We are continuing our thoughts on trilogies at Reel Thinking, by looking at films that should not have been made. As you can guess from the title, this list includes films that should have stopped with one. Most of the below mentioned films had excellent inaugural films, but horrific ensuing installments. As you know, Men In Black 3 is released today, therefore, some of you may think that franchise belongs on this list. Let us hear from you.
If you missed the reasoning behind our look at trilogies, it is because the release of The Dark Knight Rises, which could prove to complete one of the best trilogies of cinema in recent years. This is our second part of our three-part series on trilogies (see what we did there?). Our Top 10 Trilogies can be found here and here. Our next list will be the Top 10 films that should have a trilogy/sequel, entitled: Why Oh Why Didn’t You Make a Sequel? Hope you enjoy.
John Perritt’s Top 10:
- Jurassic Park
- The Matrix
- Star Wars (I, II, II)
- Indiana Jones IV
- Karate Kid
- Jaws
- Batman (Tim Burton’s; it was good for its time but went downhill fast)
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Dumb & Dumber
- The Sting
Josh’s Top 10:
- Never Ending Story
- Matrix
- Scream
- Original Batman (1989)
- Free Willy
- The Wizard of Oz
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
- The Sandlot
- Transformers
- Home Alone
Emilio’s Top 10:
- Rush Hour
- Matrix
- Jurassic park
- Robocop
- Beverly Hills Cop (Part 2 was great, part 3 was awful)
- Anaconda (Does not live up to the expectations after the classic first part)
- Scream
- Transformers (First one is not good, second one makes no sense whatsoever. Awful.)
- Speed
- Batman sequels (from pre-Nolan era)
John Kwasny’s Top 10:
- Bad News Bears
- Beverly Hills Cop
- Crocodile Dundee
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
- Jurassic Park
- Major League
- The Mummy
- Ocean’s Eleven
- Rush Hour
- The Santa Clause
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