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You can have one trilogy:
- Thread starter angelgrievous
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Personally, I'd go with the LOTR trilogy. The first Matrix movie is the best of the three while Reloaded is mediocre & Revelations is the worst.
I like parts of it, but it's an incredibly poorly written film that requires all its characters to be idiots constantly for the plot to happen. I'll watch the San Diego sequence any time, and it's better than Fallen Kingdom, but it's a bad movie.
Back to the Future and Die Hard are the only ones without a "bad" entry, imho. Star Wars comes close but those damn Ewoks...
Only thing I can do with this list is choose one that I wouldn't care if it disappeared.
LotR can go 🤷‍♂️
LotR can go 🤷‍♂️
If we're talking about the preservation of only one trilogy for all time, it has to be TLotR. Perfectly-made trilogy.
If we're talking about my personal favorite (and I can never watch the others again), it would undoubtedly be BttF. I was OBSESSED with those movies as a kid, and will continue to rewatch them well into my nursing home years.
But, I actually love all of the trilogies posted.
If we're talking about my personal favorite (and I can never watch the others again), it would undoubtedly be BttF. I was OBSESSED with those movies as a kid, and will continue to rewatch them well into my nursing home years.
But, I actually love all of the trilogies posted.
Of the options selected, I'd pick Lord of the Rings.
However.
Here, here.
My real answer is that I reject all these choices and I pick the Planet of the Apes trilogy. More specifically: "The Caeser Trilogy", with "Rise of" "Dawn of" and "War for". I earnestly consider it to be a contender for all time best film trilogy.
However.
IMO this deserves to be on the list and it's sad that it goes so overlooked.
LotR kicks all kinds of ass, and so does BttF IMO, but I think the modern day Apes trilogy deserves recognition for how consistently great it is.
Here, here.
My real answer is that I reject all these choices and I pick the Planet of the Apes trilogy. More specifically: "The Caeser Trilogy", with "Rise of" "Dawn of" and "War for". I earnestly consider it to be a contender for all time best film trilogy.
And the fandom doesn't make me want to gouge my eyeballs out.
I'm biased but honestly the LotR fandom is really nice. Part of a lot of fan groups and, barring some outliers, just seems way more positive than others.
Star Wars easily, not even because of the movies but because if you take out the OT it would take out the entire extended universe with it. Ya'll ain't taking KOTOR from me.
My real answer is that I reject all these choices and I pick the Planet of the Apes trilogy. More specifically: "The Caeser Trilogy", with "Rise of" "Dawn of" and "War for". I earnestly consider it to be a contender for all time best film trilogy.
My homie.
I recently rewatched all of them in 4k and was tremendously impressed by how excellent they are. Thematically consistent, tremendous visual effects, and genuinely affecting character work across the board.
I think it's one of the most underrated film trilogies of all time, and one of the very few in which the quality doesn't dip, IMO.
Voted for Star Wars since Godfather was not an option.
Jurassic Park and The Matrix shouldn't even be options here considering the quality of the sequels. There are many stronger trilogies out there: Godfather, Toy Story, Bourne, Apes, Alien, Mad Max, Living Dead, Evil Dead, Before, Dollar.
Jurassic Park and The Matrix shouldn't even be options here considering the quality of the sequels. There are many stronger trilogies out there: Godfather, Toy Story, Bourne, Apes, Alien, Mad Max, Living Dead, Evil Dead, Before, Dollar.
Back to the Future. The first one is the only perfect movie I can think of and the second has the best cliffhanger ending in film history. Just really stellar filmmaking.
Lord of the Rings is definitely a quality trilogy, but it's not really my cup of tea even though I've enjoyed the films.
Never cared for Star Wars, Indiana Jones or Jurassic Park.
The Matrix is great, the sequels are not.
Die Hard is good but they're pretty basic action movies when it comes down to it. I can think of plenty of action movies that are just as good, whereas Back to the Future and Lord of the Rings are the kings of their respective genres and have had a massive impact on them.
Lord of the Rings is definitely a quality trilogy, but it's not really my cup of tea even though I've enjoyed the films.
Never cared for Star Wars, Indiana Jones or Jurassic Park.
The Matrix is great, the sequels are not.
Die Hard is good but they're pretty basic action movies when it comes down to it. I can think of plenty of action movies that are just as good, whereas Back to the Future and Lord of the Rings are the kings of their respective genres and have had a massive impact on them.
That is a stellar shot.Of the options selected, I'd pick Lord of the Rings.
However.
Here, here.
My real answer is that I reject all these choices and I pick the Planet of the Apes trilogy. More specifically: "The Caeser Trilogy", with "Rise of" "Dawn of" and "War for". I earnestly consider it to be a contender for all time best film trilogy.
Lotr is the most consistent in terms of greatness.
Star Wars OT is my personal favorite, but RoTJ really hurts it for best trilogy.
Star Wars OT is my personal favorite, but RoTJ really hurts it for best trilogy.
It's super close between Indy and Star Wars for me. I gave it to Indy. It's got an all-time classic (Raiders), a solid and darker second film (Doom, which tends to get wrongly overlooked) and one of the most fun you'll have watching a movie with Crusade.
SW is close, but for me doesn't reach the heights of Indy and RotJ is the clear relatively weaker film.
BttF only has one classic (the first). The second one is fun but is a huge step down as a film. And I remember the third one just not having that much going on (though it's due a re-watch).
Jurassic Park just has one worth watching and it's obviously the first. Lost World has some cool scenes, but nah. The third was ass.
LotR also has one all-time classic in Fellowship, but Two Towers and especially RotK feel off to me. Really incoherent.
Die Hard again has one all-time great film (the first) and one that's a tonne of fun (Vengeance), but the second one is just okay.
Matrix 1 is cool, but other 2 suck so that really shouldn't even be on the list.
SW is close, but for me doesn't reach the heights of Indy and RotJ is the clear relatively weaker film.
BttF only has one classic (the first). The second one is fun but is a huge step down as a film. And I remember the third one just not having that much going on (though it's due a re-watch).
Jurassic Park just has one worth watching and it's obviously the first. Lost World has some cool scenes, but nah. The third was ass.
LotR also has one all-time classic in Fellowship, but Two Towers and especially RotK feel off to me. Really incoherent.
Die Hard again has one all-time great film (the first) and one that's a tonne of fun (Vengeance), but the second one is just okay.
Matrix 1 is cool, but other 2 suck so that really shouldn't even be on the list.
From that list, Star Wars. But considering many of them have more than three films I'm going with Superman, Superman II and Superman III. Can't believe they're not there. Superman IV isn't even that bad.
This is very easy for me - LOTR. The first Matrix is one of my favorite movies, but the two sequels are very weak in comparison. As for the rest; don't give a shit about Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Die Hard, Jurassic Park is OK and BTTF 1 and 2 are great movies, but the third one was so bad it kinda soured me on the whole trilogy.
It was close between Back to the Future and Indiana Jones for me. What helped is I have watched both trilogies a lot in the past year as my son got into them. It came down to if he came up to me now and said "Lets watch BttF or Indy" I would probably pick Indy for fun factor, although I probably watched BttF 1 more than any Indy movie as a youngster. Anyway, Indy.
So difficult. I love the first and third of Indy, die hard and LOTR more than I love the back to the future trilogy but I think that series is overall more consistent so I chose that one.
1 good Back to the Future movie
2 good Indian Jones movies
1 good Matrix movie
1 good Jurassic Park movie
1 good Die Hard movies
It really comes down to Star Wars vs Lord of the Rings - while there are several movies from the above list I would personally take over both these trilogies, there really are only two contenders for best trilogy. And Lord of the Rings is the clear winner. LOTR are individually better movies, and work much, much better as a cohesive three part story (much of that having to do with the established source material they were drawing from and the fact they shot all three movies together); and there is no "weak link" like with SW and Return of the Jedi. LOTR also has better characters, acting, music (take the "L" Mr.Williams), special effects...everything honestly.
2 good Indian Jones movies
1 good Matrix movie
1 good Jurassic Park movie
1 good Die Hard movies
It really comes down to Star Wars vs Lord of the Rings - while there are several movies from the above list I would personally take over both these trilogies, there really are only two contenders for best trilogy. And Lord of the Rings is the clear winner. LOTR are individually better movies, and work much, much better as a cohesive three part story (much of that having to do with the established source material they were drawing from and the fact they shot all three movies together); and there is no "weak link" like with SW and Return of the Jedi. LOTR also has better characters, acting, music (take the "L" Mr.Williams), special effects...everything honestly.