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TheBoost
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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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8-Nov-2010, 3:01 PM
  • Alien vs. Predator
    An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
    Amityville II: The Possession
    Apocalypse III: Tribulation
    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
    Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
    Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
    Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
    Exorcist: The Beginning
    Hannibal Rising
    Hellraiser: Bloodline
    Kermit's Swamp Years
    The Lion King 1½
    The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
    Psycho IV: The Beginning
    Retro Puppet Master
    Ring 0: Birthday
    The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
    Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
    Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
    Terminator Salvation
    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
    Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
    Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine
    Zulu Dawn
     

Went throught the list of film prequals at Wikipedia. Of the one's I've seen (above), the only ones I thought were any good were the origin story of Kermit the Frog, and Zulu Dawn, which like Temple of Doom, is hardly a prequal. The rest, IMHO of course, vary between 'meh' to 'dear god why!?'