i'm sure you want to do this fine a lot
has changed
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down
our picks for the top 10 film franchises
that got better over time
oh you left me in a black hole of rage
and confusion
well ain't we a pear
raggedy man for this list we'll be
looking at popular movie franchises that
for the most part
have improved over the course of various
installments that doesn't necessarily
mean they started out badly or that
their history is flawless
every series backslides or takes
missteps from time to time
but if it made this list the overarching
trend is towards greater quality
which of these film franchises is your
favorite let us know in the comments
below
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number 10 the star trek franchise this
is a contentious one but hear us out
captain kirk has the utmost confidence
in me
since this beloved franchise first
ventured onto the big screen in 1979
with star trek the motion picture
we've gotten over a dozen films many of
them great
with that being said from 1989 to 2002
the franchise saw more misfires than
cinematic successes
2002's nemesis felt like a nail in the
coffin
it's been an honor
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the honor was mine captain but jj abrams
reboot has given us three solid films
back to back
it was logical to cultivate multiple
options logical but unnecessary
they may not all be equal but operating
at this level of quality
it's hard to imagine the franchise ever
truly backsliding into overtly rotten
territory
number nine the x-men franchise
with me you bought
whoever said i wanted you here we're
going to be talking about not just the
core x-men films
but the solo character spin-offs as well
because like marvel
fox developed their franchise into a
cinematic universe
there's no denying that the x-men
franchise started strong with both
2000's x-men
and x2 x-men united delighting fans and
casual cinema goers alike
unfortunately the franchise took a
nosedive with the threequel
and first solo wolverine film thankfully
starting with first class in 2011
the property rebounded nailing their
solo efforts for characters like
deadpool
and logan
you know the drill it's just a shame
about the misfires x-men apocalypse and
dark phoenix
or we would have been able to give this
a higher ranking
did you hear what the kids are calling
you do i want to know
yeah phoenix it's cool right
no bird that rises from the dead number
eight the james bond franchise
it's nigh impossible to speak in broad
strokes about a property that spanned
over half a century
well you'd be surprised the amount of
wear and tear that goes on out there in
the field the james bond franchise has
seen its ups and downs
but across its colorful and diverse
history there have been
few low points lower than during the
tenure of pierce brosnan post goldeneye
and few more consistently high than that
of daniel craig
to be clear we're not blaming or
crediting either actor
just using them as time stamps bond
i need you back i never left
even the so-called misfires like quantum
of solace and spectre are far above the
franchise
average making this most recent chapter
in james bond history a real standout
you're a kite dancing in a hurricane mr
bond
number seven the fast and the furious
franchise when the fast and the furious
hit theaters in 2001
critical reception was lukewarm but it
was a massive hit with moviegoers
what are you smiling about dude almost
had you
without vin diesel however the sequel
felt empty
while tokyo drift felt like a last lap
dnf
2009's fast and furious was another
critical flop
but a necessary stepping stone in
getting the gang back together to embark
on bigger and better cinematic
adventures
i'm sure you want to do this a lot has
changed from fast five on
it's been one high octane edge of your
seat right after another
i wanna get this money i'm hungry
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though paul walker's absence was felt in
the fate of the furious this franchise
appears to still have plenty of fuel in
the tank
get out of there stop working on it and
do it
number six the dc extended universe
when dc launched their own cinematic
universe in 2013
they had some serious catching up to do
after all the mcu was already seven
films in
including their first avengers crossover
unfortunately
zack snyder's man of steel proved
divisive and 2016's releases batman vs
superman and suicide squad
did not salvage the situation oh
you left me in a black hole of rage and
confusion
thank goodness then that the following
year patty jenkins brought us the
excellent wonder woman you keep doubting
yourself diana
no i don't yes you do no
i don't
you're stronger than you believe while
reception to justice league and aquaman
were mixed
shazam and birds of prey were a whole
lot of fun and established a clear
upward trend for the franchise those
guys
they're gonna be just fine number five
the toy story franchise toy story was a
film without precedent
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it set the bar impossibly high with a
tight narrative that's hard to match and
near
impossible to best and yet pixar pulled
it off twice
now woody he's been my pal for
as long as i can remember he's brave
like a cowboy should be and kind and
smart
but the thing that makes woody special
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is he'll never give up on you ever
toy story 3 was the first film in the
franchise to drop from 100
to 99 on rotten tomatoes but many
outlets called it the best yet
much like how toy story 2 was called an
improvement on the original
who am i to break up the roundup gang
this franchise is a testament to what
filmmakers can do when they use
each sequel to dive deeper into
characters and themes rather than just
roll out another story
woody i don't leave toys behind buzz
yeah but woody you're actually
not now not ever number four
the mad max franchise when george miller
unleashed mad max in 1979
it was unlike anything people had ever
seen it polarized critics and cinema
goers alike
i'm scared fifa you know why
that meant circus out there i'm
beginning to enjoy
with the sequel mad max 2 the road
warrior miller refined his craft as a
filmmaker and storyteller
to deliver a sequel that was met with
universal acclaim
it's been a pleasure doing business with
you but i'm leaving the third
installment however
while some called it the best film to
date others the worst
well ain't we a pear
raggedy man either way few could have
predicted that the series would reach
even greater heights 30 years later with
the fourth film
mad max fury road which was nominated
for best picture
at the 88th academy awards
number three the planet of the apes
franchise
the first planet of the apes film is
iconic
you blew it up oh damn you
with the exception of escape however the
sequels only
tarnished its reputation including the
2001 reboot
you can tell it from me i said so in
2011 we were treated to yet
another reboot and what we got was a
serious departure from the original
narrative
rise of the planet of the apes told an
intimate story about an intelligent ape
named caesar okay
though not flawless it was fresh and
compelling and over the next two films
director matt reeves would expertly
improve upon the groundwork it laid
with war for the planet of the apes
closing the trilogy on a triumphant high
note number
two the marvel cinematic universe
so many films so few missteps
as of 2020 the mcu is 23 films deep
and not a single one has dipped into the
realm of rotten
that being said the early mcu had a
habit of pitting heroes against
skill-set copycats
with little character development
in more recent years however the
villains have become just as fleshed out
as the heroes
nah i'm your king even better is the
manner in which
recent films have used the rich
foundation laid by the movies before
them
to tell more nuanced stories like a fine
wine the mcu is only getting better and
more satisfyingly complex with age
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avengers
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number one the mission impossible
franchise
the first three mission impossible films
felt like a trilogy with a star but
no sense of identity the first was a
convoluted spy thriller
the sequel was all action without
substance and the third was grounded but
lacking in the wows oh
that was nothing that was
fun it's only with 2011's ghost protocol
that
mi found its stride by embracing the big
set pieces and stunts of adventure films
and pairing them with intrigue and quick
pacing
they'd found a winning recipe that was
not easy
but i did it
what i miss as proven by the success of
2018's fallout which has been called one
of the best action films
ever the franchise has only fine-tuned
that formula since
so how'd i do i never had a death do you
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