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Author: OmarKarindu

Jun 1st 2011 at 8:02:04 PM

Strictly Formula Sequel makes immediate sense and ties this appropriately to StrictlyFormula. Also, does ''Last Crusade'' really fit? Indy's father and his role in the plot, the opening flashback to childhood, and the love interest [[spoiler: turning out to be a villain]] are all considerable departures from the previous two installments of the series.

Other possible examples:
* ''The Sting II''
* ''Ocean's Twelve'' and ''Ocean's Thirteen,'' to some extent. This is perhaps unavoidable givent he way the caper genre works. 
* Rocky IV is this to Rpcky III, as both films involve Rocky having to completely retrain in order to defeat a cartoonishly villainous, extraordinarily strong opponent who causes the death one of Rocky's friends. Interestingly, feeling that this cartoonish quality had perhaps gone too far, Sylvester Stallone seems to have constructed ''Rocky Balboa'' to mirror the first film in the series.
* ''FinalDestination'' had various near-identical sequels, since the ExcusePlot is mostly a way to stage elaborate RobinsonGoldbergMachine death sequences.
* Friday the 13th Part III and its sequel, The "Final" Chapter.