These 10 Movie Franchises Need to End Already

May. 16, 2024

Just like every other field, cinema also has its torchbearer franchises but as they say “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”, some of these movie franchises have been running for so long that at this point, all they do is ruin the nostalgia and beauty of their inception. So, let’s talk about the 10 movie franchises that need to end already!

10. The Mummy

Personally, The Predator has been one of my favorite franchises and one of those long-running ones that were able to retain their essence for quite some time. However, after the first three movies, it started going downhill for the Predator franchise. You all have to agree that with time, seeing the Predator chase down humans gets quite repetitive no matter how many twists and turns you add to the movie, it always remains the same basic story.

All the way from 1996, Mission Impossible has been a franchise that has played a huge role in making Tom Cruise the star he is today. Now I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Mission Impossible movies but after a certain point in time, it becomes quite repetitive.

The highlight of every single Mission Impossible movie is not the plot but that one action sequence that Tom Cruise carries out on his own and is heavily advertised, attracting the audience to the movie. Other than that, there is nothing special or anything that stands out as such about the Mission Impossible movies that came out recently. Now, after 28 years, I think Ethan Hunt needs to take a retirement.

As a kid and even today, Pirates of The Caribbean was one of my favorite franchises. However, after the release ofDead Man’s Chest,this franchise continued to become nothing more than a money-milking opportunity based on people’s love for Jack Sparrow. If Disney continued this franchise with even the tiniest bit of heart that was put into the first two movies it could have grown into being one of the best franchises out there but instead of doing that, it just became a money-making operation.

Now, a spinoff of Pirates of the Caribbean has been announced and my only question is why? People watched these movies for Jack Sparrow who won’t be in the movie so what’s the point of it? Dollar bills I guess.

The Men in Black tapped into the conspiracy boom taking place in the 90’s. This movie came out in 1997 and introduced us to a secret government organization called “Men in Black” which protected Earth and its citizens from alien threats and acted as a medium of communication between aliens who had taken refuge on Earth.

There is no denying the fact that there could not have been a better casting decision for The Terminator than Arnold Schwarzenegger. The first Terminator movie came out in 1984 and was a massive success. After that, it was followed by two more super successful sequels that made the franchise a name popular worldwide. However, when Terminator Salvation came out in 2009, it failed to emulate the success of its predecessors.

Please don’t get me wrong folks but this is something that needs to be said. When Transformers came out, it was a movie I might have rewatched almost 10 times but it was good only until the first three movies. Age of Extinction and The Last Knight seem forced to me and nothing more than mere cash grabs. Now, If Transformers stopped with the first three movies and then releasedRise of The Beastsit would have broken charts instead of just a decent enough collection.

Vin Diesel lead Fast and Furious has been around for a very long time and now, a franchise that was about illegal street racing is launching cars into outer space. This is a franchise that desperately needs to end because now it’s more of a comedy than an action movie. The latest movie from this franchise, Fast X came out last year and this movie is as big a disaster as it gets.

Shashank Shakya is an Entertainment Writer and has completed his Bachelors(Honours) with English Literature. He is a published writer. He boasts incomparable knowledge about the Marvel and DC universes along with other branches of entertainment with substantial experience in the field of writing.