OT: Best Movie Franchise of All Time

[Bezzz]

I don't know about the newer Star Wars stuff, but I saw the first Star Wars movie the day after the big east coast blackout ended in 1977. Bunch of college friends and I in NYC dropped acid and made our way to a Times Square theater. Ran into a professor which was kinda cool. After it ended we all agreed to sit tight and watch it again. There was nothing like it at the time.

 

[UCweCONN]

"Debbie Does (Pick a city)".

 

[pnow15]

Lonesome Dove.

 

[NEforceUConn]

Wow you guys missed the classic

 

[Gurleyman]

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.

 

[Blue Blood]

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

 

[intlzncster]

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

Man, the new one was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. First couple were phenomenal.

 

[Horatio]

These are good:

The original Mad Max ( two men enter, one man leave)
Blade
Predator
Hell Boy
Underworld

 

[huskypantz]

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.

Was going to post the same. Absolutely Epic.

 

[Taco]

On the comedy front - Airplane & Naked Gun - all were good.

 

[Chin Diesel]

"Debbie Does (Pick a city)".

Thank you for restoring my faith in the soul of this board.

 

[intlzncster]

Police Academy
Revenge of the Nerds
Porky's

 

[Rocktheworld]

Dirt Harry 1-3

Godzilla franchise has to be up there

 

[Devland]

The Three Stooges from when I was a kid. I have watched about 5 movies in the last 30 years. Not my thing.

 

[ctchamps]

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!

 

[GemParty]

Love Rocky. Character & the fights. Looking forward to Creed too, even though Sly looks tired.

 

[formerlurker]

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.

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.

 

[superjohn]

After reading this thread I've learned to never listen to any movie suggestions from this crew.

 

[Ts5034]

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.

 

[Dogbreath2U]

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.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Toy Story. Excellent film making even if they are childrens movies.

 

[Mano]

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.

 

[CallMeBruce]

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.

The Cameron Terminators are two of my favorite movies ever, but they've now made more terrible ones than good ones.

 

[superjohn]

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.

 

[Mano]

The Cameron Terminators are two of my favorite movies ever, but they've now made more terrible ones than good ones.

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.