Sequels better than the original

[AsGryffynn]

shikamaru317 said:

Off the top of my head:

Film

• Spider-Man 2
• Star Wars 5 (2nd movie in the series that was released)
• LOTR: The Two Towers
• Back to the Future 2 (unpopular opinion I know, most don't think it is as good as the first)
• Home Alone 2 (another unpopular opinion)
• Star Trek 2
• Toy Story 2
• X-Men 2
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Games

• Halo 2 (unpopular opinion I know)
• Witcher 2
• Sonic 2

Why did everyone like The Empire Strikes Back so much? I'll always prefer A New Hope to that one.