Why?: Yet another choice we're not proud of, but there's a disturbing lack of ambition or even competence in its competition - how boring were Rush Hour 2 and Jurassic Park 3? - and Mummy Returns is anything but boring. In fact, it's bat insaneand that's kind of what we love about it. Granted, it's not a good movie, but we love it for some of the same reasons we dig Batman &Robin - watching a film maker of questionable talent swing for thefences with an unlimited budget can sometimes be fun. Plus, after watching the soul-sucking awfulnessof Mummy 3: Rise of the Dragon Who-Gives-a-Crap, we definitely found anew respect for Mummy Returns. Yeah, it's bad, but it's watchable bad,and that makes a big difference。

　　The competition: Along Came aSpider (4/6)； Dr. Dolittle 2 (6/22)； Scary Movie 2 (7/4)； Jurassic ParkIII (7/18)； Rush Hour 2 (8/3)； American Pie 2 (8/10)

　　2002年最佳电影续集《指环王：双塔奇兵》 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (December 18, 2002)

　　当选理由：明摆着的，别家没的比。波特和星战粉丝表激动，说白了《哈利·波特与密室》和《克隆人的入侵》都是他们各自系列中最烂的一部。而《双塔奇兵》却很好地做到了承上启下，把故事演绎得淋漓尽致。

　　Why?: Talk about a no-brainer. Did any of these other movieseven have a chance? (Sit down, Potter and Star Wars fans. Chamber and Clones were two of the worst chapters in their respective franchises。)We know that some people debate whether the second "chapter" of a trilogy actually counts as a sequel (particularly since the whole LOTR trilogy was filmed concurrently)， but that's all just semantics. Two Towers builds upon Fellowship of the Ring and just expands and improves on everything, which is an accomplishment that can't be ignored. Plus Gollum finally got the bad taste of Jar-Jar out of our collective mouths, so thanks, Peter Jackson。

　　The competition: Blade II (3/22)； Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of theClones (5/16)； Men in Black II (7/3)； Stuart Little 2 (7/19)； Austin Powers in Goldmember (7/26)； Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams(8/7)； The Santa Clause 2 (11/1)； Harry Potter and the Chamber ofSecrets (11/15)； Die Another Day (11/22)

　　2003年最佳电影续集《指环王：王者归来》 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (December 17, 2003)

　　当选理由：2003年简直是续集年，排名当年前50的里头有13部是续集来着，像《X战警2》和《骇客帝国》续集就是不错的作品，可惜生不逢时撞上史诗般的《指环王》就认了吧。

　　Why?: Since we're HUGE Hot Fuzz fans, we really, really wantedto pick Bad Boys 2 as sequel of the year for 2003, but we just couldn'tdo it. 2003 was a HUGE year for sequels. 13 of the top 50 movies of theyear were sequels and there were another five sequels in the top 100.There were a few great moments (X2, bits in the Matrix sequels) and alot of so-so bombast,but, c'mon, like anything was going to be better than Return of theKing. Yes, it had 25 endings and about six too many, but it's going toact as the definition of "epic movie" for the next few decades, so we'll forgive it a few flaws。

　　The competition: X2: X-Men United (5/2)； The Matrix Reloaded (5/15)； The Italian Job (5/30)； 2 Fast 2 Furious (6/6)； Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (6/27)； Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (7/2)；Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (7/2)； Bad Boys II (7/18)； Spy Kids3D: Game Over (7/25)； Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life(7/25)； American Wedding (8/1)； The Matrix Revolutions (11/5)