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Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,502
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Favorite Movie Trilogy 33 votes

Back to the Future
21%
Ledbetterman10jwhjr17I am a patriotGern BlanstenMedozKGlorified KCWest Coast Dreamgirl 7 votes
The Godfather
6%
BentleyspopF Me In The Brain 2 votes
Star Wars (New Hope to ROTJ)
27%
PoncierTerryiblemfc2006YefaeeriepadaveHobbestempo_n_grooveDarthMaeglinJeBurkhardt 9 votes
Lord of the Rings
18%
darwinstheoryTheBeardedFellowRS151862Johnny Abruzzochelseapj1JPPJ84 6 votes
The Matrix
3%
rahjiim 1 vote
Indiana Jones (Raiders to Crusade)
12%
mcgruff10PJ_SoulJojoRiceMatts3221 4 votes
Alien
0%
The Terminator (1-3)
0%
Bourne Movies (Identity to Ultimatum)
0%
Other
12%
goldrushtbergsdankindbrianlux 4 votes
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    edited May 2021
    The Godfather
    Evil Dead and A Few Dollars were close picks for Other.
    LOTR would be my second pick on this list.
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,888
    Indiana Jones (Raiders to Crusade)
    Toss up between Indiana jones and Star Wars. I m gonna have to think about this.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    I am a patriotI am a patriot Posts: 428
    edited May 2021
    Back to the Future
    Really like LOTR.  Also considered the Dark Knight trilogy and the original X-Men trilogy. Oh and the original Sam Ramy Spiderman 

    But Back to the Future will always beat all of them.
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    Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,502
    Back to the Future
    I am a patriot said:
    Really like LOTR.  Also considered the Dark Knight trilogy and the original X-Men trilogy.

    But Back to the Future will always beat all of them.
    Oh man I forgot about the Nolan Batman trilogy.  I love those movies so much.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,722
    edited May 2021
    Other
    I'm going with "other", the Before series developed by Richard Linklater starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.  A really fine trilogy.
    Richard Linklaters The Before Trilogy Criterion Collection Box Set Is Coming In 2017

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    West Coast DreamgirlWest Coast Dreamgirl Posts: 1,819
    edited May 2021
    Back to the Future
    Yeah the spaghetti westerns, lotr, and three colours red, white and blue. Also really liked El Mariachi, Desperado and the other one.
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    HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,383
    Star Wars (New Hope to ROTJ)
    My favorite trilogy is SW. The best trilogy, which is also my second favorite, is LOTR.
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,887
    Star Wars (New Hope to ROTJ)
    Scream trilogy could be up there as well. Granted the third one wasn't as good as the first two, but still not too bad IMO. Better than The Matrix movies as a whole anyway
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,888
    Indiana Jones (Raiders to Crusade)
    LOTR was amazing but there were some definite slow parts in the Two Towers and the ending of Return of the King just dragged on forever.  
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    I’ve never done a trilogy. 
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    HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,383
    Star Wars (New Hope to ROTJ)
    hedonist said:
    I’ve never done a trilogy. 
    A devil's trilogy?
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Hobbes said:
    hedonist said:
    I’ve never done a trilogy. 
    A devil's trilogy?
    :innocent:
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    The Godfather
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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,243
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    eeriepadave said:
    Scream trilogy could be up there as well. Granted the third one wasn't as good as the first two, but still not too bad IMO. Better than The Matrix movies as a whole anyway
    I was just thinking the same thing about Scream. Really enjoy those movies.
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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,243
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    mcgruff10 said:
    LOTR was amazing but there were some definite slow parts in the Two Towers and the ending of Return of the King just dragged on forever.  
    Awesome movies, but rewatch frequency takes a huge hit because they are so damn long. I don't think I've ever rewatched any of them. Man, so true on RTK ending(s). There must have been at least 6 times where I thought it was over. I still prefer the books. I've read them all through at least 3 times.
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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,243
    edited May 2021
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    There are a lot of entertaining trilogies. They all have weaker links (usually the 2nd movie) but if we're allowed to cut movies out of the series, then I'd add the first 3 Die Hard movies to the mix, Spiderman, Iron Man, The Man w/ No Name trilogy, the first 3 Rocky movies, Toy Story 1-3, Austin Powers and Naked Gun.

    Edit: Forgot to include Scream and the zombie trilogy by Romero (Night, Day & Land).
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,888
    Indiana Jones (Raiders to Crusade)
    tbergs said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    LOTR was amazing but there were some definite slow parts in the Two Towers and the ending of Return of the King just dragged on forever.  
    Awesome movies, but rewatch frequency takes a huge hit because they are so damn long. I don't think I've ever rewatched any of them. Man, so true on RTK ending(s). There must have been at least 6 times where I thought it was over. I still prefer the books. I've read them all through at least 3 times.
    @tbergs are the movies pretty similar to the books? 
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    brianlux said:
    I'm going with "other", the Before series developed by Richard Linklater starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.  A really fine trilogy.
    Richard Linklaters The Before Trilogy Criterion Collection Box Set Is Coming In 2017

    This is one my mind immediately went to when I saw the thread title.
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    Other
    HesCalledDyer said:
    brianlux said:
    I'm going with "other", the Before series developed by Richard Linklater starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.  A really fine trilogy.
    Richard Linklaters The Before Trilogy Criterion Collection Box Set Is Coming In 2017

    This is one my mind immediately went to when I saw the thread title.
    Yes! They pop up in Waking Life as well.

    Another favorite trilogy of mine shares a lead actress with Linklater's series in the middle stanza.




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    JeBurkhardtJeBurkhardt Posts: 4,509
    Star Wars (New Hope to ROTJ)
    Star Wars A New Hope came out when I was 9. It has a lot of nostalgia. 
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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,243
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    mcgruff10 said:
    tbergs said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    LOTR was amazing but there were some definite slow parts in the Two Towers and the ending of Return of the King just dragged on forever.  
    Awesome movies, but rewatch frequency takes a huge hit because they are so damn long. I don't think I've ever rewatched any of them. Man, so true on RTK ending(s). There must have been at least 6 times where I thought it was over. I still prefer the books. I've read them all through at least 3 times.
    @tbergs are the movies pretty similar to the books? 
    Pretty good, but I remember having re-read Fellowship right before I saw it and noticed all of the differences. As long as the movies are, there is a lot of background left out. Still probably one of the best adaptations I have ever seen though. 
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    edited May 2021
    The Godfather
    tbergs said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    tbergs said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    LOTR was amazing but there were some definite slow parts in the Two Towers and the ending of Return of the King just dragged on forever.  
    Awesome movies, but rewatch frequency takes a huge hit because they are so damn long. I don't think I've ever rewatched any of them. Man, so true on RTK ending(s). There must have been at least 6 times where I thought it was over. I still prefer the books. I've read them all through at least 3 times.
    @tbergs are the movies pretty similar to the books? 
    Pretty good, but I remember having re-read Fellowship right before I saw it and noticed all of the differences. As long as the movies are, there is a lot of background left out. Still probably one of the best adaptations I have ever seen though. 

    Agree but they are such totally different experiences.
    The dude invented and wrote out elaborate languages for the book(s).  The depth on display is almost unparalleled. 
    Certainly long, but the book is absolutely ridiculous.  So amazing.

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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    dankind said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    brianlux said:
    I'm going with "other", the Before series developed by Richard Linklater starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.  A really fine trilogy.
    Richard Linklaters The Before Trilogy Criterion Collection Box Set Is Coming In 2017

    This is one my mind immediately went to when I saw the thread title.
    Yes! They pop up in Waking Life as well.

    Another favorite trilogy of mine shares a lead actress with Linklater's series in the middle stanza.




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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,542
    Indiana Jones (Raiders to Crusade)
    Easy answer for me, but Back to the Future and LOTR are very strong contenders.
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    I am a patriotI am a patriot Posts: 428
    Back to the Future
    Could Die Hard (1, 2, & With a Vengence) be included?  I know a few folks who would put those at the top.
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    Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,502
    Back to the Future
    I am a patriot said:
    Could Die Hard (1, 2, & With a Vengence) be included?  I know a few folks who would put those at the top.
    If I could change some of the options I would.  By all means whomever you like best should be an option.
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    goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,286
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    The correct answer is The Cornetto Trilogy!  =)


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    Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,502
    Back to the Future
    goldrush said:
    The correct answer is The Cornetto Trilogy!  =) in


    I have another poll asking which of these three is your favorite!
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    Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,502
    Back to the Future
    Glorified KC said:
    goldrush said:
    The correct answer is The Cornetto Trilogy!  =) in


    I have another poll asking which of these three is your favorite!

    https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/285954/favorite-movie-from-the-three-flavours-cornetto-trilogy#latest

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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,018
    I would not count Terminator 1 to 3 as a trilogy. Also not the Alien films. 

    But I would count Indiana Jones 1-3 removing Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Hmm. Don't know why. Maybe because of that it was known as a trilogy for so long, and the fourth movie was such a late idea. 

    I do not remember it being called the "Alien trilogy" before part 4 was release. I bet it was. Maybe even a VHS set with that title. But it was not set in stone as a trilogy in the holy history of films before a fourth came out.

    Poltergeist 1-3 is a pretty decent trilogy. 


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