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How Many Times Have You Seen The Original Trilogy? — Page 2

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab

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Originally posted by: Jeten San Hett
I've only seen the original trilogy once, and I didn't even finish RotJ. I hired them last year, when I was 12. However, I've seen the phantom menace about 12 to 20 times, and the attacj of the clones about 10 times. Never seen RotS!
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Chaltab, you spelt uneducated wrong, which is slightly ironic. Jeten, as a 13 year old, which makes you what, 7 or 8 when the phantom menace came out, what do you think of the OT compared to the prequels? Did the prequels have a similar effect on you as a youngster that the OT had on us? By the way, in answer to the original question, I've seen each of the OT at least 50 times plus, probably more because I had it on video as a kid and watched it repeatedly then slowed down on the viewings until I was about 14 or so and rediscovered it. I've seen the prequels once each in the cinema and that's it.

As for the trilogy fest, there's some trilogies listed that are far from classic. I would omit:

The Matrix Trilogy - most people agree that as 3 movies this was a let down. It's a great first movie but not a great trilogy
Blade Trilogy - not bad fun movies but hardly classic
X-Men Trilogy - same goes for these
Trilogy of Non Crappy Superman films - there's only 2 non-crappy superman films
Spiderman Trilogy - and these - a great trilogy is a set of 3 films that work perfectly, individually and collectively. You can't just stick any old set of 3 on the list.

Which leaves:

Star Wars Trilogy (Unaltered Theatrical Release)
Back to the Future Trilogy
Godfather Trilogy (3's a little week but not terrible)
Lord of the Rings (Extended Edition Trilogy)
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Terminator Trilogy (could do without 3, but at least it tries to be part of the bigger story, and the excellence of T2 means that this has to be on the list)

And I would add:

Alien Trilogy - Alien 3 is a good movie, despite what people say, and it brings the trilogy to a nice conclusion (Ripley's death) the first and 2nd films are great. Alien 4 and Aliens/Predator don't exist.

War does not make one great.

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Chaltab, you spelt uneducated wrong, which is slightly ironic. Jeten, as a 13 year old, which makes you what, 7 or 8 when the phantom menace came out, what do you think of the OT compared to the prequels? Did the prequels have a similar effect on you as a youngster that the OT had on us? By the way, in answer to the original question, I've seen each of the OT at least 50 times plus, probably more because I had it on video as a kid and watched it repeatedly then slowed down on the viewings until I was about 14 or so and rediscovered it. I've seen the prequels once each in the cinema and that's it.



I was JOKING...

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The Matrix Trilogy - most people agree that as 3 movies this was a let down. It's a great first movie but not a great trilogy
Blade Trilogy - not bad fun movies but hardly classic
X-Men Trilogy - same goes for these
Trilogy of Non Crappy Superman films - there's only 2 non-crappy superman films
Spiderman Trilogy - and these - a great trilogy is a set of 3 films that work perfectly, individually and collectively. You can't just stick any old set of 3 on the list.


I've not seen Superman 2 or 3, actually. And when did I ever say the trilogies had to be classic? I'll add Alien Trilogy to the list when I get home. I gotta go. The bell is about to ring.

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They don't need to be Classics necessarily. Just good. Which is why I would throw in the Xmen and Spiderman trilogies (assuming the last movies in each fit as a complete trilogy and are good individually). I'd probably throw in Blade also just because 1 and 2 were pretty good, and 3 was meh, but still fun.

But you're right about The Matrix. I would only watch it for the first one so it probably would get thrown out.

Alien Trilogy is definately up there. I still liked Resurrection, and thought AVP as...ok.

And OMG I can't believe I forgot about the Evil Dead series.

Speaking of the Mariachi trilogy, I hadn't actually seen "Mariachi" up until a couple of days ago. Very interesting. I was kind of taken back by it after seeing Desperado/OUTIM already, but it wasn't too bad.

Oshits, and the Batman Trilogy. I say trilogy because "Batman and Robin" is basically Batman on Ice. Good job Schumaker with the flamboyant colors and nipples on the batsuit. Can't wait for Batman Begins.

Which 2 of the Superman Quadrilogy does everyone consider to be good? I liked 1 and 2, and can't even remember pt. 3, other than it was about him fighting himself and a computer. 4 was bleh.

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I was JOKING...

sorry dude, my bad.

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I've not seen Superman 2 or 3, actually. And when did I ever say the trilogies had to be classic? I'll add Alien Trilogy to the list when I get home. I gotta go. The bell is about to ring.


If you don't have quality control and the only rule is that there are 3 movies before you know it we'll have the American pie trilogy on the list.

War does not make one great.