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The first Jurassic Park movie is all time one of the greatest films ever made with the special effects still holding up to this day. The 2nd film was still very enjoyable in my opinion but it was just a cookie cutter sequel not bad, not good. The 3rd film wasn’t great at all. But compared to the rest of the series the 3rd film is basically the godfather.
As another personal pick the 1st blade movie is a hood classic good. The other 2 not so much.
Mad Max. Evil Dead.
I like the old mad max movies more than the new ones. Haven't seen evil dead, added them to the download list.
The Lord of the Rings
Yeah, the last 3 movies and TV series were amazing right? Like I didn't fall asleep after 30min of each hobbit movie and the first 2 episodes of the series or anything. I have no recollection of anything that happened in any of those movies, other than that it was massive CGI circle jerk slop.
The lord of the rings trilogy could be a single long movie. I feel like it fits but really isn't in the spirt of the question.
I feel like it needs to be "First movie was so good, so they made a sequel"
Harvey Weinstein actually wanted LOTR to be a single movie.
I am of the opinion that Fellowship is the best one, but the sequels are by no means bad.
I think the mainstream opinion is that the two towers is the best. I’m curious, why do you favor the fellowship?
This is a bit rambly, but bear with me. I am very much enamored with the Hobbits and the Shire. Though I prefer the theatrical release (the pacing in that version is perfect), Concerning Hobbits is a fantastic inclusion in the extended version and I love getting that extra time in the Shire. There is a feeling of quaint magic in that movie that isn't present in the other ones. I like that the film is told from the perspective of Hobbits. It makes the world outside the Shire that much more mysterious and foreboding, some of which I feel is lost when the Fellowship splits up. I think Gandalf the Grey is a vastly more interesting character than Gandalf the White. I personally find underground spaces incredibly fascinating, so everything in Moria is just incredible. That moment where they're surrounded by goblins and you hear the rumble of the Balrog, and the goblins flee and Gandalf is just, "Run." Ugh, its got a great sense of terror and is just perfect.
I’m here for the rambles.
I think you have an interesting perspective. The shire kind of grounds the world as a reader / viewer. It’s the place you want to get back to.