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The Cycle of Twister

 “Dennis Quaid wasn’t even IN  Twister… .but he knows I don’t know that.” -Ray Smuckles When the Question is put to you, you will realize that it (a version of it) has been asked of every generation that has coexisted with film. This, the question’s persistence, is the  truth , the reveal-- both the specific text of the Question (which must change), and even the Answer (which will always be the same) are completely unimportant.  My generation has now been asked the Question: is Hollywood so out of ideas that another version of fucking  Twister (FUCKING  TWISTER !!!) is all They could come up with? The Answer is They are not, but, They decided to make another fucking  Twister  anyway. This has always been true. Making a new movie is always a bigger pain in the ass, and a bigger exposure to risk, than making the same fucking movie over and over again. To the Last Man  is a pre-code Western that raises questions about just how bad and inept it i...