June 9, 2011

Five by five: Multiple movies

Today's rules
  1. All movies must have gotten actual studio releases. Straight to DVD or video doesn't count on this one.
  2. I must've seen all the movies.
  3. The movies must be connected by more than name & theme.
My favorite triologies...
  1. Dollars - A Fistful of Dollars; For a Few Dollars More; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
  2. Toy Story
  3. Mariachi - El Mariachi, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico
  4. Bourne - Identity, Supremacy, Ultimatum
  5. Godfather
My favorite four-movie series...
  1. Jersey - Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Clerks 2 (none are embarrassing, an accomplishment for a four-movie series)
  2. Batman - Batman (1989), Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin (I'll always have a soft spot for Poison Ivy in B&R)
  3. Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, Last Crusade, Crystal Skull (Crystal Skull the only weak entry)
  4. Jack Ryan - Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear & Present Danger, Sum of All Fears
  5. Superman - I, II, III, IV (III and IV weak entries)
My favorite films made from television shows...
  1. South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
  2. The Untouchables
  3. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn
  4. The Fugitive
  5. Mission: Impossible
    Honorable mention: The Muppet Movie - not directly based on The Muppet Show, so doesn't quite qualify to me...
My favorite prequels...
  1. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
  2. Godfather Part II
  3. X-Men: First Class
  4. Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom
  5. X-Men: Wolverine
My favorite reboots...
  1. James Bond - Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace 
  2. Batman - Batman Begins, Dark Knight   
  3. Oceans 11, 12, 13 
  4. Star Trek (2010)
  5. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (cheating, but it came from a movie)

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