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The Trilogy Meter
I tend to read books in trilogies (or trilogies of trilogies) but this graph from DanMeth.com about movie threesomes (and how they stack up) made me giggle. Do you agree with his assessments? I have to say that I disagree very strongly with Jurassic Park, but I’m dinosaur biased. OK, maybe the last two movies in that series sucked, but still.
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Brief, non-spoilery review of ‘Watchmen’
about 1 year ago - 81 comments
Like I said, this mini-review shouldn’t have any major spoilers, but if you’re super concerned about spoilers anyway I’d suggest not reading any further. OK, now let’s get on with it. I’m also going to assume you’ve read the book, because if you haven’t this post will make even less sense. I loved the comic
about 1 year ago
I’d like to see the 4th Indiana Jones movie on that chart. I think it would have to dip below the baseline…
about 1 year ago
only thing i disagree with is Star Wars… 4-5-6 were the 3 good ones.
about 1 year ago
Very amusing.
Seriously, though, Last Crusade was the best of the original three Indiana Jones movies. There is no question, it is simply a statement of fact. Ford + Connery = Win.
Also, Lord of the Rings should have all three pegged at the top. Except maybe the made up Aragorn falls off a cliff bit from Two Towers, that was weak sauce.
about 1 year ago
We’re these purely subjective rankings of one cat or were they based on something like MetaCritic / IMDB / RottenTomatoes, etc?
Awesome graph either way, but I like to know the data source
about 1 year ago
It seems that they’re purely subjective rankings, Eric, but that’s a great idea…
about 1 year ago
What’s up with Back to the Future III though, that was at least as good as the first one, and way better than part II!
about 1 year ago
On the whole, well assessed.
about 1 year ago
Oh, come on. Alien 3 wasn’t that bad.
about 1 year ago
As Gord McLeod pointed out, “The Lost World” went in a completely different direction than the novel, which was actually my favorite of the Jurassic Park books. The movie was pretty enjoyable, but if you read through the book, it makes the movie seem so cheesy and hollywood-ized by comparison.
about 1 year ago
Im sure that die hard isnt a trilogy.
But the 4 sucks.
about 1 year ago
I went ahead with that idea Eric gave me…
The Scientific Trilogy Meter
http://thesomewhatmanlynerd.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/the-scientific-trilogy-meter/
about 1 year ago
Oh c’mon! You know that Jurassic Park 1 deserves a higher rating than that!
about 1 year ago
Nice graph.
about 1 year ago
I actually agree pretty wholeheartedly with the whole thing, with the exception of Jaws. Neither 2 nor 3 are any good, but 3 is definitely worse than 2.
Also, Rambo deserves a special mention for 4 being awesome.
about 1 year ago
Pretty solid evaluation…though I have to disagree with Indy. As amazing as the first one was, Last Crusade was effing EPIC.
about 1 year ago
I miss the Bourne Trilogy (great by the way)
about 1 year ago
Ha. Godfather….. Too right
This is more of a plot rating graph.
about 1 year ago
Diehard II was beyond terrible
about 1 year ago
I think some of those with low first-feature scores reflect a series where the rater saw the second film first, then saw the first. Given the 1984-5 release date of Terminator, it was a fantastic movie on the large screen – for the time. The second, of course, was much better. This may also account for Raiders II getting any blue in the box at all: only someone who was a similar age to that little bratty kid would rate that piece of trash at all. (IMHO, YMMV!)
Still, a fun exercise. Thanks for sharing!
about 1 year ago
BAH, everyone rates the 2nd and 3rd Matrix movies so lowly, I don’t think it’s deserved. Reloaded is a great, I love the scenes with the Merovingian, the highway chase, the burly brawl, the weapons fight in the hotel, and the Architect. All great, memorable scenes if you appreciate the story.
I agree in the ordering though. The Revolutions was the weakest, but it still had some great moments too.
about 1 year ago
the Matrix sequels were ridiculous. the bros. should of quit while ahead
about 1 year ago
Ah, I hate to jump in with my, “I agree completely, except for…” comment, but I really have to. How could anyone—ANYONE—rate Superman II higher than the original?? The original is a classic, and arguably the best superhero movie ever made, while the second is a poor combination of bad plot devices and poor special effects. Tearing off the “S” and throwing it at the bad guys? Sorry, where did Superman get THAT power???
about 1 year ago
Very nicely done, I say. I’d like to see him do the same for video games.
about 1 year ago
I agree with Kato above–the third Indiana Jones movie (and last one we should ever consider as truly an “Indiana Jones movie) was the best. Definitely better than the first. Sure, face-melting a bunch of Nazis is pretty awesome, but Sean Connery, holy-grail healing and super-aging one Nazi wins.
Also, JP 1 should have been a little higher. Great music, very epic feel. I think the author of the charts might have actually thought worse about JP 1 because 2 and 3 were so bad.
about 1 year ago
I think that back to the future 2 should be higher and 3 lower.