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For Sale Mar 29, 2026 at 12:47 AM

What are some seperate installments in a franchise that are very well-regarded in their own right, so the debate is which one is better?

Posted by flingzamain

I'll start. Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 are both generally seen as great movies (and they are!), but people are divided on the better one. Personally, the third one is my favorite, but I 100 percent get why people prefer the second. Alien (1979) and Aliens are also two very good examples, but it mostly boils down to personal taste.
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DavidKirk2000 Mar 29, 2026 +8
The Godfather Part I and Part II are both universally praised. The entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy too.
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joey-jo_jo-jr Mar 29, 2026 +1
LOTR trilogy is praised as a whole. The movies obviously wouldn't work individually
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PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES Mar 29, 2026 +10
Rogue One. Out of the modern Star Wars movies and series it stands out. Andor too
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Due_Law1961 Mar 29, 2026 +4
Best modern Star Wars film. No doubt.
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AccomplishedBid9613 Mar 29, 2026 +9
dark knight and batman begins both slap but i'm team begins all teh way - that origin story just hits different.
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Overkill1977 Mar 29, 2026 +1
Begins is the best of the trilogy by a distance
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SheepD0g Mar 29, 2026 +1
A distance is a biiiiiig stretch. It's very close with TDK
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Dove_of_Doom Mar 29, 2026 +4
*The Road Warrior* and *Mad Max: Fury Road*
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totemspinner Mar 29, 2026 +5
Road Warrior.
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genericguy4 Mar 29, 2026 +3
Alien and Aliens. Both great movies but wildly different so straight comparison is difficult.
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Kurt_Vonnegabe Mar 29, 2026 +2
Obviously The Godfather. It's up for debate if The Godfather or The Godfather part II is the better film.
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No-Scarcity-5904 Mar 29, 2026
This is the best answer. Personally, I like the first film more, but it’s *so* close.
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wofo Mar 29, 2026 +2
There hasn't been a "bad" TMNT tv show and all of them are very different 
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flingzamain Mar 29, 2026 +1
Same with Transformers, sorta. (Okay, some Transformers shows like Energon and the prime wars trilogy HAVE sucked.)
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disp0ss3ss3d Mar 29, 2026 +1
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a fan favorite of the franchise.
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MoobyTheGoldenSock Mar 29, 2026 +1
All of the Evil Dead movies.
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Unlikely-Dependent15 Mar 29, 2026 +1
I would always go for the 1st one, because the storylines for the squels would have not existed had the 1st one not been created.
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BranWafr Mar 29, 2026 +1
Paddington and Paddington 2. I am personally a Paddington 2 guy, but some people prefer the first one. But it is like arguing which one is a perfect 10 and which one is only a 9.9, in the end does it really matter when both are so good?
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GravSlingshot Mar 29, 2026 +1
*Raiders of the Lost Ark* and *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*. Personally, the drama between Indy and his father pushes *Crusade* to the top for me, but the action is better in *Raiders*, so I can see why people would like that more.
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ViewAskewed Mar 29, 2026 +2
For a Few Dollars More is better than The Good the Bad and the Ugly.
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NotSoNinjaTurtles Mar 29, 2026 +1
Batman and Batman Returns. Both are good movies, but I think Batman is better.
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gunslinger_006 Mar 29, 2026 +1
Alien: Sci fi horror. Aliens: Sci fi action / horror Two very different movies back to back. Each amazing in its own right, hugely debated which one is peak.
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TheLastMongo Mar 29, 2026 +1
Star Trek 2-4 are all excellent but between 2 & 4 it’s hard to say which is better, I think it depends on whether you prefer the seriousness of 2 or the lightheartedness of 4. And the last 5(ish) min of both. Spock’s funeral vs the introduction of the NCC-1701-A
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MaestroLogical Mar 29, 2026 +1
Terminator 1 or T2?
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Yes_chefff Mar 29, 2026 +1
Not sure if this counts, but Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
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urgasmic Mar 29, 2026 -1
i guess infinity war and endgame i see people going either way for.
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