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‘Paddington 2” is “The Godfather Part II” of Peruvian bear movies, a sequel that surpasses the superb original. When the little guy with the floppy red hat and a fondness for orange marmalade first appeared on the feature screen three years ago this month, he seemed like a gift from the movie gods in a traditionally lean season. Now he and his creators have outdone themselves. (The creator of the beloved children’s books, Michael Bond, died last June.) One beguiling sequence finds Paddington inside the London of an antique…