1. EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN

This movie is everything I like. It's damn funny, a few creepy bits, some cute fine ladies, a kick-ass hero, and a downer of an ending. Yeah, the first one had a lot of this, but here it just seems like they had so much more fun. And of course a bigger budget for some of the goofiest, most creative scenes in film history. Evil hand. 'Nuff said.

2. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

This one has been argued by every geek on the planet, and frankly I'm tired. This one is all about the characters. Every situation is really about them helping each other. I like that. Also, it's fun to try and figure out when Carrie Fisher is coked out.

3. GREASE 2

The music is better. The plot is, well, it has one, unlike the first one. Michelle Pfeiffer looking her hottest ever. And that brings us to the best reason. Cool Rider. A ladder. My childhood defined. My first true love. Ah, Zinoni...

4. THE ROAD WARRIOR

Better effects, grander scale, but mainly this is the one people remember because it best set up the post-apocalyptic world that has been copied by so many lesser films for years. Also, some of the best action sequences and chase scenes ever made. Fuck "Bullit." Okay, I don't mean that, but my point is the same.

5. GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH

A great parody of the original. So great, it actually winds up being more thoroughly entertaining. The jokes are funnier, the pace is better, and no Corey Feldman! It also features Towson State's John Glover.

1. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

Everybody's got a favorite episode, and this one is definitely mine. Infintely darker and with a richer visual palette than its predecessor, this one is where the rubber hits the road for the Star Wars saga, giving some real gravity to the characters, and tangibly emphasizing the sense of fate that threads through the series.

2. ALIENS

This one's a hot-button topic to most geeks like yours truly and co. I just happen to fall on the Cameron side of the argument, personally, favoring his use of narrative tension over Ridley Scott's cinematographic claustrophobia, not to mention sharper dialogue and richer character (and character conflict). Best of the series.

3. LETHAL WEAPON 2

Best buddy piece since "The Sting". Tougher bad guys, snappier banter, bigger action set-pieces than its 1987 predecessor. LW2 also offers a nice bit of closure on the death of Riggs's wife, and ends with a nice "pieta" between buddy cops, which would've been the perfect end to the series. Of course, Donner and co. fucked that up pretty good.

4. SUPERMAN II

Two words: General Zod.

5. WAYNE'S WORLD 2

Three quotes which push this one past the original:

Ralph Brown: "So there, I am, in Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, at about 3 o'clock in the morning, looking for one thousand brown M&Ms to fill a brandy glass, or Ozzy wouldn't go on stage that night. So, Jeff Beck pops his head 'round the door, and mentions there's a little sweets shop on the edge of town. So - we go. And - it's closed. So there's me, and Keith Moon, and David Crosby, breaking into that little sweets shop, eh. Well, instead of a guard dog, they've got this bloody great big bengal tiger. I managed to take out the tiger with a can of mace, but the shopkeeper and his son... that's a different story altogether. I had to beat them to death with their own shoes. Nasty business, really, but sure enough I got the M&Ms, and Ozzy went on stage and did a great show."

Ed O'Neill: "So Wayne, I hear you're putting on some kind of concert. That's good. People need to be entertained, they need the distraction. I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again. Why do they come to me to die? Why do they come to me to die?"

Drew Barrymore: "... and I look forward to making love to you someday soon."

1. THE GODFATHER, PART II

A close call, but the only mafia movie that could possibly top Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece "The Godfather" was it's sequel. Robert DeNiro gives his best performance ever (and that's a big staement) as he gives us an intimate peak into the origins of Vito Corleone and how he emerged as The Godfather. Without the exceptional flashback scenes, the film could still stand on it's own as it unfolds the next chapter of the Corleone family.

2. GREASE 2

This many DangerSeekers can't be wrong! "Grease 2" is a shameless musical about teen sex. While the original is flat and trite and basically a glorified Frankie Avalon movie. If you want to have a good time, you can't go wrong with a movie that got Michelle Pfieffer to sing while straddling a ladder!

3. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2

It was 100% free of Jon Voight! The storyline was easy to follow! It was visually stimulating! It had rad John Woo fight scenes! Did I mention 100% free of Jon Voight! Also, Anthony Hopkins is just cool.

4. FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART 2

The first installment of the venerable series was about an angry mother exacting her revenge. Come on, that sounds like the plotline of a Sally Field movie. There is no "Friday the 13th" saga without Jason. In fact, most movies would be more exciting if Jason was chasing the main charactors through out.

5. WAYNE'S WORLD 2

Two words: Drew Barrymore.