John Marston Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) Looks fun. like that Glen Powell's character feels more like Cary Elwes in the first movie than Paxton. Powell really has this Tom Cruise type vibe. Won't be able to wow people with the FX like the original did but San Andreas numbers should be the target. Edited February 12 by John Marston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marveldcfox Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Looks fun. If it somehow gets great reception from critics and public, Deadpool will be affected. As of now $35M/$110M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 This looks every bit as silly as the original was but I'm here for the tornado action and that impeccable cast. King Powell's charisma is so powerful that even being reduced to reacting to thin air while having wind machines blow in his face is unable to contain it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel1 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 So they made Powell's Top Gun character a tornado chaser in his spare time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 You know, there's something to be said about the value of a well-crafted trailer, whether or not it explicitly taps into certain nostalgic hooks. This, IMO, was in fact a well-crafted trailer. (that being said, the opening shot of it practically screamed "TWISTER" when it came to Basic Iconography, FWIW) Doesn't necessarily mean it'll translate into foot traffic as I'm still on skeptical side of the equation. But I will admit to being more open to the possibility of this finding an audience. Even in this day and age of streaming, there's still room for Good Old Fashioned DUMB FUN At The Movies, and this just might fit the bill. In short, what this trailer tried to do was sell the premise of THIS movie and not so much pull a "Hey, remember how much you loved that OLD MOVIE, well here's more of it." Time will tell if it was successful at that or not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel1 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Powell's character absolutely seems to have to have the potential to annoy some people. 1980s Cruise would be seen as cringe in 2020s, and Affleck went for the same vibe during Affleck overload in the early 2000s which almost killed his career completely. It is a tight rope to walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Looks fine but lacks any X factor. Think it can still make 300-350 WW but they really need to attract 35+ males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissykins Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Oooh this looks exactly as I hoped. Glen Powell runs the risk of playing himself though and I’ve already seen a few tweets like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 5 hours ago, excel1 said: So they made Powell's Top Gun character a tornado chaser in his spare time. Smart move! Trailer is effective, underlining the right things: good cast + fun factor + many twisters. This should be a strong hit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieman Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I hope it does well but I don’t think CGI cyclones have the novelty value they had in 1996. It needs great reviews, otherwise I don’t see what’s gonna get people out of their homes to see it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Let's say 70M + OW 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderByte Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 21 minutes ago, Maggie said: Let's say 70M + OW That'd make it one of the biggest openings for a disaster movie ever that didn't have either Emmerich, Cameron, or Godzilla involved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Superman only appearing in one quick shot seems like an obvious indication that he (perhaps unsurprisingly) gets sucked up into a tornado very early in the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanMB Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Yeah, that was a really effective TV spot and trailer. I think what works really well in both cases is that anyone who has seen the original Twister immediately knew what was up, but if you didn't have a base knowledge for the original it still looks like a solid disaster flick with hot people. Powell as a storm chaser is also a pretty perfect usage of his emerging star persona, and this will be releasing a month after Hit Man drops on Netflix, so if that breaks out on there that could help this movie. Still unsure of where this will land at the box office. If the movie ends up being meh and is unable to build hype in the home stretch it could struggle to make $100M, but if Universal keeps pushing the movie hard and it ends up being a good time at the movies, I could see it being one of the biggest hits of the year. People like a good disaster movie, and i can see this delivering. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 The original was the second grossing movie in 1996. It did 241M. This doesn't have the original cast, but i feel it's something different in today's marketplace. THat's why i think it could 70/210M 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emoviefan Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I love the original and not even in a guilty pleasure kind of way. I think Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton really sold that movie. And Jan Debont was on his post Speed high. It was all downhill for him after that. Looking forward to this and hope it delivers in the way the first did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderByte Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) Disaster movies aren't really as big now as they were back in the day. San Andreas only really made what it did thanks to The Rock. Edited February 12 by SpiderByte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torontofan Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Disaster movies i find do better in the after market. They are always shown on tv non stop and do well on streaming services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Spice Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, filmlover said: Superman only appearing in one quick shot seems like an obvious indication that he (perhaps unsurprisingly) gets sucked up into a tornado very early in the movie. A scene of the future Superman flying, but not of his own volition, through a tornado would bring the house down. I think this movie is going to be huge. It's nostalgia, it's Powell, it's dumb dinosaur-type VFX fun that like the Jurassic movies, will be largely review proof. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildphantom Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 4 hours ago, SpiderByte said: That'd make it one of the biggest openings for a disaster movie ever that didn't have either Emmerich, Cameron, or Godzilla involved. but it is the sequel to a movie that in its time opened as big as any of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
