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Top 5 franchises that overstayed their welcome

posted 4 months ago by [deleted]
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1. Halloween- it's a 1/3 ratio of good to bad movies.
2. Marvel cinematic Universe- it needs a good break. They finished strong but immediately jumped into the next phase too early for the average audience.
3. Star Wars- I've harped on this enough.
4. The Matrix- it was already faltering by the second film.
5. Saw- it took its backstory revisionism to an extreme.

Honorable (Dishonorable) mentions: DC, Indiana Jones, the Exorcist

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4549) 4 months ago

1. Pirates of the Caribbean - Shoulda stopped at 3
2. Die Hard - Shoulda stopped at 3
3. Terminator - Shoulda stopped at 2
4. Resident Evil - Shoulda stopped at 2
5. Indiana Jones - Shoulda stopped at 3

Dishonorable mentions - Saw, Fast & Furious, Alien

[–] [deleted] 4 months ago

I finished my post and then saw the new Alien on the homepage and thought, "I should have added that one!"

[–] Zarkoff (2394) 4 months ago

Saw also could have stopped at 3. They kind of wrapped ngs up with that character

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4549) 4 months ago

Right? Franchise just lost the "message/plot" and just went full "torture porn''

[–] stevewyzard (1751) 4 months ago

1. Planet of the Apes
2. John Wick
3. Fast & Furious
4. Mission Impossible
5. Has there ever been a horror IP that doesn't become more laughable as it becomes an endlessly rebooted franchise?

[–] KiwiJim (1775) 4 months ago

I’d agree about POTA if you’re talking about the original run of movies, but as for the reboots, all four films have been excellent. I had low expectations for Rise but I loved it so much. I then expected the sequels to decline in quality but I haven’t been disappointed yet.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4549) 4 months ago

The reboot trilogy is pretty excellent. Andy Serkis gives a great performance as Caesar.

Rise was enjoyable on a first watch but pretty ok on the rewatch for me.

[–] KiwiJim (1775) 4 months ago

Have you seen Kingdom yet? It’s actually one of the best, imo.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4549) 4 months ago

Sorry, Idiot over here. Meant to write Kingdom instead of Rise. THAT was my experience with Kingdom and NOT Rise. My bad.

I rewatched Rise a couple of months ago on a trip and I gotta say, I honestly enjoy it more now than I did when it first came out.

It's my least revisited movie out of the trilogy cause I always thought it was mediocre but it's honestly a really good movie. Surprised me, not gonna lie.

[–] KiwiJim (1775) 4 months ago

I love that 😃 It’s so good when you can appreciate a movie even more on a rewatch. One of the things I liked most about Rise was the relationship between Caesar and John Lithgow’s character, it had a real emotional resonance to me.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4549) 4 months ago

Lithgow's character in the movie broke my heart, man!

[–] KiwiJim (1775) 4 months ago

Same 🥲 I’ve seen a family member go through mental decline due to dementia and Lithgow just hit the nail on the head with that performance. It’s a small part, but one of his best I think.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4549) 4 months ago

Eh, I guess it's a personal preference thing. Cause I've enjoyed every single Mission impossible entrance from 4 onwards.

One to Three are hit or miss but Four to Seven are all fantastic for me. And also really really rewatchable.

Oh well, to each their own.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78545) 4 months ago

Aside from John Wick I pretty much agree with all of the series mentioned. I still love John Wick and honestly, Keanu is simply charming on screen. I could watch him kill dozens of people at a time forever!

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4549) 4 months ago

Chapter 4 was fucking amazing!

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78545) 4 months ago

The fight choreography is so amazing!

There is a YouTube clip of Reeves shooting the hell out of a gun range that is totally amazing. Check it out.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4549) 4 months ago

Oh ya, seen it. Dude went all out. Trained hard on weapons & hand to hand combat.

Those films are a wonderful showcase for stunt work. Great job by everyone involved.

[–] [deleted] 4 months ago

I didn't put John Wick up there. Hmm🤔.

But you're right. I only like #1.

[–] KingBob (3266) 4 months ago

Star Wars - should have stopped after the prequels

Rambo - should have stopped after First Blood

The Godfather - should have stopped after 2

Jurassic Park - should have stopped after the first one

[–] tsrt (1177) 4 months ago

Rocky Five....Thousand.

[–] KiwiJim (1775) 4 months ago

I disagree on this one. There’s certainly some stinkers in the Rocky franchise (4 and 5, I’m looking at you 👀) but I’m still here for it. From Rocky Balboa to Creed III, it’s been quality entertainment all the way for me 🥊