Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I like how they managed to make Shrek II *better* than Shrek I.

Hmmm. I'd say different, but yes, clearly, not bad in the way I describe. Of 
course it's not a universal attribute.  Maybe I should say that *when* the 
second movie sucks, and the third is good, this is why, IME.

Toy Story I think was the same sort of thing - bad second one.  (Unless I'm 
misremembering.)

> Another example would be Back To The Future. Every single episode was cool.

I didn't like the second one as much there, but I'll grant it didn't follow 
the pattern I described.

> Similarly, Pirates of the Caribean. First one was great. Second one was 
> great. Third one was... hmm. It all kinda went a bit wrong, eh?

Oh, I thought all three were excellent.

> sorry, it sucks. Sure, lots of big-name actors. But... wuh? No, this is 
> lame.

Yeah. That was rather dumb. :-)

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