Best movie with worst sequels?

I don't know why people think the Matrix sequels were so bad. Maybe it's just because I had heard they were horrible from so many people and so I lowered my expectations, but I thought they both were really good. The philosophical themes from the first one were expanded, the plot went in directions I didn't expect, and the fighting scenes and special effects were good.

The Batmans with George Clooney weren't even in the same ballpark with those.

Umm...not to question my benevolent Admins and Mods, but...why is Star Wars an option? I though about it, but decided that the prequels were...prequels and technically disqualified. And what happened to Highlander? Just remember that I still love and trust all Arbs, Mods, and some Admins.

The movie Highlander was absolutely the best movie with the worst sequels. The original movie was awesome, with special effects, unique cinematography, a lot of mystique that are completely pissed away in the latter two movies. I would honestly like to get the director of the latter two movies in a dark alley and ask him why the hell he totally ruined something so fantastic.

I wholeheartedly recommend the original film, but do yourself a favor and skip #2 and put it out of your mind that that film even exists. I wish I could find the part of my brain that stores the memories of that film and extract it with a melon scoop. #3 wasn't too bad, but didn't rock like the original did.