12 Most Rewatchable Movie Sequels Of All Time

You didn’t think we’d forget such an unmissable classic, did you? Michael Myers has historically had trouble with sequels, with his best loved creations Wayne and Garth impressing in their first film, only to offer a weak, warmed-over re-tread of the first film when Wayne’s World came along a few years later.

Many felt Austin Powers fared better, with The Spy Who Shagged Me succeeding in garnering as many gross out laughs as its predecessor even if it couldn’t match the first film’s sharp satirical wit. What’s undeniable, though, is that the follow up to his smash success Shrek was a perfect sequel.

Distilling the mixture of off-the-wall comedy, pathos, and visual invention which made the first film so widely loved, Shrek 2 digs even deeper into deconstructing familiar fairy tale tropes. The film scored big with kids and adults alike, loved by both critics and audiences as its glowing reviews and huge box office returns prove.

While the original remains a cultural landmark of kid’s cinema, Shrek 2 was an impressive reminder of how great a sequel can be when it both sticks to and expands upon the formula which worked so well the first time around.