Franchises that only have one great movie

[a-dev]

Hangover

I'd agree with Alien 3 also. It's the only good film in the trilogy.

Only with a hangover could someone say such a thing!

Now, I do like Alien 3 but better than Alien and Aliens??

 

[Khev]

He said Alien 3 was the only good film in the trilogy, as opposed to the first two, which were great.

 

[Bucky Underbelly]

I know tons of folks will disagree, but I'd put Raiders on the top of this list.

While ToD and LC have their supporters and arguments can be made that either are good, solid films, it's hard to deny Raiders "great" status.

Also, don't forget The Exorcist.

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Alien > Alien 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aliens >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alien Resurrection

 

[Eamon]

Man, the glaringly obvious one is surely John Carter?!

 

[The Josh]

Nah, Begins was arguably better.

Can't say I agree with that.

 

[IronFingaz]

Lord Of The Rings (FOTR)

Dirty Harry.

 

[a-dev]

This thread should be renamed.

"Post your most bizarre against-the-grain movie opinions''

 

[karamazov80]

This thread should be renamed.

"Post your most bizarre against-the-grain movie opinions''

LOL

I agree.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Can't say I agree with that.

Batman Begins was more a Batman film than The Dark Knight.

 

[RIDDICK]

This thread should be renamed.

"Post your most bizarre against-the-grain movie opinions''

Yep

 

[Darth Madden]

If you go by the thinking that one was trully “GREAT” a classic of all time and the rest ok then I’ll agree with Indiana Jones.

 

[The Josh]

Batman Begins was more a Batman film than The Dark Knight.

I don't know about that. It's a good movie. I just think TDK is more Batman than the other two and a better film.

 

[Eamon]

Batman Begins is my favourite too!

But I do love the other two. Begins just has this more raw indie comic book vibe that I really like.

 

[a-dev]

LOL

I agree.

Yep

In fairness I have some myself - like preferring TLC to Raiders, preferring Karate Kid III over I and II and other examples I'm sure.

 

[Darth Waller]

I know tons of folks will disagree, but I'd put Raiders on the top of this list.

While ToD and LC have their supporters and arguments can be made that either are good, solid films, it's hard to deny Raiders "great" status.

I completely agree!

 

[Bucky Underbelly]

I'm struck by the fact that some of these "franchises" have follow-up movies that so pale in comparrison to the originals ... that I'd completely forgotten they were even franchises. Like Jaws. It took me a minute to even remember that they made three sequels!

The Omen is like that for me, too. As is Psycho and The Exorcist. (Though there is a soft spot in my heart for Exorcist III. Underrated, in my opinion. But still not "great.")

 

[karamazov80]

Psycho is a good one. No Hitchcock film should have had a sequel, though of course, Hitchcock himself reserved the right to remake his earlier films.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

I'd struggle to find a horror franchise where there was a better movie after the first.

 

[karamazov80]

Friday the 13th parts 3/4 come to mind, Evil Dead 2, arguably Dawn of the Dead. . .I would say Ghoulies 2, but I doubt anyone cares about the Ghoulies franchise Same goes for guilty pleasure Silent Night, Deadly Night 2. Cronenberg's Fly was technically a remake, as was John Carpenter's Thing. Both were superior to originals, but they weren't part of the same "franchise" as the originals.