# Third time’s a charm: In what movie franchises was the 3rd movie the best?

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**Post date:** [May 21, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-time-s-a-charm-in-what-movie-franchises-was-the-3rd-movie-the-best/720055/61 "2015-05-21T08:29:51Z")

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> [@LawMonkey](#):
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> Read this literally as I was thinking it. It’s not a run-away win–_ **Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn** _ is a serious contender. But I’ve watched _ **Army of Darkness** _ many more times, and I could probably step into the role of Ash with no preparation, I know so many of his lines. So yeah, it edges it.

I would certainly not back the Army of Darkness is the best idea.

Evil Dead 2 to me is by far the best in that series. Third one was just exagerating the jokes, and not having the fun.

“Workshed”

“Groovy”

And to me the best is that its a hour long possessed hallucination of self mutilation and murder, before the rest turn up.

I suppose if you are a big fan of the three stooges, then the third one might feel better to you. To me, it focused far more on the comedy and not the meat that Evil Dead 2 had… The fact that every time the camera came through the forest, someone got possessed and started hallucinating and attacking the rest…

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_Toy Story 3_ - at any rate, I like it better than the first, though it’s a really close run with the second.  
If you count the prequel Star Wars movies as one, two, and three, then the third (_Revenge of the Sith_) is the best of the lot. Which is not saying a hell of a lot, granted, but it’s got its moments.

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**Post date:** [May 21, 2015, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-time-s-a-charm-in-what-movie-franchises-was-the-3rd-movie-the-best/720055/63 "2015-05-21T08:52:37Z")

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> [@Mr\_Shine](#):
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> The third “Blood and ice-cream” film, _The World’s End_ is better than _Hot Fuzz_ which is better than _Shaun of the Dead_, which was a superb film.

Another disagree, my rating is:

Shaun of the Dead  
The Worlds End  
Hot Fuzz

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