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*** More specifically, the films tend to alternate upward and downward trends in quality. Just look at the [http://i.imgur.com/fBoQy.png IMDB scores]. (Until ''Nemesis'', which only barely beats ''Insurrection'' and is far worse than the 2009 reboot.)
*** Also, ''III'' has more fans than the "even-numbered rule" would let on, and ''IV'' has more detractors.
** The reboot started by ''Star Trek'' also had a case in ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]'', that after the very divisive ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'' had a warmer reception for a more original story and an attempt to recover the spirit of the show.
* Many ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' fans consider the second film ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom|Temple of Doom]]'' to be a major letdown, for the needlessly darker tone and pointless gross out scenes. As such, the much more widely approved of ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|The Last Crusade]]'' is considered a substantial improvement.
* [[Rob Zombie]]'s first movie, ''[[House of 1000 Corpses]]'', was panned by critics as [[Gorn]]. Its sequel, ''[[The Devil's Rejects]]'', received mixed to positive reviews. It even received Two Thumbs Up when reviewed on At The Movies with [[Roger Ebert|Ebert]] and Roeper!
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** Interesting mention of those movies, considering that [[Leslie Nielsen]], most famous for them, is also in ''Scary Movie 3''.
* ''[[The Pink Panther]]'' is widely regarded as a slightly above average '60s caper film, elevated by the presence of Capucine, [[David Niven]], and [[Peter Sellers]] in the (supporting) role of Chief Inspector Clouseau. Its sequel, ''A Shot in the Dark'', performs a bit of a genre shift (it's a [[Dolled-Up Installment]] that shifts the focus to Clouseau), and is widely regarded as one of the best comedies of that particular decade. It also introduced characters and elements that became series staples: manservant Cato and his karate attacks, former Chief Inspector Dreyfus and his being driven to madness by Clouseau, etc.
* The original ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (film)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' movie was mind-bogglingly awful. The sequel was at least a little less awful, though consequently [[So Okay It's Average|no one cared]].
* There is this German teen comedy called ''Knallharte Jungs'' (''More Ants in the Pants'' in the English dub) about a boy whose penis can talk. It was actually brilliant and hilariously funny. Now, this movie was actually a sequel to another movie called ''Harte Jungs'' (''Ants in the Pants'' in the English release) And my god, was that one lame!
* Although not as well-regarded as the original trilogy, critics generally gave much better reviews to ''[[Star Wars]] Episode III: [[Revenge of the Sith]]'' when it was released in comparison to the first two prequels. And once the series was revived for a sequel trilogy, ''[[The Force Awakens]]'' got a better reception than the prequels.
* ''[[Saw|Saw VI]]'' was regarded by fans and critics alike as a huge improvement over the two previous sequels and generally regarded as a worthy successor to the original trilogy. ''Saw X'' is also hailed as one of the franchise's best, even getting the series' first Fresh on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], due to a streamlined plot and better written characters.
* ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' is considered to be one of these by some, especially those who don't mind the [[Transformers]] movies and [[Michael Bay]] in general. After critical consensus deemed its prequel, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen|Revenge of The Fallen]]'', to be [[Sequelitis|not great]], Michael Bay went and directly addressed the problems with the film (such as the various [[The Scrappy|Scrappies]], [[Refuge in Vulgarity|the juvenile humor]], and the lack of plot and emotional depth) and worked on averting them for the sequel. Albeit ''Transformers'' really hit it with a Prequel (that also served as a Soft Reboot), ''Bumblebee'', that ditched the frantic "Bayhem" and increasingly more convoluted scripts for a throwback to 1980s adventures, and has a score on Rotten Tomatoes that surpassed the previous five ''Transformers'' ''combined''.
* ''Bloody Murder 2: Closing Camp'' was seen as a vast improvement over the original, not that that's very surprising, since the original was godawful.
* The third and especially fourth ''[[Final Destination]]'' films are considered a [[Dork Age]] for the franchise... a [[Dork Age]] that many critics deem to have ended with the fifth film, which has been called the best since the original.
* The ''Boogeyman'' sequels are generally viewed as a step up from the entirely mediocre original.
* Every ill-received [[James Bond]] has a better follow-up (many times involving [[The Other Darrin|an actor change]]).
* While the first two ''[[Puppet Master]]'' movies are fairly decent horror flicks, the third one, which actually goes into Andre Toulon's back story, is considered a classic.
* Amid the bad movies that were released in the ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' franchise, ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' is actually considered to be a decent movie.
* [[Sequel Gap|30 years]] after ''[[Mad Max]] Beyond Thunderdome'' was deemed the series' low point, ''Fury Road'' harkened back to ''[[The Road Warrior]]'' and was quickly deemed to be one of the best action movies of the 2010s.
* Even if ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]: Dark Fate'' was not universally well-received, it was widely deemed an improved over ''Salvation'' and ''Genisys''.
* ''[[Top Gun]]'' had much [[Critical Dissonance]], as reviewers never thought the drama scenes were as engaging as the dogfights. ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'' managed to also be a critical darling that weaved in compelling characters with impressive aerial sequences, and even got nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''. Thanks to [[Lauren Faust]]'s genius, this show has managed to spread like wildfire on the Internet for having reasonably well-developed characters and stories in a series often dismissed as being a shallow 30-minute commercial for girls' toys.
* All of the ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' movies from ''The Magic Ring'' onwards.
* ''[[Shrek]]'' had both ''Shrek Forever After'', deemed to at least have a more inspired and engaging plot compared to ''Shrek the Third'', and ''[[Puss in Boots (animation)|Puss in Boots]]'', a spin-off that earned better remarks than the third and fourth movie for creating a good story for a [[Breakout Character]].
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