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franchises that started out strong but
eventually dipped in quality and
ultimately left audiences on the worst
note possible number 10 The Godfather
Part 3 The Godfather franchise I thought
I was out this is one of those sequels
that’s hard to get a grasp on as it has
the rare distinction of receiving a Best
Picture Oscar nomination and multiple
Razzies to be fair Godfather 3 isn’t
without some impressive production
values and an occasional poignant moment
when stacked up against its two
near-perfect predecessors though it’s
not hard to view this final chapter as
the black sheep of the trilogy you know
you haven’t kissed me hello yet
relatives always kiss related Sofia
Coppola infamous leap and performance
aside the film feels like an uneven and
unnecessary epilogue director Francis
Ford Coppola actually admitted that his
first two films summed up the Corleone
saga but he was motivated to make this
third film primarily due to financial
desperation it shows you’ve desecrated a
classic film this is worse than
Godfather 3 whoa whoa hey whoa let’s not
say things we can’t take back
number 9 Little Fockers the Meet the
Parents franchise so I ask you Craig are
you prepared to be
the godfocker the premise wasn’t
especially original but meet the parents
took audiences by surprise thanks to its
winning cast and Cordova one-liners Meet
the Fockers while not as critically well
received at least offered a few new
elements and solid laughs that’s more
than we can say about Little Fockers
which came out six years later you’re up
to something I’m watching you well guess
what I have eyes too so we’d say that
the film was too little too late but the
sequel wasn’t even a little funny
relying on lazy jokes with actors who
all seemed tired of the franchise Robert
De Niro even made fun of the film while
accepting the Golden Globe Cecil B
deMille Award how did he go from
godfather to godfocker
was very very moved and gratified when
you made the announcement two months ago
well before you had a chance to review
Little Fockers number eight Robocop 3
the Robocop franchise that are alive you
are coming with me there’s no denying
that 1987’s Robocop is an action classic
complete with bloody violence memorable
characters and clever satire Robocop 2
might have left audiences unsatisfied
but it came much closer to capturing the
original spirit than Robocop 3 this
sequel essentially subtracted everything
fans loved about the franchise with no
Peter Weller no interesting commentary
and no hard R rating compared to the
first film this feels like a neutered
family-friendly cartoon heck the actual
Robocop animated series had more dignity
than this snooze fest while subsequent
attempts to rejuvenate the franchise
delivered mixed results at best we can
take solace in knowing that nothing will
ever be worse than the original
trilogy’s ending hopefully number 7 a
good day to die hard the die hard
franchise while the original die hard is
widely considered the best in the series
the following three sequels all
delivered something worthwhile the
second film had several insane set
pieces the third film offered a
refreshing change of pace and the fourth
film was a lot of fun even with a pg-13
rating
day to die hard just feels phoned-in
however with generic action sequences
forgettable villains and a stunted
it’s truly disheartening to watch the
definitive action movie franchise
implode into a pale imitation of itself
that solely relies on cheap cliches a
more fitting title would have been old
habits die hard
Sneed ugh number 6 Superman for the
Superman isn’t just one of the most
iconic superheroes ever but he’s also
one of the most important the filmmakers
exemplified why in Man of Steel’s first
two cinematic outings but they missed
the mark with Superman 3 you know I’ve
been thinking that I’m not making enough
money for this gig we’d gladly take more
of Richard Pryor’s failed comedy bits
however then watch Superman for a film
that sadly can’t be wiped from our
memories with a kiss featuring a story
that makes zero sense
embarrassing performances and special
effects that were abysmal even by 1987
standards it’s not surprising that Bryan
Singer decided to ignore the film’s
events when he made Superman Returns
alas it remains an unfortunate ending to
no pain no gain number five spider-man
three the spider-man franchise stings
doesn’t it from one superhero franchise
to another Sam Raimi’s spider-man helped
return comic book movies to their former
glory and it’s follow-up set a new gold
standard for the genre then spider-man
three came along and the franchise came
crashing down the waterspout like the
aforementioned Superman films this
sequel relied far too heavily on campy
humor giving us a dancing emo Peter
Parker who was laughable in all the
wrong ways it additionally packed in too
many villains and side characters none
of whom are done the Justice they’re
comic-book counterparts deserved despite
being a box-office hit spider-man 3 did
so much damage to the franchise’s
reputation that it was ultimately
rebooted twice double time
number four jaws the revenge the jaws
[Music]
following Steven Spielberg’s
game-changing blockbuster the jaws
franchise progressively dug itself into
a watery grave with this fourth
installment hitting rock bottom
even the title is ridiculous in the
first film it stated that the shark does
nothing but swim eat and make little
sharks in other words sharks don’t have
the mental capacity to plot revenge so
how did this one pursue the Brody family
all the way from Amity Island to the
Bahamas for that matter why don’t the
Brody’s just stay out of the water
also what’s Michael Caine doing in this
movie we may never learn the answers to
these questions but it’s obvious why
this franchise never reached movie
number 19 number three Alien
Resurrection the Alien franchise I heard
you like ran into these things before on
the heels of two sci-fi masterpieces
alien 3 left audiences everywhere with a
sour taste in their mouths seeing how it
killed off Ellen Ripley though at least
there was no way Hollywood can milk
another horrible sequel out of this
exhausted franchise right not only did
the studio dig up briefly for a fourth
film nobody asked for they further
proved that any sequel with resurrection
in the title is pretty much guaranteed
to suck things have changed a great deal
since your time I doubt that well you
could argue that alien 3 was the more
unpleasant film to sit through Alien
Resurrection is especially infuriating
for leaving one of the greatest action
heroines of all time on such a lame note
the hell are you number 2 Batman and
Robin the Batman franchise what killed
the dinosaurs we might be able to
forgive Batman and Robin for it’s
painful puns scenery-chewing
performances and unapologetically cheesy
nature if it were a standalone homage to
the Adam West series what really gets
under our skin is that the film
apparently takes place in the same
universe as Tim Burton’s Batman movies
watching the Caped Crusader go from
Michael Keaton’s brooding complex
portrayal to George Clooney’s
tongue-in-cheek depiction is agonizing
for anyone who grew up admiring this
hero break it you buy it as grateful as
we are that Christopher Nolan would
eventually come along and restore
Batman’s good name we’ll never be able
to get over the fact that this was the
final film in the initial scene
chicks dig the car this is why Superman
works alone before we unveil our topic
here are a few dishonorable mentions you
didn’t need to do this for me
rudeness is at the Deming community
water flood help wasn’t an ancestor that
was fun
who sent you no one no we just wanted to
see you liar
no one wants to see chap number one The
Matrix Revolutions The Matrix franchise
why mr. Anderson why why do you persist
[Music]
because I used the matrix opened a door
of fascinating possibilities and felt
like the beginning of Hollywood’s next
great franchise the story lost
significant momentum with the Matrix
Reloaded though and the Matrix
Revolutions made us wish the Bukowski’s
had just kept the original self
contained nothing interesting is learned
about this world’s mythology major
characters unceremoniously die the
action feels uninspired compared to its
predecessors and don’t even get us
started on that freaking sunset stacked
up against some of the other sequels on
this list revolutions may not be the
absolute worst per se as far as endings
go however this is the most
disappointing conclusion imaginable for
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terrible faster than you can save
Phantom Menace welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 movie franchises that
were ruined by terrible endings
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re taking a look at
franchises that started out strong but
eventually dipped in quality and
ultimately left audiences on the worst
note possible number 10 The Godfather
Part 3 The Godfather franchise I thought
I was out this is one of those sequels
that’s hard to get a grasp on as it has
the rare distinction of receiving a Best
Picture Oscar nomination and multiple
Razzies to be fair Godfather 3 isn’t
without some impressive production
values and an occasional poignant moment
when stacked up against its two
near-perfect predecessors though it’s
not hard to view this final chapter as
the black sheep of the trilogy you know
you haven’t kissed me hello yet
relatives always kiss related Sofia
Coppola infamous leap and performance
aside the film feels like an uneven and
unnecessary epilogue director Francis
Ford Coppola actually admitted that his
first two films summed up the Corleone
saga but he was motivated to make this
third film primarily due to financial
desperation it shows you’ve desecrated a
classic film this is worse than
Godfather 3 whoa whoa hey whoa let’s not
say things we can’t take back
number 9 Little Fockers the Meet the
Parents franchise so I ask you Craig are
you prepared to be
the godfocker the premise wasn’t
especially original but meet the parents
took audiences by surprise thanks to its
winning cast and Cordova one-liners Meet
the Fockers while not as critically well
received at least offered a few new
elements and solid laughs that’s more
than we can say about Little Fockers
which came out six years later you’re up
to something I’m watching you well guess
what I have eyes too so we’d say that
the film was too little too late but the
sequel wasn’t even a little funny
relying on lazy jokes with actors who
all seemed tired of the franchise Robert
De Niro even made fun of the film while
accepting the Golden Globe Cecil B
deMille Award how did he go from
godfather to godfocker
was very very moved and gratified when
you made the announcement two months ago
well before you had a chance to review
Little Fockers number eight Robocop 3
the Robocop franchise that are alive you
are coming with me there’s no denying
that 1987’s Robocop is an action classic
complete with bloody violence memorable
characters and clever satire Robocop 2
might have left audiences unsatisfied
but it came much closer to capturing the
original spirit than Robocop 3 this
sequel essentially subtracted everything
fans loved about the franchise with no
Peter Weller no interesting commentary
and no hard R rating compared to the
first film this feels like a neutered
family-friendly cartoon heck the actual
Robocop animated series had more dignity
than this snooze fest while subsequent
attempts to rejuvenate the franchise
delivered mixed results at best we can
take solace in knowing that nothing will
ever be worse than the original
trilogy’s ending hopefully number 7 a
good day to die hard the die hard
franchise while the original die hard is
widely considered the best in the series
the following three sequels all
delivered something worthwhile the
second film had several insane set
pieces the third film offered a
refreshing change of pace and the fourth
film was a lot of fun even with a pg-13
rating
day to die hard just feels phoned-in
however with generic action sequences
forgettable villains and a stunted
it’s truly disheartening to watch the
definitive action movie franchise
implode into a pale imitation of itself
that solely relies on cheap cliches a
more fitting title would have been old
habits die hard
Sneed ugh number 6 Superman for the
Superman isn’t just one of the most
iconic superheroes ever but he’s also
one of the most important the filmmakers
exemplified why in Man of Steel’s first
two cinematic outings but they missed
the mark with Superman 3 you know I’ve
been thinking that I’m not making enough
money for this gig we’d gladly take more
of Richard Pryor’s failed comedy bits
however then watch Superman for a film
that sadly can’t be wiped from our
memories with a kiss featuring a story
that makes zero sense
embarrassing performances and special
effects that were abysmal even by 1987
standards it’s not surprising that Bryan
Singer decided to ignore the film’s
events when he made Superman Returns
alas it remains an unfortunate ending to
no pain no gain number five spider-man
three the spider-man franchise stings
doesn’t it from one superhero franchise
to another Sam Raimi’s spider-man helped
return comic book movies to their former
glory and it’s follow-up set a new gold
standard for the genre then spider-man
three came along and the franchise came
crashing down the waterspout like the
aforementioned Superman films this
sequel relied far too heavily on campy
humor giving us a dancing emo Peter
Parker who was laughable in all the
wrong ways it additionally packed in too
many villains and side characters none
of whom are done the Justice they’re
comic-book counterparts deserved despite
being a box-office hit spider-man 3 did
so much damage to the franchise’s
reputation that it was ultimately
rebooted twice double time
number four jaws the revenge the jaws
[Music]
following Steven Spielberg’s
game-changing blockbuster the jaws
franchise progressively dug itself into
a watery grave with this fourth
installment hitting rock bottom
even the title is ridiculous in the
first film it stated that the shark does
nothing but swim eat and make little
sharks in other words sharks don’t have
the mental capacity to plot revenge so
how did this one pursue the Brody family
all the way from Amity Island to the
Bahamas for that matter why don’t the
Brody’s just stay out of the water
also what’s Michael Caine doing in this
movie we may never learn the answers to
these questions but it’s obvious why
this franchise never reached movie
number 19 number three Alien
Resurrection the Alien franchise I heard
you like ran into these things before on
the heels of two sci-fi masterpieces
alien 3 left audiences everywhere with a
sour taste in their mouths seeing how it
killed off Ellen Ripley though at least
there was no way Hollywood can milk
another horrible sequel out of this
exhausted franchise right not only did
the studio dig up briefly for a fourth
film nobody asked for they further
proved that any sequel with resurrection
in the title is pretty much guaranteed
to suck things have changed a great deal
since your time I doubt that well you
could argue that alien 3 was the more
unpleasant film to sit through Alien
Resurrection is especially infuriating
for leaving one of the greatest action
heroines of all time on such a lame note
the hell are you number 2 Batman and
Robin the Batman franchise what killed
the dinosaurs we might be able to
forgive Batman and Robin for it’s
painful puns scenery-chewing
performances and unapologetically cheesy
nature if it were a standalone homage to
the Adam West series what really gets
under our skin is that the film
apparently takes place in the same
universe as Tim Burton’s Batman movies
watching the Caped Crusader go from
Michael Keaton’s brooding complex
portrayal to George Clooney’s
tongue-in-cheek depiction is agonizing
for anyone who grew up admiring this
hero break it you buy it as grateful as
we are that Christopher Nolan would
eventually come along and restore
Batman’s good name we’ll never be able
to get over the fact that this was the
final film in the initial scene
chicks dig the car this is why Superman
works alone before we unveil our topic
here are a few dishonorable mentions you
didn’t need to do this for me
rudeness is at the Deming community
water flood help wasn’t an ancestor that
was fun
who sent you no one no we just wanted to
see you liar
no one wants to see chap number one The
Matrix Revolutions The Matrix franchise
why mr. Anderson why why do you persist
[Music]
because I used the matrix opened a door
of fascinating possibilities and felt
like the beginning of Hollywood’s next
great franchise the story lost
significant momentum with the Matrix
Reloaded though and the Matrix
Revolutions made us wish the Bukowski’s
had just kept the original self
contained nothing interesting is learned
about this world’s mythology major
characters unceremoniously die the
action feels uninspired compared to its
predecessors and don’t even get us
started on that freaking sunset stacked
up against some of the other sequels on
this list revolutions may not be the
absolute worst per se as far as endings
go however this is the most
disappointing conclusion imaginable for
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
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