“Standalone sequel” - what a horrible phrase.

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Twisters (film)

Twisters is an upcoming American disaster film… It is a standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister.

  • AlkaliMarxist [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    I think that making it a sequel to Twister does indicate an obsession with risk mitigation though which I think, overall, hurts film making. They’re either wanting to tell a story but are burdening it with a vestigial IP purely to hedge their bets at the box office or they don’t have a story to tell and the new film will be an exercise in reviving an IP for it’s own sake with the actual creation of a film and the telling of a story being an obligation at best.

    I simply don’t believe anyone is really passionate about telling the continuing story of the characters or world presented in Twister.