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The Creature Columns: The Aesthetic Appeal of Movie Posters - Sequel Posters (Part 2) By Tom "Creature" Jeffers

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DISCLAIMER: Remember art is completely subjective. 😀 I also realize that there are multiple posters for many  films. I am simply comparing particular versions that show artistic growth. Read Part 1 HERE Movie sequels: we love them or we hate them. Some have surpassed the original films as in the  case of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and perhaps The Godfather 2 . Many others go on to  be notoriously bad pictures or box office flops. However, along the way new ideas on how to  promote such films rise up and grab our attention. I wanted to showcase a few franchises that, in  my opinion, did this in a spectacular fashion. Some of the changes to movie posters are very  obvious, and some are more subtle. Here are a few of my favorites.