Best Threequel

[embee]

Henry IV, Part II. which was definitely greater than either Richard II or Henry IV, Part I, largely due to Falstaff.

Of course, it is then eclipsed by Henry V, which has more quotability, a tighter plot, and richer character development, Henry V is definitely the high point in the tetralogy.

 

[embee]

Wasn't IV the one where they went back in time to collect a whale? Personally I thought that was the weakest of the old movies.

Definitely agree. It is a fun romp but is highly dated and didn't age well. It only has value at this point as a historical document.

 

[R_J_K75]

Back to the Future III and Chasing Amy

 

[embee]

I always thought Star Trek III was a lot better than the old "all odd-numbered Trek movies are bad" adage gave it credit for. Star Trek II, III and IV make a very solid trilogy.

Plus, who doesn't like Christopher Lloyd and John Laroquette as Klingons?

 

[Ryujin]

Definitely agree. It is a fun romp but is highly dated and didn't age well. It only has value at this point as a historical document.

I don't know about that. If you have historical context, then I think that it still stands up. If you don't and were born after The Wall came down, then the Soviet based jokes are probably going to fall flat. Other than that I think it's the most fun of the early Trek movies. What it lacks in action when compared to "Wrath of Khan" is more than made up for by the comedy. I'd put it solidly head and shoulders above the Kelvin Universe movies.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Tokyo Drift.

 

[Bawylie]

People often discuss the best sequels to movies. Terminator 2, Empire, Aliens, etc.

Less frequently they talk about the best threequels. Which movies have had a strong third instalment?

(For shared universes, count the individuals — eg Iron Man 1, 2, 3)

I’m thinking —

Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade
Return of the Jedi
Thor: Ragnarok

I agree with all of these. I would add that Spider-Man 2 - Far From Home is the best of the three Spider-Man 2s.

 

[embee]

I don't know about that. If you have historical context, then I think that it still stands up. If you don't and were born after The Wall came down, then the Soviet based jokes are probably going to fall flat. Other than that I think it's the most fun of the early Trek movies. What it lacks in action when compared to "Wrath of Khan" is more than made up for by the comedy. I'd put it solidly head and shoulders above the Kelvin Universe movies.

The Kelvin Universe is objectively bad. Not even remarkably terrible. Just generically and lazily bad.

ST2K9 is an okay popcorn movie with plenty of judo chop! but aside from Simon Pegg and Karl Urban actually having fun as Scotty and Bones respectively, the movie is utterly forgettable. STID is just bog-standard JJ Abrams fan service with plot holes so large that Kirk has to be magicked back to life. STB was an improvement over that, largely because it was neither directed by JJ nor written by the writing duo behind Transformers.

Better than Kelvin is faint praise.

 

[TwoSix]

I agree with all of these. I would add that Spider-Man 2 - Far From Home is the best of the three Spider-Man 2s.

The fact that there's a trilogy of reboot sequels within the span of 15 years is objectively hilarious.

 

[Ryujin]

The Kelvin Universe is objectively bad. Not even remarkably terrible. Just generically and lazily bad.

ST2K9 is an okay popcorn movie with plenty of judo chop! but aside from Simon Pegg and Karl Urban actually having fun as Scotty and Bones respectively, the movie is utterly forgettable. STID is just bog-standard JJ Abrams fan service with plot holes so large that Kirk has to be magicked back to life. STB was an improvement over that, largely because it was neither directed by JJ nor written by the writing duo behind Transformers.

Better than Kelvin is faint praise.

True; it's not exactly an endorsement. I do, however, tend to think that the Kelvin Universe movies got worse as they went along. They were generic SciFi actioners that could have been set in any property. It's a pity, too, because I think that all of the roles were excellently cast and they wasted that.