Movie sequels that are better than the first movie

[♥ Vee ♥]

Don't think it has been said yet (apologies if it has), but...

THE DARK KNIGHT!!!

SO much better than Batman Begins.
Can't think of anything that isn't part of a trilogy and hasn't been said yet...

Hard agree on Logan and Across The Spider-Verse as well!

[Lolita]

John Wick 4! I loved it, it's my favorite in the series.

[Junellie]

It's a very narrow victory, but I like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End slightly better than Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

I love the music, the setting (and the fantasy version of Singapore!), the wrapping up of plot threads, and most of all... BARBOSSA, my beloved. My favourite character in the franchise, period.

I will also die on the hill that On Stranger Tides is NOT a bad movie; it's just that it's a post-script/epilogue movie, wrapping up Barbossa and Jack's personal stories after the main conflicts in the trilogy are taken care of.

Thank goodness they ended it on a high note with both Jack and Barbossa living happily ever after in their respective paths rather than adding a 5th movie with tons of continuity snarl, illogical timeframes leading to impossible ages, and a tragic death for the best character in the franchise.