Greatest Apology Sequels?

[EricJ]

A chance comment on the Avengers thread was too good not to spin off into its own bar-discussion thread:

If they have to be listed from 1 to 10, what is the general ranking consensus for the greatest Apology Sequels of all time?
You know: The "unwanted" movies that at first made you dread they were following up on a titanic mistake, or misfired first or second movie--the ones for which they "just couldn't have dragged you back" to the theater--and then blew you away with sudden new re-dedication, script smarts and awareness of what the audience wanted from the franchise, that the earlier movie hadn't delivered?

Just taking my own stab at a ranking:
1) Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan
2) Nightmare on Elm Street III: Dream Warriors
3) The Incredible Hulk (the Norton/Leterrier followup to the Ang Lee)
4) Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country (after V)
5) Star Trek: First Contact (after Generations)
6) Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade
7) Batman Forever
8) Jurassic Park III
9) Gremlins II: the New Batch
10) An American Tail II: Fievel Goes West
11) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

I keep having this nagging feeling that there should be a lot more out there to choose from, which is why I asked.
Which sequels buried their audience hatchet the most by admitting they'd goofed up the first time?