Sequels that start almost immediately after previous film...

jeff_vaderjeff_vader Posts: 938
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The thread about opening-with-endings got me intrigued by this one and what examples people can think of. The main criteria is: time gap must be immediate or a few days/weeks minimum (not months or years), and could you in principal splice end and beginning together as one film?

The ones that come immediately to mind for me are:

Resident Evil: Retribution - I really like its rewind opening, and does pick up immediately from end of Afterlife (sort of).

Star Trek II and III

Alien II and III

Any other suggestions welcome :)
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  • Cheap ThrillsCheap Thrills Posts: 242
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    Halloween 2 (1981)
  • LMLM Posts: 63,331
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    I watched the sequel to Cloudy with a chance of meatballs and the sequel actually takes place like 2 minutes after the 1st one.
  • RebelScumRebelScum Posts: 16,008
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    Back to the Future Trilogy

    Lord of the Rings Trilogy
  • intruder2kintruder2k Posts: 318
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    Basket Case 2
  • GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,194
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    The first three Planet Of The Apes films.
  • MrMarpleMrMarple Posts: 3,424
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    Halloween 2 (1981)

    This is the first one that came to mind for me as well.
  • kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    Gulftastic wrote: »
    The first three Planet Of The Apes films.

    Isn't that debateable? Because between "Beneath..." and "Escape from...", Cornelius, Zira and Dr Milo would not only have had to find Taylor's ship in the inland sea, but recover it, repair it, and understand how it worked prior to coming back in time in it. Although, this does fly in the face of the destruction of Earth in "Beneath..." :D

    I dunno, a bit ambiguous that one. :p
  • Fowl FaxFowl Fax Posts: 3,968
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    Halloween 4 and 5
  • Carly_ThompsonCarly_Thompson Posts: 2,345
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    Descent: part 2 picks up immediately from where it left off!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,772
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    Casino Royale/Quantum Of Solace
  • Mark AMark A Posts: 7,687
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    I believe Insidious 2 follows immediately on from Insidious, though I've not seen 2 yet.

    Regards

    Mark
  • sarahj1986sarahj1986 Posts: 11,305
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    Paranormal activity all intertwine among each other
  • degsyhufcdegsyhufc Posts: 59,251
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    A couple of the Saw films do
  • Virgil TracyVirgil Tracy Posts: 26,805
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    Matrix Revolutions
  • be more pacificbe more pacific Posts: 19,061
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    Evil Dead 2.

    A lot of people mistakenly believe Ash went back to the cabin with another girl called Linda and played the incantation tape again. In actual fact, the first few minutes of the film are a condensed remake of The Evil Dead. The sequel part begins at the exact moment the original ends, with the unseen force hitting Ash and sending him flying through the woods.
  • FluxCapacitorFluxCapacitor Posts: 1,231
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    As already mentioned, Back to the Future runs immediately into Part 2. Of course, as the part of Jennifer had been re-cast for the sequel, they were fores to re-shoot the last few minutes of the original film. The continuity is amazing for 5 years later!
  • revolver44revolver44 Posts: 22,766
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    Evil Dead 2.

    A lot of people mistakenly believe Ash went back to the cabin with another girl called Linda and played the incantation tape again. In actual fact, the first few minutes of the film are a condensed remake of The Evil Dead. The sequel part begins at the exact moment the original ends, with the unseen force hitting Ash and sending him flying through the woods.

    Evil Dead 3 Army Of Darkness starts immediately after part 2 also iirc :)
  • jenziejenzie Posts: 20,821
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    CRANK and CRANK 2: THE SEARCH FOR MORE CRANK :D
  • axlgodaxlgod Posts: 658
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    Rocky II
    Rocky III
    Rocky IV
    Rocky V
  • robtimusrobtimus Posts: 156
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    2 fast 2 furious is just a few days after The Fast and the Furious.

    Underworld and Underworld Evolution.

    The Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions

    Resident Evil and Resident Evil Apocalypse

    Iron Man 1/2 (Vanko sees the press conference on TV)

    Captain America and The Avengers are I think about 2 weeks apart
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,118
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    didn't the Bourne Ultimatum take place in effect towards the end of The Bourne Supremacy!
  • SillyBillyGoatSillyBillyGoat Posts: 22,266
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    HP and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.
  • katiso41katiso41 Posts: 1,562
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    Jolson Sings Again continues from the point where The Jolson Story ends
  • Dar WDar W Posts: 728
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    Even tho I don't like the film,the first one I thought of was The Karate Kid 2 which starts straight after the original
  • SaigoSaigo Posts: 7,893
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    Dar W wrote: »
    Even tho I don't like the film,the first one I thought of was The Karate Kid 2 which starts straight after the original

    Yep, and the third one starts pretty much straight after the second (skipping the actual flight home from Japan, during which Daniel put on a fair bit of weight...)
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