manages to accomplish what few sequels can -- it equals the original and in some ways even betters it . 
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBZ manages) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB accomplish) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT what)) (S (NP (JJ few) (NNS sequels)) (VP (MD can))))))))) (, --) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VP (VBZ equals) (NP (DT the) (JJ original))) (CC and) (VP (PP (IN in) (NP (DT some) (NNS ways))) (ADVP (RB even)) (VP (VBZ betters) (NP (PRP it)))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBZ ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT )) (S (NP (JJ ) (NNS )) (VP (MD ))))))))) (, ) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ))) (CC ) (VP (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NNS ))) (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (PRP )))))) (. )))