IMO Phantasm II is better than the (already excellent to begin with) original and the best of the series, though all four are great. A rare series where every entry is top-notch.

Definitely need to watch 2-4 then. I loved the first one.

You'd probably like the sequels if you liked the original, as the sequels all had the same writer and director onboard. And if you're a fan of Aliens you also might like Phantasm II, as the two are very similar with how they compare to the originals.

Comparing phantasm II to aliens, now I'm super excited. So glad Halloween season is upon us now...

Did you finally see Phantasm II?

This is no doubt a controversial choice, but one sequel I preferred to the original was Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. I found it more entertaining and it had a good balance of being a more fun traditional Horror movie while still having some pretty disturbing and mean-spirited moments in it. While I acknowledge the original's influence and impact on the genre and can admit objectively it's a better movie, I find TCM3 more entertaining.

Predator 2 and A New Nightmare are two I can think of off the top of my head. Both of these series's original films were really good, but I thought the films mentioned were better than their originals. Honestly, I also liked Friday the 13th Parts III, VI, and VII were better than the original, even though the original was still good. It's just I prefer the ones with Jason (with his hockey mask) better.

The Sub-Species sequels are better than the original.

It's been forever since I watched the Subspecies films, but I think I might've liked the second better than the first.

^ I agree. I find Bloodstone: Subspecies II to be better than the first.

I think I find Poltergeist II better than the first, maybe because I find Reverend Kane so creepy.