NotRealNameNoSir
4 of a Kind
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Is STAR WARS the most overrated franchise? (1 Viewer)
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NotRealNameNoSir
4 of a Kind
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TheDuke
Full House
Star Wars episodes 4-6 were pretty epic growing up.
The prequel trilogy was pretty disappointing. And it has aged terribly. It's pretty much unwatchable now. Hot garbage.
The recent trilogy was pretty underwhelming as well.
Andor was outstanding. Best Star Wars creation since the original trilogy. Hope season 2 is as good.
Oh, and all the Transformers live action movies have been complete trash. What a goddamn disappointment.
The prequel trilogy was pretty disappointing. And it has aged terribly. It's pretty much unwatchable now. Hot garbage.
The recent trilogy was pretty underwhelming as well.
Andor was outstanding. Best Star Wars creation since the original trilogy. Hope season 2 is as good.
Oh, and all the Transformers live action movies have been complete trash. What a goddamn disappointment.
When you’re at the top you gotta take the shots
RocAFella1
Royal Flush
Yup I'm firing them shots lol.
johnjohn
Full House
Long live Rey "Skywalker"
Only slightly ironic I just watched trailers for a new Transformers movie, new Fast and Furious, new MCU movie (guardians 3), and 2 new DC movies one of which includes apparently multiple previous Batman(s?). Now this new Star Wars trilogy and I’m sure more Harry Potter derivatives.
What do you all think of the Mission Impossible franchise?
LotsOfChips
Flush
I try not to...
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bergs
Royal Flush
Let me sum up every Fast & The Furious movie for you.
- people drive cars really fast
- sometimes it’s other vehicles too
That’s literally it. C’mon, it’s Vin Fucking Diesel, it’s not like he’s a perennial choice for thespian of the year.
- people drive cars really fast
- sometimes it’s other vehicles too
That’s literally it. C’mon, it’s Vin Fucking Diesel, it’s not like he’s a perennial choice for thespian of the year.
RocAFella1
Royal Flush
“family”
DeeVee8
Flush
Some of the best Star Wars stuff is in the novels. The Bane trilogy is a favorite of mine, along with Thrawn. As far as movies go, I grew up with 4-6, so those are my faves. Episodes 1-3 were okay because I dig the Sith and Palpatine's rise to power. I've had very little interest in 7-9. Imho, you need a great villain for a great story, and they did Palpatine wrong in those episodes.
bergs
Royal Flush
FYP; we can both be right
slisk250
Straight Flush
SixSpeedFury
Full House
I went with Fast and Furious but was surprised another franchise wasn't listed that's overrated. The Saw franchise. First movie was great, then it went all downhill from there. Now we're getting a Saw X 
Sharknado.
The first 11 were terrific, but they lost their way in 12 through 19. The last 3 were much better, but still haven't recaptured the magic of the original 5. I hope they get it back by the time the 30th film.
The first 11 were terrific, but they lost their way in 12 through 19. The last 3 were much better, but still haven't recaptured the magic of the original 5. I hope they get it back by the time the 30th film.
NotRealNameNoSir
4 of a Kind
Whole horror genre hasn't been great at sequels lol. Halloween? Incredible. Halloween 17: The Curse of the Curse of Myers? Not so much. Same with the 13th Friday the 13th lol.I went with Fast and Furious but was surprised another franchise wasn't listed that's overrated. The Saw franchise. First movie was great, then it went all downhill from there. Now we're getting a Saw X
Saw I liked the first three, I'll go out on a limb. Stories that work well enough following an incredible first movie, but gets awful pretty quickly.
Oh jeez. We do family vacations to the Oregon coast and would drink and watch Jaws and Sharknado movies each night…
Until I showed my 6yo Jaws. My wife still hasn’t forgiven me. But my kid now respects the ocean.
Regarding Sharknado: the first 3 are great.
But Santa Jaws is where it’s at.
This is about to become a franchise, as they appear to have hit their Kickstarter goal for Velocipastor 2!
BukNaked36
Straight
I was a kid growing up with the original Star Wars trilogy. Super fired up for the Phantom Menace then Jar Jar Binks walked on the screen... WTF then little Anni doing his pod racing. Sooooo disappointed. Maybe this one's a fluke? And they kept being just as bad.
johnjohn
Full House
I HATE the meme that storm troopers are a bad shot(they aren't) and a buddy told me that they leaned into the meme with a scene and that alone killed any desire to watch that show.Even the story of this cute little thing?View attachment 1143836
"I Am Groot"
AlbinoDragon
Flush
Even the story of this cute little thing
I remember driving to Phoenix to see "Phantom Menace" at the better screen up there, and all five of us leaving wondering on the drive back "what was that?" By itself, that basically killed the franchise for me, but after seeing the rest of the prequel trilogy on TV, I knew I was done with it.
During COVID shutdowns, Force Awakens was on TV and halfway through, I found myself saying "I feel like I've seen this before", then connecting the dots and realizing it was a re-telling of "Phantom Menace" which was really a re-telling of "New Hope".
I'm old and cranky and am mostly done with franchises, but George Lucas killed whatever interest I had in Star Wars well over a decade ago, and really more than that. Star Trek hasn't done itself many favors in my book either. The deep-seated love of both fandoms has mostly killed both for me. I mostly blame Hollywood and the creative bankruptcy they seem to have (or at least the fear of anything not a guaranteed franchise moneymaker that seems to run rampant anymore).
Don't ask me to review or recommend your favorite show or movie. I'm the wrong person to ask anyway. The last good sitcom I watched was Coupling (the BBC version, and only the first two seasons), last OK "drama" was the first season of "Only Murders in the Building" and I stuck through the end of "Better Call Saul" only because I was invested in the characters. I'm definitely not your usual "Nielsen Family"!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_Media_Research
ChipWhisperer
High Hand
It's crazy how fast the MCU is trying to take this mantle.
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