Franchises are not always obvious. Who knew that taking the framework of 1958’s It: The Terror Beyond Space while mixing in some HR Giger artwork and then coating everything with KY jelly would result in such a hit with audiences? But there was 20th Century Fox, suddenly sitting pretty with Alien’s sizeable box office returns …
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Almost Equal Sequels Part XI: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Space…the sheer amount of space that has happened since I last wrote something, I tell you! And to focus on a universally highly regarded sequel as Star Trek II? Could I take a more softball approach? I mean there’s no controversy here. The Wrath of Khan, or TWOK as the real geeks call it, is …
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Franchise the 13th Part XIII: Jason Is Not Your Way Right Away
Ah, movie franchises! The assured theatrical comfort food for the masses. And audiences eat them up accordingly. A franchise movie series brings along a comfy and familiar concept. If the formula for the follow-up sticks relatively close to the series predecessors, the worst the audience would say is “Well, that wasn’t too bad, right?” Oddly enough, …
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