The 17 worst sequels to great movies, ranked

Critic score: 10%

Sequel to: "Batman" (1989) — 72%

Discrepancy: 62%

What critics said: "A sniggering, exhausting, overproduced extravaganza that has virtually all of the humanity pounded out of it in the name of an endless parade of stunt sequences." — Chicago Tribune

Critic score: 27%

Sequel to: "The Fly" (1986) — 91%

Discrepancy: 64%

What critics said: "It's got nothing on Cronenberg's original - or the Vincent Price classic" — Sunday Times

Critic score: 28%

Sequel to: "Rocky" (1976) — 93%

Discrepancy: 65%

What critics said: "Whereas the first and far superior Rocky had real heart, this tries and fails to have brains." — Time Out

Critic score: 19%

Sequel to: "The Exorcist" (1973) — 86%

Discrepancy: 67%

What critics said: "An often astonishingly terrible and inept sequel." — Reel Film Reviews

Critic score: 18%

Sequel to: "Poltergeist" (1982) — 86%

Discrepancy: 68%

What critics said: "Falls right in line with its entirely underwhelming predecessor." — Reel Film Reviews

Critic score: 4%

Sequel to: "Caddyshack" (1980) — 75%

Discrepancy: 71%

What critics said: "The kind of film that sends careers spiraling downward." — The New York Times

Critic score: 13%

Sequel to: "Donnie Darko" (2001) — 86%

Discrepancy: 73%

What critics said: "A thick, viscous sludge of clichés, stereotypes, and poorly written dialogue." — FilmCritic.com

Critic score: 26%

Sequel to: "The Terminator" (1984) — 100%

Discrepancy: 74%

What critics said: "It is mechanical in the worst way." — Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Critic score: 9%

Sequel to: "Meet the Parents" (2000) — 84%

Discrepancy: 75%

What critics said: "It may be time to try another household for laughs." — Entertainment Weekly

Critic score: 11%

Sequel to: "Crocodile Dundee" (1986) — 87%

Discrepancy: 76%

What critics said: "I've seen audits that were more thrilling." — Chicago Sun-Times

Critic score: 14%

Sequel to: "Die Hard" (1988) — 93%

Discrepancy: 79%

What critics said: "This is the fifth and least of the Die Hard movies." — Grantland

Critic score: 7%

Sequel to: "The Karate Kid" (1984) — 88%

Discrepancy: 81%

What critics said: "The franchise is still kicking -- but not very high." — Variety

Critic score: 0%

Sequel to: "Saturday Night Fever" (1977) — 85%

Discrepancy: 85%

What critics said: "A sequel with no understanding of what made its predecessor work." — The New York Times

Critic score: 3%

Sequel to: "Speed" (1994) — 93%

Discrepancy: 90%

What critics said: "Frantic action, tinny dialogue, perfunctory characterization and tried-and-false plot pilferings." — The Wall Street Journal

Critic score: 0%

Sequel to: "The Sting" (1973) — 93%

Discrepancy: 93%

What critics said: "A clumsy counterfeit that is a real-life con game involving the ticket buyer." — People

Critic score: 0%

Sequel to: "Jaws" (1975) — 97%

Discrepancy: 97%

What critics said: "Dumb beyond belief, hollow, bloody and nonsensical." — LA Times