Top 5 Movie Franchises

C'mon y'all...we can keep this going forever.

Particularly on slow days.

I am holding out for when we get to "Top 5 Jeff White Top 5 Lists".

this one won't make the list for sure

but I'll make an attempt...

1. Can I pick Pixar animated movies as a franchise? It seems that would be a recognized franchise at this point, no? If I'm allowed to pick that, then I go with that.
2. Marvel
3. Star Wars
4. Harry Potter (I don't think we're done with this yet)
5. Batman (same)

Tough to make myself seem clever here, but I will try!

1. STUDIO GHIBLI --Everything they touch is gold, Jerry!
2. WHATEVER PIXAR POOPS OUT--('cept CARS, what a trashy mess)
3. AVATAR, DUH
4. THE ONE WITH HARRISON FORD IN THEM
5. TOM HANKS, INC.

We watched My Neighbor Totoro (sp?) this weekend with the kids. My first studio Ghibli.

I didn't get.

i wished we'd pulled out something from the Rankin-Bass catalog instead...

Michael Barnes wrote: I am holding out for when we get to "Top 5 Jeff White Top 5 Lists".

hahahaha...tomorrow i was gonna do 'Top 5 Top 5 Movie Lists'

I know some would be:
* Top 5 Movies No One Gives a Sh!t About
* Top 5 Movies For Dumb People

We watched My Neighbor Totoro (sp?) this weekend with the kids. My first studio Ghibli.

I didn't get.

Are you a 7yo girl? That might be why you didn't get it. Just sayin'.

Rankin-Bass does not age well. Very much "of a time" and I am not a huge fan of that time.

jeb wrote: Rankin-Bass does not age well.

Oh man, kids totally get Beatles jokes, yuk yuk

Can you track down these classic cartoons?

Assuming a franchise is more than a trilogy. There just aren't any where I like all of the movies. I'll list the only one that comes close.

1. Mad Max

Below are franchises where I like some of the movies, but not enough of the movies to say I'm a fan of the franchise.

Alien
Star Wars
Indiana Jones
Batman (except Nolan trilogy)
Lord of the Rings
Riddick
Conan
Highlander
Jaws
Resident Evil
Jurassic
Harry Potter
Marvel
Hunger Games
The Mummy
Pirates of the Caribbean
Planet of the Apes
Superman
Terminator
Tremors
Underworld

It really depends upon how you define a franchise. The Pixar and Studio Ghibli picks make sense as a house style, but I would't consider them franchises.

1. Indiana Jones - Even though I despised Kingdom of the Skull, the rest of the series is good enough to make up for it. Plus, unlike many, I'm a big fan of the Young Indy series.
2. James Bond - They're probably about 50/50 as far as good vs. bad movies, but among the good are some really excellent ones, and among the bad are still some excellent moments.
3. Madea - Tyler Perry's millions make these awesome, right?

You know how your wife and you can make a deal for a hall pass with certain celebrities? Mine was that chick that plays Maeda.

Good call on James Bond, how the heck did I miss that??

1. Star Wars-It's hard for me to choose between these and my second choice but I've loved these longer. The original trilogy is perfect for me (I even don't mind the Ewoks). I don't love the prequels but even they are fun to watch for some of the light saber fights. Episode 7 was a win for me.

2. Lord of the Rings- I watch these every 6 months or so. As I go through a divorce these are the only material items me and my soon to be ex are disagreeing about who gets. Again the LOTR are perfect for me. Don't love the Hobbit movies but they have some cool parts.

3.Marvel Studios-When time travel is a thing I'm going to go back in time to 1997 and show my 10 year old self The Avengers. You're welcome 10 year old Tim.

4. Batman-I've even got some love for Batman Forever.

5. Firefly/Serenity-This counts right?