Consistancy...
 

I just feel like posting an actual thread about movies...hope to get a discussion goin' on.

BEFORE I do, I just wanna say that right now, I think this place is really cool...and I don't mean without certain posters, just without all the drama...I mean, I admit fault on my part in some recent events, and in turn wanna throw out a forum-wide apology.
Y'know what? It's really nice when there's no bullshit goin' on up in here. I hope it lasts...

OK, onto the thread topic:

Movie series with more than one installment.
Horror, comedy, action, whatever you like...
What series of movies have you guys seen that you have found the sequels to be of consistant quality.
eg: Which film series have you enjoyed, beginning to end, and why?

I have a few, but I will start off with:
X-men 1 & 2.
Despite the comic-geek issues with every comic based film in existence changing details/histories, I think that the x-men movies have thus far done a VERY good job.
The quality was still there during the second, the characters were done brilliantly IMO (well, especially wolverine and nightcrawler), the effects only got better, and the second one felt a LOT more like the comic...I am personally very much looking foward to the third film, and hope they don't fuck it up.

The Godfather 1 & 2 ....3 wasn't quite as good

Back To The Future trilogy---good clean fun

Lord of the Rings trilogy---I still can't understand how some people hate this.

Austin Powers trilogy---c'mon...it was funny.

Well, I'll keep it in the realm of geek and say the Spider-Man movies have been consistently good. Also, without straying too far from its comic book predecessor.

Shreck

Agreed on most of those...and yeah, the back to the future trilogy was excellent...

I guess I could safely say the BURTON batman movies?
!!!Indiana Jones trilogy!!!

OK, and I know it's yet another incomplete series, but

The Cameron era terminator films (1 & 2)...both were excellent, and two of my favourite films. #2 had everything a sequel should.

Also, Gremlins.
I LOVED the first one...The second one WAS a little more kiddy and had a bit more comedy vibe goin' on, but it was enjoyable all the same.

austin powers is the rare exception that actually progressively got better with each film ..

Sorry, can't agree with you on this one. Temple of Doom just wasn't that good. Parts 1 and 3 were really great, but 2 just drags the whole series down



The Man With No Name trilogy

#3 was a damn good film too .. i thought it was going to be crap and was pleasantly suprised ..

T3 was better than expected, and interesting, but it DID fall short on SOME undefinable aspect. Could just be my personal preference.
As for austin powers, I liked all 3, but...I think the third one wore a tad thin.


Sam, admittedly, IJ2 is now my least favourite, but still enjoyed it - probably a little more as a child than now (actually, I think it was the first one I ever saw, and my "favourite" for a while), but all the same, the 3rd film bought it up to standard, and alltogether, it'd make for a cool box-set, I mean, as a trilogy, I'm down with it.

You know there's already a box set of it, right?

I figured there would be, but I've yet to see it...
Are they special editions...etc? Good features?

The movie discs themselves are barebones, but the bonus disc has some good stuff on it.

I always thought those movies relied too much on recycled jokes and cameos

Toxic Avenger 1-4
Romero's Dead films
Sleepaway Camp 1-3

Re: Consistancy...
 

hm......The ORIGINAL Star Wars Trilogy the reason i like them was becuse of the story the charectars and the presantation its a classic trilgoy and hopefully ROTS will bring back the original trilogy's glory

I agree but I didn't like it at all. It lacked intensity, which is definitely not a feeling I had about the first two (particularly one, which remains one of the most intense movie experiences of my life).

Anyway, back to the topic, film series that I feel have been consistently good......the Evil Dead films, of course (who didn't know I would say that...lol). I thought they were all three great fun, and each have their own unique feel. I also agree with X-Men, Spiderman and Lord of the Rings.

WHAT?!?!?

Gotta represent Night, Dawn and Day man. Also Nightmare on Elmstreet 1-3

Godfather 1 & 2.....3 was decent

those for sure..

i want to say the evil deads too because i liked all 3, but AOD really doesnt fit in with the 1st two.



and as far as star wars goes .. the 1st 2 were brilliant, but by the 3rd one Lucas realized that he could make more $$$ by making a big advertisement for toys. i didnt like it anywhere near as much..

fucking ewoks

godfather, the orginal star wars trilogy are classic. Back to the future as well.

Scream sucked ass.

Man, i thought it had a lot of intensity .. the city block destroying sequence near the beggining was amazing .. there were great effects, most of the acting was terrific (although i didnt think the
male lead had a lot of charisma..)

maybe i saw this film in such a god light because of 2 other reasons as well ..

1) my expectations were incredibly low
2) i had just seen the miserable piece of shit Matrix 2 (whatever it was called) and T3 looked like a masterpiece compared to that corn filled land mine ..

You know I actually like Nick Stahl....thanks to Carnivale....but I thought he was horrible in this.

I do agree that the one scene kicked ass. The effects really were incredible. But the terminator in this one just seemed almost harmless compared to the previous two....LOL....

But I see your point...;)

Freddy Movies :D

Fistful of Dollars- For A Few Dollars More- The Good,The Bad and The Ugly
Dirty Harry

Godfather
Back to the Future
Romero's zombie trilogy
Analyze This, Analyze That


Honorable mentions-

Indiana Jones- Temple of Doom was weak
Halloween- last two kinda sucked
Star Wars- Return of the Jedi was weak

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How could I forget Dirty Harry.Not a bad one in the bunch.

I don't know but you should be punished for doing so.:D J/K:D