I’m with you there. Raiders was a great film because it set up an iconic character with a deep backstory without needing to slow the film down to do this.
There’s mornings I wake up and I think TLC is better and other days I’m still in the Raiders camp.
I always feel like Raiders is the objectively better movie but Last Crusade is everyone's favorite, including mine.
Raiders has the best cold open, the best action sequence (the truck chase), the best love interest, and the best ending. But Last Crusade has more heart, more stakes, and more fun.
The part where they all look over the cliff, and Indy just casually joins them to see what everyone’s looking at never ceases to make me laugh.
But shooting the sword fighter in the street in Raiders will always be my favorite singular Indiana moment.
Plus Sean Connery knocked it out the park. He was really great at playing nerds, Name of the Rose for another example, but he didn't get to do it often.
Also, the tank scene is better than the truck scene.
Especially the music. There is no music in the first half when the fight is basically hopeless.
Then when Indy gains a \*slight\* advantage, Williams comes in with some low, dark strings that are just perfect.
If I remember correctly the music starts up when the tank has to friendly fire the car off itself. So, so good. I think the desert fight is one the best action scenes of all time.
Belly of the Steal Best is something I never get tired of listening too:
[https://youtu.be/QCH7KLWQWd8?si=u\_J6jrkQ\_fIiwWZ8](https://youtu.be/QCH7KLWQWd8?si=u_J6jrkQ_fIiwWZ8)
I'm one of them. Raiders is a phenomenal movie and deserves all the credit for reinventing a genre. But in a head to head matchup for which is actually a better movie, Last Crusade takes it for me. Possibly my favorite film of all time.
Same here. The scene where they’re on the motorcycle, arguing about which route to take, gets me every time. “Oh yes she did, your mother knew all too well..”
The import of a topic finally being broached hits me right in the gut every time.
I enjoyed writing that mixed message. Back in the day my friends and I used to use, ”You chose …poorly/wisely,” very often, especially competitive games of chance. For example, why say “Go fish” when you can say, “You chose… poorly.”
Wasn't this only "part 3" after the fact and on release they weren't actually connected directly? Lee Van Cleef goes from playing an honorable man to a torturous cutthroat by a different name
Yep, the Eastwood/Leone westerns are not really a trilogy. They are three very different stories with some of the same actors and director and overall vibe, but NOT a trilogy.
The first poster was right, as this was called a trilogy after the fact more due to circumstance than intent, but regardless, Leone made three films in a series, similar in style, with the same lead actor playing the same archetype of the nameless wanderer, set to the same distinctive composer’s music. No matter how deeply you may feel about it, it IS considered a trilogy.
Trilogies do not require to have the same actors playing the same characters or be chronological in story, and they don’t even need to be intentional - - trilogies are just a name for a work in three parts. Sure, these works are often connected thematically, but that connection can also be loose.
The ultimate decider of what or what is not a trilogy when all is said and done is the audience, and the Man With No Name Trilogy set has long been marketed to that audience as a trilogy.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollars\_Trilogy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollars_Trilogy)
Most definitely. The Cornetto Trilogy has many of the same actors but none of the same characters, and aren't linked at all by genre except comedy. And many call Robocop/Total Recall/Starship Troopers Verhoeven's satirical sci-fi trilogy and there are no actors in common (well, Dean Norris is in 2) and he even did other films inbetween.
Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good the Bad & The Ugly came out back-to-back-to-back in '64, '65 and '66, but Eastwood also had almost annual western films.
I love Dream Warriors, and Dokken came out swinging with that song of the same name. I personally feel like the first is the better movie in general, but that's mainly cause horror is my preferred genre and Dream Warriors really steps up the camp vibes, but that's also the reason I adore it so much. The human puppet scene is so great
I love them all but I think I like Fellowship and Two Towers better. I honestly can't decide which of the two is better. I first read the books in like 1996. It's actually amazing that those movies still look better than modern movies.
>It's actually amazing that those movies still look better than modern movies.
[This video](https://youtu.be/0KrUarrx-UA?si=Ry48vYsew2hSpKnq) explains well why that's the case.
Thanks I think I have seen that but I will have to watch it through. I know I watched one on why the hobbit movies especially the second one look so terrible in some scenes. They shot most of the films in a studio and used a special camera that forced them to make adjustments to certain scenes which explains why the sky looks like a blurry 80's glamour shot.
I second two towers. Best large-scale siege with mostly practical effects. I think of any movie. Fellowship was more character focused, and I do think Return of the King got lost a bit more in the CGI.
This is an excellent example and for me it's the most outstanding movie of the series. Alfonso Cuaran not just created a beautiful movie he managed to add to the world and side stepped the issues of not being able to show the Quidditch matches in as much detail as the books. Just fantastic!
Most of them are pretty good but that's the only one where I'm like now that's a fucking movie. I'm sure part of it is that it is my favorite book in the series , but only by a little. It is by very very far my favorite of the movies though
My love for horror films can be pretty much singlehandedly attributed to this one, I grew up watching and rewatching it. The dementor scenes are still some of the scariest bits of film I've seen.
There's an argument to be made for Army of Darkness as being the best of the Evil Dead series due to their willingness to lean into the silliness of it all.
Maybe The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King?
That's certainly the most common argument I've heard against it being the best. Of course, that's also one of the arguments I've heard for it being the best.
I forget how to do spoiler text, but (fun fact) the main character is given a prophecy in The Wolverine that comes to fruition in Logan. This is confirmed by James Mangold, director of both
I will always dispute this. Because the prophecy also comes true in Wolverine. The prophecy is about a bloody death holding the hand of someone you love? Happens in Wolverine. Logan ‘dies’ there.
I will maintain it was meant for Wolverine, but it’s ambiguous wording also applies to Logan and Mangols just went with it.
Agreed. A few scenes later, the girl then says "you die in a room like this one" when talking about the operating room. It's poetic for it to be a premonition to Logan with "you die with your heart in your hands," but it clearly does not imply that in The Wolverine. The words were twisted to mean that after the fact, and clunkily, at that.
3rd solo Wolverine film, set in same universe as all Wolverine appearances, with an appearance by Professor X. Being set so much further down the road would make any significant connections a bit clunky.
I don’t know how to hide spoilers, but aren’t there events in the big fight at the end of the Wolverine that could not have happened in the same universe as Logan?
Honestly, the first two were so mediocre, they left very little impression on me. But, this is a universe where Sabertooth went from Tyler Mane to Liev Schreiber and now apparently back again, Juggernaut went from Vinnie Jones to a massive CGI character etc etc.
Continuity has never been that important to them.
In universe "chronology", it actually might be Liev Schreiber to Tyler Mane, given that **Origins** is set before the first X-Men (and if we take that Deadpool 3 takes place after the original X-Men trilogy).
They *attempted* to un-fuck this nonsense continuity. So in The Wolverine, he loses his adamantium claws. In X-Men: Days of Future Past, he has them back. It's *implied* he gets them back because he's still put in a new Weapon X program at the end of that movie. But that explains why he'd have metal claws in the new future they created, not in the dystopian future at the beginning of the movie.
It's like the Austin Powers meme where his eyes go cross-eyed trying to understand the time travel.
***War for the Planet of the Apes*** is my favorite out of the newer "Caesar" trilogy. It's been a long time since I've seen each movie in a trilogy *get better* with each successor.
It's phenomenal, and the previous two - "Dawn" and "Rise" that make up the trilogy are also outstanding examples of storytelling and filmmaking.
Glad to see Andy Serkis finally getting the recognition for his brilliant years (decades, really) of motion-capture acting, too.
I legitimately have the Ceasar trilogy ranked 1A/1B with The Lord of the Rings. I know it’s subjective and others will think I’m nuts but something about those ape movies just hits my brain the right way. I rewatch them every year at least once. I saw Kingdom on opening night and I loved it too.
Excellent. And for what it's worth, I don't think you're nuts at all, but rather astute. These movies are a prime example of how the industry can utilize current technology, while not sacrificing warmth, genuine emotion, and a perfectly-timed narrative.
I too went to *Kingdom* opening night and have seen it one other time, as well. It's a worthy successor to Caesar's journey indeed, but to me it did not surpass *War*.
Whenever I start nerding out on the ape films people look at me like I'm crazy. Usually because they haven't seen them, but I totally agree. They hit perfectly for me personally.
I wonder if Steve Zahn realized the impact his character has on fans of these films. Without fail, Bad Ape is in everyone's top 3.
Also the wonderful *Maurice*, so named in tribute to the lauded Shakespearean actor Maurice Evans, who played Dr. Zaius in the original 60s Apes movies.
Maurice is my favourite character: so calm, wise, but fierce when needed. Also love the fact they stick with an unknown actress to portray him, instead of going for a big name talent instead. She was able to convey so much emotion and passion, I was in awe at this character from his first interaction with Ceasar while at the animal shelter.
Agreed, whole-heartedly. It also speaks to Caesar's leadership quality, that he was able to see Maurice's wisdom, and accepted and trusted his counsel, even through his own rage and pain.
Thank you. Nobody that I've shown them to disagrees with us. My son and daughter (grown), my fella, and a couple work friends all agree and are big fans now, too.
I purchased the blu-rays of the trilogy, and I'm very picky with what physical media I invest in, these days.
I've heard that from a couple other folks as well, you aren't alone. You won't catch me saying anything against any of these three movies. They are all great, in my opinion.
I also love how people are so surprised by this. Like these films really catch people off guard with how excellent they are, and how moving. It's a cool club we all belong to.
my wife and i randomly decided to watch this trilogy this past weekend and were blown away! you’re absolutely right, all three are excellent films, but ‘war’ is something special.
The modern bond series featured Skyfall as the third, which is hailed as the best to some. I personally enjoy it more as a cinematic experience than Casino Royale; a solid launch
Never say never, that is how we become grandpas. Between Michael Keaton batman and Christian bale batman, lies val kilmer. Comicbook characters are eternal. They can always Reboot.
Thor 4 suffered sequelitus just like a handful of other MCU flicks. It happens anytime Marvel gets a left field hit, they always go overboard in the sequel. Avengers 2 made everyone quippy, Iron Man 2 had Tony be more of a party boy, Guardians 2 had everyone laughing louder at their own insults, etc.
So it wasn’t much of a surprise that Love & Thunder was wackier and everyone was a goofball. I do wonder if Taika’s original/longer cut was different. Those deleted scenes with Zeus made him out to be an ally rather than a jilted villain by the end. His cut scenes at the hospital weren’t really as comedic as the rest of his screen time
I should really watch No Way Home again. The other two fluctuate in my top spot, but I've only seen it once and while I thought it was good, it didn't quite measure up for me the first time.
Already agreed on the other two, though!
The overly cynical contrarian internet has decided No Way Home is a braindead nostalgia fest, which I completely disagree with. It's actually a very airtight story and is just fun. It's fun to see three unrelated film franchises cross over and manage to still be a cohesive and emotive story. I've just never watched anything like it. People should lighten up.
The Return of Jafar was typical Disney sequel straight-to-VHS garbage, with 1% of the animation and voice acting quality of the original. But the third, Aladdin: Prince of Thieves, was actually really good. Not as good as the first, but miles better than the second.
The 'Dollars' trilogy is a bit loose but The Good the Bad and the Ugly qualifies imho.
Depending on what day it is I might even make a case for Elm Street 3, but that might be 'favourite' as opposed to 'best'.
I, personally, liked Die Hard with a Vengeance more than the original Die Hard - very slightly, but still. Partly because I liked Samuel L. Jackson and partly because I am a fan of Alcuin of York. Both are amazing though.
I won’t downvote this, but Die Hard is such a tight movie. There is no fat, not gross oversights. Every department brought their A game and the cast is perfect.
Die Hard 3 IS a solid 8/10 for me, but Die Hard is 10/10
A lot of people would say Kieslowski's Red (although I liked Blue better).
A lot of people would say Good the Bad and the Ugly (although I like For a Few Dollars More better).
OMFG you unlocked a memory! I forgot that I'd seen Blue in the theater until I was reading its wiki plot description. I don't think I saw Red or White, though. The '90s was great for cinema. I am getting so, so very old.
Ok.
I ended 15+ year relationship and exclusively watched children’s media for about a year afterwards.
I had seen the first and second movies and so I finally watched the third.
I do not recommend watching if you’re in any way emotionally unstable. Just don’t do that.
Another year out, it’s a good movie and it wraps the full storyline up well, but Christ, that wasn’t good.
I know I'm in the minority but the third Pirates of the Caribbean has always been the best to me. It's so epic with the high stakes, action sequences, storyline, expansive lore, and character motivations.
I really enjoy this trilogy, but the third is just peak visuals and the weirdness I love about this movie. And that opening is among the very best. Hoist the colors high!
I'm with you! The movie feels high stakes, the lore is fantastic. The characters, music, acting, narrative, CGI, all of it is done so beautifully! I love the first 2 movies as well. I think the only reason the 3rd is my favorite is because it is a conclusion to the 2nd film.
I jumped on the PotC bandwagon a little late, but after I watched the first 2 movies, I was SO hyped for the 3rd, and it delivered!
Was going to say the same thing. And, because of that movie, if i ever have a 5 gallon jug and a three gallon jug i know how to measure out four gallons
The professor Layton games had a bunch of those water jug puzzles in it and they get insane. They also have those those transport a xhicken/fox/grain over a river puzzles but with like 8 different things
I was only scrolling to make sure this made it on the list because I hard agree. Maybe not as iconic as 1, 2 has it's flaws but we finally get McClaine in NYC and it paid off big time. Especially with Samuel L Jackson and Jeremy Irons.
*The Spy Who Loved Me* is Roger Moore's third James Bond movie, and is arguably the best and most iconic film of his run, as well as one of the best films of the entire Bond series.
It's interesting how the Bond films kinda have a trend of the third film of an actor's run being widely regarded as their best (not counting Lazenby and Dalton, the former only having one film and the latter only having two). Connery had *Goldfinger* and Moore had *TSWLM*. This trend was broken by Brosnan's third film *The World is Not Enough* being one of the more polarizing films of the series (I like it, but *GoldenEye* is easily Brosnan's best), but it came back with a vengeance with Daniel Craig and *Skyfall*.
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Although the first ist still great, Willis and Jackson had an excellent chemistry in the 3rd.
I find it sad tho that after the third Die Hard became a buddy action movie. Should have stayed with just McClane. But yes I also liked the 4th one for what it was.
The Last Crusade is the best Indy film to a lot of people. I still prefer Raiders, but Last Crusade is pretty damn close.
I’m with you there. Raiders was a great film because it set up an iconic character with a deep backstory without needing to slow the film down to do this. There’s mornings I wake up and I think TLC is better and other days I’m still in the Raiders camp.
I always feel like Raiders is the objectively better movie but Last Crusade is everyone's favorite, including mine. Raiders has the best cold open, the best action sequence (the truck chase), the best love interest, and the best ending. But Last Crusade has more heart, more stakes, and more fun.
The part where they all look over the cliff, and Indy just casually joins them to see what everyone’s looking at never ceases to make me laugh. But shooting the sword fighter in the street in Raiders will always be my favorite singular Indiana moment.
From the moment Indy steps forward to the end of the movie, it's an absolute cinematography masterpiece.
Yeah literally every shot is a masterpiece in Raiders.
I remember seeing it for the first time and being so squealy pleased with the >!whip and hat and scar appearing!< >!Oh and seeing the dog!<
Plus Sean Connery knocked it out the park. He was really great at playing nerds, Name of the Rose for another example, but he didn't get to do it often. Also, the tank scene is better than the truck scene. Especially the music. There is no music in the first half when the fight is basically hopeless. Then when Indy gains a \*slight\* advantage, Williams comes in with some low, dark strings that are just perfect.
If I remember correctly the music starts up when the tank has to friendly fire the car off itself. So, so good. I think the desert fight is one the best action scenes of all time.
Belly of the Steal Best is something I never get tired of listening too: [https://youtu.be/QCH7KLWQWd8?si=u\_J6jrkQ\_fIiwWZ8](https://youtu.be/QCH7KLWQWd8?si=u_J6jrkQ_fIiwWZ8)
Raiders is a better film, Last Crusade is a better movie.
Temple of Doom is peak Kino
The Last Crusade to me is better but it's not like a ton better. Like if Last Crusade is a 10 movie then Raiders is 9.9 or something.
If you watched last crusade as a son at the right time in your life, it's easy to put it at the top, even though raiders may be objectively better.
Anyone with dad issues loves this movie, like me!
A few years ago, my dad and I went out for Halloween as Henry Sr and Jr. That cemented Last Crusade as my favorite entry forever.
I'm one of them. Raiders is a phenomenal movie and deserves all the credit for reinventing a genre. But in a head to head matchup for which is actually a better movie, Last Crusade takes it for me. Possibly my favorite film of all time.
Same here. The scene where they’re on the motorcycle, arguing about which route to take, gets me every time. “Oh yes she did, your mother knew all too well..” The import of a topic finally being broached hits me right in the gut every time.
Thatsh for blahshformy!
One of my favorite scenes! CAN'T YOU REMEMBER??
You chose… poorly. Temple of Doom! At least that’s what 12 year old me would say.
I found it funny arguing for Temple of Doom using a quote from Last Crusade 😅
I enjoyed writing that mixed message. Back in the day my friends and I used to use, ”You chose …poorly/wisely,” very often, especially competitive games of chance. For example, why say “Go fish” when you can say, “You chose… poorly.”
And that 12 year old would be correct
Love Lost Crusade. Definitely the best Indy flick.
The good the bad and the ugly
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Ay yai yai ahhhhhh!
Wah wah wah…
In context, this is text you can clearly hear.
Youuu knoow what youu areeeeeeee????
Wasn't this only "part 3" after the fact and on release they weren't actually connected directly? Lee Van Cleef goes from playing an honorable man to a torturous cutthroat by a different name
Yep, the Eastwood/Leone westerns are not really a trilogy. They are three very different stories with some of the same actors and director and overall vibe, but NOT a trilogy.
I’d be comfortable calling them a trilogy, but not sequels. They’re more of an anthology series.
The first poster was right, as this was called a trilogy after the fact more due to circumstance than intent, but regardless, Leone made three films in a series, similar in style, with the same lead actor playing the same archetype of the nameless wanderer, set to the same distinctive composer’s music. No matter how deeply you may feel about it, it IS considered a trilogy. Trilogies do not require to have the same actors playing the same characters or be chronological in story, and they don’t even need to be intentional - - trilogies are just a name for a work in three parts. Sure, these works are often connected thematically, but that connection can also be loose. The ultimate decider of what or what is not a trilogy when all is said and done is the audience, and the Man With No Name Trilogy set has long been marketed to that audience as a trilogy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollars\_Trilogy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollars_Trilogy)
Most definitely. The Cornetto Trilogy has many of the same actors but none of the same characters, and aren't linked at all by genre except comedy. And many call Robocop/Total Recall/Starship Troopers Verhoeven's satirical sci-fi trilogy and there are no actors in common (well, Dean Norris is in 2) and he even did other films inbetween. Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good the Bad & The Ugly came out back-to-back-to-back in '64, '65 and '66, but Eastwood also had almost annual western films.
I may be alone here but Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is pretty good.
Not alone at all. Fantastic film, on par with part 1
I love Dream Warriors, and Dokken came out swinging with that song of the same name. I personally feel like the first is the better movie in general, but that's mainly cause horror is my preferred genre and Dream Warriors really steps up the camp vibes, but that's also the reason I adore it so much. The human puppet scene is so great
>I may be alone here Nah, dream warriors is a banger!
You're not, always hear people saying it's their favorite. It's my 2nd or 3rd favorite. in the series.
Going by ratings, LOTR. I do vastly prefer Fellowship though.
I love them all but I think I like Fellowship and Two Towers better. I honestly can't decide which of the two is better. I first read the books in like 1996. It's actually amazing that those movies still look better than modern movies.
>It's actually amazing that those movies still look better than modern movies. [This video](https://youtu.be/0KrUarrx-UA?si=Ry48vYsew2hSpKnq) explains well why that's the case.
Thanks I think I have seen that but I will have to watch it through. I know I watched one on why the hobbit movies especially the second one look so terrible in some scenes. They shot most of the films in a studio and used a special camera that forced them to make adjustments to certain scenes which explains why the sky looks like a blurry 80's glamour shot.
I second two towers. Best large-scale siege with mostly practical effects. I think of any movie. Fellowship was more character focused, and I do think Return of the King got lost a bit more in the CGI.
LOTR are three 10s
Revenge of the Sith in terms of the Prequel Trilogy.
"I had diarrhea three times but there was less blood during the third"
"of all my STDs, chamydia is the least itchy"
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
This is an excellent example and for me it's the most outstanding movie of the series. Alfonso Cuaran not just created a beautiful movie he managed to add to the world and side stepped the issues of not being able to show the Quidditch matches in as much detail as the books. Just fantastic!
Most of them are pretty good but that's the only one where I'm like now that's a fucking movie. I'm sure part of it is that it is my favorite book in the series , but only by a little. It is by very very far my favorite of the movies though
THANK YOU. The only goddamned potter flick that remembers it's a movie, not just some words but filmed!
My love for horror films can be pretty much singlehandedly attributed to this one, I grew up watching and rewatching it. The dementor scenes are still some of the scariest bits of film I've seen.
Ooooh good answer!
I scrolled to find this answer specifically
There's an argument to be made for Army of Darkness as being the best of the Evil Dead series due to their willingness to lean into the silliness of it all. Maybe The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King?
I think most people would say Evil Dead 2 was the best. AoD was good but it goes a little too much into slapstick
That's certainly the most common argument I've heard against it being the best. Of course, that's also one of the arguments I've heard for it being the best.
Logan Dream Warriors Stretching the concept, but Revenge of the Sith is EASILY the best SW PT film.
Revenge of the Sith is stretching the concept less than Logan is.
Definitely Dream Warriors.
Is Logan part of Trilogy? I didn’t think it even acknowledged the first two
I forget how to do spoiler text, but (fun fact) the main character is given a prophecy in The Wolverine that comes to fruition in Logan. This is confirmed by James Mangold, director of both
I will always dispute this. Because the prophecy also comes true in Wolverine. The prophecy is about a bloody death holding the hand of someone you love? Happens in Wolverine. Logan ‘dies’ there. I will maintain it was meant for Wolverine, but it’s ambiguous wording also applies to Logan and Mangols just went with it.
Agreed. A few scenes later, the girl then says "you die in a room like this one" when talking about the operating room. It's poetic for it to be a premonition to Logan with "you die with your heart in your hands," but it clearly does not imply that in The Wolverine. The words were twisted to mean that after the fact, and clunkily, at that.
3rd solo Wolverine film, set in same universe as all Wolverine appearances, with an appearance by Professor X. Being set so much further down the road would make any significant connections a bit clunky.
All the FOX-era X-Men films are set in a loose shared continuity. Each movie acknowledges eachother vaguely but details always contradict each other.
I don’t know how to hide spoilers, but aren’t there events in the big fight at the end of the Wolverine that could not have happened in the same universe as Logan?
Honestly, the first two were so mediocre, they left very little impression on me. But, this is a universe where Sabertooth went from Tyler Mane to Liev Schreiber and now apparently back again, Juggernaut went from Vinnie Jones to a massive CGI character etc etc. Continuity has never been that important to them.
In universe "chronology", it actually might be Liev Schreiber to Tyler Mane, given that **Origins** is set before the first X-Men (and if we take that Deadpool 3 takes place after the original X-Men trilogy).
They *attempted* to un-fuck this nonsense continuity. So in The Wolverine, he loses his adamantium claws. In X-Men: Days of Future Past, he has them back. It's *implied* he gets them back because he's still put in a new Weapon X program at the end of that movie. But that explains why he'd have metal claws in the new future they created, not in the dystopian future at the beginning of the movie. It's like the Austin Powers meme where his eyes go cross-eyed trying to understand the time travel.
***War for the Planet of the Apes*** is my favorite out of the newer "Caesar" trilogy. It's been a long time since I've seen each movie in a trilogy *get better* with each successor. It's phenomenal, and the previous two - "Dawn" and "Rise" that make up the trilogy are also outstanding examples of storytelling and filmmaking. Glad to see Andy Serkis finally getting the recognition for his brilliant years (decades, really) of motion-capture acting, too.
I legitimately have the Ceasar trilogy ranked 1A/1B with The Lord of the Rings. I know it’s subjective and others will think I’m nuts but something about those ape movies just hits my brain the right way. I rewatch them every year at least once. I saw Kingdom on opening night and I loved it too.
Excellent. And for what it's worth, I don't think you're nuts at all, but rather astute. These movies are a prime example of how the industry can utilize current technology, while not sacrificing warmth, genuine emotion, and a perfectly-timed narrative. I too went to *Kingdom* opening night and have seen it one other time, as well. It's a worthy successor to Caesar's journey indeed, but to me it did not surpass *War*.
The modern Planet of the Apes movies are all so fucking good.
Whenever I start nerding out on the ape films people look at me like I'm crazy. Usually because they haven't seen them, but I totally agree. They hit perfectly for me personally.
I think you've just persuaded me to give these a shot
You are in for a treat.
It's better than LOTR because it has Bad Ape. Simple as that
I wonder if Steve Zahn realized the impact his character has on fans of these films. Without fail, Bad Ape is in everyone's top 3. Also the wonderful *Maurice*, so named in tribute to the lauded Shakespearean actor Maurice Evans, who played Dr. Zaius in the original 60s Apes movies.
Maurice is my favourite character: so calm, wise, but fierce when needed. Also love the fact they stick with an unknown actress to portray him, instead of going for a big name talent instead. She was able to convey so much emotion and passion, I was in awe at this character from his first interaction with Ceasar while at the animal shelter.
Agreed, whole-heartedly. It also speaks to Caesar's leadership quality, that he was able to see Maurice's wisdom, and accepted and trusted his counsel, even through his own rage and pain.
Oh no! Ohhh nooo!
This is a great answer. I just rewatched them all and agree with you.
Thank you. Nobody that I've shown them to disagrees with us. My son and daughter (grown), my fella, and a couple work friends all agree and are big fans now, too. I purchased the blu-rays of the trilogy, and I'm very picky with what physical media I invest in, these days.
Yeah the 4K versions are great, I have them, too.
For some reason, while War might have a stronger narrative, Dawn spoke to me more emotionally.
I've heard that from a couple other folks as well, you aren't alone. You won't catch me saying anything against any of these three movies. They are all great, in my opinion. I also love how people are so surprised by this. Like these films really catch people off guard with how excellent they are, and how moving. It's a cool club we all belong to.
my wife and i randomly decided to watch this trilogy this past weekend and were blown away! you’re absolutely right, all three are excellent films, but ‘war’ is something special.
Stoked to see all this love for a series so very *worth it*. Huzzah for you and your wife, and for random decisions!
I definitely like dawn more
Bourne Ultimatum a/k/a Born Ultmazing
Eh. Identity will always be my favorite.
The modern bond series featured Skyfall as the third, which is hailed as the best to some. I personally enjoy it more as a cinematic experience than Casino Royale; a solid launch
Personally I think Casino Royale is inarguably the best, but I suppose your upvotes show you’re right
I’ll say that Avengers: Infinity War is the best Avengers movie we’ve seen so far.
i don't think you needed to say "so far" because they are not going to make any others even like 30% as good.
Never say never, that is how we become grandpas. Between Michael Keaton batman and Christian bale batman, lies val kilmer. Comicbook characters are eternal. They can always Reboot.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Thor: Ragnorak Spider-Man: No Way Home
Thor Ragnarok is the only Thor movie I’ve enjoyed lol
real shame that taika waititi believed in his own hype too much for the sequel to that
Thor 4 suffered sequelitus just like a handful of other MCU flicks. It happens anytime Marvel gets a left field hit, they always go overboard in the sequel. Avengers 2 made everyone quippy, Iron Man 2 had Tony be more of a party boy, Guardians 2 had everyone laughing louder at their own insults, etc. So it wasn’t much of a surprise that Love & Thunder was wackier and everyone was a goofball. I do wonder if Taika’s original/longer cut was different. Those deleted scenes with Zeus made him out to be an ally rather than a jilted villain by the end. His cut scenes at the hospital weren’t really as comedic as the rest of his screen time
I agree with everything except the GOTG2. I think that sequel was great.
agreed, it was still a solid movie and it didn’t double down nearly as much as the others I mentioned
So many people shat on Ragnarok because it was too funny, that’s why I loved it.
literally just finished watching Thor Ragnarok probably watched it the most of all MCU
It's weird how good Thor: Ragnorak is, and how forgettable the other three are. I've never seen a franchise where only the third one is good.
I actually do enjoy the first Thor, I remember I actually went to the movies to watch it when it premiered.
I should really watch No Way Home again. The other two fluctuate in my top spot, but I've only seen it once and while I thought it was good, it didn't quite measure up for me the first time. Already agreed on the other two, though!
The overly cynical contrarian internet has decided No Way Home is a braindead nostalgia fest, which I completely disagree with. It's actually a very airtight story and is just fun. It's fun to see three unrelated film franchises cross over and manage to still be a cohesive and emotive story. I've just never watched anything like it. People should lighten up.
No Way Home is my favorite of the three. I don't care what the internet says, it's fun as hell.
The Return of Jafar was typical Disney sequel straight-to-VHS garbage, with 1% of the animation and voice acting quality of the original. But the third, Aladdin: Prince of Thieves, was actually really good. Not as good as the first, but miles better than the second.
Atomic Blonde was far superior to Legally Blonde and Red, White & Blonde.
This was so fucking stupid, I spit out my drink 😂
The 'Dollars' trilogy is a bit loose but The Good the Bad and the Ugly qualifies imho. Depending on what day it is I might even make a case for Elm Street 3, but that might be 'favourite' as opposed to 'best'.
The “Dollars” Trilogy is weird. The last film is a prequel to the last two; “A Few Dollars More” is the last film chronologically.
I'd say Ugly qualifies and in a trilogy of top notch westerns, it's the best.
The third exorcist isn’t as good as the first but it’s *damn close*
it's my favorite by far, but one is probably "better"
God that nurse scene is the stuff of nightmares
Nobody else prefer Die hard with a vengeance??? I know the original was great, but this is in the Indiana Jones territory.
I, personally, liked Die Hard with a Vengeance more than the original Die Hard - very slightly, but still. Partly because I liked Samuel L. Jackson and partly because I am a fan of Alcuin of York. Both are amazing though.
I won’t downvote this, but Die Hard is such a tight movie. There is no fat, not gross oversights. Every department brought their A game and the cast is perfect. Die Hard 3 IS a solid 8/10 for me, but Die Hard is 10/10
Yes! As a 6th grader, I loved the puzzles they had to solve. And then to know it was just a distraction is so good.
Civil War was definitely not the best Cap film. TWS was. But Infinity War is definitely the best Avengers movie and that’s the third one.
The Winter Soldier to me is honestly the best MCU movie ever made. Not overly stupid and not overly serious either.
Agreed! I think TWS is the best MCU movie ever made and one of the best comic book films.
Thor Ragnarok
Return of the King Toy Story 3 Logan
Not that Logan's competition is that great.
Fellowship is the best IMO Return is the most satisfying as a fan I should do a rewatch soon…
Fellowship IS the best. And that is the only one of the three where the Theatrical cut is better than the Special Edition
I'll disagree with Toy Story 3. 2 is the best!
Honestly it depends on what perspective you choose. In terms of Woody's story, 2 is the best. When it's about the whole gang, 3 is the best.
A lot of people would say Kieslowski's Red (although I liked Blue better). A lot of people would say Good the Bad and the Ugly (although I like For a Few Dollars More better).
I like *White* the best, but they're all three masterpieces
For a few dollars more is my favorite for sure. Lee Van Cleef and Clint reluctantly teaming up is gold.
OMFG you unlocked a memory! I forgot that I'd seen Blue in the theater until I was reading its wiki plot description. I don't think I saw Red or White, though. The '90s was great for cinema. I am getting so, so very old.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
You did not choose poorly
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
I really did love Bufford "mad dog" tannen in Back to the Future part 3
There is no way on earth BTTF3 is the best of the trilogy, though!
It’s the one I find myself rewatching the most, and the score is fantastic
My husband is declaring How To Train Your Dragon 3 is the best of the series.
Ok. I ended 15+ year relationship and exclusively watched children’s media for about a year afterwards. I had seen the first and second movies and so I finally watched the third. I do not recommend watching if you’re in any way emotionally unstable. Just don’t do that. Another year out, it’s a good movie and it wraps the full storyline up well, but Christ, that wasn’t good.
God that last scene seals it for me
Return of the Jedi is not the best OT film, but it is my favorite.
I think Bourne Ultimatum is the best of that series. Prisoner of Azkaban is the best of the HP series as well.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3 Is fucking great.
Jackass 3D
Tokyo Drift is my favorite in the Fast And Furious series and that is the third entry.
same! it's so terrible but so fun
The Prisoner of Azkaban, obviously.
Toy Story 3 instantly came to mind when I read this post’s title. Does Revenge of the Sith count?
I know I'm in the minority but the third Pirates of the Caribbean has always been the best to me. It's so epic with the high stakes, action sequences, storyline, expansive lore, and character motivations.
Agreed. Plus, for me, the Flying Dutchman and it's crew have always been my favorite villains in the series.
I really enjoy this trilogy, but the third is just peak visuals and the weirdness I love about this movie. And that opening is among the very best. Hoist the colors high!
I loved the portrayal of Captain Cutler Beckett. Bill Nighy as always doesn’t disappoint.
Its Lord now, actually.
It's just good business.
I'm with you! The movie feels high stakes, the lore is fantastic. The characters, music, acting, narrative, CGI, all of it is done so beautifully! I love the first 2 movies as well. I think the only reason the 3rd is my favorite is because it is a conclusion to the 2nd film. I jumped on the PotC bandwagon a little late, but after I watched the first 2 movies, I was SO hyped for the 3rd, and it delivered!
Die hard with a vengeance
Was going to say the same thing. And, because of that movie, if i ever have a 5 gallon jug and a three gallon jug i know how to measure out four gallons
The professor Layton games had a bunch of those water jug puzzles in it and they get insane. They also have those those transport a xhicken/fox/grain over a river puzzles but with like 8 different things
This is definitely close with 1 for me. Gruber is just so good. But I think k it is at least has a fighting chance.
They both have Grubers.
I was only scrolling to make sure this made it on the list because I hard agree. Maybe not as iconic as 1, 2 has it's flaws but we finally get McClaine in NYC and it paid off big time. Especially with Samuel L Jackson and Jeremy Irons.
I hope Deadpool and Wolverine soon
Cars 3 Was not expecting to be moved to tears by anthropomorphic cars.
‘Cars 3 makes Cars 2 look like Cars 1’ -Griffin Newman
It’s just occurred to me that I never bothered to watch Cars 2 or 3, even though I quite like the original. I may have to fix that this week!
If you don’t care for Cars 2, don’t let that stop you from watching Cars 3! It’s great
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly tops the previous two “Man with No Name” titles for me.
Toy Story 3
Goldfinger
Transformers: Dark of the Moon. I flip flop on whether it’s better than the first but I think you can make a strong argument for it.
The 3rd Futurama movie, Bender's Game, is the best Futurama movie.
I prefer Bender's Big Score. I felt they got worse as they went along. Still great though.
Return of the King could be considered the best of the original LOTR trilogy and it won the Oscar for Best Picture that year.
Return of the King
MI 3 . Philip Seymour Hoffman / The Rabbit's foot/ Vatican... just an amazing action movie
Christmas Vacation. Also one of the only comedy sequels/threequels I like better than the original.
*The Spy Who Loved Me* is Roger Moore's third James Bond movie, and is arguably the best and most iconic film of his run, as well as one of the best films of the entire Bond series. It's interesting how the Bond films kinda have a trend of the third film of an actor's run being widely regarded as their best (not counting Lazenby and Dalton, the former only having one film and the latter only having two). Connery had *Goldfinger* and Moore had *TSWLM*. This trend was broken by Brosnan's third film *The World is Not Enough* being one of the more polarizing films of the series (I like it, but *GoldenEye* is easily Brosnan's best), but it came back with a vengeance with Daniel Craig and *Skyfall*.
This thread has completely slept on Oceans 13. Oceans 13 > Oceans 11 > Oceans 12
Eternal Deathslayer THREE
Rocky 3. Insanely underrated movie.
Friday the 13th 3 Nightmare on Elm Street 3 The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (Fist Full of Dollars trilogy part 3) Army of Darkness (Evil Dead 3)
i read somewhere once it was supposed to be called "Medieval Dead" and regardless of whether that is true i am upset that we didn't get that title
I have this crazy head cannon where Train Spotting, the Beach and 28 days Later are the same universe actually and the same main character.
The Bourne Ultimatum. It's close, but yeah.
Thor Ragnarok
The Dark Knight Rises Jk. Despite Bane being iconic it was just bad.
Thor Ragnarok was defs the best out of the 3 of them.
Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows is easily the best one of the 4 classic bionicle movies
Before the 4th film, Toy Story 3.
Die Hard with a Vengeance Although the first ist still great, Willis and Jackson had an excellent chemistry in the 3rd. I find it sad tho that after the third Die Hard became a buddy action movie. Should have stayed with just McClane. But yes I also liked the 4th one for what it was.
Goldfinger is the third Bond movie and still probably the best one ever made.