Rate Trilogies!

[Jack]

Rate those that you've seen in entirety! Say which individual movie you liked the best, and describe your thoughts on the 3-part story as a whole.

Star Wars Trilogy - 9.5/10
The original three-movie epic, and still the best. I think it's become so well-known, and so praised, that people have become kind of numb to how great it really is. There is something absolutely glorious and bombastic about all three of the films, feeling old-fashioned and innovative at the exact same time. The first is a great introduction, with tense build-up and character-defining moments. The second expands even more into a much darker realm. And the third brings it to a highly emotional close, focusing on not only the larger conflict going on, but the strife between father and son. My favorite would have to be The Empire Strikes Back, but all are great.

Indiana Jones Trilogy - 8.75/10
Raiders of the Lost Ark resurrected the old-fashioned serial in a tremendous way, and is a heck of a lot of fun. Harrison Ford makes one of the greatest, if not THE greatest heros on film. Still, I feel the first is just slightly over-rated. While its certainly a great adventure movie, it's overly-episodic and runs a little too long on repetitive action. I guess I'm the opposite of most, but I consider Temple of Doom to be superior in most respects. The villians are simply repulsive, and it makes it that much easier to root for Indy. The action scenes are much more spectacular and inventive than the first, and aren't as repetative, and Short Round is a riot. My feelings on Last Crusade basically mirror my thoughts on the first.

Back to the Future Trilogy - 7.75/10
While this description is simplistic, the original BTTF is close to perfect. It has a fantastic blend of humor, drama, sci-fi, and adventure, and the result was simply magical. It was pretty much impossible for the sequels to match up to the first. BTTF II is great for its sequences in the future, which are the highlight. Once they go back to the 50s, while its inventive, it kind of numbs the first one in repeat viewings. BTTF III is the most dissapointing, being a tame version of the first, although it has some fun parts.

Jurassic Park Trilogy - 7.75/10
The first JP was one of Spielberg's best films. Like BTTF, it has a perfect blend of just about everything for magical results. The Lost World is under-rated, I think. It is flawed, but it has some very suspensful and kick-ass parts. My feelings about Jurassic Park 3 have really gone down hill since my first viewings. Basically, its a dumb action movie with no plot. Entertaining for a few viewings, but doesn't hold up later on.

The Matrix Trilogy - 6/10
The Matrix, while entertaining and thought-provoking, is indeed over-rated for its originality, as its based on several faucets of Japanise film-making. The Matrix Reloaded, while not nearly as good in the story department, is even more entertaining for its awesome action, particularly the freeway chase. Similar to BTTF3, Revolutions is the most dissapointing. To put it simply, it ends the 3 on a bad note, being lackluster in every department. I really think filming sequels together is bad for the final film, from examples thus-far (lets hope this isn't the case with Pirates of the Caribbean's follow-ups)

The Lord of the Rings - 7/10
Well, we've come the whopper thats the most recent 3-movie story. With the risk of being stoned: I think it's enourmously over-rated! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy it as a whole very much - but when I see people ranking the second and third as the greatest films of all time, I'm flabergasted.
First off, I absolutely love The Fellowship of the Ring. It made an awesome movie, with a lot of excitement and emotion. Seriously, this could've been a stand-alone film and I would've loved it just as much. On to The Two Towers, which lost the personal, human drama of the first and focused on big battles, which weren't extremely impressive. Gollum is unforgettable, but everything else was underwhelming in my view. Return of the King was a nice improvement, and a good balance between the first and second. It was a satisfying end to the trilogy, but still didn't get close to FOTR. The movies seemed to get more and more annoyingly self-important as the story progressed. Judging it all as a whole, I'd have to say it's an honorable effort, certainly fabulously detailed, and generally a good movie experience, but very flawed. I think if they hadn't clung so closey to the books it would've improved the pacing, and that could've done wonders. (*And before anyone says I'm a mindless SW fan who's bashing LOTR, I'm a very big fan of the books, and like I said, a very big fan of the first film)

[Mermaid Kelly]

The Lion King Trilogy

ROAR!!!!

The Lion King stays number 1, but 1 1/2 and Simba's Pride are very well made! All have great stories, interesting plots, and wonderful characters!

[Maerj]

Rate those that you've seen in entirety! Say which individual movie you liked the best, and describe your thoughts on the 3-part story as a whole.

Star Wars Trilogy
The original three-movie epic, and still the best. I think it's become so well-known, and so praised, that people have become kind of numb to how great it really is. There is something absolutely glorious and bombastic about all three of the films, feeling old-fashioned and innovative at the exact same time. The first is a great introduction, with tense build-up and character-defining moments. The second expands even more into a much darker realm. And the third brings it to a highly emotional close, focusing on not only the larger conflict going on, but the strife between father and son. My favorite would have to be The Empire Strikes Back, but all are great.

God bless you Jack! I of course agree with you 100%. The Star Wars saga is the greatest, yesterday, today and forever. It changed the way movies are made and the way movies are seen. It encouraged an entire generation to dream, to use their imaginations like never before. The Trilogy helped to shape our childhoods and enrich our lives. But, I cannot pick a favorite as I look at the entire story as one complete whole. I have favorite scenes here and there in each film, but can't choose one film over another just as a parent cannot choose one child over another.

[Luke]

Well, let's see.

I really, really like 2/3 of <b>The Godfather</b> and <b>Back to the Future</b> Trilogies. That said, both Part IIIs (both released in 1990) are disappointing in a number of ways, Godfather III even more so.

The original <b>Star Wars</b> Trilogy is a favorite of mine, though it's been a number of years since I've seen them, I'm pretty sure I'll still like them a lot.

The first <b>Jurassic Park</b> is an amazing film, and it's followed by two better-than-average sequels. I could say the same about <b>The Lion King</b> and its direct-to-video sequels.

[MickeyMousePal]

Star Wars Trilogy - 10/10
The Lord of the Rings - 9.5/10
The Lion King Trilogy- 9.4/10
Terminator Trilogy- 9.1/10
Indiana Jones Trilogy - 9/10
Batman Trilogy 8/10
The Matrix Trilogy - 7/10
Back to the Future Trilogy - 7/10
Die Hard Trilogy - 7.9/10
Jurassic Park Trilogy - 7.5/10
Spaghetti Westerns Dollars Trilogy - 7.9/10
Robocop Trilogy - 7.5/10
The Godfather Trilogy 6.5/10
The Exorcist Trilogy - 6/10
The Omen Trilogy- 5/10

[DDMAN26]

Lord of the Rings-Fellowship-10/10 Two Towers 10/10 ROTK 10/10
Star Wars(Ep 4,5,6) 9/10-ANH 10/10 ESB 10/10 ROTJ 7/10
Die Hard-Die Hard 10/10 Die Hard 2 7/10 Die Hard 3 8/10
Indiana Jones 8/10-Raiders 10/10 Temple of Doom 6/10 Last Crusade 8/10
The Godfather 8/10-Godfather 10/10 Godfather 2 9/10 Godfather 3 5/10
The Dollars Films-8/10 A Fistful of Dollars 7/10 For A Few Dollars More 7/10 The Good the Bad and the Ugly 10/10
The El Mariachi Films 7.5/10 -El Mariachi 7/10 Desperado 9/10 Once Upon A Time in Mexico 7.5/10
Back to the Future-7/10 Part 1 10/10 Part II 8/10 Part III 3/10
Jurassic Park 7/10-Jurassic Park 9/10 Lost World 6/10 JP3 6/10
The Matrix 6/10-The Matrix 9/10 Reloaded 4/10 Revolutions 5/10

[DisneyQuack]

Child's Play Trilogy 10/10

Even though there is 4 and a 5th coming out on Halloween.

[DisneyChris]

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 10/10
- Fellowship of the Ring 8/10; The Two Towers 9/10; Return of the King 10/10
Star Wars Trilogy 9/10
- A New Hope 9/10; Empire Strikes Back 9/10; Return of the Jedi 8/10
Indiana Jones Trilogy 9/10
- Raiders of the Lost Ark 9/10; Temple of Doom 8/10; Last Crusade 8/10
Jurassic Park Trilogy 8/10
- Jurassic Park 8.5/10; The Lost World 7/10; III 6/10
The Lion King Trilogy 7/10
- The Lion King 9/10; Simba's Pride 5.5/10; Hakuna Matata (1.5) 7/10
Back to the Future Trilogy 7/10
- Part I 7.5/10; Part II 7.5/10; Part III 6.5/10
The Godfather Trilogy 7/10
- Part I 7/10; Part II 7/10; Part III 6.5/10
Aladdin Trilogy 6/10
- Aladdin 8/10; Return of Jafar 5/10; King of Thieves 5.5/10

[2099net]

Hey, where's the Brady Bunch Movies trilogy?

Brady Bunch Movies 8/10
A Brady Bunch Movie (8/10), A Very Brady Sequel (9.5/10), Brady Bunch In The White House (5.5/10)

These really are good films, apart from the last (A TV Movie), but even that has a great opening half hour or so. I blame Jan for the third movie loosing a bit of steam. "It's always Jan's fault".

Ring Trilogy 7/10
Ring (8.5/10), Ring 2 (6/10), Ring 0: Birthday (7.75/10)

It's hard to mark the sequels. Ring 2 undoubtably has some of the best "horror" moments in the trilogy (and some other neat scenes - I love the girl walking through the hospital and all the TV sets nearby start to show just static), but the story is a mess. Ring 0 is, I think, unjustly marked down. True, it's not a Ring film, but its a superb movie if taken on it's own. And at last we find out the origin of Sadako!

Scary Movie Trilogy 5/10
Scary Movie (6/10), Scary Movie 2 (3/10), Scary Movie 3 (6.5/10)

Dross. But some of it is funny.

From Dusk Till Dawn Trilogy (7/10)
From Dusk Till Dawn (9/10), From Dusk Till Dawn II: Texas Blood Money (4/10), From Dusck Till Dawn III: The Hangman's Daughter (7/10)

What happened to part 2? Rubbish. However, part III is actually pretty good, especially considering it's a DTV release. Vampires. Cowboys. Cool.

Honey, I Shrunk The Kids Trilogy (7/10)
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (8.5/10), Honey, I Blew Up The Baby (6/10), Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (7.5/10)

I think the second lost its way a bit. The third is not where near a classic, but it is some fun when it gets going (eventually).

The League of Gentlemen TV Series Trilogy (10/10)
LoG Series 1 (9.5/10), LoG Series 2 (9.5/10), LoG Series 3 (10/10) - Bonus Non-Trilogy Special: LoG Christmas Special (10/10)

Sheer class. And in a way, it is a trilogy. Each series has a through story for a range of characters. Literally each series could be a novel on it's own. Rumours are another Christmas special may be on the cards for 2005. Let's hope if follows the same format.

Die Hard Trilogy (7.5/10)
Die Hard (8.5/10), Die Harder (7/10), Die Hard with a Vengence (7.5/10)

Been a long time since I have seen any of these. Maybe my ratings are wrong.

The Exorcist Trilogy (6/10)
Exorcist (7/10), Exorcist II (3/10), Excorcist III (9/10)

Number III all the way. Much superior to the original!

Other comments:

Star Wars Trilogy: Cowboys and Indians in Space, nothing more, nothing less
Back to the Future Trilogy: Sorry, but Part III is the best. It has all the final payoffs, and it's actually about Marty and the Doc's friendship - the heart of the other two movies. Plus it ends how we all wanted it to end.
Lord of the Rings: Dungeons and Dragons in New Zealand, with a hint of computer gaming with all the epic battles. Nothing more, nothing less.
The Matrix: Don't get me started on the last two (plus the first was way overrated. Go and see Dark City then tell me how original The Matrix was).
The Batman Trilogy: Yes, this is a trilogy. I refuse to even acknowledge Batman and Robin even exists. "It's in da coola"

[Loomis]

From Dusk Till Dawn Trilogy (7/10)
From Dusk Till Dawn (9/10), From Dusk Till Dawn II: Texas Blood Money (4/10), From Dusck Till Dawn III: The Hangman's Daughter (7/10)

What happened to part 2? Rubbish. However, part III is actually pretty good, especially considering it's a DTV release. Vampires. Cowboys. Cool.

Damn straight.

Some of my favourites not mentioned:

The Jersey Trilogy/Askewniverse films: Although you could technically count Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, the first three of these films are considered the "Jersey Trilogy" (as my custom case seems to imply) - Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy. I love each film for different reasons, and although Mallrats doesn't always hit the mark, it is a high point in that genre. Chasing Amy is quite possibly one of my favourite films of all time. - 8/10

The Dead Trilogy: Romero's classic films. Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead have spawned so many copy cats it is impossible to count. And for the most part these all stand up pretty well. The third is the weakest of the three, but it is still good - setting up the government experiment motif that would be used in so many other films (including the recent 28 Days Later). - 9/10

The Evil Dead Trilogy: Containing Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn and Army of Darkness (aka Evil Dead 3 aka Medieval Dead). Covers about every extreme of the genre here - graphic and bloody first installment; equally bloody yet hilarious sequel; and slapstick/over the top third part. I rate them all equally, with 2 being my favourite. 9/10

Other mentioned I would rate highly:
- The Dollars Trilogy = 8/10
- Star Wars Trilogy = 9/10
- Lord of the Rings Trilogy = 7/10 (dud third part, drags in the middle of 2)
- Indy Trilogy = 8/10 (2 marks off for Short Round. Just HATE Short Round)

And for the Refuse to Acknowledge Sequels Category, special mention is made of the Matrix Trilogy. I can't watch the original in the same way, knowing it will spawn the crap it did. The less said the better. The original Matrix gets an 8/10 - as a trilogy I would give it 5/10 (and that is ALL for part 1).

[2099net]

BTTF III is the most dissapointing, being a tame version of the first, although it has some fun parts.

What? Hello? McFly? Hello?

You diss BTTF pt III for being a tame version of the first, yet you put Star Wars on a pedestal. But RoJ's second half is a tame version of Star Wars (with muppets!)

So great was George Lucas' imagination (Ha!) that the big threat turned out to be (drumroll) another Death Star. But this Death Star wasn't even built, making the climax somewhat anti-climatic. Plus there was a shoot-em-up in space bit (like the original Death Star attack in Star Wars). And the Endor forest speederbike chase mirrored the Death Star trench scene in spirit (with the AT-ST envoking Empire Strikes Back's AT-ATs). True, there was the whole Emperor thing, but this was a genre cliche anyway. Return of the Jedi is two films, the second being a re-run of Star Wars with added Emperor!

[Loomis]

BTTF III is the most dissapointing, being a tame version of the first, although it has some fun parts.

What? Hello? McFly? Hello?

You diss BTTF pt III for being a tame version of the first, yet you put Star Wars on a pedestal. But RoJ's second half is a tame version of Star Wars (with muppets!)

I concur. I must leap to the defence of BTTF 3 here. Time travel + western + Fox = solid value for the whole family. I think BTTF2 was the weakest link, as it simply trod over the same ground that the first did (quite literally). BTTF3 did what the BTTF franchise should have done in the first place (or is that second place?) - taken the show to a new, and completely different location in time.

As for Star Wars, I have to agree with 2099net. To quote Clerks: ""Empire" had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader's his father, Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is, a series of down endings. All "Jedi" had was a bunch of Muppets."

[Mr. Toad]

Star Wars 9.5/10. Hard to complain about much here. However, the prequel trilogy is on pace for about a 3/10.

Indiana Jones 8/10. Could have been rated with Star Wars if not for the Temple of Doom.

Back to the Future - 7/10. I loved the third one. Thought it might have been the best of the three. Many crtics agree. I thought No 2. was the let down. Really no pioint - no character development that No. 3 was full of.

Jurrasic Park 5/10. As a trilogy. The first was incredible movie. But there was no point to making the second or third one.

Matrix Trilogy - 3/10. The first was somewhat entertainint although too much of the movie was based on effects. The second and third were horrible.

Lord of the Rings - 8/10. Again it could have been with Star Wars except the second movie dragged on for far too long. By the end, I couldnt wait for it to end.

Die Hard Trilogy - 6/10. Much like Jurrasic Park the first is a classic. The second is OK and the third is completely pointless.

Spaghetti Western Trilogy - Thats not really a trilogy, although three excellent movies.

Robocop Trilogy - 4/10. First is a very good movie. Second and third are pointless exercicses totally lacking in the comedic aspects that made the first one so good.

Batman Tilogy - 7/10. I can buy the argument that the fourth one does not exist or at least belongs in a comparison to the campy the TV show instead of the well done movies.

Rocky 1-3. 7/10 Lets ignore the rest where the series became a parody of itself. The first was superb. Did not care much for the second. Rocky didnt face enough adversity. I really did like the third.

Bill and Ted - I still anxiously await the third so I can hand out a 10/10

[Mr. Toad]

A couple more just occured to me

Superman 8/10. Ignore the fourth one which was just a lame comedy having little in common with the first three. The first two were absolutely superb. The third one wasnt bad either.

Pink Panther - first three. 9/10. Sorry, cant stop laughing. Comic perfection.

Austin Powers 7.5/10. Consistently funny, although lags at times in two and three.

Bad News Bears - 5/10. First one is a classic. No point to 2 and 3.

Mad Max 8/10. Even the third one which was campy was fun. The second is brilliant.

Mighty Ducks - 3/10. Well needed some Disney content. First was OK, rest were terrible.

These are only the ones where I saw all three here are a bunch more for thought though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_movie_trilogies

[Disney Guru]

STAR WARS TRILOGY 7/10
LION KING TRILOGY 9/10
INDIANNA JONES TRILOGY8/10

[Jack]

BTTF III is the most dissapointing, being a tame version of the first, although it has some fun parts.

What? Hello? McFly? Hello?

You diss BTTF pt III for being a tame version of the first, yet you put Star Wars on a pedestal. But RoJ's second half is a tame version of Star Wars (with muppets!)

So great was George Lucas' imagination (Ha!) that the big threat turned out to be (drumroll) another Death Star. But this Death Star wasn't even built, making the climax somewhat anti-climatic. Plus there was a shoot-em-up in space bit (like the original Death Star attack in Star Wars). And the Endor forest speederbike chase mirrored the Death Star trench scene in spirit (with the AT-ST envoking Empire Strikes Back's AT-ATs). True, there was the whole Emperor thing, but this was a genre cliche anyway. Return of the Jedi is two films, the second being a re-run of Star Wars with added Emperor!

BTTF III literally repeated every section of the first movie. From the interaction with Biff in the beginning, to the planning for the leap back to 1985, to one of the characters getting caught up in love. Plus, it managed to be quite boring throughout. It's not without good parts though.

The only thing ROTJ copies from ANH is the Death Star. The final battle in space is unlike that of ANH, except that it is also a space battle. The battle on Endor is different than the battle on Hoth, except that they are both land battles. Yeah, they are similar, but they don't feel like total retreads (at least to me). The third film is the toughest to pull off, and I think ROTJ did a very good job.

[Disneykid]

Harry Potter (which won't be a trilogy for long): 10/10
All three films are amazing, but it's Prisoner of Azkaban that really struts its stuff. Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets, while both excellent, had their share of adaptation flaws. Prisoner of Azkaban is near perfection and despite my love for the first two, puts the previous ones to shame.

The Lord of the Rings: 10/10
I admit I'm getting (very) sick of all the LotR hype, but that aside, the films are magnificent in every way possible. Return of the King of my personal favorite because, to me, it's the most emotional and heartfelt of the trilogy.

Star Wars: 9/10
All three films deserve their classic status. I didn't give this a 10 because I find Return of the Jedi to be a bit lower than the previous two (as do many people), but that doesn't stop it from being a great film. The original Star Wars (aka A New Hope) is the standout for me.

Indiana Jones: 9/10
I love all three, though Temple of Doom is definitely the most flawed. All are just so entertaining to watch, though, with Raiders of the Lost Ark being the strongest.

Back to the Future: 8/10
The first film is by far the best, although for my case I think I just like it the best because I'm such a 50's nut. The sequels, while not as great as the original, are still fun to watch and outstrip most of today's sequels.

The Matrix: 7/10
Like with Back to the Future, the first one is head and shoulders above its sequels, but I'm probably in the minority when I say I liked Reloaded and Revolutions to a (mild) extent.

The Terminator: 7/10
I'm part of the majority that likes Judgement Day the best, but the original and Rise of the Machines are both enjoyable, even if they can't touch the second one.

[Ludwig Von Drake]

Star Wars Trilogy - 9/10
The Lord of the Rings - 10/10
Indiana Jones Trilogy - 8/10
Back to the Future Trilogy - 7/10
The Godfather Trilogy 5/10

[GOGOinVegas]

- Indy Trilogy = 8/10 (2 marks off for Short Round. Just HATE Short Round)

And for the Refuse to Acknowledge Sequels Category, special mention is made of the Matrix Trilogy. I can't watch the original in the same way, knowing it will spawn the crap it did. The less said the better. The original Matrix gets an 8/10 - as a trilogy I would give it 5/10 (and that is ALL for part 1).

I agree Loom, would you say that 'short round' was the Jar Jar of his time
As far as Matrix, ...what could have been huh?

In general Trilogies seem to let down. Part 2's seem to be the worst, I wonder why?

I cant really add too much, you guys about summed it up for me. I think Id better leave em as individual movies in my mind.