The Hollywood sequel can be a poisoned chalice. For every stellar follow-up that improves on the original – films such as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Toy Story 2, or Paddington 2, there are countless that fail to live up to the original.
But what about those sequels that never got the love they deserved? Many of cinema’s most beloved film franchises contain within them a black sheep of the family – underrated sequels that might not match the series’ emphatic highs, but are nonetheless worth of more attention.
