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Jurassic Park for me. Thought they were really cool when i was younger and the new one had a lot of entertainment value even if it won't win any oscars. Dinosaurs
 
Blue Blood said:
Jurassic Park for me. Thought they were really cool when i was younger and the new one had a lot of entertainment value even if it won't win any oscars. Dinosaurs
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Man, the new one was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. First couple were phenomenal.
 
CL82 said:
The Godfather is great, no doubt, but I think I'm going with Lord of the Rings. It's a great trilogy and the most consistent 1-3.
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Was going to post the same. Absolutely Epic.
 
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Lot's of great choices. Put me in the Lord of the Rings, Star Wars first three and Harry Potter Category!
I'd add the Planet of the Apes and Hunger Games to a terrific list by posters!
 
CL82 said:
The Godfather is great, no doubt, but I think I'm going with Lord of the Rings. It's a great trilogy and the most consistent 1-3.
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Chances are you live in your parent's basement if you're a Lord of the Rings fan, CL82. Look in some of those old boxes, find your Dad's VHS Godfather trilogy and watch it.

:p
 
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After reading this thread I've learned to never listen to any movie suggestions from this crew.
 
I will also say The Godfather. Those movies outside of part 3 are pretty much flawless. The thing about Star Wars that makes it so unique is that people of all ages love those movies...and yes i am talking about the original trilogy.
 
This is about fun movie series, not so much about great movies. The Godfather I & II were great movies, but are dragged down a bit by the third one. The LOTR trilogy was a fantastic realization of the classic series. Just about perfect for what it was. Star Wars was a cultural event -- there had never been anything like it, even though it looks fairly lame now in terms of effects. Back to the Future was also a great series, fun, clever, and smart at the same time (please don't ask me to distinguish clever and smart, just seems a little different). I would also add Jurassic Park as it has great dinosaurs! I loved the first couple. I also liked the Indiana Jones series ("He chose poorly." ). The only other series I would say was of great quality was Harry Potter, as uncool as it is to say so.
 
I am completely not saying these are the best, just trying to throw a few more out there that have been of decently high quality all around: X-Men, Cap/Ironman/Avengers Marvel et al, Terminator (haven't seen the newest yet), Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Hannibal Lecter (just forget that last one), Ghostbusters...

Oh, and TWILIGHT and TRANSFORMERS, BEST MOVIES EVAH !!!!!!1111!!<------ This is sarcasm

Nostalgia-wise the Indiana Jones' will always be hard to top for me. Quality-wise Potter, Toy Story, and LOTR are pretty bulletproof.
 
Mano said:
I am completely not saying these are the best, just trying to throw a few more out there that have been of decently high quality all around: X-Men, Cap/Ironman/Avengers Marvel et al, Terminator (haven't seen the newest yet), Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Hannibal Lecter (just forget that last one), Ghostbusters...

Oh, and TWILIGHT and TRANSFORMERS, BEST MOVIES EVAH !!!!!!1111!!<------ This is sarcasm

Nostalgia-wise the Indiana Jones' will always be hard to top for me. Quality-wise Potter, Toy Story, and LOTR are pretty bulletproof.
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The Cameron Terminators are two of my favorite movies ever, but they've now made more terrible ones than good ones.
 
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Surprised no one has mentioned the Alien franchise. The first 3 were directed by Ridley Scott, James Cameron and David Fincher which is pretty crazy. Lost track of what number we are up to.
 
CallMeBruce said:
The Cameron Terminators are two of my favorite movies ever, but they've now made more terrible ones than good ones.
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The crane truck chase scene goes a long way in redeeming Mostow's Terminator 3 for me, it's not the best movie, but it's watchable. McG is a sh¡t director but somehow I don't hate Salvation. Haven't seen Genisys. That franchise has an impossible job of always being compared to the incredible Cameron films.

Speaking of James Cameron, Titanic 2 is a rare gem.
 
Godfather 2 is my favorite movie of all-time. De Niro is amazing in it. Godfather is top 5 of all-time for me too, never bothered to see the third.
 
Penfield said:
Indiana Jones (Never saw Crystal Skulls so it doesnt exist) has to be up there.
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Oh, I did, so therefore it is not
 
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Gurleyman said:
Yes, UConn has spawned quite a franchise.

I liked how the second and third introduced so many new characters and then the transition of the empire between the third and fourth was cinematic genius.
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Our franchise has certainly provided an amazing story arc in its national championship runs:

Episode 1 – UConn, a heavy underdog in the final battle—despite spending most of the season ranked number 1 or 2—vanquishes an Evil Empire.

Episode 2 – A team considered to be a major contender for most of the season overcomes late-season injuries and other adversities to prevail in the end.

Episode 3 – Led by its wizened master—as well as a floor-general/warrior of the sort the universe had never seen before—the UConn soldiers turned a brutal conference season into ultimate victory.

Episode 4 – The protégé becomes the new master, when his warriors—again heavy underdogs—run X’s and O’s through the field of 68 to raise the final trophy.

Episode 5…

…This should be one very fun season...

Unlike the Star Wars franchise, there are no prequels here…
 
8893 said:
I love the Back to the Future movies but have no intention of watching anything but baseball tonight.

And I will be very happy if October 21, 2015 passes with the Cubs no longer alive in the playoffs.
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Phew. They were wrong.
 
If you are viewing it from the perspective of a movie critic, it would probably have to be the Godfather. From a cultural impact standpoint, it would have to be Star Wars IV-VI. From a pure entertainment and epic scope perspective, Lord of the Rings or Star Wars. Interestingly, all three choices require you to ignore a significant chunk of the franchise (the brutal SW prequels/Sofia Coppola and Godfather III/the disappointing Hobbit Trilogy). If forced to vote, I'd go with Star Wars, mostly based on how I loved those movies as a kid. If I had to pick one franchise to watch right now, though, I might pick LOTR.

I'll also mention the Nolan Batman Trilogy. Very high quality films, no dip in quality, great acting, great story, great action. In many ways launched the superhero resurgence in recent years. The standard for all superhero flicks, IMO.
 
formerlurker said:
Chances are you live in your parent's basement if you're a Lord of the Rings fan, CL82. Look in some of those old boxes, find your Dad's VHS Godfather trilogy and watch it.

:p
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I could do worse, my folks basement is pretty nice.;)

The first Godfather is one of the best movies of all time, I'd put just behind Casablanca, but that wasn't the deal, it was best film franchise with one of the ranking elements being consistency across the franchise. So one bad film knocks out an otherwise.

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The Lord of the Rings had the advantage of having all three movies shot at the same time. There aren't internal inconsistencies or different directors with different "visions." Under this criteria, it wins.
 
Shabazzkets said:
If you are viewing it from the perspective of a movie critic, it would probably have to be the Godfather. From a cultural impact standpoint, it would have to be Star Wars IV-VI. From a pure entertainment and epic scope perspective, Lord of the Rings or Star Wars. Interestingly, all three choices require you to ignore a significant chunk of the franchise (the brutal SW prequels/Sofia Coppola and Godfather III/the disappointing Hobbit Trilogy). If forced to vote, I'd go with Star Wars, mostly based on how I loved those movies as a kid. If I had to pick one franchise to watch right now, though, I might pick LOTR.

I'll also mention the Nolan Batman Trilogy. Very high quality films, no dip in quality, great acting, great story, great action. In many ways launched the superhero resurgence in recent years. The standard for all superhero flicks, IMO.
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You watched TDKR, right?
 
Shabazzkets said:
I'll also mention the Nolan Batman Trilogy. Very high quality films, no dip in quality, great acting, great story, great action. In many ways launched the superhero resurgence in recent years. The standard for all superhero flicks, IMO.
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Yeah,but why can you separate the newer Batman movies from the old ones? Not because they are diff directors...
 
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