The third movie of a trilogy, or franchise, comes with a lot of pressure.
It has to live up to, or be better than, its predecessors.
It has to tie up the trilogy storyline with a satisfying resolution, or, in the case of third movies in a franchise, simply not drop the ball.
It has to be worthy of the time the viewers have spent on the franchise to date and, if all goes well, keep the interest alive in the films that follow.
If it goes wrong on any of these points it, potentially, taints the franchise in the eyes of the viewers.
Alien3, for example, angered the fan base, who had devoted their time to the first two films, by killing off two beloved main characters from Aliens right away, and by doing so made it difficult for the next film to succeed.
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man: 3 wrapped up the storyline,
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