Jawa Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 As lovers of cinema, we can all see that Hollywood has become increasingly reliant on franchises. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing varies from person to person, but given the staggering number of franchises, I think we can each name a few that we feel have worn out their welcome. Let's say that you wake up tomorrow morning and have the ability to end five franchises in their tracks. Any movies planned for that franchise are immediately canceled and a new movie in that franchise cannot be made until you want them to make one (it could be ten years, or it could be never). Or if you really wanted to be a smartass, you could make a film so bad that it'll kill the franchise for years to come, taking the original's reputation down with it. Think about the influence you could wield over certain movie studios. Here are my picks: 1) X-Men: None of the films have been good enough to warrant a nine+ film franchise. I'd end it right now and then revive it in a decade or so. 2) Indiana Jones: Not because I don't like it, but because I'd want to protect the series from future remakes. I doubt there will be another one with Ford, and the series should start and end with him. It's not Bond. 3) Pirates of the Caribbean: So that Johnny Depp can go back to being a real actor. 4) Happy Madison: I'm kind of cheating with this one, but I tire of Adam Sandler's "comedies." Off with it's head! 5) Planes: This is one where I would make a movie so bad that it would ensure another one was never made. I'd make it really violent and adult-oriented. I would drink the tears of children whose precious Planes franchise was forever ruined. I'm eager to hear your opinions! Chime in! Also, I've been on this forum since 2011 and this is the first thread I've made. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Three for now. Sorry if like these franchises. 1. Transformers. These honestly just crap. I can't even see appeal to these movies. Other franchise I can see why someone someone would like it. But not this one. 2. Pirates of the Caribbean they encourage Johnny Depp to be a bad actor. 3, The Hobbit because they suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Star Wars, Transformers and, at some point, Iron Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shorts Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 1. Paranormal Activities - Marked Ones. Enough said. 2. Shrek - They ran out of material after the 2nd one. 3. Madea/Tyler Perry - Straight to DVD crap 4. Resident Evil - as much as I like the series, after 7 movies, it's still going nowhere. 5. (tie) Smurfs and Chipmunks - if my kids asks to see another one of these again, I'll disown them. Honorable mention: Underworld 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Ice Age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) It's not going to be five so... Transformers Madea POTC Twilight (just in case) Fantastic Four (before it starts again) This crappy Spider-Man reboot quadrilogy Plus: All animated movie franchises... period. Couldn't give a shit about any of them. All the lame "horror" franchises that go on forever. They can go too. Edited April 5, 2014 by Magic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) Bayformers Spiderman X-Men Paranormal Inactivity Adam Sandler comedies Edited April 6, 2014 by Ozymandias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 To be honest I wouldn't really want to end any franchise. If I don't like a certain franchise then I won't go see one of it's installments, it's existence isn't going to ruin my life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey ghost Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Fantastic Four - So Marvel will regain the rights. Dr. Doom, Galactus, Silver Surfer, Skrulls, The Thing, etc all belong in MCU.Indiana Jones - An Indy movie without Harrison Ford is like lemonade without lemons. No thank you.There are franchises I dislike that I could list but they still deserve to exist if there's a huge fanbase that loves them (Bayformers, POTC, Harry Potter, Twilight). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 (edited) Paranormal activity Tyler Perry Films Pirates of the Caribbean Fantastic Four (so it can go back marvel and we don't have to worry about 5+ SH films a year) any other horror franchise. was gonna say transformers.. and I hope it does soon.. but I am just a little kind of diggin the look of the new one. Edited April 12, 2014 by The Winter Soldier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AASixteen16 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 The only "franchise" I would kill is the upcoming Superman wannabe franchise. I wouldn't even kill it, I just think that WB is doing it all wrong and fucking it up. "Man of Steel" was ehh to me. I wouldn't want to kill it, but if I was the head at the WB I would certainly alter and change future DC/comic book film plans for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil in the Blank Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Transformers - At least the Bay incarnation of it. Die you sack of shit, die! Paranormal Activity - Look that up in the dictionary and you see it ask you to refer to 'beating a dead horse' Twilight - Just in case Stephanie Myers decides to extend the series. No. For the love that is all that is good and that is holy NO. Bourne - If the Bourne Legacy was anything to go by, please don't dilute this great action trilogy any further please. kthxbye Wolverine - Two stand alone flicks is enough. I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 1. Spider-Man: I want the second to underperform just so that Marvel Studios can include him in Avengers 3 & 4 (two part Civil War arc)2. Fantastic Four: same3. X-Men: same4. Cars/Planes: just a tired uninspired franchise5. Ice Age: this doesn't deserve 5 films.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Films Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Paranormal activityTwilight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulder Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Cars, Jurassic Park, New YA adaptations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Freak Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 HobbitX-MenTransformersTwilightAny DC-verse movie "guided" by David Goyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 The Amazing Spiderflop - Remaking the original film after only 10 years is not only stupid, it's downright offensive. Hobbit - Three films for that 50 page children's book, it's simply unfuckingreal. Bourne - Agree with Phil, Bourne Legacy was a shitstain on the actual legacy of the trilogy. Renner must be stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcclaine Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 POTC (boring as shit after the first one) The Hobbit (i can't stand any of that horseshit, LOTR included) Shrek (horrible from the beginning) Paranormal Activity (nuff said) Madea (as Jim Shorts wrote before me: straight to dvd crap at best ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Paranormal Activity Smurfs Despicable Me Resident Evil Alvin and the Chipmunks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superstancer Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Transformers oly machines in this crazy shit movie!!! Hobbit dragssss allll theee timeeee Xmen seriously this franchisee is becoming old by every movie!!!! TASM we want Tobey Maguire as Spider MAN he was apt fo tat role shrek/resident evil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
