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xhonzi
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Article on prequel films. Note: Does not pertain to Godfather II, which isn't a prequel - it's a sequel with extended flashback sequences - or a partial prequel to some.
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4-Nov-2010, 1:46 PM

Sluggo said:

Great article. 

And I liked their take on Temple of Doom.  I've never understood why people consider it a prequel.  A prequel ought to set up a story.  Merely having a movie take place before another movie isn't enough to make it a prequel.  By that logic, Casablanca was a prequel to Close Encounters.

I think your personal definition is too narrow.  A prequel is a sequel that takes place chronologically before the other movie.

Temple of Doom takes place prior to Raiders: Prequel.  QED.

Casablanca and Close Encounters aren't sequels, and therefore aren't prequels, but I think you knew this.

And, as to an earlier question: Godfather II?