20 Great Movie Franchises That Became Unwatchable

From genre-defining highs to painful lows, these once-great franchises pushed fans’ patience to breaking point as quality vanished sequel by sequel.

00:00 Intro
00:52 Kingsman Franchise: Stylish Spy Series That Crashed with a Disastrous Prequel
02:36 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Franchise: Endless Reboots That Erased the Original Magic
04:01 Rambo Franchise: Action Icon Reduced to Bleak and Aimless Sequels
06:28 A Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy Krueger Films Lost in Gimmicks and Decline
08:21 Friday the 13th Franchise: Jason Voorhees Saga Sinks into Formula Fatigue
09:34 Predator Franchise: Brilliant Concept Repeatedly Undone by Weak Follow Ups
11:23 Terminator Franchise: Time Travel Classic Destroyed by Confusing Retcons
13:03 Ant Man Franchise: MCU Favourite Hurt by Missteps and Comedy Overload
14:49 Halloween Franchise: Michael Myers Timeline Chaos Creates Franchise Exhaustion
16:40 Transformers Franchise: Blockbuster Spectacle Drowned in Explosions and Nonsense
18:29 Ghostbusters Franchise: Reboots and Sequels Struggling to Recapture the Original
20:09 Despicable Me Franchise: Charming Start Stretched into Minion Overload
21:26 Thor Franchise: From Epic Fantasy to Tonal Whiplash and Fan Backlash
23:11 Paranormal Activity Franchise: Found Footage Series That Ran Out of Scares
24:15 Jaws Franchise: One Iconic Film Followed by a Sharp Decline
25:56 Star Wars Franchise: Legendary Universe Undone by Divisive Sequels
27:49 Indiana Jones Franchise: Hero’s Legacy Hurt by Lacklustre Later Entries
28:54 Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise: Jack Sparrow Overuse Drags the Series Down
30:12 Jurassic Park Franchise: Ground-breaking Start Slips into Repetitive Dinosaur Chaos
31:58 Die Hard Franchise: Beloved Action Series Ruined by Misjudged Sequels

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