[Vodstok]

I was just reading a friday the 13th thread and realized something: there appears to be a rule of three with a lot of movie series. Look at any horror series that isnt specifically a trilogy.

The first is often loved. The second is often looked at with equal parts, better than the first, not wuite as good as the first, and as good as the first, but in all cas3es, usually well regarded.

By the time we get to the third installment, things change. Usually this is the one that is split down the middle, people either hate it or love it.

Past the third, they are generally regarded as shit. Some examples:


Alien: Masterpiece
Aliens: Masterpiece
Alien3: Some of us love it, saying it brings back the feel of the first, others just hated it.

it seems that the friday the 13th movies are similar, with many people liking the fiorst 3 and just despising the rest. I have heard similar things about the Nightmare on Elmstreet movies. Hellraiser 1 and 2 seem to be favorites, with 3 splitting people down the middle (no pun intended) and the rest not being too terribly popular.


Of course, there are exceptions, tremors was a cool movie, but 2 and 3 were just stupid.