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[ManaByte]

(ok, the first movie came out the same year as Return of the King, but whatever)

Been addicted to Sea of Thieves for the last week+ so I re-watched the initial POTC trilogy this week (in 4K!) and these really were the best trilogy following LOTR.

The Matrix sequels sucked, the internet hated the Star Wars Prequels (but now seem to love them). Probably the closest trilogy since these would be John Wick, but that's going to be on-going and not stop at just 4.

The first movie shouldn't have worked. It was based on a theme park ride, and Haunted Mansion was garbage. But they made a fun pirate movie that just barely mentioned the ride and it was a huge hit.

When that happened they had to reverse engineer the first movie and mine ideas from it (the compass, etc) to make a trilogy...and it worked. The second movie expanded the universe and gave us the best CGI character ever in a film...in broad daylight at that:

Then the third movie wrapped everything up and nailed the landing in a way most third movies fail to do.

Just DO NOT watch the 4th movie. It's slow and boring and wasted a great book. They just bought the rights to On Stranger Tides for the title and the Blackbeard and Fountain of Youth plot points, but is nothing like the book (which inspired Monkey Island).

But if you re-watch the trilogy, DO follow it up with a viewing of the fifth movie. It's a direct sequel to the trilogy (and set up a sixth that won't happen. It's a combination of The Force Awakens and The Wrath of Khan and the fourth movie can just be ignored and Dead Men Tell No Tales is the sequel to the first trilogy.

 

[Arkam]

Best? Maybe (need a list of other trilogies) Good? Not so much. First film was the jam. The sequels were steps down for me.

 

[teezzy]

Wrong

Bourne trilogy
Underworld trilogy

 

[Alfen Dave]

raimi's spiderman

 

[Arkam]

Wrong

Bourne trilogy
Underworld trilogy

Oooo. yea, The Bourne series wins here. They also got a bit goofy as they went, but all were enjoyable.

 

[Goro Majima]

Probably John Wick 1-3 for me

 

[Halo is Back]

Only one good Pirates movie was made.

 

[teezzy]

Oooo. yea, The Bourne series wins here. They also got a bit goofy as they went, but all were enjoyable.

I love them both so much, Raimi Spider-Man too

Pirates lost me after that dumb movie where homeboy had an Octopus for a head

 

[joedan]

I'm cool with your opinions on the first and second but the third absolutely did not stick the landing. Third movie was meandering mess.

 

[Rentahamster]

I still haven't seen any of them.

Everything I know about Pirates of the Caribbean I learned from Kingdom Hearts 2. Ballin' music.

 

[Honey Bunny]

I still haven't seen any of them.

Everything I know about Pirates of the Caribbean I learned from Kingdom Hearts 2. Ballin' music.

You've got to try the first. The last great old-fashioned blockbuster.

 

[Rentahamster]

You've got to try the first. The last great old-fashioned blockbuster.

I will take this into consideration more heavily because your avatar is Leon S. Kennedy and I love bingo.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Underworld trilogy

Listen, if you're straight and only cuz you wanna smash Kate B in her prime I get it but as movies? Bruh.

 

[ManaByte]

raimi's spiderman

Spider-Man 3 was shit. Only good for the memes.

 

[teezzy]

Nah, Spidey 3 was underrated,

In fact, I'd go as far as to say that Harry's arc over the three films was easily one of the most interesting I've ever seen in any trilogy ever and he made one hell of a heel turn.

Also this was awesome; pure cinema

I actually loved the three villains too. Made it feel like the comic books. The one baddie at a time thing in most comic movies never sits well with me.

 

[MaestroMike]

Haven't watched any of the films in forever I should give it a re-watch. Bout to finish up the hobbit trilogy and I'm planning to re-watch the avengers movies and then I think I'll make this next in line (after the second spiderman movie with tom holland tho never saw that one).

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I'll take the two bad Matrix movies over the one good Pirates movie.

 

[BaneIsPain]

Nothing can capture the magic of LoTR trilogy.
The rest is ok but not at that height.

 

[Halo is Back]

Spider-Man 3 was shit. Only good for the memes.

And cringe

 

[teezzy]

And cringe

Intentional cringe though. Just like the Tidus laugh from FFX. Idk how that went over people's heads. Shame

 

[Halo is Back]

Intentional cringe though. Just like the Tidus laugh from FFX. Idk how that went over people's heads. Shame

I really like Sam Raimi, but this movie did not do it for me at all. Way more problems with it than that scene alone imo.

 

[kretos]

You misspelled The Dark Knight trilogy

 

[SpiceRacz]

Disagree. 1st is incredible. 2nd is mediocre and 3rd is a mess. Didn't bother with any after that. Were 4 or 5 any good?

 

[teezzy]

You misspelled The Dark Knight trilogy

Y'know....

I think you and I actually agree on something finally

 

[ManaByte]

You misspelled The Dark Knight trilogy

Like the Raimi Spidee-Man movies, the third one ruins the trilogy.

 

[kretos]

Y'know....

I think you and I actually agree on something finally

doesn't we both agree that PS is better than xbox? that makes it 2 thing we agree on

Like the Raimi Spidee-Man movies, the third one ruins the trilogy.

3rd movie is not as great as the others but still very good and doesn't ruin it for me at least

 

[teezzy]

 

[macfoshizzle]

John Wick
Batman - Nolan’s
Indiana Jones
LOTR

 

[epicnemesis]

Gotta be Wick. If you are sticking to trilogies then it’s the dark knight trilogy. Definitely not pirates.

 

[Rockondevil]

I mean Underworld is my favourite franchise ever but I would never turn down POTC.
Dead Man's Chest is probably my favourite.

 

[Swaff]

I mean Underworld is my favourite franchise ever but I would never turn down POTC.
Dead Man's Chest is probably my favourite.

This! I thought Bill Nighy gave a brilliant performance as Davy Jones and I enjoyed the depth he gave to the role.

 

[Bridges]

2 was so bad I never bothered with the rest.

1 was a really great movie though

 

[Soodanim]

Pirates 3 was weak, and all I really remember was the boats vs boats circling the drain scene.

It terms of the strength of individual films within the trilogies, I have to agree with anyone who said Dark Knight. 3 was, again, weaker, but the first two were very strong. Spider-Man was fun, but I don’t enjoy 2 as much as others do and once again the 3rd is weak.

 

[Tschumi]

That can ONLY mean that there have been no half, quarter decent movie trilogies since LOTR. It cannot possibly have anything at all to do with how good those movies are

 

[Draef the Badger]

 

[Jethalal]

Captain America Trilogy- Each one was better than the previous one for me ( I know most like WS over CW).

 

[Rean no Kiseki]

(ok, the first movie came out the same year as Return of the King, but whatever)

Been addicted to Sea of Thieves for the last week+ so I re-watched the initial POTC trilogy this week (in 4K!) and these really were the best trilogy following LOTR.

The Matrix sequels sucked, the internet hated the Star Wars Prequels (but now seem to love them). Probably the closest trilogy since these would be John Wick, but that's going to be on-going and not stop at just 4.

The first movie shouldn't have worked. It was based on a theme park ride, and Haunted Mansion was garbage. But they made a fun pirate movie that just barely mentioned the ride and it was a huge hit.

When that happened they had to reverse engineer the first movie and mine ideas from it (the compass, etc) to make a trilogy...and it worked. The second movie expanded the universe and gave us the best CGI character ever in a film...in broad daylight at that:

Then the third movie wrapped everything up and nailed the landing in a way most third movies fail to do.

Just DO NOT watch the 4th movie. It's slow and boring and wasted a great book. They just bought the rights to On Stranger Tides for the title and the Blackbeard and Fountain of Youth plot points, but is nothing like the book (which inspired Monkey Island).

But if you re-watch the trilogy, DO follow it up with a viewing of the fifth movie. It's a direct sequel to the trilogy (and set up a sixth that won't happen. It's a combination of The Force Awakens and The Wrath of Khan and the fourth movie can just be ignored and Dead Men Tell No Tales is the sequel to the first trilogy.

 

[Jethalal]

Spider-Man 3 was shit. Only good for the memes.

Was meh, not shit. Suicide Squad is shit, TASM2 is shit (I like it cuz I love Spidey), Justice League is shit.

 

[sol_bad]

I think the Iron Man trilogy is pretty amazing myself. Well written, well acted, good action.

 

[Peggies]

What's the question here ?

For me, the coolest pirates are the ones from "Black Sails". Did anyone watch that?

 

[Jethalal]

I think the Iron Man trilogy is pretty amazing myself. Well written, well acted, good action.

If only 2 was better it seriously could've been one of the best trilogies. 1 is a classic and I don't know why people don't like 3. 3 was so good.

 

[AV]

No. Pirates 2 was fucking terrible and 3 wasn't much better. 1 is the only good Pirates movie.

Spider-Man 3 is a hilariously bad movie overall and should be defended by nobody even if it has moments of greatness.

Bourne is the only other valid answer in this thread, they're all excellent. The other answer in terms of consistent quality is How To Train Your Dragon. All 3 are great, and any one could arguably be the best depending on your preference.

 

[Jethalal]

Bourne is the only other valid answer in this thread

 

[Draef the Badger]

Phantasm series is probably the most solid continuous connected movies I've seen.

 

[AV]

Close. The back half of Cap 1 is really rough and drags the whole film down. You could argue also that 3 is held up by being part of something much bigger and is barely even a trilogy. 2 is really where the Cap movies shine, what a gem.

 

[Hudo]

I only really liked the very first Pirates of the Carribean. I think that they went too far with the Carribean-folklore mythology stuff in the subsequent movies. Or in other words: Too much voodoo shit for me.
I recognize that there are good superhero movies out there that form a good trilogy but superhero stuff (aka capeshit) just isn't for me, tbh. I am just not nerding out over Marvel and DC stuff. But I understand the popularity.
I'd probably go with the John Wick movies, I had a lot of fun watching them.

 

[Jethalal]

Close. The back half of Cap 1 is really rough and drags the whole film down. You could argue also that 3 is held up by being part of something much bigger and is barely even a trilogy. 2 is really where the Cap movies shine, what a gem.

Yeah at the end it would be upto everyone's personal preferences. Action fans would probably go for something like John Wick. I personally loved all 3 Captain America movies, each more than the previous. 3 showed it perfectly how far he is willing to go for his friends, morals and how he'll do the right thing even though he is outlawed.
2 is definitely a gem, no arguments there.
It's fascinating how MCU made me love the character, I hate him in the comics.

 

[AV]

Yeah at the end it would be upto everyone's personal preferences. Action fans would probably go for something like John Wick. I personally loved all 3 Captain America movies, each more than the previous. 3 showed it perfectly how far he is willing to go for his friends, morals and how he'll do the right thing even though he is outlawed.
2 is definitely a gem, no arguments there.
It's fascinating how MCU made me love the character, I hate him in the comics.

Yeah, I can't give points to John Wick because they're already making 4 and 5 (at least), it's only a trilogy until the 4th is released. At least with something like Indiana Jones or Bourne it was very clearly a trilogy that they came back to try and ruin later.

 

[Kenpachii]

Mad max was pretty good
matrix
original star wars
batman
bourne

 

[DGrayson]

Listen, if you're straight and only cuz you wanna smash Kate B in her prime I get it but as movies? Bruh.

she was smoking hot in part 1 lol