Everyone knows that sequels generally suck. Let’s face it, the only reason Hollywood comes up with a second helping is to cash in on the success of the original.

Oh, and the fact that Hollywood hasn’t come up with any original ideas for years. And when they do they want to make the most of it. But sometimes sequels can actually eclipse the original.

It’s certainly rare. For every Godfather Part II there is a Speed 2, Ocean’s 12 and Another 48 Hours waiting in the wings. For God’s sake, this was going to be a a top 10, but we could only think of five.

But anyway, here goes:

As sick and depraved as it sounds, sometimes a gruesome death can actually make a film.

Whether it’s some bloke being torn apart by wild animals or some luckless cheerleader being mutilated by a crazed, axe-wielding maniac, we just can’t seem to get enough of it. Sickos, the lot of us!

In fact, just think of the films that could have been saved by the odd gruesome beheading or two. A few fleshing-eating zombies would certainly have spiced up Pride And Prejudice and Moulin Rouge. And is it so wrong to want to see Judi Dench being hacked to pieces? Anyway, so here at hecklerspray we have decided to come up with the 10 most gruesome movies deaths ever.

Heath Ledger has been found dead in his Manhattan apartment.

The unconcious body of the 28-year-old Aussie actor was discovered by his housekeeper on Tuesday afternoon.

Imagine a world populated only by Will Smith, his dog and a host of blood-sucking Gillian McKeith lookalikes. Oh and it’s all Emma Thompson’s fault!

That is the nightmarish vision set out in I Am Legend, directed by Francis Lawrence (Constantine). Part sci-fi horror, part art-house stroll, the film is based on Richard Matheson’s post-apocalyptic 1954 book about the last man alive on earth.

Forget crocodiles, sharks, or insects that make you bleed through your arse, Bear Grylls is the scariest thing on TV.

In truth, at first glance ex-Etonian Bear, or ‘Edward Michael’, as his mother likes to call him, hardly looks like the stuff of nightmares. He has an accent that would shatter glass and looks more like a well-intentioned Geography teacher than an action hero.

But anybody who has tuned into his Bear Grylls: Born Survivor series on the Discovery Channel knows exactly what we’re talking about.

Christian Bale is used to battling with bloodthirsty robots bent on world domination – he works in Hollywood after all!

So signing up to be in the new Terminator movie should be a breeze for the Batman Begins star.

Reports suggest Christian Bale is close to agreeing a deal to play ‘mankind’s saviour’ John Connor in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, due to start filming in Budapest in April.

Simon Le Bon has confessed to having 'a fling' for the past 22 years.

But before you think the Duran Duran frontman is a dirty cheat, think again. Because the 'fling' has been with his wife Yasmin.

Le Bon admitted the only thing on his mind when he met the stunning model back in 1984 was a 'quick shag'.

That Lily Allen ­– she had us all fooled.

The publicity-mad warbler earlier this week said she would consider retiring at just 25 to have babies.

She said: “It’s a great job, but it doesn’t leave time for what’s important – like having a family.”