Sequels, Prequels and Re-makes; The Good and the Truly Awful
there’s nothing worse than a sequel where only one cast member has taken the paycheck to comeback or only a couple of minor player appear – has anybody seen American Pie: Band Camp?
Widely hailed as one of the greatest sequels, Godfather 2 ticks all the boxes needed. The characters are the same as in the first, the story is a direct link to the end of the first and takes both the characters and the plot further. It’s also of the same quality of performance and writing as the first film.
You’ve also got to know when to stop, of course, or you’ll end up with a Godfather 3. While the characters remain as close as allowed by deaths in the previous installments, some key cast members bowed out and the story was overly complicated and lacking in quality in comparison to the first two films. Just as its predecessor was hailed as a great sequel,
