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Which is the best and why?

Nothing will ever beat the original Star Wars for me...

Whoa!!
Matrix? Jeez, 1st was awesome, but 2 and 3 were crap at best.

What about
Back to the Future?
Godfather?
Neverending Story?

For me LOTR was the best trilogy but I've never seen the Matrix. I hate Star Wars. Indiana Jones was quite nice too but not even close to LOTR.

Definately Star Wars. Sincerest kudos to Indiana Jones though.

I prefer to exclude the last two awful films from my memory of The Matrix.

Taxi 1, 2 & 3. The french films, not the Hollywood remake.

Whoa!!
Matrix? Jeez, 1st was awesome, but 2 and 3 were crap at best.

What about
Back to the Future?
Godfather?
Neverending Story?

Please see the all-pervasive "Other" in aforementioned poll and then type which "Other" you are referring to in your post- cheers

I do wish now that the Godfather was there, but the other two wouldn't make my cut. Back to the Future? C'mon- did anyone take any but the first seriously??

Taxi 1, 2 & 3. The french films, not the Hollywood remake.


interesting... perhaps I have some watching to do

The Hitch Hikers guide to the galaxy

A trilogy of 5 parts

The Matrix was one of the best single films I've ever seen, but its two sequels (while I quite liked them) simply didn't live up to the original. I therefore picked LotR, since all of the three films were excellent.

The Indiana Jones films were good fun, and other trilogies I liked were Back to the Future and The Naked Gun. Nonetheless, LotR still wins here - partly for Tolkien's epic tale, parly for the excellent casting, partly for Jackson and his team's great production.

interesting... perhaps I have some watching to do

Actually, it's not even close to the best trilogy ever. I just thought the choices on the poll were so narrow, I'd add something different.

Hoping to see Lady Vengeance soon (hopefully tommorrow).

But on the strength of the first two films and the reviews for the third I think Park Chan-Wook's "Vengeance" trilogy is/will be the best I have seen.

It's got to be Lord of the Rings, surely? Whilst I have a lot of respect for the original Star Wars, the latter three really killed the franchise for me. I can't watch the originals without wondering what on earth possessed George Lucas to make him think he could write dialogue?

Indy is awesome but, though it's technically a trilogy, each movie seemed to to me to be more a movie of its own.

Matrix trilogy? Bwahahaha. First was awesome but as someone else has noted, the second two were overblown attempts at making an epic.

LOTR wins it by a country mile.

Probably my favourite trilogy would be A Fist Full Of Dollars / For A Few Dollars More / The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. They're pretty cool.

Neverending Story?
Didn't that...um...end?

Actually, probably my favourite trilogy would be A Fist Full Of Dollars / For A Few Dollars More / The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. They're pretty cool.

Ooh, I forgot about that one.

I have to agree with you. That is a fantastic trilogy imo.

Toss up between Star Wars and LotR.

And the problem of the Star Wars prequels isn't the dialog (Lucas wrote all the scripts), it was the actors. Hamel, Fisher, and Ford actually know how to act and SAY that stuff.

Probably my favourite trilogy would be A Fist Full Of Dollars / For A Few Dollars More / The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. They're pretty cool.

Those are damn good but they aren't a triology, a triology is the original and two sequels, they are not sequels to eachother...

My inner nerd cries out Star Wars

Indiana Jones, then Star Wars.

i expected LOTR to take top honors here, based on demographic factors. IMO, LOTR is overrated.

gotta love 'em...

I'm a die hard star wars fan but i still say LOTR beats it into my number 1 spot.

Best Trilogies

Star Wars
Evil Dead
Die Hard (if they dont make a 4)
The Alien Trilogy ( I don't count part 4, but then who does?)
Lord of the Rings

The whole star wars saga is great to me, followed closely by LOTR and then Indiana Jones

gotta love 'em...


Damn I forgot all about the tremors series. then again i never saw the 3rd...was it decent?

LOTR wins it by a country mile.


how long exactly is a country mile?

Indiana Jones, followed closely by the LOTR.

The Godfather trilogy. Easily. I know, I know, you actually have to think while watching it, which makes it more demanding than LOTR, which admittedly is the greatest eye-candy trilogy to date.

The Evil Dead trilogy is a close second.

Star Wars and Indiana Jones are only in the running thanks to Harrison Ford.

If the Alien movies were a trilogy, they would definitely be in the top three. Jeunet rocks.

It's got to be Lord of the Rings, surely? Whilst I have a lot of respect for the original Star Wars, the latter three really killed the franchise for me. I can't watch the originals without wondering what on earth possessed George Lucas to make him think he could write dialogue?

Indy is awesome but, though it's technically a trilogy, each movie seemed to to me to be more a movie of its own.

Matrix trilogy? Bwahahaha. First was awesome but as someone else has noted, the second two were overblown attempts at making an epic.

LOTR wins it by a country mile.

It was a close call for me. I agree the newest 3 star wars were 'I think made for the franchise' and didn't even try to even equal the original trilogy. I think Lucas only made them on the demand of the fans as he knew he would make money on them.
But I much prefer star wars episodes 4'5+6 over any other trilogy ever made simply because it was unique in it's style at the time and wowed the audience,and me.

LOTR is 2nd,Indiana jones a close 3rd. No other trilogies come close

The Godfather trilogy. Easily. I know, I know, you actually have to think while watching it, which makes it more demanding than LOTR, which admittedly is the greatest eye-candy trilogy to date.

The Evil Dead trilogy is a close second.

Star Wars and Indiana Jones are only in the running thanks to Harrison Ford.

If the Alien movies were a trilogy, they would definitely be in the top three. Jeunet rocks.


Oh! I forgot about the Godfather..I love that triology! Amazing!

His Dark Materials-Northen Lights, Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass

gotta love 'em...


HAHAHA- I remember watching the first one with my dad when I was a kid...

Guys...Evil Dead isnt a triliogy.

Evil Dead "Dead by Dawn" is a remake of the first one, with a bigger special effects budget.
Its not a sequel.

"Army of Darkness" is a sequel to the second film.

So, even though three of them exist...they arent truly a trilogy.

Evil Dead "Dead by Dawn" is a remake of the first one, with a bigger special effects budget.
Its not a sequel.

Errr ..... no .... not exactly.

In Evil Dead, five college students venture into the wooded mountains of Tennessee to spend a weekend of fun in an isolated cabin. Unfortunately, our heroes find the "Book of the Dead", play a tape recording of demonic incantations, and open a portal to the netherworld.

In Evil Dead 2, we continue with the Ash story with him alone in the cabin.

From IMDB.com trivia "Often considered to be a remake of The Evil Dead (1981), however this is not accurate. The rights to show scenes from the original could not be obtained to re-cap what happened, so they recreated the beginning to explain how Ash got to the cabin, a headless Linda, etc."

Which is the best and why?

Nothing will ever beat the original Star Wars for me...
Abso-fucking-lutely! http://www.studip.uni-goettingen.de/pictures/smile/duell.gif

And although I really like Indy, Temple of Doom sucked so bad - maybe the next one could be put into a Trilogy instead of it!

It's all about Lord of the Rings, whether it's the book or the movies. Both are awesome.

Star Wars (both in my opinion), Back to the Future, and Indiana Jones are also up there, though.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy was good especially with the modern special effects but you really cannot beat Star Wars. Seems to be just a personal preference though you could argue for either trilogy.

The Bounty Trilogy.

how long exactly is a country mile?

Oh no-one's exactly certain, but they're definitely much longer than these mere urban miles you get these days...

As for trilogies - LotR; the only one that is/was seriously awesome and hasn't been spoiled by crappy episodes/additions.

The Dead triology.

Night of the living dead - 1968 (The 1990-remake is also brilliant. The best remake of any movie.. EVER I'd say)
Dawn of the dead - 1978 (NOTE: 1978-version!!! NOT the 2004-remake)
Day of the dead - 1985



Of course when starting to write this post I forgot the fourth movie in series which made it a quadrology: :headbang:
Land of the dead - 2005

Gotta be the Godfather...

(Although the third one was bloody awful.)

I'm going with Lord of the Rings on this one, they are amoung the best movies I have ever seen.

Damn I forgot all about the tremors series. then again i never saw the 3rd...was it decent?Actually, there were 4 Tremors movies...

Tremors (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100814/)
Tremors 2: Aftershocks (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114720/)
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259685/)
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0334541/)

And then there was Tremors the TV show (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327375/) :eek:

Michael Gross was in all of these. What does that say about his "career"? I don't think he ever recovered from the ending of Family Ties.

Actually, there were 4 Tremors movies...

Tremors (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100814/)
Tremors 2: Aftershocks (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114720/)
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259685/)
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0334541/)

And then there was Tremors the TV show (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327375/) :eek:

Michael Gross was in all of these. What does that say about his "career"? I don't think he ever recovered from the ending of Family Ties.


Michael Gross was always great in those films tho (only saw first 2)....how long did the tv show last? i only saw the pilot.

Best so far is the original star wars. The future best will be the firefly movies, only one of which is done yet (Serenity).

Michael Gross was always great in those films tho (only saw first 2)....how long did the tv show last? i only saw the pilot.Oddly enough, 4 was better than 3. I think they realised the whole thing was silly at that point and gave up any pretense of being serious.

According to IMDB, the series had 13 episodes, I didn't even know it existed until now. All things considered, 13 episodes isn't too bad. Plenty of shows get axed these days after just 2 or 3...

The Hitch Hikers guide to the galaxy

A trilogy of 5 parts

Yessssssssssssssssss! I was just going to say that, as soon as I saw the poll title! You rock!

I'd have to say the best so far is LOTR. Simply awesome. I have to say that Star Wars (the originals at any rate) hold a huge nostalgia factor for me. Still, LOTR is nearly flawless. Damn good flicks.

Oddly enough, 4 was better than 3. I think they realised the whole thing was silly at that point and gave up any pretense of being serious.

was 4 the one in the old west? I always wanted to see that one.


According to IMDB, the series had 13 episodes, I didn't even know it existed until now. All things considered, 13 episodes isn't too bad. Plenty of shows get axed these days after just 2 or 3...


Yeah it premiered on the scifi channel....13 episodes? You're telling me Tremors the series outlasted firefly? kinda sad if you think about it.

And the problem of the Star Wars prequels isn't the dialog (Lucas wrote all the scripts), it was the actors. Hamel, Fisher, and Ford actually know how to act and SAY that stuff.

Some of the prequel actors were good. Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson...

I like Star Wars, hence why I picked it. Great cinematic experience, was ahead of its time when it first came out.

Some of the prequel actors were good. Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson...


cmon now Jedi Shaft was good too

cmon now Jedi Shaft was good too

I'm assuming you mean Samuel. L. Jackson?

I'm assuming you mean Samuel. L. Jackson?

of course, the only man with "bad motherfucker" embedded on his lightsaber.

Well, since you didn't specify type (ie: movie, book, etc), and I'm daring to ignore your implications of film, His Dark Materials, by Phillip Pullman. Some movies are coming out too, but they promise to completely butcher the novels.

of course, the only man with "bad motherfucker" embedded on his lightsaber.

That's very, very true.

Those are damn good but they aren't a triology, a triology is the original and two sequels, they are not sequels to eachother...


according to the dictionary.

tril·o·gy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (trl-j)
n. pl. tril·o·gies
A group of three dramatic or literary works related in subject or theme.

Which is why "The breakfast club" "pretty in pink" and "16 candles" are referred to as a trilogy, and why "strickly Ballroom" "romeo and juliet" and "moulin rouge" are referred to as a trilogy.

My vote is for "Clerks" "Mallrats" "Chasing Amy" the jersey trilogy.

I love Star Wars and all that, and the Indiana Jones trilogy is a great classic... but the LOTR has an advantage: an entire world written out for it, and just a better, more full story to begin with. Granted, they didn't really take it all, but I think there was such a wealth of idea to begin with, it really made the movies.

I love Star Wars and all that, and the Indiana Jones trilogy is a great classic... but the LOTR has an advantage: an entire world written out for it, and just a better, more full story to begin with. Granted, they didn't really take it all, but I think there was such a wealth of idea to begin with, it really made the movies.


You are right about LOTR. When you have a whole planet to work with, the results can be quite astounding. LOTR has some of the best production work I have seen in any film just about ever. Granted they used a lot of CGI, but the set design is unlike any other.

<- Back To The Future.

it has to be the best trilogy of all time.

Old School Star Wars.
Don't get me wrong, LotR was great, too, but my first memory of watching movies is RotJ, with Luke slashing his way across skiffs and Jabba's barge, saving the day. Not to mention the Emperor with lightning coming from his hands.
I watched that movie endlessly...
And then I found out it was the LAST one and there were two before it, and it was like a dream come true.
I only wish that feeling had extended to the newest trilogy, but it was garbage in comparison.

<- Back To The Future.

it has to be the best trilogy of all time.


..but after seeing brokeback to the future, I just can't look at it the same.

Toss up between Star Wars and LotR.

And the problem of the Star Wars prequels isn't the dialog (Lucas wrote all the scripts), it was the actors. Hamel, Fisher, and Ford actually know how to act and SAY that stuff.

Did you see the same SW movies I did? Hamel wasn't that good, as an actor. It was the role he filled that was impressive.
Ford was great. I loved Han Solo. :)
As for the script not being the problem BECAUSE Lucas wrote it... I disagree. ALL of the romance scenes in the movies felt forced, and the dialogue chosen was pretty bad, even if Padme and Anakin's actors had done a better job of faking attraction for each other.
Lucas fell from the status of "god-like" in my eyes with the new trilogy. I think the real tipping point for what killed it from the start for me was Jar Jar. It sort of set the mood for the rest, and I couldn't get that tainted flavour from my mouth.

...The future best will be the firefly movies, only one of which is done yet (Serenity).

i have to agree with you there.

..but after seeing brokeback to the future, I just can't look at it the same.

WTF?? what are you talking about? you compleatly lost me there...

Best so far is the original star wars. The future best will be the firefly movies, only one of which is done yet (Serenity).


how many are they planning to make?


oh and the futurama movies will be on here once they come out.

WTF?? what are you talking about? you compleatly lost me there...


Brokeback to the future (http://www.youtube.com/w/Brokeback-to-the-Future?v=zfODSPIYwpQ&search=brokeback%20to%20the%20future)


from this thread

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=468161

...well...ok... i got about half way through that and started looking for something sharp and or pointy to labotimize myself with...i now have to agree with you...
*resumes hunt for aformentioned items*

Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.

translation?

Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.


is that supposed to be klingon or something?

Haven't you seen LOTR or something...

Haven't you seen LOTR or something...


doh! sorry I actually tried to pronounce it in my head and figured it out.
(and i've seen all 3 extended in a row twice, great waste of 12 hours:D )
sorry almost 3:30am right now and my brain isn't up to speed.

It was a close call for me. I agree the newest 3 star wars were 'I think made for the franchise' and didn't even try to even equal the original trilogy. I think Lucas only made them on the demand of the fans as he knew he would make money on them.
But I much prefer star wars episodes 4'5+6 over any other trilogy ever made simply because it was unique in it's style at the time and wowed the audience,and me.

LOTR is 2nd,Indiana jones a close 3rd. No other trilogies come close

Iagree here. Normally SW and LOTR couldn't be split, but SW was low budget, ahead of its time, etc.
LoTR was awesome, but for someone who loved the books, the movies couldn't compare.

However if we compared novels...

BTW, Hitch hiker was not in 5 parts, it only covered some of part one.

Iagree here. Normally SW and LOTR couldn't be split, but SW was low budget, ahead of its time, etc.
LoTR was awesome, but for someone who loved the books, the movies couldn't compare.

However if we compared novels...

BTW, Hitch hiker was not in 5 parts, it only covered some of part one.
Oh come on, however inaccurate it was, wasn't it great when the elves appeared at Helms Deep.

I keep hearing that the movies and the books have many differences, and as a person whos never read the books but watched the hell out of the movies could anyone tell me some key differences???? Besides frodo and sam being lovers of course

I keep hearing that the movies and the books have many differences, and as a person whos never read the books but watched the hell out of the movies could anyone tell me some key differences???? Besides frodo and sam being lovers of course
Lots and lots, for one when in FOTR when Gandalf left the shire to go to gondor to find out about the ring, his trip took like 3 years in the book, he goes there and back quickly and frodo's still waiting for him in the movie. In the book after Isengard is destroyed by the Ents, Saruman leaves are captures the shire, in which he brutally oppresses the hobbits, but is finally killed by Wormtongue when an uprising led by Frodo kills his evil men. In the books aragorn didn't have to convince the army of the dead to fight for him, they just walk through the mountain and the ghosts follow them. There is way too many to count, but they were all basically neccessary when translating it to a movie.

Lots and lots, for one when in FOTR when Gandalf left the shire to go to gondor to find out about the ring, his trip took like 3 years in the book, he goes there and back quickly and frodo's still waiting for him in the movie. In the book after Isengard is destroyed by the Ents, Saruman leaves are captures the shire, in which he brutally oppresses the hobbits, but is finally killed by Wormtongue when an uprising led by Frodo kills his evil men. In the books aragorn didn't have to convince the army of the dead to fight for him, they just walk through the mountain and the ghosts follow them. There is way too many to count, but they were all basically neccessary when translating it to a movie.


the piece in bold, is that like the scene in the extended edition when saruman get impaled on the spike, cause that was great. sorry the way it was written, a little confusing.

the piece in bold, is that like the scene in the extended edition when saruman get impaled on the spike, cause that was great. sorry the way it was written, a little confusing.
Well in a way it was Jackson's way of crediting the 'Scouring of the Shire' part of the book, in the extended cut Saruman is killed by Wormtongue in pretty much the same way as he was in the book, but it happened in the shire, not on the top of orthanc tower in isengard like it was in the extended cut. In the book wormtongue was cut down by hobbit archers after he betrayed and killed Saruman, in much the same way he was killed by Legolas in the extended cut. Sorry if that was confusing, best way i know how to explain it:)

Well in a way it was Jackson's way of crediting the 'Scouring of the Shire' part of the book, in the extended cut Saruman is killed by Wormtongue in pretty much the same way as he was in the book, but it happened in the shire, not on the top of orthanc tower in isengard like it was in the extended cut. In the book wormtongue was cut down by hobbit archers after he betrayed and killed Saruman, in much the same way he was killed by Legolas in the extended cut. Sorry if that was confusing, best way i know how to explain it:)


Well what the fuck was sauraman doing in the shire? dammit now i gotta read the book.

Wheres the option for rocky or police academy?

Wheres the option for rocky or police academy?

tril·o·gy
n. pl. tril·o·gies

A group of three dramatic or literary works related in subject or theme.

Rocky = 5 parts
Police Academy = 7 parts

tril·o·gy
n. pl. tril·o·gies

A group of three dramatic or literary works related in subject or theme.

Rocky = 5 parts
Police Academy = 7 parts
alright, fine you win, how many did the Godfather have 3or 4?

Well what the fuck was sauraman doing in the shire? dammit now i gotta read the book.

After Isenguard was destroyed he fled to the Shire and enslaved the hobbits to make way for industry. There's also stuff near the beginning about the hobbits encountering barrow-wights in the barrow downs and angry trees in the old forest, and being saved by a mysterious magical person named Tom Bombadil, who for some reason the ring doesn't affect. The swords they get from the barrow downs are especially effective against ring wraiths, which explains how Merry managed to hurt the witch king. Lots of little things like that. But overall, i'm not one to complain - I think it did a very good job of recreating the books - it could have being far far worse. Imagine if Disney had gone ahead and done all three films?

After Isenguard was destroyed he fled to the Shire and enslaved the hobbits to make way for industry. There's also stuff near the beginning about the hobbits encountering barrow-wights in the barrow downs and angry trees in the old forest, and being saved by a mysterious magical person named Tom Bombadil, who for some reason the ring doesn't affect. The swords they get from the barrow downs are especially effective against ring wraiths, which explains how Merry managed to hurt the witch king. Lots of little things like that. But overall, i'm not one to complain - I think it did a very good job of recreating the books - it could have being far far worse. Imagine if Disney had gone ahead and done all three films?


thank buddy.

Back to the Future, because it's remained sacred, unrehashed, and awesome. Also, Huey Lewis and the News.


Mad Max gets a nod as well for being entirely badass. Thank you, Australia!

Back to the Future, because it's remained sacred, unrehashed, and awesome. Also, Huey Lewis and the News.


Mad Max gets a nod as well for being entirely badass. Thank you, Australia!


brokeback to the future destroyed its sacredness.

brokeback to the future destroyed its sacredness.

No, if two-minute parodies destroyed sacredness, nothing would be sacred. Additionally, BttF is a comedy anyway. comedic trilogies don't happen all that often. Not good ones, anyway.

No, if two-minute parodies destroyed sacredness, nothing would be sacred. Additionally, BttF is a comedy anyway. comedic trilogies don't happen all that often. Not good ones, anyway.


True and it was quite original as well. BttF isn't the best trilogy in my miond, but it is definitely the best Comedy trilogy ever, and I don't believe that anything will surpass it anytime soon, since most modern day comedies lick infected asshole.

I would go with either Star Wars or Alien.

and before anyone takes mentions resurrection, I discount it as not part of the "Real" trilogy. A bit like I pretend Episodes I-III dont exist for Star Wars :P

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058461/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059578/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058461/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059578/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/

Excellent choices there.

Noone's mentioned Terminator. While the original suffers from poor effects, the storyline from first to third is original and exciting. And who among us can't wait to see the next post-Judgment day Terminator?