Worst CBM Trilogy

[The Batman]

What has been your least favorite CBM trilogy?

 

[OutOfBoose]

Thor is probably the only trilogy where I'm meh (or worse) about every movie. Snyder's trilogy aged extremely poorly for me, but at least I liked some of it at some point.

 

[Drizzle]

I guess Blade by default out of the ones listed. The first two are just okay IMO but Blade Trinity is pretty bad.

 

[Deck Rickard]

1. Snyderverse (Man of Steel is okay; the other films are unwatchable)

2. Blade (only the first film was gold)

3. Wolverine (only Logan was good)

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Blade: Good, great, meh
X-Men (Original): Good, great, good
Spider-Man: Good, great, good
The Dark Knight: Great, great, good
Iron Man: Good, meh, meh
Wolverine: Ugh, good, good
Thor: Only seen the third
Captain America: Great, great, good
Zack Snyder's DCEU: Not seen Snyder's JL
MCU Spider-Man: Not seen any of them

So, by that, I guess Iron Man.

 

[Mandon Knight]

Given my distaste for Iron Man 2 & 3, the first is a great origin film, I'd have to say from the list that one. Of many of the others, there is one film of the 3 I'm not keen on, but IM has two films which to me are awful, so kind of by default, that becomes the worst.

The Iron Man trilogy. That being said I hate Thor : Dark World more than IM 2 or IM3 but that's one bad film of three, where as IM has two of the three I hate.

 

[Filmfreak]

I only liked the second Blade film, but the first one has a cult essence I can somewhat respect, I didn't really like any of the Thor films, not even the third one, though I can't say that I hated them either, Iron Man has two extremely mediocre and disappointing sequels but the first entry was great and Snyder's "trilogy" has BvS. They're all bad for different reasons, but I guess I'm leaning more towards Iron Man and then Snyder.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Suprised Iron Man got a few votes. Not the greatest trilogy, but at the very least the first IM movie should be worth something...

 

[metaphysician]

Snyder, easily. Nothing can ever beat the three hit combo of "Contempt for the source material", "Grimdark Juvenile BS", and "The sloppiness of an auteur who is convinced everything he does is perfect".

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990-1993) struck gold the first time, dropped hard for the sequels. I myself enjoy these sequels, but to be honest; they are both worse than Thor: The Dark World.

 

[Erzengel]

Every trilogy has at least one arguably good or decent movie.
Blade, X2, Spider-Man 2, TDK, IM, Logan, Ragnarok, MOS, TWS & NWH.

Some even have two good movies.
Blade 2, X-Men, Spider-Man 1, BB, Thor, Civil War, Far From Home.

The remaining with at least have 3 decent movies.
TDKR, CATFA, Homecoming.

I can debate Iron Man 3, but I'd still take it over BvS or either JL. The Wolverine I'd consider very mid but it's best with Logan is still better than MOS. So by default, Snyder Trilogy.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I have never been in love with the Singer X-Men trilogy like some have. X2 is a good movie I have some issues with and X1 and X3 are both meh. So my vote goes to first Singer X-Men trilogy

 

[noob]

blade trilogy, trinity is the worst out of all the movies listed, the first two are good/great but not on the same level of the peak of the other trilogies

 

[noob]

Blade trilogy: Great. Good. Garbage
X-Men trilogy: Great. Excellent. Bad
Spider-Man trilogy: Good. Excellent. Garbage
The Dark Knight trilogy: Legendary. Legendary. Excellent
Iron Man trilogy: Excellent. Meh. Alright.
Wolverine trilogy: Garbage. Meh. Excellent
Thor trilogy: Alright. Alright. Great
Captain America trilogy: Alright. Excellent. Excellent
Zack Snyder's DCEU trilogy: Good. Alright. Legendary
MCU's Spider-Man trilogy: Great. Great. Legendary

 

[B]

It's Wolverine quite comfortably for me from that list. It's the only one that I think has multiple bad films within it's trilogy, the only thing stopping it from being a slam dunk is the fact Logan was good.

 

[MasterBoss]

It's Wolverine quite comfortably for me from that list. It's the only one that I think has multiple bad films within it's trilogy, the only thing stopping it from being a slam dunk is the fact Logan was good.

The Wolverine trilogy isn't really a trilogy, it's 3 separate solo Wolverine movies that have nothing to do with one another.

But at any rate, I actually mostly like "The Wolverine." Never got the hate for that one, the first 2/3 thirds of the movie I find to be more interesting and unique than any x-men movie that's not Logan. There's an intimate, almost melancholy tone in that movie that I really like.

Those last 20 minutes descend into stupid shlock though with Viper/Super Shredder, but I liked enough of the movie to forgive the silliness at the end. It's hardly the only superhero movie with that problem (looking at you, Wonder Woman). I think it was Mangold who said the studio wanted a big CG fight at the end.

The movie is basically a beta version of Logan, both movies start out with Wolverine in depression needing to find purpose in life again, there's a handicap on his healing powers, and both movies explore a lot of the same themes such as Wolverine struggling with his immortality, him wanting to maybe die, etc. Logan is the fully realized and uncompromised version of "The Wolverine." Logan just has a much better script and an R rating, with the creatives having complete creative freedom.

Thematically, the main difference between the two is that "The Wolverine" is about him learning to live again, while Logan is about him accepting death.

Even some of the dialogue in the Wolverine pays off in Logan

Yukio: "You are a solider, and you seek what all soldiers do.

Wolverine: And what's that?

Yukio: An honorable death, an end to your pain.

That's exactly what happens in Logan. So on one hand, while Logan arguably kind of renders the movie obsolete by doing everything better, the wolverine did lay the groundwork for Logan.

 

[LoganPool]

Hands down it's the Snyder DCEU threequel. I liked MOS when it first came out, but it has since become almost unwatchable. BvS is utter trash from start to finish. And JL is a convoluted bore-fest.

 

[henzINNIT]

Not a flawless trilogy on there, but I'd take the least of any franchise listed here before Snyder's best, so it's an easy choice for me.

 

[B]

The Wolverine trilogy isn't really a trilogy, it's 3 separate solo Wolverine movies that have nothing to do with one another.

But at any rate, I actually mostly like "The Wolverine." Never got the hate for that one, the first 2/3 thirds of the movie I find to be more interesting and unique than any x-men movie that's not Logan. There's an intimate, almost melancholy tone in that movie that I really like.

Those last 20 minutes descend into stupid shlock though with Viper/Super Shredder, but I liked enough of the movie to forgive the silliness at the end. It's hardly the only superhero movie with that problem (looking at you, Wonder Woman). I think it was Mangold who said the studio wanted a big CG fight at the end.

The movie is basically a beta version of Logan, both movies start out with Wolverine in depression needing to find purpose in life again, there's a handicap on his healing powers, and both movies explore a lot of the same themes such as Wolverine struggling with his immortality, him wanting to maybe die, etc. Logan is the fully realized and uncompromised version of "The Wolverine." Logan just has a much better script and an R rating, with the creatives having complete creative freedom.

Thematically, the main difference between the two is that "The Wolverine" is about him learning to live again, while Logan is about him accepting death.

Even some of the dialogue in the Wolverine pays off in Logan

Yukio: "You are a solider, and you seek what all soldiers do.

Wolverine: And what's that?

Yukio: An honorable death, an end to your pain.

That's exactly what happens in Logan. So on one hand, while Logan arguably kind of renders the movie obsolete by doing everything better, the wolverine did lay the groundwork for Logan.

I actually agree, I don't consider Wolverine really a trilogy for the very reason(s) you've mentioned. Nor do I consider Captain America a trilogy because Civil War is really an Avengers film as far as I'm concerned.

I don't even know why there's a "Snyder's trilogy" option either as it's not a trilogy of any particular character. The fact that the films might be connected in the same universe doesn't qualify as a trilogy even if he did direct all 3.

In regards to The Wolverine, calling it a bad film is perhaps a bit harsh on my end. It was watchable dragged down by the ending. The word bad should be reserved for the likes of F4(s) (originals & reboot), Ghost Rider(s), Daredevil, Punisher(s), B&R, Catwoman, Green Lantern to name but a few.

 

[Bayne]

There's only one trilogy on the list that doesn't have a single movie I genuinely like. That's the Raimi trilogy.

 

[The Batman]

I don't even know why there's a "Snyder's trilogy" option either as it's not a trilogy of any particular character. The fact that the films might be connected in the same universe doesn't qualify as a trilogy even if he did direct all 3.

For one thing, Superman is either a lead or co lead (as horribly as he's portrayed) for all three movies, and the trilogy follows his origins, death, and rebirth. He only appears in a main role in these three films. His supporting cast of Lois, Perry, and Martha only appear in these films.

For another thing, Snyder's DC films have literally been identified as Zack Snyder's Justice League Trilogy:

https://www.amazon.com/Zack-Snyders-Justice-League-Trilogy/dp/B097SRXVR9

Which makes sense, since MOS directly leads to Superman interacting with Batman and Wonder Woman in BvS, which leads to the formation of the JL in..well, JL. It's really not difficult to see why Snyder's trilogy is considered a trilogy.

 

[Deck Rickard]

I agree but I feel like those movies should be renamed the “Course Correction Trilogy.”

 

[B]

For one thing, Superman is either a lead or co lead (as horribly as he's portrayed) for all three movies, and the trilogy follows his origins, death, and rebirth. He only appears in a main role in these three films. His supporting cast of Lois, Perry, and Martha only appear in these films.

For another thing, Snyder's DC films have literally been identified as Zack Snyder's Justice League Trilogy:

https://www.amazon.com/Zack-Snyders-Justice-League-Trilogy/dp/B097SRXVR9

Which makes sense, since MOS directly leads to Superman interacting with Batman and Wonder Woman in BvS, which leads to the formation of the JL in..well, JL. It's really not difficult to see why Snyder's trilogy is considered a trilogy.

Superman isn't a main/leading role in Justice League.

They also identify Civil War as a Captain America film & part of his trilogy when it's no more a Captain America film than it is an Iron Man film.

 

[Erzengel]

Cap's actions drive the story more so than Tony. If anything Tony is the deuteragonist.

 

[The Batman]

Superman isn't a main/leading role in Justice League.

Yes. Yes, he is.

They also identify Civil War as a Captain America film & part of his trilogy when it's no more a Captain America film than it is an Iron Man film.

Civil War, at worst, is a Captain America centric Avengers film. It definitely could not be mistaken for being equally an Iron Man film as it is a Cap one.