Battle of the Franchises

[ComicJunkie21]

Thought I would have a little fun with this one. What franchise is the best and why?

So I will try something a bit different, when it comes to Marvel and DC cinematic films those will be viewed as culmination of mini franchises so the full culmination can't be part of the comparison. This should make for a more apples to apples comparison.

For example Iron Man 1, 2, & 3 would be a franchise as well as Thor 1, 2, and 3 would be considered a separate franchise.

I'm starting with only 3 but will add more input on others as the discussion goes on. For me Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and The Dark Knight Trilogy are ahead of the packs. See my ranking below:

Best - Lord of the Rings. It did a good job of keeping close to the books as well as the acting, action, and having a huge cultural impact.

Second Best - Harry Potter it would've been first if it wasnt for the awful Goblet of Fire adaption.

Third Best - I love me some Batman but TDKR didn't out due TDK and Anne Hathaway as Catwoman was a miss.

[Midvillian1322]

For me the best two Franchises becaue they didnt have any movies that were a disappointment is Captain America trilogy and The Apes trilogy. The worst movie in both is the first and I still really like both those movies and think 2 and 3 in both franchises is great.

TDKR takes that trilogy out for me personally. Ironman 2 take Ironman out. If we could count Civil war, Infinty war, endgame as a mini franchise that would make my list. But if I have to use Ultron then nope.

[Kirby101]

For longevity, I don't think anything beats James Bond.

Star Wars OT should be considered.

[WebLurker]

Best, IMHO are Star Trek and Star Wars. Will have to think of a third.

[j9ac9k]

Do all the various Spider-Man movies count as one franchise?

[Midvillian1322]

Do all the various Spider-Man movies count as one franchise?

No raimi and MCU Spidey are separate. So if you love the OG trilogy that counts. Otherwise Hobbit would count against LOTR. Batman and Robin against Nolans Films.

Also if MCU dont count then James Bond doesnt either.. you have to pick one actors string of films.

[ComicJunkie21]

For me the best two Franchises becaue they didnt have any movies that were a disappointment is Captain America trilogy and The Apes trilogy. The worst movie in both is the first and I still really like both those movies and think 2 and 3 in both franchises is great.

TDKR takes that trilogy out for me personally. Ironman 2 take Ironman out. If we could count Civil war, Infinty war, endgame as a mini franchise that would make my list. But if I have to use Ultron then nope.

Are you talking about the Matt Reeves Apes trilogy?

[Midvillian1322]

Are you talking about the Matt Reeves Apes trilogy?

Yes I am. .

[Gaastra]

Harry potter was not perfect. Goblet of fire and half blooded prince was a mess with plot points cut out. The movie version didn't even have much of the half blood prince in it. Also they lost their fun and turned batman v superman and got to dark and depressing. The early ones are the best to me. Once baldy came book they lost most of the fun of their early films. Don't care for fantastic beasts as much. I liked the magic school part of harry potter and taking place in the past also just made me not care about it.

I would say toy story but there are people who hated 4 feeling it made woody a hypocrite and hated the way they made bonnie. (I didn't mind those but did see it as not as good as 3.)

[Beaddle]

Third Best - I love me some Batman but TDKR didn't out due TDK and Anne Hathaway as Catwoman was a miss.

I thought Anne's Catwoman was the most faithful portrayal of the character.

Michelle Pfeiffer gave the best performance in Batman Returns, no doubt but Anne captured her characterization from the comics more. Selina Kyle is more of a grey character who is willing to change or fall on the side of good because of her love for Bruce/Batman. I think Anne showcased that most important trait of her character well, while Michelle didn't.