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What Is the Best Belated Sequel Ever Made?

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Some sequels arrive a decade late and still stick the landing. Others should have stayed in the vault.

On this Def Rec, three belated sequels get the verdict: Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), Psycho II (1983), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Which one was actually worth the wait?

CHAPTERS

0:00 The Def Rec premise

0:24 Better late than never, or better never late at all?

1:20 Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)

4:16 Reason to Rec: the Bill & Ted verdict

4:33 Psycho II (1983)

7:06 Reason to Rec: the Psycho II verdict

7:13 Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

9:28 Reason to…

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