James Gunn named 26 sequels better than the original

James Gunn, director and screenwriter of all three Guardians of the Galaxy films and executive producer of the last two Avengers, named on his Twitter sequel films, which, in his opinion, came out better than the first part. This is what the list looks like.

1. Toy Story 2 (1999);
2. The Godfather 2 (1974);
3. Spider-Man 2 (2004);
4. Bad Lieutenant (2009);
5.  Evil Dead 2 (1987);
6. Shrek 2 (2004);
7. The Dark Knight (2008);
8. Bride of Frankenstein (1935);
9. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008);
10. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981);
11. A Few Dollars More (1965);
12. The Adventures of Paddington 2 (2017);
13. X-Men 2 (2003);
14. Star Wars: Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back (1980);
15. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan (1982);
16. Superman 2 (1980);
17. Batman Returns (1992);
18. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990);
19. Blade 2 (2002);
20. Drunken Master 2 (1994);
21. Desperate (1995);
22. Blade Runner 2049 (2017);
23. Higher Power (1973);
24. Destination 2 (2003);
25. Captain America: The Other War (2014);
26. "The Legend of the Fencer" (1992).

He also added at the end that Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) are equally good, so this sequel isn't on the list.

Do you agree with the director's opinion? Tell us, in what other episodes, in your opinion, the second film came out better than the first.