss at Henry Cavill but c'mon it's Christopher Reeve.

Who doesn't love this sequel?

Paul Newman.  That should do it.  He reprises his role as Eddie Felson from The Hustler and joins forces with a young Tom Cruise in this awesome sequel.

It's hard to live up to a classic... Toy Story 2 did just that!

Another movie that had to live up to the hype of the first and it did it!

This is my favorite Ninja Turtles movie ever.  I mean Vanilla Ice makes a cameo in it.  Go Ninja Go!

This is definitely not better than The Fugitive but still highly entertaining!

This is another one where it's not better than the original (Creed, not Rocky) but still a good movie.

Super cheesy but still so good.  Had some up and coming stars in this movie... Jennifer Love Hewitt and Lauryn Hill.

Tough to live up to Ocean's 11.  This was a good movie in my opinion but not great.  Still enjoyable!

Absolutely love this cast and how close knit they are.  The follow up to The Best Man is sooooo great!

The first one is a cult classic.  This one was not as good actually it wasn't that close.  I loved Connor & Murph so much that this had to make the list.

Super cheesy but still loved it.  Tyrese and Ludacris join the cast and they are perfect fits!

Sooooo good!

I've never laughed so hard in a movie theater in my entire life.  This movie came out at the perfect time because I was just about to head to college.

One word... Hilarious!

The sequel is better than the original by far.  The 3rd one was not very good in my opinion.

Axel Foley is back and he's better than ever!

A perfect follow-up to such a great movie!

These movies are super cheesy but I still loved them when I was a kid.  Travolta and Kirstie Alley are great and you gotta love the voices of Bruce Willis and Roseanne.

This movie was adorable and funny.

Hard to live up to a classic.  This movie did just that!

Not as good as the first but still fantastic!

Not as good as the first but when I was kid, I loved it just as much!

Laugh out loud funny.  Wayyyy over the top but still good.

I liked this movie better than the first which my friends say is blasphemous.

How can you get more raunchy than Ted... You make Ted 2.