Best movie trilogy?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 11 Apr 2009, 18:52

What do you think has been the best trilogy of films? you can count sries as a triogy even if there's been more than 3 made...for consistency my vote goes to the Dollar movies,a superb series of films where the imo the quality is retained and even improved throughout

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 11 Apr 2009, 19:56

That's an excellent series, agreed

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 11 Apr 2009, 21:22

Back to the Future comes to mind.
Infernal Affairs ofcourse.
The Shaolin Temple.

I'm sure I'm forgetting a whole bunch.

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 11 Apr 2009, 21:48

Did the make 3 Cannonball Run movies?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 12 Apr 2009, 02:13

Blade.

Oopps sorry they fucked it up for part 3

degeneration · Post by **degeneration** » 12 Apr 2009, 09:58

Cause they has such an effect on me when I was younger (and I still love them now)

The Original Star Wars Trilogy

Until they made Crystal Skul,l which didn't feel like an Indy film at all

Indiana Jones Trilogy

I watched the first of these last night, and I still really like them, despite the shaky-cam

Bourne trilogy

And then there are other ones that are definitely up there:

BTTF
Harry Potter
Spiderman
Shrek (part 3 not so much I guess, but the other 2 were hysterical)

Police Story
Infernal Affairs

I'm sure I'm missing other ones I think are great, but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Apr 2009, 10:08

Another one for Bourne

Spiderman Trilogy (part 3 not so much, though I still enjoyed it

)
Shrek Trilogy (ditto)

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 12 Apr 2009, 11:52

Didn't think Back To The Future sequels were all that good.The Romero zombie movies are very strong throughout.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 12 Apr 2009, 12:25

Definitely the Bourne trilogy, they get better and better.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Apr 2009, 12:25

The BTTF sequels cleverly built upon ideas from the orignal I felt. They're hardly perfect but have a lot to recommend to them.

The Dollars Trilogy is good, but OUATITW is even better.

The first Infernal Affairs was good (not brilliant), but the prequel/sequel combo disappointed.

First two Shaolin Temple films were very good, but the third one let the side down a little.

The two Cannonball Run movies wer shit, natch.

Only watched the first Blade, which wasn't bad.

The original Star Wars trilogy was fun and no more, for the new trilogy I made it part of the way thru Episode 1 and that was it.

First and third Indiana Jones films were excellent, second was OK. Crystal Skull a disappointment that should've stayed in development.

First Bourne was the best, sequels were less well directed and became repetitive.

Never seen any Harry Potter movie and don't intend to either.

Enjpyed the first Spider-Man, sequel wasn't bad. Never bothered with the third.

Shrek pts 1 and 2 had their moments (and puss 'n' boots was cool), never bothered with part 3.

Police Story is classic, the sequels less good, but good nonetheless.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Apr 2009, 12:29

I would add the Lethal Weapon and Die Hard Trilogies.

LW 1 + 2 are excellent, 3 is good fun, 4 is uneven and lazy, but has Jet Li.

DH 1 is arguably the best action movie ever made, 2-4 are terrific sequels.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 12 Apr 2009, 12:46

Oops forgot about the LW & DH movies...Agreed LW 1 & 2 are great,3 and 4 are disappointing though. DH 1-3 are all excellent..the latest one is better than expected but nowhere near the first 3 quality wise imo.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 12 Apr 2009, 14:56

Well if we are totally forgetting parts 4 5 6 etc.. and making up triologys.

Alien trilogy wins hands down.

As does Terminator Trilogy.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 12 Apr 2009, 15:15

The original 3 Alien films are awesome (yes, I love Alien 3).

The first two Terminator films are some of the best cinema ever made, but the 3rd falls short. Its fun, but nothing like the quality of the first two (apart from the ending!).

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 12 Apr 2009, 15:24

Eveyrone secretly loves Alien 3

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 12 Apr 2009, 16:48

Just totted up my scores for the trilogies I'm familiar with:

9/15
Pirates of the Caribbean

10.5/15
Star Wars (Prequels)
Indiana Jones 1 to 3 (Shame about Temple of Doom!)
Transporter Trilogy
Batman to Batman Forever

11/15
Die Hard 1 to 3
Lord of the Rings
Robocop Trilogy

11.5/15
Terminator Trilogy
Lucky Stars (Winners to Twinkle)
Taxi 1 to 3

12/15
Once Upon A Time in China 1 to 3
Superman 1 to 3

12.5/15
Spiderman Trilogy
Police Story 1 to 3
Alien 1 to 3
Night/Dawn/Day of the Dead

13.5/15
Evil Dead Trilogy

14.5/15
Star Wars Trilogy
'Trois Couleurs' Trilogy

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 12 Apr 2009, 17:38

luckystars wrote:Robocop Trilogy

I beg your pardon? Have you seen the third one?!

My favourite trilogy is Indiana Jones.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Apr 2009, 17:54

Forgot about the 3 Colors Trilogy. I haven't seen "Red" yet.
All 3 OUATIC are worth owning, I recall 1 being the strongest.
IMO SW Ep 3 was the best of the "new" trilogy (if thats possible).
All 3 LOTR films are marvellous.
LW 1-3 are all good fun

T1 and 2 are brilliant action films, the third falls short.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Apr 2009, 18:20

The trouble with trilogies is it's very hard to be consistent across two movies, let alone three. For me, it would have to be a trilogy that is constantly good, not just a trilogy I happened to like 1 or 2 of the movies. I'd put Bourne in this category, all three are consistently excellent.

Aliens is a Quadrilogy, you cannot include it in a trilogy rundown when it's 4 films.

p.s - Red is the best one Grim, although you definitely need to see them in order to get the most out of Red. Blue and Red are fantastic but I didn't think much of White, the comedy didn't work for me. I ended up selling White.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Apr 2009, 18:47

I've seen Blue and White and both are very good. Actually I saw White a long time before Blue (I was about 13).

luckystars · Post by **luckystars** » 12 Apr 2009, 19:00

Blue are White are the best two ( IMO ).

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Apr 2009, 19:22

I really enjoyed the lighter comedic touch of White

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Apr 2009, 19:48

There are characters from Blue and White in Red, so see that last.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Apr 2009, 20:16

romerojpg wrote:Eveyrone secretly loves Alien 3

It's much better than given credit for. I'm going out on a limb by saying that I prefer the tighter studio cut over the flabby, somewhat self-indulgent extended cut.

gasteropod wrote:
luckystars wrote:Robocop Trilogy
I beg your pardon? Have you seen the third one?!.

The problem with Robocop 3 is that they aimed it at a younger audience. In no way does it come close to the original but it's not that bad for what it is (at least from memory). How I'd feel about it now I don't know. Robocop 2 falls somewhere in between.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 12 Apr 2009, 20:34

RoboCop 2's fine, I like it, but number 3 is a pile of shit.