Your top 5 movie trilogies of all time, and why?

Bohandas said:

Personally I like 1 and 3 but think that 2 doesn't quite fit. The tone's off; it's too intense compared to the other two.

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The thing is, many of the most iconic pieces of the franchise, especially basically everything from 2015 (the giant video wall, the Reagan-themed diner, flying cars, the hoverboard, the sports almanac) are all from the second film. 1 definitely has its iconic moments, but 2 is almost unarguably the most iconic film in the franchise. The "Bad Present 80's" is all kinds of icky but (a) that's the point and (b) it's a relatively short part of the movie, and allow me to also bring up counterpoint (c), Lea Thompson.

Gradine said:

The thing is, many of the most iconic pieces of the franchise, especially basically everything from 2015 (the giant video wall, the Reagan-themed diner, flying cars, the hoverboard, the sports almanac) are all from the second film. 1 definitely has its iconic moments, but 2 is almost unarguably the most iconic film in the franchise. The "Bad Present 80's" is all kinds of icky but (a) that's the point and (b) it's a relatively short part of the movie, and allow me to also bring up counterpoint (c), Lea Thompson.

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It was also worth it for mad max Strickland.

I'm going to argue that there are very, VERY few solid trilogies out there. For me Best Trilogies would have to factor that I think that all three movies in the trilogy are very good.

As much as I love INDIANA JONES? I can't rewatch LAST CRUSADE without flinching. It's easily the weakest of the first three movies. Yes, they made it soft and endearing and cute but that ultimately ruins the movie for me as well as a number of editing and visual gaffes that aren't deliberate (as with a few in TEMPLE OF DOOM). And I hate that they made Sallah a caricature and Marcus Brody a bumbling idiot. BLARGH.

I prefer the theatrical versions of LOTR and even still THE TWO TOWERS is as boring as dirt in comparison to FELLOWSHIP and RETURN OF THE KING.

The less said about ALIEN 3 the better although the assembly cut is an improvement. ALIENS is one of my favorite films of all time and I love ALIEN to bits.

Same with THE GODFATHER PART III (the recent re-edit makes it a MUCH better film but the absence of Robert Duval is criminal as is the casting of Sophia Coppola as Mary (although upon multiple re-watches she's not as bad as to deserve all of the hate she got at the time of release.)

BACK TO THE FUTURE is an almost PERFECT film. BTTF Parts 2 and 3? Not so much but I'll give Part 2 it's props for going very, VERY dark.

I guess to me a top Trilogy series is one where I'm eager to see ALL of the movies in the three and not going "Ugh...I've got to get through this one".

The Cornetto trilogy: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End.

Star Wars, OT.

The Dollars trilogy.

Koi... Mil Gaya, Krrish, and Krrish 3.

The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and Terminator: Dark Fate. (This is too a trilogy; if you remove the sub-par middle sequels, it makes perfect sense and has a coherent moral thesis.)

1. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2. Star Wars Trilogy (original)
3. Back to the Future Trilogy
4. Bourne Trilogy
5. Indiana Jones Trilogy

HM: The Dollars Trilogy, The Mexico Trilogy