Sure, it had less Jar Jar, but it had a lot of clunky and awkward dialogue.
Luckily, the prequels weren’t all bad.
It had classic Disney written all over it, and that’s what made it so amazing.
Image via Lucasfilm
Spielberg and Hooper then stepped away from the franchise, andthe following two films subsequently bombed.
Even Heather O’Rourke reprising her role couldn’t save either of them from the scathing reviews of critics.
So it was no surprise whenThe Mummy Returnscame out in 2001.
Image via Lucasfilm
Needless to say, it was bad.
Its sequels, however, not so much.
It was a real gem in the horror genre and still stands as one of the greats.
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2was released a year later, and it was just plain awful.
In 2016, another new set of filmmakers tried to get the franchise back on its feet withBlair Witch.
It starredLiam Neeson,establishing him as a potential action hero.
Image via Walt Disney Pictures
Sure, he had been in other action movies but never really got the spotlight untilTaken.
Whatever story was there got more and more ridiculous.
Although it’s 50 years old, it’s still one of themost frightening movies ever made.
The reception doesn’t get any worse than that, does it?
The franchise was quiet for a while until an attempted revival was made in 1990 withThe Exorcist III.
It’s an iconic scene that needs no introduction.
Image via MGM
The trilogy concluded in 2001 withJurassic Park III, and boy, was it horrible.
The franchise experienced a revival with theJurassic Worldtrilogy, but it never even came close to the original.
All three films starVin Dieselas the eponymous protagonist who debuted in 2000’sPitch Black.
This first movieisn’t anything amazing but remains enjoyable and was met with mostly positive reviews.
Sure, it does a lot of things wrong, but it does a lot right, too.
However, the franchise sadly couldn’t keep its momentum or learn from the first movie.
Image via Universal Pictures
The subsequent entries,The Chronicles of Riddick(2004) andRiddick(2013), only got worse.
In all fairness,none of the sequels is outright awful; they just aren’t good.
NEXT:15 Best Movie Trilogies of All Time, Ranked by Metacritic
Image via 20th Century Studios
Image via Summit Entertainment
Image via 20th Century Studios
Image via Warner Bros.
Image via Universal Pictures
Image via Universal Pictures
