Is the '... Planet of the Apes' the best trilogy of modern times?

DiscoStu

The story, the emotion, the effects? Just a triumph.

octatonic

No (or Nie).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Colours_trilogy

tone1

It was Toy Story until Number 4 Feking spoilt it.... 

Reverend

tone1 said:

It was Police Academy until Number 4 Feking spoilt it.... 

Fixed that for you  

EricTheWeary

Doesn’t number 4 come out in 2021? 

fretmeister

Cornetto trilogy. 

DiscoStu

EricTheWeary said:

Doesn’t number 4 come out in 2021? 

Oh! Oh!

earwighoney

octatonic said:

No (or Nie).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Colours_trilogy

I've not seen these, I really should check them out I loved the same director (can't spell his name) 'Dekalog' (ie Ten Commandments) which is truly exceptional.

ICBM

No, Despicable Me is.

earwighoney

ICBM said:

No, Despicable Me is.

Despicable 2 really is a lot of fun.

Even though there was another, the Toy Story trilogy is very good as well.

The Before Sunset trilogy is decent as well, 3 very different films.

EricTheWeary

Just watched the third one which I hadn’t seen before. 

As a trilogy it does the usual trilogy thing of the middle one having to tread water/ fill in the gaps a bit. It also fails as a trilogy because although there is a story arc that runs through them they are surprisingly different films. The first one is, I guess, this intense sci fi thriller, the second a post apocalyptic romp and the third a war movie. 

Having said that I don’t have an alternative so maybe they are.

Yeh, part IV is/ was being made I believe - although from having watched the third one I guess it will be some element of reboot rather than just taking off where that one leaves off. 

octatonic

earwighoney said:

octatonic said:

No (or Nie).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Colours_trilogy

I've not seen these, I really should check them out I loved the same director (can't spell his name) 'Dekalog' (ie Ten Commandments) which is truly exceptional.

They are excellent.
Krzysztof Kieślowski is the director.
Dekalog are brilliant but it is bit of a time commitment.

Philly_Q

Not really a trilogy, but sort of:

Sympathy for Mr Vengeance
Oldboy
Lady Vengeance

grungebob

No it’s blade. 

WiresDreamDisasters

It's slightly edged out by the Resident Evil series.

JezWynd

octatonic said:

earwighoney said:

octatonic said:

No (or Nie).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Colours_trilogy

I've not seen these, I really should check them out I loved the same director (can't spell his name) 'Dekalog' (ie Ten Commandments) which is truly exceptional.

They are excellent.
Krzysztof Kieślowski is the director.
Dekalog are brilliant but it is bit of a time commitment.

They were my instinctual choice too but can they be considered ‘modern times’? They’re pre smartphone! Can any movie be of the modern age if it doesn’t include some electronic communications shenanigans?

Planet of the Apes? No, apart from the first one they’re the usual dreary American gun fest.

CMW335

Back To The Future

CMW335

Or Nolan’s Batman trilogy?

hollywoodrox

There is only one truly magnificent franchise  - Terminator 

Moloch

CMW335 said:

Or Nolan’s Batman trilogy?

I'd say that's a strong contender for the most overrated.

bluechargeboy

My first thought was the Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) films. If you can handle the shaky camerawork. Although the first one came out 18 years ago......!