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A near-perfect action film. Tight action sequences, interesting characters, good sound track. Feels like a glimpse into a wider world. Charlize Theron is great, too.

The only let down for me is the bad guy. Felt a bit too 80s villain-y, a bit too over-the-top, in a way that didn’t really mesh with the rest of the film.

Now I’m properly hyped up for the sequel, which definitely won’t be a massive let down, right? …. Right?

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Most disappointing sequels

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Films I’ve logged where I rated the (first) sequel more than one star lower than the original, sorted by most egregious drop.

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Watched films ranked

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Every film I’ve watched since I started logging, ranked.

Obviously super subjective, and subject to change often and arbitrarily.

240 films

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