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Movie series where the first one was the worst one.

posted 6 years ago by meet2jenny (36)
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Usually in a series of movies, the sequels tend to get worse compared to the original but there are a few exceptions where I would say that the original is not as good as the sequels.

Three examples off the top of my head are the first Mad Max, the first Evil Dead, and A Fistful of Dollars, not being as good as the the sequels.

Does the first three X-men movies count as a trilogy, and the rest that follow after, are spin offs, since they have different stories? If so, I would say that the first X-men is not as good as the two sequels either, which compliment the first more.

What do you think?

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Lethal Weapon

[–] TeddyGlass (6) 6 years ago

Joking?

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

It's not bad, I just think the later movies were funnier. It's still a great movie.

[–] TeddyGlass (6) 6 years ago

Fair enough.

[–] croft_alice (12180) 6 years ago

Resident Evil

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

Is that the one where gypsies are trapped in a cabin, and beset by evil forces released from an ancient book of witchcraft?

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[–] croft_alice (12180) 6 years ago

Is that an artifact?

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

Yes of course!

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Digressing here, but I love that scene in RE with the laser trap room, where you have to do all kinds of acrobatics to avoid being sliced to pieces. It's such an absurdly convoluted way to try to kill someone.

[–] croft_alice (12180) 6 years ago

Hollywood🙄 reminds of resident evil 4 laser scene

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Night of the Living Dead, but it's better than any that came after Day of the Dead (1985) from the original trilogy 1968-1985

Ghoulies

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 6 years ago

Amen!

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[–] Fletch (166) 6 years ago

Good example.

[–] TeddyGlass (6) 6 years ago

Evil Dead. As much as I loved Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 is significantly better and I could make the case that #3 was better than #1

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

The Thing 1982 is way better than the 1951 version.

[–] FredBurroughs (21452) 6 years ago

You honestly think the 2011 version is better?

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

the 1951 version was the worse.

[–] FredBurroughs (21452) 6 years ago

Oops. I misread that. That's what I get for switching out my glasses for beer goggles!

[–] Wint3rFir3 (7150) 6 years ago

I know this is an unpopular opinion, but Captain America: The First Avenger film was terrible. Terrible enough not to warrant watching the others - but I can't imagine that they're as bad as the first. And judging by the ratings of each film on IMDB, I'm gonna go ahead and say that's a fair assessment.

[–] Fletch (166) 6 years ago

I've heard that same view frequently, so I don't think it's an unpopular opinion at all. I liked the first one but I thought Winter Soldier was better. (Civil War is really an Avengers movie, in all but title.)

[–] samoanjoes (56673) 6 years ago

The new "Planet of the Apes" series.