20 Greatest Direct Sequels Ever Made

9. Spider-Man 2

Back To The Future II
Columbia Pictures

Even though we've now seen six Spider-Man movies released in the last fifteen years with three different actors under the iconic mask, Sam Raimi's follow-up remains the undoubted high-point of the web-slinger's cinematic tenure.

Spider-Man 2 is both more focused and exciting than its predecessor, managing to deftly blend the bigger action sequences that a superhero sequel requires with the smaller character beats. Alfred Molina's performance establishes him as the best villain that the wall-crawler has ever faced in any of the character's big-screen appearances, and Raimi's successful juggling of heart, humor, action and romance results in one of the best comic book movies ever made.

Contributor

I don't do social media, so like or follow me in person but please maintain a safe distance or the authorities will be notified. Don't snap me though, I'll probably break. I was once labelled a misogynist on this very site in a twenty paragraph-long rant for daring to speak ill of the Twilight franchise. I stand by what I said, it's crap.