Rivero

So is LOTR the best?

fumanstan

No. A very good one though.

Chew

Although there are other trilogies I've seen that have better individual parts, I can't think of too many that are as strong the entire three movies.

PalmerJoss

I say I don't know because at this point I really can't answer the question. I might be able to in a couple years when LOTR isn't as fresh in my mind. Right now I regard Indiana Jones as the best trilogy ever, but I can see LOTR overtaking it eventually.

flabio

Yes. ROTK solidified the trilogy as the best ever for me, knocking Indiana Jones and original Star Wars down a rung. Truth be told, after seeing the first Matrix film, I thought THAT would be the trilogy-to-beat, but I was sadly mistaken.

gcribbs

right now. Yes.

DVD Polizei

It's the best Trilogy ever filmed at once.

Thank God no one mentioned the Matrix. Oh jeez, I just did. I hate it when I do that.

necros

A friend asked me after I saw RotK if I thought it was better than the original star wars trilogy, and I couldn't say for sure at the time, but now after seeing it a second time, and also the 2 EEs now, I really feel that now it is. So I'd rank em....

LotR #1, and Star Wars & Indiana Jones tied for second. 3rd, for me, would be the Matrix. I know a lot of people hated the second 2 matrix movies, but I liked em all.

Supermallet

I would say it is. As for other greatest trilogies, I would have to put some things ahead of Star Wars and The Godfather. The Apu Trilogy, The Qatsi Trilogy, The Dead or Alive trilogy, for example.

Kal-El

It's up there.

raven56706

Here is why Lord of the rings was the best ever:

Godfather- Part 3- what the hell is this..

Star Wars- Return of the Jedi- Ewoks ruined it.

Indiana Jones- The last one is not as good as the rest

LOTR- Return of the king was just phenomenal. Everything and more...

PJsig08

raven56706 has some good points.

For me, it would be the Godfather series, no question, if it weren't for #3. No way that movie holds up to #1 and #2.

Right now, LOTR is the most solid trilogy ever made, right above Star Wars and BTTF.

Rypro 525

i would say its the best of all time, since most other trilogys have had good part 1's and 2's but the part 3's have blown.

Deckard-10

IMHO, Yes. Followed by Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

creekdipper

Not even a close contest. All other "trilogies" are uneven, having been done by separate directors/writers, etc. over a span of time.
Godfather 3 was weak; Star Wars 2 & 3 couldn't compare to the original, which was obviously shot as a self-contained story; Indy 2 had a totally different (and worse) tone from first & third. Most of these criticisms could be applied to any other trilogy (BTTF & DIE HARD, for instance)....or, for that matter, to ANY film series. LOTR--flaws & all--is the only one that can be viewed as an entire story that flows smoothly from one film to the next. In other words, LOTR is actually one LONG movie rather than 3 separate stories...just as Tolkien intended. Also, keep in mind that the other "trilogies" were only made as the result of the success of the first film, whereas all three parts of LOTR were filmed simultaneously. It slays me when some "critics" argue in favor of other "trilogies" and then spend most of their time pointing out the fatal flaws in those same "trilogies"...in effect, basing their preferences on the best individual parts of those films as opposed to judging the 3 parts as a whole. That is why LOTR will stand at the top until someone else takes the same gamble & simultaneously films 3 parts of an already-existing epic. Wouldn't recommend that you hold your breath waiting for that to happen anytime soon.

QuiGonJosh

It aint the best but its one of the best...

TCG

It IS the best. There may be single movies from other trilogies that are better than any LOTR films, i.e. T2, ANH, ESB, ROTLA, GF I. but as a whole trilogy, it outdoes the rest. there are weak parts of every other trilogy. ROTJ, GF III, TOD, T3. None in LOTR.

jekbrown

<best eric cartman voice...>

GD it!!! lotr is NOT a sequel!!!!! one book... three parts... one film... three parts. daaaammmmmmmnnn it!!! how hard is this to understand?!!?

<end cartman voice>

oh brother, SW is a great movie, but ESB is the best film that has ever taken place in a different galaxy.

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Michael T Hudson

I was just about to post the same thing about Empire. Perfect movie in my eyes just like Raiders.

joshd2012

*raises hand*

Umm.. it is not a trilogy. It is a single story/movie that was separated into three parts.

Supermallet

Dictionary.com has two definitions for trilogy. The first: "A group of three dramatic or literary works related in subject or theme." In this case, Lord of the Rings falls into the category. It was released as three books and three films. It may have been written all at once, but by virtue of release, the fact they they are now three separate entities, makes it a trilogy.

The second definition: "A series of three dramas which, although each of them is in one sense complete, have a close mutual relation, and form one historical and poetical picture. Shakespeare's `` Henry VI.'' is an example."

I don't know if Lord of the Rings falls into that category, because I wouldn't say any one of the three films is complete. You need all three. However, you could probably argue that all three taken on their own are in one sense complete.

jekbrown

sigh...

uh, no. That definitition fails.. in the first 2 words no less. Its not a "group"... its one literary work. Presenting it as 3 distinct parts is the work of publishers etc. That act by the publisher/studio has nothing to do with whether or not the film was a trilogy or not... if it did, films shown on tv with commercial breaks would instantly become duododecahedrologys or something... and they arent... in spite of breaks its one film. Same thing with LotR, always conceived as one work from the begining.

this one fails too... its one drama, not three and none are even close to being complete without the other 2. Indiana Jones films are a real trilogy... LotR is one flick.

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Josh H

I'll avoid the semantic debate, as in reality most trilogies are really one long story. I realize the book was all one book, and just split into sections by the publisher, but it's still a pointless debate.

At any rate, in my opinion this is the best trilogy ever. By that I simply mean it's my favorite. It beats Star Wars (my old favorite) in every conceivable area.

rabbit77

I would have voted best ever if I hadn't already seen the Three Colors trilogy.

Tommy_Harn

All a matter of opinion. While some would rank Godfather Part III as weak, I would rank parts 1,2 and 3 of the LOTR trilogy as weak.