third time is definitely not the charm
for these film series that could be
reworked but I’ll never be top of the
line again I’d rather be nothing welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
worst third installments in movie
franchises when we get together in busts
of skulls whoa hold it there Casey
you’re not gonna do any head breaking
this time for this list we’re taking a
look at movie franchises that may have
started out strong but by the third
movie they faltered big time as opposed
to say the Twilight Saga franchise which
while commercially successful was it
really a cinematic gold mine from
beginning to end our worst third movies
failed to bring up the rear forget the
movies forget the books there’s no happy
ending of this guy these third
installments pale in comparison to the
original iterations received critical
and or commercial backlash and seemed
like a pretty sad way to suck the life
out of a movie series audiences once
enjoyed played you need to know that
there’s a chance of ours could destroy
you too number 10 blade Trinity I don’t
know if Danny seems like another dead
end
fans of the Marvel comic might have
initially been thrilled to see their
favorite vampire hunter come to life on
the big screen but by the film series
third release they were pretty much over
it
what makes you think
filmmakers Chuck the lone vampire hunter
formula and instead paired blade with
Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel in
Trinity I’m sorry I uh I had a lot of
sugar today where he used to be able to
defeat bad guys in the blink of an eye
now our protagonist seems dependent on
his new crew for support what’s he been
doing meanwhile the action films camp
factor seemed like it was magnified
times a thousand me I’m more of a David
Hasselhoff fan you know as the writers
replaced whatever coolness existed in
the first two with ham-fisted attempts
at levity and what about garlic does
that work on Hindu vampires do you need
like saffron some shit that was quick
thank you number nine Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles three no no no lady that
ain’t nice the writing was most likely
on the wall with this threequel
as a disappointing continuation of the
popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
franchise it was the third installment
no one was really waiting for yes I’d
say that was a fair assumption set in
17th century feudal Japan the fighting
turtles have followed April to the past
after she activates a time-traveling
device apparently the folks over at Jim
Henson’s Creature Shop knew this was
going to be a clunker and bailed on the
project resulting in unsynched puppet
lips and shoddy animatronics step back
dudes I just brought us some heavy
artillery hahaha and no familiar TMNT
villains in sight I think she’s telling
the truth
number 8 The Godfather Part 3 keep your
mouth shut your eyes open the first two
films set the standard and admittedly
they were a hard act to follow
considering how much of an influence
they’ve played in the industry decades
after their release
I’d use up too much of your time I think
so
maybe it’s the constant comparisons to
the first two films that doomed this
third installment that came sixteen
years after the second film I made the
story follows Michael Corleone as he
struggles to cement the crime syndicate
of which he is now head while the
visuals may have been on point
the acting especially that of Sofia
Coppola could have used some work why
are you doing this why am I doing this
and while it was nominated for multiple
Oscars part three had little to offer
audiences that wasn’t already covered in
the first two films number seven alien
three right well I guess I’m next in
line any fives gonna be in charge Jesus
gives a great while this third
installment may have given us the iconic
visual of an alien all up in Ripley’s
personal space it just didn’t hold up
its end of the franchise bargain one out
of eight this stuff after surviving the
events of aliens the amazing 1986 sequel
to the original Ripley is yet again the
only survivor of a crash that lands her
escape pod on a penal colony planet of
course an alien has graciously
accompanied her on her journey and
wreaks havoc upon arrival here foolish
woman packaging family while the other
two movies had atmosphere and pacing on
their side this film lacks both do you
have any faith just instead the only
character anyone really cares about is
Ripley and she always seems to make it
out of these things just fine
been out here a long time alien 3 was
plagued by underdeveloped characters and
a Monster Mash storyline that just
wasn’t all that compelling number 6
spider-man 3 the third spider-man of Sam
Raimi’s trilogy seemed as though it knew
the party was coming to an end and
wanted to pack as much action in as
possible before the cops showed up he
got any more good Peter Parker and Mary
Jane are blissfully in love and Harry
Osborn conveniently forgets that his
best friend killed his dad hey buddy
all this changes when an alien black
ooze infects our superhero and makes him
evil and brooding and emo how’s Mary
Jane I don’t know he’s also got two
villains to deal with Sandman and venom
who’s played by Topher Grace and then
Harry regains his memory and hatred for
the webslinger while Spidey must deal
with his rocky romance with all of this
happening in one movie spider-man 3
ended up seeming like a party punch with
a few too many ingredients now take on
this
number five x-men The Last Stand nothing
can stop us you didn’t necessarily have
to be a fan of the comics to know that
something big was going to go down in
the third film of the x-men film series
I love you
when a cure for mutation appears to have
been discovered in the last stand it’s
an all-out battle for mutant survival
that’s why the palms go first while the
film offered plenty of action it seems
the filmmakers decided to jam pack as
much fanservice into the movie as
possible as well introducing a slew of
characters without establishing any sort
of connection to them grow those back
more than anything though the superhero
flick lost the momentum of the previous
two films and banked too highly on the
fact that it was meant to be a finale
while choosing style over substance I
warn you
number for Superman 3 I’m really excited
about this idea the original Superman
franchise that began in the 70s was a
little on the goofy side
and while this light-hearted component
was present in the previous films this
third installment cranked it up to 11
only the propolis yeah nope just gonna
make little stop right over there
oh we see Richard Pryor whose comedic
brilliance is woefully underutilized as
a computer programmer working for an
evil billionaire what’s wrong with it
and who develops a substance that serves
as a form of kryptonite that kryptonite
gives us a negative Man who isn’t really
evil as much as he’s sort of a nuisance
only you got here a minute sooner
he blows the flame out of the Olympic
torch and straightens the Leaning Tower
of Pisa and other petty antics like a
jilted ex with superpowers who’s angry
at cultural icons what we don’t get is
the sense of excitement that made the
first and even the second film great
number three Pirates of the Caribbean at
World’s End this is what either of that
while the film may have been a
commercial success this was due in large
part to the generous wake left by the
film’s two predecessors still the shine
it’s just lessened here Captain Jack
Sparrow finds himself trapped in Davy
Jones locker with will and Elizabeth
looking for a way to spring him then
perhaps his usefulness has run its
course at almost three hours long at
World’s End doesn’t skimp on the action
but it’s also pretty confusing even if
you’re paying attention what I know
curious isn’t
while everyone is supposedly working to
stop Davy Jones and the British who have
plans to control the seas almost no
one’s motives are explicitly clear so
you’re not really sure who you’re
rooting for let’s just maddeningly
unhelpful why are these things never
clear and who wants to be confused for
three hours you’ve no idea number two
Robocop 3 you are making a mistake in
this mind-numbing ly bad threequel the
evil Omni from the previous two films is
at it again
they just won’t leave Detroit alone and
have enlisted the aid of a shady
Japanese corporation in their plans to
construct a corporate owned city these
plans include the forceful removal if
not extermination of the city’s current
population it also means ninja Androids
in addition to some really cheesy
dialogue and boring action sequences we
see the formerly terrifying IDI 209 from
the first film transformed into an
embarrassing shell of its former self
that probably should have been a hint
for the franchise what the hell will I
tell my shareholders Johnson before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable or in this case dishonorable
mentions you know what your problem is
you need to relax have some fun you have
too much rice in your diet you
constipated I never should have brought
you
maybe I’m just checking to make sure
there’s no killer in here wait and off
you like he did your little sister what
did you say
I can’t believe you said that that makes
me angry well I hate to admit it but the
truth is I think we’re getting soft
maybe just a little soon just a little
the crane keep doing this yourself and
then what happened Oh what’s it to you
it left you the unfairness of them all
and now here you are hustling pool to
get your next meal how does that feel
number one the Matrix Revolutions
audiences had their minds blown when the
matrix debuted back in 1999 the film
combined incredibly well-executed fight
sequences with an impressive plot
compelling storytelling and pioneering
special effects
by the time the third installment rolled
around though the material had been
stretched thin like what I’ve done with
the place
and any philosophical elements that had
been introduced we’re left muddled and
unexplored following the events of the
Matrix Reloaded the Sentinels are making
their way towards Zion and neo and the
crew must race to stop them before they
destroy the last remaining human outpost
while there are some cool visuals
there’s nothing revolutionary about this
sci-fi action flick which made it a
tepid conclusion to a trilogy that
started off red-hot do you agree with
our list what do you think is the worst
third movie of a film series for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
for these film series that could be
reworked but I’ll never be top of the
line again I’d rather be nothing welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
worst third installments in movie
franchises when we get together in busts
of skulls whoa hold it there Casey
you’re not gonna do any head breaking
this time for this list we’re taking a
look at movie franchises that may have
started out strong but by the third
movie they faltered big time as opposed
to say the Twilight Saga franchise which
while commercially successful was it
really a cinematic gold mine from
beginning to end our worst third movies
failed to bring up the rear forget the
movies forget the books there’s no happy
ending of this guy these third
installments pale in comparison to the
original iterations received critical
and or commercial backlash and seemed
like a pretty sad way to suck the life
out of a movie series audiences once
enjoyed played you need to know that
there’s a chance of ours could destroy
you too number 10 blade Trinity I don’t
know if Danny seems like another dead
end
fans of the Marvel comic might have
initially been thrilled to see their
favorite vampire hunter come to life on
the big screen but by the film series
third release they were pretty much over
it
what makes you think
filmmakers Chuck the lone vampire hunter
formula and instead paired blade with
Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel in
Trinity I’m sorry I uh I had a lot of
sugar today where he used to be able to
defeat bad guys in the blink of an eye
now our protagonist seems dependent on
his new crew for support what’s he been
doing meanwhile the action films camp
factor seemed like it was magnified
times a thousand me I’m more of a David
Hasselhoff fan you know as the writers
replaced whatever coolness existed in
the first two with ham-fisted attempts
at levity and what about garlic does
that work on Hindu vampires do you need
like saffron some shit that was quick
thank you number nine Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles three no no no lady that
ain’t nice the writing was most likely
on the wall with this threequel
as a disappointing continuation of the
popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
franchise it was the third installment
no one was really waiting for yes I’d
say that was a fair assumption set in
17th century feudal Japan the fighting
turtles have followed April to the past
after she activates a time-traveling
device apparently the folks over at Jim
Henson’s Creature Shop knew this was
going to be a clunker and bailed on the
project resulting in unsynched puppet
lips and shoddy animatronics step back
dudes I just brought us some heavy
artillery hahaha and no familiar TMNT
villains in sight I think she’s telling
the truth
number 8 The Godfather Part 3 keep your
mouth shut your eyes open the first two
films set the standard and admittedly
they were a hard act to follow
considering how much of an influence
they’ve played in the industry decades
after their release
I’d use up too much of your time I think
so
maybe it’s the constant comparisons to
the first two films that doomed this
third installment that came sixteen
years after the second film I made the
story follows Michael Corleone as he
struggles to cement the crime syndicate
of which he is now head while the
visuals may have been on point
the acting especially that of Sofia
Coppola could have used some work why
are you doing this why am I doing this
and while it was nominated for multiple
Oscars part three had little to offer
audiences that wasn’t already covered in
the first two films number seven alien
three right well I guess I’m next in
line any fives gonna be in charge Jesus
gives a great while this third
installment may have given us the iconic
visual of an alien all up in Ripley’s
personal space it just didn’t hold up
its end of the franchise bargain one out
of eight this stuff after surviving the
events of aliens the amazing 1986 sequel
to the original Ripley is yet again the
only survivor of a crash that lands her
escape pod on a penal colony planet of
course an alien has graciously
accompanied her on her journey and
wreaks havoc upon arrival here foolish
woman packaging family while the other
two movies had atmosphere and pacing on
their side this film lacks both do you
have any faith just instead the only
character anyone really cares about is
Ripley and she always seems to make it
out of these things just fine
been out here a long time alien 3 was
plagued by underdeveloped characters and
a Monster Mash storyline that just
wasn’t all that compelling number 6
spider-man 3 the third spider-man of Sam
Raimi’s trilogy seemed as though it knew
the party was coming to an end and
wanted to pack as much action in as
possible before the cops showed up he
got any more good Peter Parker and Mary
Jane are blissfully in love and Harry
Osborn conveniently forgets that his
best friend killed his dad hey buddy
all this changes when an alien black
ooze infects our superhero and makes him
evil and brooding and emo how’s Mary
Jane I don’t know he’s also got two
villains to deal with Sandman and venom
who’s played by Topher Grace and then
Harry regains his memory and hatred for
the webslinger while Spidey must deal
with his rocky romance with all of this
happening in one movie spider-man 3
ended up seeming like a party punch with
a few too many ingredients now take on
this
number five x-men The Last Stand nothing
can stop us you didn’t necessarily have
to be a fan of the comics to know that
something big was going to go down in
the third film of the x-men film series
I love you
when a cure for mutation appears to have
been discovered in the last stand it’s
an all-out battle for mutant survival
that’s why the palms go first while the
film offered plenty of action it seems
the filmmakers decided to jam pack as
much fanservice into the movie as
possible as well introducing a slew of
characters without establishing any sort
of connection to them grow those back
more than anything though the superhero
flick lost the momentum of the previous
two films and banked too highly on the
fact that it was meant to be a finale
while choosing style over substance I
warn you
number for Superman 3 I’m really excited
about this idea the original Superman
franchise that began in the 70s was a
little on the goofy side
and while this light-hearted component
was present in the previous films this
third installment cranked it up to 11
only the propolis yeah nope just gonna
make little stop right over there
oh we see Richard Pryor whose comedic
brilliance is woefully underutilized as
a computer programmer working for an
evil billionaire what’s wrong with it
and who develops a substance that serves
as a form of kryptonite that kryptonite
gives us a negative Man who isn’t really
evil as much as he’s sort of a nuisance
only you got here a minute sooner
he blows the flame out of the Olympic
torch and straightens the Leaning Tower
of Pisa and other petty antics like a
jilted ex with superpowers who’s angry
at cultural icons what we don’t get is
the sense of excitement that made the
first and even the second film great
number three Pirates of the Caribbean at
World’s End this is what either of that
while the film may have been a
commercial success this was due in large
part to the generous wake left by the
film’s two predecessors still the shine
it’s just lessened here Captain Jack
Sparrow finds himself trapped in Davy
Jones locker with will and Elizabeth
looking for a way to spring him then
perhaps his usefulness has run its
course at almost three hours long at
World’s End doesn’t skimp on the action
but it’s also pretty confusing even if
you’re paying attention what I know
curious isn’t
while everyone is supposedly working to
stop Davy Jones and the British who have
plans to control the seas almost no
one’s motives are explicitly clear so
you’re not really sure who you’re
rooting for let’s just maddeningly
unhelpful why are these things never
clear and who wants to be confused for
three hours you’ve no idea number two
Robocop 3 you are making a mistake in
this mind-numbing ly bad threequel the
evil Omni from the previous two films is
at it again
they just won’t leave Detroit alone and
have enlisted the aid of a shady
Japanese corporation in their plans to
construct a corporate owned city these
plans include the forceful removal if
not extermination of the city’s current
population it also means ninja Androids
in addition to some really cheesy
dialogue and boring action sequences we
see the formerly terrifying IDI 209 from
the first film transformed into an
embarrassing shell of its former self
that probably should have been a hint
for the franchise what the hell will I
tell my shareholders Johnson before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable or in this case dishonorable
mentions you know what your problem is
you need to relax have some fun you have
too much rice in your diet you
constipated I never should have brought
you
maybe I’m just checking to make sure
there’s no killer in here wait and off
you like he did your little sister what
did you say
I can’t believe you said that that makes
me angry well I hate to admit it but the
truth is I think we’re getting soft
maybe just a little soon just a little
the crane keep doing this yourself and
then what happened Oh what’s it to you
it left you the unfairness of them all
and now here you are hustling pool to
get your next meal how does that feel
number one the Matrix Revolutions
audiences had their minds blown when the
matrix debuted back in 1999 the film
combined incredibly well-executed fight
sequences with an impressive plot
compelling storytelling and pioneering
special effects
by the time the third installment rolled
around though the material had been
stretched thin like what I’ve done with
the place
and any philosophical elements that had
been introduced we’re left muddled and
unexplored following the events of the
Matrix Reloaded the Sentinels are making
their way towards Zion and neo and the
crew must race to stop them before they
destroy the last remaining human outpost
while there are some cool visuals
there’s nothing revolutionary about this
sci-fi action flick which made it a
tepid conclusion to a trilogy that
started off red-hot do you agree with
our list what do you think is the worst
third movie of a film series for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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