There must be shitloads to choose from but at the moment I can only think of:-
Indiana Jones, Star Wars(Original), Godfather(3rd one was a bit crap, but the 1st two was quality), LOTR(Excellent adaptation), Fistful of Dollars, Back to the Future…anymore?
I have many favorite trilogies from different genres.[/quote]
He said ‘them’, so naming more than one should be ok. My favs:
Die Hard (ok, Die Hard 4.0 is just coming out so it’s not a trilogy anymore)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Terminator
El Mariachi / Desperado / Once upon a time in Mexico (without the last one)
Fantômas (1960’s)
And I hope to add the Bourne trilogy onto the list when the last one comes out.
Long list at Wikipedia if anyone needs to refresh his/her memory.
LOTR is the only trilogy I can recall absolutely loving. Matrix was very good. Everything else pales in comparison. I’m not even sure I’d call something with two afterthoughts for sequels a ‘trilogy’.
Past that, Godfather I, II, III, and the Indiana Jones Trilogy (although yes, Temple of Doom kind of sucked…).
I have always longed for a third movie following director Peter Hyams 2000: A Space Odyssey, and 2010: The Year We Make Contact, to make a trilogy. But no.
Yes, Indeed!
In no particular order or relevance, mine include (i’ve probably forgotten a few)
Godfather, Original Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Mexico Trilogy (Rodriguez), The Pink Panther, Conan, Samurai, The Bad News Bears. Planet of The Apes…
Not a trilogy yet, but…I still love Conan the Barbarian. Arnold seemed to just perfectly capture the essence of Conan, IMO. The follow-up Conan the Destroyer wasn’t nearly as good though. The third is apparently on its way, Warner wants to start work on a remake of Conan the Barbarian this year. I’m assuming Arnold is too busy to take up the sword once again for this one. A shame.
The standards, of course: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Fistful of Dollars/A Few Dollars More/The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, LOTR (though I still think it was a bit clumsy at times). I also really like the first three “Once Upon a Time in China” Huang Feihong movies with Jet Li.