Best Movie Trilogy?

[I'm With Stupid]

What's your favourite movie trilogy?

[Loopi]

Woohoo. First to vote.

[Knee High Stripy Socks]

I've only seen 3 of them! :o
So I voted for the best one out of XMen, LoTR and American Pie :D

[Lu_C]

SHREK!!! (I'm assuming the 3rd one is going to be as fab as the first two). :yippe:

[NinjaMaster]

Man that is hard to call. Most have their "weak" movie.

Back to the Future are quality movies with the 2nd one being very clever with revisiting the 1st movie but what was the 3rd cowboy one all about?

The Indiana Jones Trilogy rocks and the introduction to the original "Tomb Raider" is a must to everyone. Who can forget the rolling boulder sequence? But I felt The Temple of Doom lets the trilogy down a little. But Last Crusade was brill!!

Jurassic Park I was a quality movie but the WOW factor was gone by the time the 2nd and 3rd installments came round.

Same can be said for Robocop, The Matrix and Terminator. Although T2 was easily the best from that trilogy.

Star Wars - Original Trilogy are almost perfect if it wasn't for them fucking Ewoks.

So I'm undecided between LOTR and Die Hard. A set of films that couldn't be any further apart in every sense.

The LOTR trilogy as just HUGE films in every sense and they have raised the bar now for movies. Will we see another set of films like them again in the near future? I doubt it. The attention to detail in every aspect is stunning. And unless your a complete geek who knows every word from the original books you would find it hard to fault them.

And the Die Hard movies are just 3 great sit-down-and-don't-worry-about-the-storyline-too-much action movies. And very hard to pick a favourite from the three but the 3rd was quality.

So I can't vote. Or rather. Can't decide.

[Doomsday]

its pretty much a given who wins. There is only ONE trilogy...

[NinjaMaster]

its pretty much a given who wins. There is only ONE trilogy...

Even with the Ewoks? I love Star Wars and have the original (Before all the added FX) on VHS and DVD. Along with the added FX releases on VHS and DVD and EVERY time I watch them I know that come ROTJ I'm gonna hate seeing them stupid fucking bears. Seriously though how the fuck can 2" high care bears bring down the empire with sticks and stones.

Don't get me wrong I love the Star Wars universe what with the space battles and the lightsabre fights and the way they shaped film making and effects. But Ewoks? FFS.

[_guest]

The Godfather :thumb:

No, really. Two absolutely beautiful masterpieces of film-making, acting and storytelling with one piece of shit vehicle for nepotism tacked on the end that only actually serves to show [not that it needs to be shown] how utterly fantastic its predecessors were. Job done.

"...Dad?" :lol:

Back to the Future is fab too, though, I even actually like the third one.

[Jim V]

Hmmmm Dead or Dollars, Dollars or Dead...

Godfather III is just too bad, as is Die Hard III

Star Wars has the Ewoks

Blue is boring

Mad Max 3 has Tina Tuner

X3 is a mess, and an hour too short

The second and third Matrix films are clearly written by a two year old with a dictionary and a crayon

There's no Scouring of the Shire in LOTR (guess I'm a complete geek :P )

Only the first Mariachi film is any good (Once Upon a Time in Mexico must be the first film to win an award for having a blind man doing the editing)

Indiana Jones' are pretty good but Temple of Doom does let it down a bit

Evil Dead - hmm Medievil dead is too much of a mess and the first two are pretty much the same film

Scary Movie, Scream, American Pie just can't even be considered alongside some of the movies on this list

First Rambo was great, others are worthless

Did you see Robocop 3?

So it is still Dead vs Dollars... Well The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is one of my favourite films of all time, but the first two - whilst creating a genré just aren't quite there.

The Dead trilogy on the other hand, even with the bad post-production dubbing (what is that fat cop at the start of Dawn doing?) and the rather drawn out middle sequence in the supermarket have to be three of the best and most consistent horror films ever made (and yes, I'm ignoring the fact that there are actually four movies).

So it's the Dead trilogy for me.

[*Snow White Queen*]

Wheres the Hannibal one? I think thats the only trilogy I've watched :lol:

[Jim V]

Even with the Ewoks? I love Star Wars and have the original (Before all the added FX) on VHS and DVD. Along with the added FX releases on VHS and DVD and EVERY time I watch them I know that come ROTJ I'm gonna hate seeing them stupid fucking bears. Seriously though how the fuck can 2" high care bears bring down the empire with sticks and stones.

Don't get me wrong I love the Star Wars universe what with the space battles and the lightsabre fights and the way they shaped film making and effects. But Ewoks? FFS.

How much better would it have been if he'd actually done what he intended and made it a planet of Wookies ('George, we can't afford the giant savage warriors..' 'hmm... okay, get me midgets and children.)

[Fiend_85]

Wheres the Hannibal one? I think thats the only trilogy I've watched :lol:
True. The Lector films, are aces.

[NinjaMaster]

How much better would it have been if he'd actually done what he intended and made it a planet of Wookies ('George, we can't afford the giant savage warriors..' 'hmm... okay, get me midgets and children.)

My point exactly. The whole Ewok thing just doesn't wash with me at all. They just don't fit. Now if it had of been a Wookie war that would have been more believable for sure.

And the other minor point to add is that Lucas can't tell a story for shit. What makes Star Wars so fantastic is the imagination of Lucas and his team to bring the universe alive. The effects in the New Hope are breathtaking when you think they are nearly 30 (Yes kids 30!!) years old. (And I'm talking about the original realise not the re-release with the added SFX). There is no doubt that the Star Wars movies shaped a generation (and I'm one of that generation) and raised the bar for movie making and special effects but, and I return to my original statement, Ewoks?

:)

[Teagan]

My point exactly. The whole Ewok thing just doesn't wash with me at all. They just don't fit.

I agree entirely. The films became almost cartoon-like rather than stay quasi-serious. George f*cked up big time ...

[lipsy]

Lotr

[Bullseye]

Godfather and The Original Star Wars!

LOTR both SUCKS and BLOWS!

Also, a lot of those films are going to become more then trilogy, new X-Men is in Pre-production, Die Hard 4 is out soon. Terminator 4 is coming soon. ETC

Stay with Class, Star Wars and The Godfather Forever!!!

[soraliah]

i voted for lotr - but really id say its a toss up between

lotr, indianna jones, star wars (proper ones) aaand back to the future!! all of them are brilliant really! :yes:

[RiSe & ShIne]

I can 't choose just one :(

LOTR
The Godfather
The Friday Trilogy
Indiana Jones
Star Wars
Evil Dead

[NinjaMaster]

LOTR both SUCKS and BLOWS!


Wash your mouth out! Even if you don't like the genre you have to marvel at the way the story is beautifully told (Stay in your seat Mr "Geek" V :p ), the attention to detail and the size of the movies. They just feel massive.


Also, a lot of those films are going to become more then trilogy, new X-Men is in Pre-production, Die Hard 4 is out soon. Terminator 4 is coming soon. ETC

But they're NOT a trilogy yet are they? And going with your theory then surely the Star Wars movies should be stricken as they a 6-parter. Whatever you wanna call that. A hexilogy? Double-trilogy?

[icey]

The original star wars' without a doubt. I could sit and watch those films over and over and never get bored!

[Territt]

Dead Trilogy alll the way :-)

[Flake_Mustaine]

Indiana Jones! Three consistently enjoyable movies! Not too long, not too short, no unnecessary SFX or characters. And great stories too.

imho

[TheKingOfGlasgow]

its pretty much a given who wins. There is only ONE trilogy...

I'm pretty sure Doomsday is talking about LOTR, not Star Wars (the whole 'one ring to rule them all'...)

Anyway, LOTR gets my vote.

[NinjaMaster]

I'm pretty sure Doomsday is talking about LOTR, not Star Wars (the whole 'one ring to rule them all'...)

Ahhh when you put it like that your probably right :)

[I'm With Stupid]

The Dead trilogy on the other hand, even with the bad post-production dubbing (what is that fat cop at the start of Dawn doing?) and the rather drawn out middle sequence in the supermarket have to be three of the best and most consistent horror films ever made (and yes, I'm ignoring the fact that there are actually four movies).
Well I figured it was a trilogy for ages before they released the new one (which it was fun to watch with my very girly squemish cousin). I was gonna include the Alien trilogy as well, but I looked up at my shelf and saw the four film boxed-set, so I couldn't.

[I'm With Stupid]

My point exactly. The whole Ewok thing just doesn't wash with me at all. They just don't fit. Now if it had of been a Wookie war that would have been more believable for sure.

And the other minor point to add is that Lucas can't tell a story for shit. What makes Star Wars so fantastic is the imagination of Lucas and his team to bring the universe alive. The effects in the New Hope are breathtaking when you think they are nearly 30 (Yes kids 30!!) years old. (And I'm talking about the original realise not the re-release with the added SFX). There is no doubt that the Star Wars movies shaped a generation (and I'm one of that generation) and raised the bar for movie making and special effects but, and I return to my original statement, Ewoks?

Yep, there's a reason why Empire Strikes Back is the best film. Lucas didn't direct it, and Lucas didn't write the screenplay. If he'd have written it, there would've been none of that great chemistry between Han and Leia. It would've ended up like....well....Hayden Christiansen and Natalie Portman's love scenes. :yuck: That's the great thing about the original trilogy, the characters aren't always completely serious and straight. There's a bit of banter, and bit of, well, character to the characters.

[Doomsday]

I'm pretty sure Doomsday is talking about LOTR, not Star Wars (the whole 'one ring to rule them all'...)

Anyway, LOTR gets my vote.


eh???? :eek: :eek2: :no:

hell no.

There is only one return and its not of the King its of the Jedi....

LoTR is a film about walking.

They walk, walk and fight, walk and drop.

Even the fecking trees walk in that film!!!


The original Star Wars trilogy kicks ass!!

Ewoks are cool, they were funny and yes they was more primitive but thats the point, the Empiric foces underestimated them. The Ewoks were rogansied, had a battle plan, had practice takin gout bigger enemies thne themselves with the wildlife on Endor. They were also aided by Chewie, Han (a General) and rebel forces. Its not like the didn't have loses either, that AT-ST took out plenty of eqoks before it was destroyed/taken over.

Star Wars moved a generation, many generations. It made and A-list star, itts made billiosn of dolalrs in revenue, it exploded the toy market.

its the only ste of films that have had such an impact on the world.

LotR was fashionable and now no1 cares.

Star Wars rules and always will.

[TheKingOfGlasgow]

Oh well then....

You can see how easy it is to make the mistake: 'there is only ONE trilogy'.

The same as the whole 'there is only ONE ring'.

In actual fact, your post me think of Highlander 'there can be only ONE'.

Ace film, shame the rest of them were poo....

[_guest]

LotR was fashionable and now no1 cares.

Well that's just an out and out falsehood, isn't it. Are you saying that it is now unfashionable? Anyway, different people prefer different things, to state the obvious. That'd be the whole point of this thread :p

But yeah, LoTR craps all over Star Wars (except Empire, which I flove :heart:)

[Jim V]

Isn't there that story that the reason Han says 'I know' when Leia says she loves him in Empire is because they were all so out of their face on coke they couldn't get any of the longer lines out?

[I'm With Stupid]

its the only ste of films that have had such an impact on the world.
Star Wars in influential in terms of marketing, merchandising and special effects. The script, by George Lucas' own admission is straight out of Scriptwriting For Beginners: Day One. Sure, they did a hell of a job with it, but in terms of filmmaking and influence on future films, it's not even in the same league as The Godfather and Dead trilogies. And this is coming from a huge Star Wars fan.

[lipsy]

LoTR is a film about walking.

They walk, walk and fight, walk and drop.

Even the fecking trees walk in that film!!!


lol! I still love LOTR though. I even find it a bit scary :p

[migpilot]

Not being funny, but John McClain would KICK ALL OF YOUR ASSES!!!

DIE HARD all the way!!!
although if i could vote for a few of them, i would vote for BTTF, Star Wars, Godfather, and LOTR as well.

[pill 'ed]

But yeah, LoTR craps all over Star Wars (except Empire, which I flove :heart:)

No, no, NO! lol

LOTR is good but the original Star Wars series are the best film series EVER, no contest!!!

I even like the new Star Wars films, they're just nothing compared to the originals. I just love the whole idea of the Star Wars universe, I love the video games, the graphic novels, the comics, the books, the films, I just find it all so amazing and George Lucas has one of the most amazing imaginations ever. Nothing will compare to Star Wars, nothing!

[Wyetry]

Isn't there that story that the reason Han says 'I know' when Leia says she loves him in Empire is because they were all so out of their face on coke they couldn't get any of the longer lines out?

I think so - I love star wars so much it was soooooo cool watching it when I was little. I can kind of see how the Ewocks are are little random but they were great when I was really young.

[Yerascrote]

Godfather innit. 3rd one's not the best but still good.

[Knee High Stripy Socks]

LoTR for the win! Ninjamaster speaks the truth ;)

[Yerascrote]

LoTR has good special effects with a nice wee story built into it.

The acting is pish though.

[katralla]

LOTR is a pile of wank.

[Saeed M]

Man that is hard to call. Most have their "weak" movie.

Back to the Future are quality movies with the 2nd one being very clever with revisiting the 1st movie but what was the 3rd cowboy one all about?

The Indiana Jones Trilogy rocks and the introduction to the original "Tomb Raider" is a must to everyone. Who can forget the rolling boulder sequence? But I felt The Temple of Doom lets the trilogy down a little. But Last Crusade was brill!!

Jurassic Park I was a quality movie but the WOW factor was gone by the time the 2nd and 3rd installments came round.

Same can be said for Robocop, The Matrix and Terminator. Although T2 was easily the best from that trilogy.

Star Wars - Original Trilogy are almost perfect if it wasn't for them fucking Ewoks.

So I'm undecided between LOTR and Die Hard. A set of films that couldn't be any further apart in every sense.

The LOTR trilogy as just HUGE films in every sense and they have raised the bar now for movies. Will we see another set of films like them again in the near future? I doubt it. The attention to detail in every aspect is stunning. And unless your a complete geek who knows every word from the original books you would find it hard to fault them.

And the Die Hard movies are just 3 great sit-down-and-don't-worry-about-the-storyline-too-much action movies. And very hard to pick a favourite from the three but the 3rd was quality.

So I can't vote. Or rather. Can't decide.

I agree with this and voted for the original Star Wars.

[Loopi]

Wheres the Hannibal one? I think thats the only trilogy I've watched :lol:
Aren't there four of them now though?

[_guest]

Aren't there four of them now though?

Yeah, so that rules it out from best trilogy... well, that and the fact that SotL was the only halfway decent one. Hannibal was an embarrassment.

[katralla]

OMG embarrassment? I love the movie Hannibal!

[_guest]

Yeah. It's not entirely the film's fault as I thought the plot in the book was confused and wandering. But when Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore (and Ray Liotta, kinda) can't save a film then I personally hold it in pretty low esteem ;)

[littlemissy]

Star Wars (original) all the way.

Dun dah da-da-da-daa-daaaaah da da-da-daaaaa.

[Bullseye]

This is madness people!

Doomsday is right, LOTR trilogy is walking, they walk everywhere, they walk and walk and walk and then instead of ending it at a decent moment they have like 10 endings about going home, getting married, checking out the shire, getting a boat, sailing, THEN writing in a book! I mean, WHY? 9 hours of my life lost with nothing to show for it except finding that i was finally able to beat my insomnia.

Star Wars kicks ass the original and fuck it, the crap trilogy too! I dont care if Anakin was wooden, he totally became Darth Vader and Ewan McGregor with a beard, what more do you need? Special effects? You get them too!

But Godfather got my vote! Why? Because! Thats why! Because... it is awesome! Al Pacino and James Caan Kick Mobster ass in the first movie then Al Pacino totally beats the congressional committee into organised crime! It rocks! Hands down... 3rd was was so gay though! i mean, really, Andy Garcia? You must be kidding, talk about a "lets go make a self-congratulatory movie and pat our selves on back with this half-assed flick"!

Back to the future is awesome! X-men is awesome but X4 coming soon. Spiderman trilogy will be awesome then comes Spidey4, American Pie 1&2 but NEVER 3 or 4 or 5 as they are SHIT! Scary movies have 4 of them, Clint Eastwood kicking it gunslinger style, oh yeah! Scream 1 and 2 were very well made slasher movies but 3? Soooooo many continuity errors is was unreal! And the rest... i cant even be bothered to mention at this point!

[katralla]

This is madness people!

Doomsday is right, LOTR trilogy is walking, they walk everywhere, they walk and walk and walk and then instead of ending it at a decent moment they have like 10 endings about going home, getting married, checking out the shire, getting a boat, sailing, THEN writing in a book! I mean, WHY? 9 hours of my life lost with nothing to show for it except finding that i was finally able to beat my insomnia.

ah ha ha. funny!

Briggi: but Hannibal is... sexy!

[pill 'ed]

Star Wars kicks ass the original and fuck it, the crap trilogy too! I dont care if Anakin was wooden, he totally became Darth Vader and Ewan McGregor with a beard, what more do you need? Special effects? You get them too!


:yes:

May the force be with you...

[Thunderstruck]

What a load of bullshit. It's clearly Star Wars. I can't even believe we're having a debate about this. It's perhaps the greatest story ever told.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3/Milkman2002/YodaShutUpTheFuck.jpg

[Kermit]

Star Wars, that famous trilogy with six parts. It was always meant to be a story with six parts (if you believe the cretinous Lucas anyway) so don't try and claim it was really two trilogies.

My favourite is definitely the Three Colours trilogy.

[Firefly-86]

Was star Wars not supposed to have 9 parts? I always thought there were supposed to be another 3 after the original three as well as the three before:confused:

[StrubbleS]

I like the Indiana Jones ones best, actually.
Great movies.

[I'm With Stupid]

Was star Wars not supposed to have 9 parts? I always thought there were supposed to be another 3 after the original three as well as the three before:confused:

According to Wiki, he originally wrote 15 parts to the story, and after the success of Star Wars, claimed he would make a total of 12 of them into feature films. He then retracted this, and stated that his intention was to make 9 of them. I just hope that for the next 3, he hands the stories over to someone with talent.

ETA: Apparently there are no plans to do 7-9. Just wait for someone to wave a big enough cheque under his nose though.

[purplebutterfly]

eh???? :eek: :eek2: :no:

hell no.

There is only one return and its not of the King its of the Jedi....

LoTR is a film about walking.

They walk, walk and fight, walk and drop.

Even the fecking trees walk in that film!!!



The scene in Clerks 2 when they do the Star Wars Vs LOTR arguement still makes me laugh. I cant stand either triology, I really dont see the point of them.

[Doomsday]

They were not on coke!!!!!

Han said that line coz he was the Pimp!!!! Totoally cool. She was worried coz she rejecte dhim all this time but was actually in love with him and then faced with the fatc han may die, she had to say it, and he had to calm her and tell her he knew, coz he did.

I don't know about 12 or 15 parts, definately 6, rumours of 9 but they won't be made.

Star Wars tv show tho.......


Lot of the Rings wa spopular when they was on, no 1 actually cares now except the die hard fans.

Star Wars fans never die and never quit, even with the less then classic prequeals we stayed with it. LotR was just fashionable for about half the fan base.

[Skive]

The first three Alien films are quality films. I have the trilogy box set. I think I'll keep it at that - the fourth was jank.

[pill 'ed]

The first three Alien films are quality films. I have the trilogy box set. I think I'll keep it at that - the fourth was jank.

The first three Alien films are probably my second favourite triology after the almighty Star Wars.

[pill 'ed]

According to Wiki, he originally wrote 15 parts to the story, and after the success of Star Wars, claimed he would make a total of 12 of them into feature films. He then retracted this, and stated that his intention was to make 9 of them. I just hope that for the next 3, he hands the stories over to someone with talent.

ETA: Apparently there are no plans to do 7-9. Just wait for someone to wave a big enough cheque under his nose though.

I doubt Goerge Lucas will make the other Star Wars films, he's too old and apparantly retired.

However, when he's gone, I reckon someone else will dig up his scripts and make the other films, like with James Bond.

[GothDetectives]

LOTR for the win. I'm sick of people complaining about all the endings. FFS, had to wrap up all the loose ends, or you'd have people complaining.


New X-Men movie?? Great!!! Last one was a load of shit. Badly made, Halle Berry all thinking she's #1 ... yeah, no, you aren't hun.

[NinjaMaster]

Just remembered another trilogy to throw into the mix.

Naked Gun 1, 2 1/2 "smell the fear" and 3 1/3

Magic!! :lol: :lol:

Comedy at it's best

[Jane climbs a ladder]
Frank: Nice beaver!
Jane: Thank you. I just had it stuffed. [producing a stuffed beaver]

[NinjaMaster]

Let me get one thing straight. I love Star Wars. New Hope and Empire are two of my fav films of all time. Easily in my top 5. But as a trilogy I feel ROTJ lets it down. Compared with the "completeness" (Again stay on your seat Mr "Geek" V) of LOTR that's what shades it for me. They are almost faultless. They're not perfect but as close at it comes in my opinion.

[piccolo]

Star Wars IV-VI. Blatantly.

[Doomsday]

I liked X-Men 3.

Yes it could have done with more Rogue and she shouldn't have been cured, yes more Mags, more Jugs, more Multipleman and better character development of Angel and Colossus would have made it a classic but it was still really good.

better then V for Vendatta which was a pile of shite.

[Bullseye]

X3 was pretty entertaining, but the fact Bret Ratner came into the series after 2 films were done and didnt have enough self confidence to make a proper X-Men film that was 2 hours long, with story development, not to mention making James Marsden a good offer to stop him jumping ship so the logical ending of Cyclops kills Jean to save the world, was the reason it was poor compared to X2.

[Doomsday]

yes, more Cyclops and him no tbeing killed off would have made the film way better.

[katralla]

I voted tactically for star wars to keep LOTR from creeping up on the no1 spot, even though I don't really like star wars that much. mwah ha ha ha.

[my name]

Lion King.

[GothDetectives]

I voted tactically for star wars to keep LOTR from creeping up on the no1 spot, even though I don't really like star wars that much. mwah ha ha ha.

*cocks shot gun*



:lol: at my_name :p



X-3 was too under developed. If you didn't know X-Men characters from elsewhere, you wouldn't have a clue of what was going on.

And Halle Berry fucked me off in it. She chased previous director off cos of her demands. X1 and X2 deffinatley the best

[Doomsday]

Yeah Halle Berry is a bit of primadonna, wasn't sure it was her that actually chased Bryan Singer off. I think he was seduced by Superman money.

I think visually X3 was the best but in terms of chacter development, then 1 and 2 was better.

[bluewisdom]

Three colours trilogy, no doubt.

In second place, LOTR.

[Bullseye]

If people really think Lord of the Rings is the best trilogy then the Terrorists have won!

[my name]

If people really think Lord of the Rings is the best trilogy then the Terrorists have won!

Nah, not the terrorists just the Dungeons and dragons geeks :p

[GothDetectives]

If people really think Lord of the Rings is the best trilogy then the Terrorists have won!

Each to their own opinion mate :p

[GothDetectives]

Nah, not the terrorists just the Dungeons and dragons geeks :p

I am not a Dungeons and Dragons geek, a-thank-you :p

[Bullseye]

I like the cartoon series Dungeons and Dragons but thats all... and i still stand by Star Wars!

[I'm With Stupid]

Nah, not the terrorists just the Dungeons and dragons geeks :p

As if the dungeons and dragons geeks wouldn't go for Star Wars. Have you ever been in the presence of someone who knows precisely how many of which type of guns are on a Star Destroyer? :nervous: Scary stuff.

[Jim V]

Well Star Wars is losing right now on the homepage -

www.thesite.org

[Lacy]

It just shows how many total geeks are on this place cos Star Wars and Lord of the Rings are crap.

[Bullseye]

Star wars is in a dead heat with LOTR now, it seems!

[Doomsday]

eh? its one ahead on this pool, not sure about the homepage.

[my name]

I am not a Dungeons and Dragons geek, a-thank-you :p

Ok, because you're cool you get a pass on that one ;)

[GothDetectives]

Ok, because you're cool you get a pass on that one ;)

Damn right, sexy lady ;)