My Two Cents - Remakes & Sequels

In all of movies, fewer things are more vilified than a remake and a sequel. Which is not to say that every remake or sequel is a bad one. You could spend a great deal of time and energy arguing about what sequels were worth making...and which ones were an absolute waste of everyone's time and energy. Look no further than a scene from...a sequel. The classroom argument on sequels in "Scream 2"...where Jamie Kennedy, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Timothy Olyphant banter on sequels that bettered the original film.
Sometimes, a sequel or a remake can be a good thing. The story couldn't be told in one shot...or there were loose ends that needed to be carried over. Most likely, in the grand world of Hollywood...the first movie made so much money, they decided "why stop with just one?" As far as remakes go, some stories are actually told better the second time around. Or maybe there were limitations with the filmaking of that time.
I will be the first one to admit...there are a great deal of sequels that pretty much aren't worth the film they are printed on. They could have quit the "Elm Street" series after "Dream Warriors". They should have stopped with the "Halloween" series after the second one (don't even get me started on "Halloween 3 - Season Of The Witch"). And how many times have there been sequels to movies that shouldn't have been made in the first place? Most people would probably argue that "Friday The 13th" should have stopped after "Friday The 13th."
Likewise, there are remakes that were completely needless. Rob Zombie's upcoming remake of "Halloween" springs instantly to mind. Come on, Rob...like you're going to outdo John Carpenter? I think not. Zombie's version will be gorier...I'm envisioning buckets of blood a-plenty. But how could it possibly come close to the masterpiece that was Carpenter's original?
And while we're on the topic of sequels...how come they could never do another bad guy in any of the "Superman" movies, other than Lex Luthor? Come on...one time, you could have given us Bizarro. Or Brainiac. Heck...you could have done Solomon Grundy for all I cared.
So, what do you think, faithful reader? Got a sequel or a remake that you loved? One that should never even have seen the light of day? One that needs to be done? Let's hear it!