Top 5 "Superior" Sequels

This list consists of movie sequels that are not only good sequels overall, but better than the movie that preceded it. If the third movie in a series is listed, that doesn't necessarily mean it's better than the first movie, just the second one, which preceded it.

5 - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Not only was this better than "Episode II: Attack of the Clones," but better than "Episode II: Attack of the Clones" and "Episode I: The Phantom Menace" combined. I didn't think that Episodes I & II were that bad, but Episode III was great. It started out fast with the search and rescue of Chancellor Palpatine and ended with two great light saber fights, Yoda vs. Palpatine and Anakin vs. Obi-Wan, with the latter being the best possibly of every light saber fight there ever was.

4 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I liked this more than "Raiders of the Ark" also. "Temple of Doom" didn't even have a MacGuffin. In this, it was the Holy Grail and in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" it was the Ark of the Covenant. Sean Connery as Dr. Jones Sr. was great, as well as having Sallah, who wasn't in "Temple of Doom." I guess I missed the Nazis in "Temple of Doom." It was honestly nice seeing the Nazis again.

3 - For a Few Dollars More. I even liked this more than "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Clint Eastwood teams with Lee Van Cleef as Col. Mortimer to hunt down Indio and his gang. Plain and simple. Though they don't know about each other for a little bit. And their first encounter with each other is very memorable.

2 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day. This was significantly better than the first. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the protector makes you feel he's more evenly matched with the T-1000 than Kyle Reese was with the first terminator. Sarah and John Connor decided they could prevent judgment day from happening by eliminating Cyberdyne, something they could do while avoiding the T-1000. The climax beginning at Cyberdyne alone was better than the first terminator movie.

1 - The Dark Knight. "Batman Begins" was great. The best Batman movie ever. Until this came out. Starts out very fast with the bank robbery. They actually flipped the semi. No wires or special effects. Heath Ledger as the Joker is more than words can say. Whenever there was a scene without the Joker, it was usually boring. That's how great Heath Ledger was.