THE MOVIES : READY FOR ‘ANNIE II’?

Movies may come and go but sequels come and come again. Some that have opened recently, are opening soon or (in various development) are hoping to open:

“About Last Night II,” “Aliens III” and “IV,” “American Ninja II” and “III,” “An American Tail 2,” “American Werewolf in Paris” (sequel to “American Werewolf in London”), “Amityville Curse,” “Annie II.”

“Back to the Future II” and “III,” “Batman II,” “Beetlejuice II,” “Beverly Hills Cop III,” “Bland Ambition” (sequel to “Eating Raoul”), “Child’s Play II,” “C.H.U.D. II,” “Class of 1989” (sequel to “Class of 1984”), “Cobra II.”

“Stranglehold: Delta Force II,” “Dirty Dancing II,” “Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives,” “Escape from Los Angeles” (sequel to “Escape from New York”), “The Fly II,” “Friday the 13th VIII,” “Fright Night II,” “Halloween 5.”

“Gate II,” “Ghostbusters II,” “The Gods Must Be Crazy II,” “Good Morning, Chicago” (sequel to “Good Morning, Vietnam”), “Hellraiser II: Hellbound,” “The Hills Have Eyes III,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” “Karate Kid III.”

“The Last Picture Show II,” “Lethal Weapon 2,” “Love at Second Bite,” “Mannequin on the Move” (sequel to “Mannequin”), “Mystic Pizza II,” “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” “The NeverEnding Story II,” “Nightmare on Elm Street IV” and “V,” “Police Academy VI.”

“Rambo IV,” “Re-Animator II,” “The Rescuers Down Under” (sequel to “The Rescuers”), “Return of Swamp Thing,” “Return of the Musketeers,” “Rocky V,” “RoboCop II.”

“Saturday the 14th II,” “Star Trek V,” “Star Worms II: Attack of the Pleasure Pods,” “Still Running” (sequel to “Running Scared”), “Stripped to Kill II,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,” “Toxic Avenger II,” “Two Jakes” (sequel to “Chinatown”), “Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2.”