Do you know of any movie trilogies that you find compelling but are not as popular as Star Wars and The Godfather?
Less-Than-Popular Movie Trilogies
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Can we count WRATH OF KHAN/THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK/THE VOYAGE HOME as a trilogy?
Wait! I've got one! Hammer Films' "Karnstein" trilogy from the seventies:
THE VAMPIRE LOVERS/LUST FOR A VAMPIRE/TWINS OF EVIL.
Mind you, I haven't seen those last two in decades . ....
Wait! I've got one! Hammer Films' "Karnstein" trilogy from the seventies:
THE VAMPIRE LOVERS/LUST FOR A VAMPIRE/TWINS OF EVIL.
Mind you, I haven't seen those last two in decades . ....
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I knew some twins of evil. The girl who had them was evil anyway.
The Beverly Hills Cop movies might count but I really didn't like the third one.
The Beverly Hills Cop movies might count but I really didn't like the third one.
Three Colours
Know how you feel. I was tempted to cite the original "Creature from the Black Lagoon" trilogy, but I really dislike the third one . . ...
I still count Romero's first three 'Living Dead' movies as a trilogy. Force of habit.
Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy.
The Cornetto trilogy.
The Millennium trilogy. And it's American remake, assuming the last two movies are ever finished.
The Candyman movies, even though the third one is pretty average straight-to-video fare. There are far worse horror movies, but it contrasts really badly with the first two.
The Sommers Mummy movies. Not a fan of Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, but I watched the first two movies over and over as a tween. And at the time, Scorpion King was packaged as the 'Part 3.'
Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy.
The Cornetto trilogy.
The Millennium trilogy. And it's American remake, assuming the last two movies are ever finished.
The Candyman movies, even though the third one is pretty average straight-to-video fare. There are far worse horror movies, but it contrasts really badly with the first two.
The Sommers Mummy movies. Not a fan of Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, but I watched the first two movies over and over as a tween. And at the time, Scorpion King was packaged as the 'Part 3.'
Rossellini's War Trilogy
Apu Trilogy
Apu Trilogy
Most of the trilogies that come to my mind are very well known (LOTR, Matrix, Back to the Future, etc), but two that are somewhat obscure if you're not a kaiju fan are the 90s Gamera trilogy and the three Daimajin movies (all released in 1966). The Heisei Gamera films are considered by many to be the best giant monster movies ever made, and the Daimajin trilogy is also very good, if somewhat repetitive (each movie has basically the same plot). On another kaiju note, Mothra vs Godzilla (1964), Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monster (1964), and Invasion of the Astro-Monster (1965) are often thought of as a separate trilogy within the larger Showa era of Godzilla films.
I don't know if it falls under the "trilogy" category, though I think it was retconned as one but "The Chronicles of Riddick" consisting of "Pitch Black" "Chronicles of Riddick" and then "Riddick."
What are the Expendables movies like? I own them, but I'm yet to watch them...
I like to consider Die Hard a trilogy, the Indiana Jones trilogy, and the Lethal Weapon trilogy, and you won't be able to convince me otherwise. The 20th Century Boys trilogy is good, and as for Death Note, two out of three isn't bad.
When they were a trilogy, the Bourne movies had a degree of consistency. The Dark Knight Trilogy isn't bad, let down a little by the third film. The Evangelion movies are a pretty good trilogy at this point.
The Man with No Name trilogy is brilliant, despite the fact that Clint Eastwood has a name in all three. I love the Satoshi Miki 'trilogy'. Three brilliant unrelated films from one director, Adrift in Tokyo, Instant Swamp, and Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers, and there's the Vengeance trilogy from Park Chan-Wook, Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance...
I like to consider Die Hard a trilogy, the Indiana Jones trilogy, and the Lethal Weapon trilogy, and you won't be able to convince me otherwise. The 20th Century Boys trilogy is good, and as for Death Note, two out of three isn't bad.
When they were a trilogy, the Bourne movies had a degree of consistency. The Dark Knight Trilogy isn't bad, let down a little by the third film. The Evangelion movies are a pretty good trilogy at this point.
The Man with No Name trilogy is brilliant, despite the fact that Clint Eastwood has a name in all three. I love the Satoshi Miki 'trilogy'. Three brilliant unrelated films from one director, Adrift in Tokyo, Instant Swamp, and Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers, and there's the Vengeance trilogy from Park Chan-Wook, Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance...
In case you hadn't heard, they're getting the Criterion treatment in February 2017. I was hoping it was in the works, because Warner Bros. allowed Sunrise and Sunset to go out of print on DVD and never released them on Blu-ray.
Technically, Night, Dawn & Day are a trilogy. At the time, Romero had explored his idea as much as possible, and
The dead films produced in the years since are so all over the place in terms of continuity--when or how long the zombie plague has been active, that to consider Land of the Dead, the 1990 remake or the reboots (Diary, etc.) only makes Romero's concept a hot mess.
Regarding the OP's question of "less-than-popular trilogies", the Nolan Batman films are on the polar opposite end, as they are among the most celebrated superhero films / trilogy ever produced.
I cannot stand the Sommers Mummy films. If they're less than popular, its not difficult to see why, with the over the top, idiotic performances.
Is it Star Wars and/or The Godfather?
If someone is impatient and has a region unlocked player, they can still get the DVD's in Region 4/2:
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/131050
They're bare-bones though.
Has Toy Story been mentioned yet? It still counts...for now.
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I was not referring to Star Wars & The Godfather's status. I meant the OP title (Less Than Popular Movie Trilogies), which would not apply to the Nolan Batman films.
Now, to Joe's post, which is not exactly meaning "less than popular"--
I would add the Salkinds / Donner / Lester Superman films. Yes, I know there was The Quest for Peace, but that Cannon film had nothing to do with the Salkinds' productions at all (and at the time of Superman III, the Salkinds believed the movie series had reached its end).
The first Superman is a classic, Superman II had some strong, influential scenes, but Superman III was clearly the weak link, hence not sharing the stage with trilogies such as Star Wars or The Godfather.
Niiiiiiicccce. But also, daaaaammn, cos I ain't got the money for that shit. Even if it is HD-Delpy!
