Upcoming Tournament: Best Trilogy

Now that the Christopher Nolan epic is finish, I decided that there has been a lot of epic trilogies in the past and I figured that when the Buffy tournament is finished, I'd start up a Tournament to crown the best trilogy.

The trilogies in the tournament are (in detail):

Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
Return of the King
Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortenson, Ian McKellan, Andy Serkis, Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, John Rhys-Davies, Cate Blanchett, Dominic Monahan, Billy Boyd, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Mirando Otto, Karl Urban, David Wenham, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Brad Dourif, John Noble
The epic battle of Middle Earth to destroy the One Ring. Soon to be followed with a two-part prequel of the Hobbit.

Spiderman:
Spiderman
Spiderman 2
Spiderman 3
Stars: Tobey McGuire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, William Dafoe, Topher Grace, Alfred Molina, Bruce Campbell
The Superhero who became when he was bit by a spider, and his tale battling several villains. Taken into a different light with the Amazing Spiderman.

Batman:
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Dark Knight Rises
Stars: Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Maggie Gyllenhall, Heath Ledger, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway
The newly finished epic with the caped crusader taking down perhaps the toughest villains in history, serving Gotham.

Hannibal Lector:
The Silence of the Lambs
Hannibal
Red Dragon
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Edward Norton
The cannibalistic tale based on a true story.

Mission: Impossible:
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible III
Stars: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Michelle Monaghan, Jon Voight
The action packed trilogy starring Tom Cruise. Followed up by the new movie, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Trilogy of the Dead:
Night of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Day of the Dead
Stars: Duane Jones, Terry Alexander, Lori Cardille, David Emgee
The classic zombie films by George A. Romero that have been remade several times since.

The Mariachi Trilogy:
El Mariachi
Desperado
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Stars: Carlos Gallardo, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes
A violently thrilled tale from Mexico, about a Mariachi band that packs heat.

Blade:
Blade
Blade 2
Blade Trinity
Stars: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Dominic Purcell, Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Beil, Triple H, Parker Posey
The vampire hunter who happens to be a vampire, taking down several villains and is joined by many along the way.

Austin Powers:
International Man of Mystery
The Spy Who Shagged Me
Goldmember
Stars: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Mindy Sterling, Heather Graham, Rob Lowe, Verne Troyer, Beyonce, Michael Caine, Fred Savage
The James Bond spoofs made famous by Mike Myers.

Mad Max:
Mad Max
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Stars: Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tim Burns, Geoff Parry, Tina Turner
An epic action packed trilogy by Mel Gibson.

Terminator:
The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick
The rise of the machines is to be halted by one protector. Several more movies have been released.

X-Men:
X-Men
X-Men 2
X-Men: The Last Stand
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Ian McKellen, Ray Park, Rebecca Romjin, Anna Paquin, Alan Cumming, Brian Cox, Shawn Ashmore, Kelsey Grammer, Aaron Standord, Ellen Page
The superhero epic with Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Magneto, and more of the classic X-Men heroes and villains. One Origin movie has been released, as has a spin off.

Scream:
Scream
Scream 2
Scream 3
Stars: Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Jamie Kennedy, Sarah Michelle-Gellar, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Neve Campbell, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, Liev Schreiber, Timothy Olyphant, Jerry O'Connell, Patrick Dempsey, Lance Henriksen, Parker Posey, Patrick Warburton
A horror tale to be relived over and over, followed up recently by Scream 4.

Star Wars Prequels:
Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Temuera Morrison, Jimmy Smits, Ahmed Best
The prequel movies in the amazing adventures taking place a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Die Hard:
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Stars: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Bonnie Bedalia, Alan Rickman, William Atherton, William Sadler,
An action-packed trilogy seeing John McClane take down many criminals. A fourth movie, co-starring Justin Long, was released a little while ago titled Live Free or Die Hard.

Pirates of the Caribbean:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Stars: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Kiera Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Jonathan Pryce, Jack Davenport, Lee Aranberg, Kevin McNally, Tom Hollander, Stellan Skarsgard, Bill Nighy
The Disney Pirate epic depicting the tales of Captain Jack Sparrow.

Alien:
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerrit, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn
When Aliens attack. AVP movie is a spin-off.

The Evil Dead:
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2
Army of Darkness
Stars: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich, Sarah Berry, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert
A man with a mystical curse is forced to fight the dead.

Matrix:
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano, Gloria Foster, Harold Perrineau, Jada Pinkett Smith
A post-apocalyptic world with a virtually realistic world hidden inside. The age of man against machine.

Dollars:
A Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Jose Calvo, Klaus Kinski, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Luigi Pistilli, Joseph Egger
The legendary western trilogy.

Indiana Jones:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Stars: Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliot, Karen Allen, Sean Connery, Paul Freeman, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan
A doctor turned adventure goes on several epics. Shia LaBeouf co-stars in the fourth movie, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Bourne:
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
Stars: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Julia Stiles, Brian Cox, Joan Allen, Chris Cooper, Karl Urban, Clive Owen, Scott Glenn
An action packed thriller about a man with honor. Jeremy Renner stars in the fourth installment, the Bourne Legacy.

Godfather:
The Godfather
The Godfather: Part II
The Godfather: Part III
Stars: Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Robert de Niro, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Talia Shire, John Cazale, Andy Garcia, Sofia Coppola, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna
A crime drama depicting the worst of the Italian mafia.

Toy Story:
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 3
Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Blake Clark
The animated inspirational story about talking toys.

Back to the Future:
Back to the Future
Back to the Future: Part II
Back to the Future: Part III
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, Elizabeth Shue, Mary Steenbergen
The Delorian transports a young man back in time, and he is forced to fix mistakes. Before Michael J. Fox developed Parkinson's.

Star Wars Original:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, James Earl Jones, Billy Dee Williams
Made first, takes place second. The amazing adventures long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Short List:
Lord of the Rings
Spiderman
Batman
Hannibal Lector
Mission: Impossible
Trilogy of the Dead
The Mariachi Trilogy
Blade
Austin Powers
Mad Max
Terminator
X-Men
Scream
Star Wars Prequels
Die Hard
Pirates of the Caribbean
Alien
The Evil Dead
Matrix
Dollars
Indiana Jones
Bourne
Godfather
Toy Story
Back to the Future
Stars Wars Original

Just so you know, I unintentionally left out the Underworld Trilogy, the first three Resident Evil movies, the first three Saw movies. My apologies, they just didn't seem to cross my mind.