Best film trilogy of all time? [Archive] - Message Board Basketball Forum

ArbitraryWater

11-04-2015, 08:15 AM

Godfather.

LOTR may be my favourite though.

You think Godfather is the best but you actually think LOTR is your personal best? Isnt this about personal best? Dont see how there could be a difference here

DonD13

11-04-2015, 08:17 AM

for me, Godfather, Matrix and the Dollars Triology

T_L_P

11-04-2015, 08:50 AM

The best 'unofficial' trilogy is Pasolini's Trilogy of Life (Decameron, Canterbury Tales, Arabian Nights).

If that doesn't count, either The Apu Trilogy or Toy Story.

LikeMike

11-04-2015, 08:51 AM

You think Godfather is the best but you actually think LOTR is your personal best? Isnt this about personal best? Dont see how there could be a difference here

How can you not understand the difference?

Andrei89

11-04-2015, 09:17 AM

LOTR of course

West-Side

11-04-2015, 09:22 AM

It has to be LOTR.
All 3 films were epic.
The Godfather 3 ruined its chance of being called the best "trilogy".
Although both parts are in my top 10 list.

24-Inch_Chrome

11-04-2015, 09:24 AM

I loved The Matrix too, the amount of hidden symbolism in that series was ****ing insane.

Toy Story was great too.

Jasi

11-04-2015, 09:45 AM

Kieslowski anyone?

SugarHill

11-04-2015, 09:49 AM

Vengeance trilogy honourable mention

24-Inch_Chrome

11-04-2015, 09:49 AM

Not sure how everyone else felt, but I loved The Hobbit too. LOTR was a better trilogy but Hobbit brought way more nostalgia for me, may have been the first full novel that I ever read way back in grade 3.

warriorfan

11-04-2015, 09:49 AM

No Godfather. Godfather III was too shitty for the series to be the GOAT trilogy.

~primetime~

11-04-2015, 10:00 AM

Not a single mention of Star Wars? Holy shit.

DonD13

11-04-2015, 10:10 AM

the original Star Wars triology over Lord of the Rings all day

vetlantram

11-04-2015, 10:15 AM

Godfather
LOtR
Matrix Trilogy
Three Colors trilogy

Derka

11-04-2015, 10:18 AM

I'm not going to go with "best" because I have no patience for arguing opinions.

My favorite is without question the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Honorable mentions (in no order):
Original Star Wars trilogy
Back to the Future trilogy
The Hobbit trilogy
The Man with No Name trilogy.

UK2K

11-04-2015, 10:20 AM

1) Bourne trilogy
2) LOTR
3) Matrix

West-Side

11-04-2015, 10:20 AM

Not a single mention of Star Wars? Holy shit.

How is that a trilogy???

West-Side

11-04-2015, 10:24 AM

1) Bourne trilogy
2) LOTR
3) Matrix

Sooooooo overrated.
Wouldn't even make my top five list to be honest.

1) LOTR
2) Three Colours
3) The Dollars
4) The "Dark Knight" Trilogy
5) The Matrix

HM: Bourne & Toy Story.
If we are to include Star Wars into the mix, than it's quite easily 2nd on my list. I still prefer LOTR over it, but by not much.

24-Inch_Chrome

11-04-2015, 10:29 AM

What's the name of that technical trilogy that Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End are all in? Cornetto trilogy? All awesome movies.

Derka

11-04-2015, 10:32 AM

What's the name of that technical trilogy that Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End are all in? Cornetto trilogy? All awesome movies.
Three Flavours Cornetto. And yes.

UK2K

11-04-2015, 10:43 AM

Sooooooo overrated.
Wouldn't even make my top five list to be honest.

1) LOTR
2) Three Colours
3) The Dollars
4) The "Dark Knight" Trilogy
5) The Matrix

HM: Bourne & Toy Story.
If we are to include Star Wars into the mix, than it's quite easily 2nd on my list. I still prefer LOTR over it, but by not much.
:coleman:

I've watched every Bourne movie probably 20 times. They never get old. The books are better, but... the movies are still good.

Shade8780

11-04-2015, 10:48 AM

Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi is the greatest trilogy in history.

No film has made as large an impact on pop culture and has as many hardcore fans as Star Wars does.

West-Side

11-04-2015, 10:50 AM

Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi is the greatest trilogy in history.

No film has made as large an impact on pop culture and has as many hardcore fans as Star Wars does.

Definitely, but how is Star Wars a trilogy?
A trilogy consists of 3 movies.

If that's the case, is Die Hard & Terminator a trilogy? If so, they are at the very top.

I'd say Back to the Future and Indiana Jones is another epic trilogy.
Mad Max is pretty damn good.

T_L_P

11-04-2015, 10:52 AM

No film has made as large an impact on pop culture and has as many hardcore fans as Star Wars does.

Definitely doesn't make them the 'best' films though.

Sure, you can say SW is the best trilogy ever and that's a perfectly fine opinion. But if you're saying it's the best trilogy because of pop appeal and # of fans, then you'd also have to say they're the three greatest films ever, period?

Shade8780

11-04-2015, 10:54 AM

Definitely, but how is Star Wars a trilogy?
A trilogy consists of 3 movies.

If that's the case, is Die Hard & Terminator a trilogy? If so, they are at the very top.

I'd say Back to the Future and Indiana Jones is another epic trilogy.
Mad Max is pretty damn good.
im just going to consider this a troll post, because that was the dumbest thing i've heard in weeks.

fookin ell...

2swift4u

11-04-2015, 10:54 AM

Back to the Future
Lord of the Rings
Batman (with Christian Bale)

24-Inch_Chrome

11-04-2015, 10:59 AM

Forgot about Mad Max. :applause:

Not a trilogy but the Land Before Time movies were great. Nostalgia too strong.

Shade8780

11-04-2015, 11:00 AM

Definitely doesn't make them the 'best' films though.

Sure, you can say SW is the best trilogy ever and that's a perfectly fine opinion. But if you're saying it's the best trilogy because of pop appeal and # of fans, then you'd also have to say they're the three greatest films ever, period?
im guessing everyone has seen star wars and appreciates them as good films. do i really need to argue that?

godfather is the greatest duology ever, sure, but godfather 3 is a big piece of crap and leaves a black mark on the trilogy.

tlotr is definitely a great contender. im just giving star wars props for being more popular than the rest, and not in a box office hit way like transformers, but a large fanbase way.

StephHamann

11-04-2015, 11:03 AM

Star Wars OT
Back to the Future
Indiana Jones OT
Dollar Trilogy

West-Side

11-04-2015, 11:07 AM

im guessing everyone has seen star wars and appreciates them as good films. do i really need to argue that?

godfather is the greatest duology ever, sure, but godfather 3 is a big piece of crap and leaves a black mark on the trilogy.

tlotr is definitely a great contender. im just giving star wars props for being more popular than the rest, and not in a box office hit way like transformers, but a large fanbase way.

Fair enough, I'd easily place Star Wars at #2 on my list then.
I haven't seen them in a while, but was a huge fan of the movies growing up.

Raiders of The Last Ark
Temple of Doom
The Last Crusade

:bowdown:

Epic trilogy; reason why I am such a big fan of the Uncharted games.

Jailblazers7

11-04-2015, 11:09 AM

Yeah, Indiana Jones would probably be my favorite.

SugarHill

11-04-2015, 11:09 AM

ppl serious about matrix tho? it's one great film and two terrible ones

24-Inch_Chrome

11-04-2015, 11:10 AM

Don't think Evil Dead has been mentioned yet.

~primetime~

11-04-2015, 11:13 AM

Definitely, but how is Star Wars a trilogy?
A trilogy consists of 3 movies.

If that's the case, is Die Hard & Terminator a trilogy? If so, they are at the very top.

I'd say Back to the Future and Indiana Jones is another epic trilogy.
Mad Max is pretty damn good.
how can you argue that having more than 3 movies is NOT a trilogy and then go on to list Indiana Jones which has 4 movies?

StephHamann

11-04-2015, 11:16 AM

how can you argue that having more than 3 movies is NOT a trilogy and then go on to list Indiana Jones which has 4 movies?

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West-Side

11-04-2015, 11:18 AM

ppl serious about matrix tho? it's one great film and two terrible ones

Yeah I think I'll switch either Indiana Jones or Back To The Future with Matrix, on second thought.

Guys, what about the 2nd greatest duology?
We all know The Godfather sits atop. No questions there.

Some memorable duologies:

Raid
Ip Man
Elite Squad
Red Cliff
Once Were Warriors
Ghostbusters

Hard to think of many.

West-Side

11-04-2015, 11:21 AM

how can you argue that having more than 3 movies is NOT a trilogy and then go on to list Indiana Jones which has 4 movies?

I agree, I just always looked at Star Wars like I do at the 007 series.
It's like a string of different trilogies, but your point is valid.

riseagainst

11-04-2015, 12:30 PM

Lord of the Rings and it's not even close, TBH.

ArbitraryWater

11-04-2015, 12:44 PM

How can you not understand the difference?

There is none, been hunting that logic down forever

As for OP, we just had this thread recently, but this one has the widest suggestions http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62995

Sarcastic

11-04-2015, 01:07 PM

Aside from those mentioned so far, the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight trilogy is up there as well.

Le Shaqtus

11-04-2015, 01:28 PM

Original Star Wars.

NBAplayoffs2001

11-04-2015, 01:57 PM

I always enjoyed the Bourne trilogy. The last Bourne movie wasn't with Matt Damon so I don't consider it to be part of the genre and it was also by far the worst movie of the four.

senelcoolidge

11-04-2015, 02:09 PM

Dollars Trilogy.
I never get tired of these movies. I've watched them countless times since I was a little kid. Manly Movies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ_7br_3y54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obLl9d3ZUmA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn2xSNv0TSk

Nick Young

11-04-2015, 02:24 PM

godfathers and original starwars. Godfather 3 is actually pretty good

FKAri

11-04-2015, 03:31 PM

dazzer87

11-04-2015, 03:37 PM

Toy Story...

Cant believe no one mention this

24-Inch_Chrome

11-04-2015, 03:46 PM

Toy Story...

Cant believe no one mention this

:whatever:

Toy Story.

Toy Story was great too.

HM: Bourne & Toy Story.

bigkingsfan

11-04-2015, 03:50 PM

http://c3.cduniverse.ws/resized/630x630/movie/771/7747771.jpg

Jailblazers7

11-04-2015, 04:00 PM

Other than Indian Jones, it might be Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight for my favorite.

Draz

11-04-2015, 04:04 PM

Rocky

NumberSix

11-04-2015, 04:33 PM

Other than Indian Jones, it might be Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight for my favorite.
There are 4 Indiana jones movies.

Shade8780

11-04-2015, 04:44 PM

There are 4 Indiana jones movies.
He obviously means the original three.

SexSymbol

11-04-2015, 05:25 PM

I'd go out on the limb and say the matrix, just because of what it meant to me and how it affected my life and my way of thinking. I know people like to bash the sequels because of being slow and philosophical, but I like that kind of movies and the first one is my least favorite. The second movie was received poorly at first, but watching it now you see that it's a great thriller with more wit to it than most of the oscar movies these days.

Other than that there's some obviousy choices:
Bourne trilogy - was revolutionary in the spy/action genre, kept the extremely high level of quality throughout the trilogy even while changing the directors.
Lord of the rings is up there obviously.

I'd say my 1a/1b is matrix and the dark knight trilogy.

GIF REACTION

11-04-2015, 05:40 PM

LOTR wins because its overlying main arc throughout the 3 movies is so ****ing good, in like 9-10 hours of film, not a single moment was dull.

The movies were longer, better, and the source material was second to none.

24-Inch_Chrome

11-04-2015, 05:43 PM

LOTR Extended Edition. :bowdown:

NBAplayoffs2001

11-04-2015, 05:45 PM

LOTR Extended Edition. :bowdown:

Definitely up there. This would take up more than half a day though for anyone interested in doing this.

West-Side

11-04-2015, 05:54 PM

1: Return of The King
2. Fellowship
3) Two Towers

Is how I'd rank the LOTR movies.
TT is a distant third, yet the book was my favorite.

So weird...

GIF REACTION

11-04-2015, 06:00 PM

Such a hard distinction because they are all long as hell, and really ****ing good

But yeah the massive scale, epic conclusion and full circle of RotK is just too good. Has to take number 1.

Draz

11-04-2015, 06:10 PM

Toy story definitely

imdaman99

11-04-2015, 06:10 PM

LOTR is my fav. I liked the original Star Wars trilogy but I only watched them once. Meanwhile I must have seen the LOTR movies about 5-6 times.

Draz

11-04-2015, 06:14 PM

Imma a LOTR marathon haven't seen a single one yet.

Shade8780

11-04-2015, 06:15 PM

Imma a LOTR marathon haven't seen a single one yet.
Neither have I. Except I'm actually reading the books now, so I've been planning to watch them for a while. I'm on the last one.

ArbitraryWater

11-04-2015, 06:21 PM

I borrowed the LOTR Triology from a Friend because I've heard just about amazing stuff from anyone who's ever seen it.. people have it as the 3 best movies of the 2000's. I still havent touched the box, maybe this Weekend. Maybe later today. Spontaneous like that.

Jailblazers7

11-04-2015, 06:48 PM

There are 4 Indiana jones movies.

Last one will never count in my mind.

24-Inch_Chrome

11-04-2015, 06:58 PM

Battle of Helm's Deep remains one of the best in the series though. Its conclusion always gets me hyped. :rockon:

LikeMike

11-04-2015, 07:57 PM

Nolan's Batman was so close, but part 3 sucked too much unfortunately.

SexSymbol

11-04-2015, 08:04 PM

Nolan's Batman was so close, but part 3 sucked too much unfortunately.
Why did it suck for you? It has everything you'd want from a perfect movie, great story, great villain, great twist in the end, great performances, great, practical effects.

GIF REACTION

11-04-2015, 08:08 PM

I don't get the TDKR hate

It was a great film, worthy of the hype

24-Inch_Chrome

11-04-2015, 08:09 PM

SexSymbol

11-04-2015, 08:23 PM

The twist in the 3rd Batman sucked. Saw that coming a mile away, Talia al Ghul isn't exactly an obscure character and it makes a hell of a lot of sense for her to show up in a series that already established the existence of her family and in a movie whose primary villain linked himself to her father. As soon as Ra's al Ghul was mentioned I knew exactly what the big reveal would be. Doubted her legitimacy from the start (not exactly uncommon for a new character to secretly be a villain) but it made it very obvious as the movie progressed.

I still enjoyed the movie but the twist was predictable.
That's not THE twist of the movie that everybody talked about.

And good for you for being clairvoyant, but most of people didn't see that coming.
Just because someone luckily guesses what happens in fight club or usual suspects doesn't make the movie shitty, you're one in a thousand.

24-Inch_Chrome

11-04-2015, 08:26 PM

That's not THE twist of the movie that everybody talked about.

And good for you for being clairvoyant, but most of people didn't see that coming.
Just because someone luckily guesses what happens in fight club or usual suspects doesn't make the movie shitty, you're one in a thousand.

Can you read? When did I say that it made the movie shitty? I said that the twist was shitty but that I enjoyed the movie. It's not clairvoyance, it's knowing something about the Batman universe...

GIF REACTION

11-04-2015, 08:28 PM

I followed the development and filming of the movie religiously on batman-news dot com from 2009-2012, including film set photos/rumors/etc

And I did not see the twist coming...

I can imagine the average movie goer who isn't overly knowledgeable in the universe, would have not seen it coming

T_L_P

11-04-2015, 10:04 PM

Forget the twists..TDKR spends 2 1/2 hours preaching the same message over and over again.

BasedTom

11-04-2015, 10:16 PM

harvey dent deserved another movie over Bane

ThePhantomCreep

11-05-2015, 01:35 AM

Why did it suck for you? It has everything you'd want from a perfect movie, great story, great villain, great twist in the end, great performances, great, practical effects.

I don't get the hate for TDKR either.

Lakers Legend#32

11-05-2015, 01:39 AM

The Dark Knight Trilogy

ThePhantomCreep

11-05-2015, 01:42 AM

Forget the twists..TDKR spends 2 1/2 hours preaching the same message over and over again.

Doesn't TDK do the same? At least Bane has a genuine reason to despise Batman, and actual motives for doing what he does. Joker's motives were far flimsier.

ROCSteady

11-05-2015, 02:33 AM

Some y'all crazy . . . Bane was a great villain for most of the movie.

In my mind, he was almost at Joker level

WayOfWade

11-05-2015, 04:28 AM

Some y'all crazy . . . Bane was a great villain for most of the movie.

In my mind, he was almost at Joker level
He was definitely a great villain, had Batman beat at every turn.
And no mention of the Iron Man Trilogy? I'm ok with that. General consensus though seems to be OG Star Wars vs. Lotr with TDK trilogy getting some love as well. Do you guys think any of the upcoming trilogies stand a chance of rivaling the three previously mentioned? Series like Captain America, The Avengers, or any others you can think of?

bdreason

11-05-2015, 04:39 AM

Back to the Future
Beverley Hills Cop

West-Side

11-05-2015, 09:09 AM

Some y'all crazy . . . Bane was a great villain for most of the movie.

In my mind, he was almost at Joker level

Great villain no doubt, but not even close to the Joker's level.

Derka

11-05-2015, 11:19 AM

Battle of Helm's Deep remains one of the best in the series though. Its conclusion always gets me hyped. :rockon:
The Ride of the Rohirrim during the Pelennor Fields simply stole my breath. I had it in my mind to leap through the screen and follow Th

24-Inch_Chrome

11-05-2015, 11:26 AM

[QUOTE=Derka]The Ride of the Rohirrim during the Pelennor Fields simply stole my breath. I had it in my mind to leap through the screen and follow Th