Top Five Film Trilogies

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:27:27 +1200

I’ve been catching up on Filmspotting over the last few weeks (more alone driving - it actually works out well to be a bit behind, because it takes longer for many films to be released here, and many films I only get around to seeing once they hit DVD (and Fatso) anyway). In #324 the top 5 list was trilogies, and I found I could come up with a list myself. I have more stringent rules than Adam/Matty: the trilogy must tell a continuous story in all three films - it’s ideal if each film can stand alone as well, but there must be an overarching storyline that connects the three. This means that a pair of sequels doesn’t count (e.g. Toy Story, Die Hard (before #4), Mission Impossible (before #4)), and it can’t be a ’triple-feature’ (i.e. three films that are just connected in some way). Like Filmspotting, all three films had to be good (e.g. no Matrix or Back to the Future). This actually narrows it down a lot (most sets of three are movie+sequel+sequel or triple-features). My top five:

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Top Five Film Trilogies