Changing this from 2nd installment in a trilogy to just favorite direct sequels. More of tier-rankings so if they are in the same row I rate them the same or similar

Ranked based on how much I like the film, as well as things like:
- Does it improve upon or get worse from its predecessor?
- How does it continue the story and the character’s arcs
- Does it improve the mythology or change it up rather than just doing more of the same, etc...

Also havent seen a lot of these in a while so dont care too much about the order. They are rough rankings for now.