Following the success of tim burton s batman came a host of major comic characters given big screen films one of the most commercially successful was spider man directed by the evil dead head honcho sam raimi proving a series of massive summer blockbusters raimi s spider man brought comic book films. Individual sequels are relatively common but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments.

The Best Movie Trilogies Ever Made

Not all trilogies are created equally though.

List of trilogy films. Cult film 79 falling from height 79 no opening credits 79 surprise ending 78 chase 75 hand to hand combat 75 martial arts 75 pistol 74 hero 72 murder 72 psychotronic film 71 action hero 70 blood 67 showdown 67 fistfight 66 tough guy 65 death 64 shootout 64 friendship 63 flashback 62 brawl 59 2000s 58 second part 57 warrior 57 machine gun 56. It s just a fact of life that some things are better than others. Screen rant loves us some cornetto trilogy aka the films of edgar wright starring simon pegg and nick frost but strictly speaking cornetto isn t a trilogy it doesn t share any common characters settings or plots.

That definitely goes for the top 20 greatest movie trilogies which is full of great films but there are some that are undoubtedly better than the rest. A b title screens franchises. F k title screens.

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Consistency is perhaps the largest reason why the lord of the rings trilogy remains the greatest film trilogy today. Tony leung andy lau anthony wong eric tsang kelly chen sammi cheng edison chen shawn yue carina lau francis ng leon lai. Singam 2010 singam ii 2013 si3 2017 sissi.

The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation surpassing the wizarding world star wars james bond and j. R z title screens. Simon and the dreamhunters 1990 matusalem 1993 matusalem ii 1997 singam.

A genuine trilogy can be constructed in different ways. C e title screens franchises. Cult film 57 sequel 57 blockbuster 55 death 53 murder 53 good versus evil 48 blood 47 explosion 45 part of trilogy 45 surprise ending 45 falling from height 42 action hero 41 hero 41 tough guy 41 chase 40 psychotronic film 40 rescue 40 hand to hand combat 39 shootout 39 pistol 38 flashback 37 martial arts 37 father son relationship 36.

With some other trilogies the films would drop in quality by the end the matrix the godfather spiderman and to some degree star wars yet the lord of the rings has great directing great acting and great action up until the end. 1 the lord of the rings. Greatest film series franchises sections.

Silence of god aka trilogy of faith or bergman s faith trilogy through a glass darkly 1961 winter light 1963 the silence 1963 simon les nuages and matusalem. Geot scream 1996 scream 2 1997 scream 3 2000 27. Basically there is a film trilogy for every type of movie fan.

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