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1. Batman Begins (2005) Due to copyright reasons, the only pic I could get for nowt was of that Only Fools & Horses episode where Del and Rodney dress up as Batman and Robin. Christopher Nolan's epic is, naturally, a whole lot better.

2. The Godfather Part 2 (1974) Part straight sequel, part flashback prequel, this epic follows Al Pacino's mobster Michael Corleone in 70s New York, at the same time as tracing his father's path from Sicily to the States. The Sopranos owes this big time.

3. Star Trek (2009) JJ Abrams manages to both respect and honour the series' past as well as make this reboot totally in the moment. Awesome stuff.

4. Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom (1984) It might only be set 1 year before its predecessor Raiders Of The Lost Ark but merely for having the balls to go way darker, this gets my vote as a classic prequel.

5. Casino Royale (2006) The Bond timeline doesn't add up - if it did, he'd now be played by 75 year old. But this first Daniel Craig outing, though modern, was also a deliberate look back to how 007 became the man with a licence to kill.