Disaster films are like Jason Statham films; they come out every few years or so with the exact same idea but a new title slapped on it. But whilst Jason Statham gets to enjoy a bit of variety with films like Fast and Furious 7 and The Expendables, disaster films have the same set up every single time. If you’ve seen Dante’s Peak, Volcano, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012 etc. then you really should not be giving any money to Into the Storm. Unless you like that formulaic stuff. In which case, check out this new featurette!
Director Steven Quale starts off by saying “Into the Storm was designed to take the audience on a thrill ride, and to experience it, and to be as close as they can to the forces of a tornado”, because deep down, all anyone wants is to feel what it’s like to be in a fucking tornado. Straight off the bat, the director has unearthed these new feelings and desires and we should all be grateful, because without him, how would you know that you want to be in a tornado? Anyway, he then explains that the film follows three groups of people: a high school principle (Richard Armitage, who is so much better than this) and his two sons, a group of storm chasers (including TV’s worst mum, Sarah Wayne Callies), and two local vloggers “as they have to try and survive the world’s largest tornado”. Armitage and Callies discuss the power of nature, saying it “has no conscience” and “it’s infinitely more powerful than you are" (excuse me, you don’t know me or how powerful I am) and fellow actor Matt Walsh adds “Nature always wins”.
Armitage then describes it as “the ideal movie monster”. I don’t know about that....I mean, a tornado’s cool, but how do you compete with a shark tornado? That’s what I thought. Moving on, the film uses a lot of practical effects, such as wind machines and fake rain which the cast seemed to enjoy, as actor Arlen Escarpeta says that it “makes everything as real as it can be”. Producer Todd Garner says “All the sets look so unbelievable, even though it’s lot of work (probably like watching the film), it ultimately gives the actors a completely realistic environment in which to act and react”. Callies says “Just to have the cameraman running with us, as an actor it’s exciting (I imagine you find any acting jobs exciting these days, Sarah)” and then Nathan Kress (The geeky one from iCarly, or if you prefer, the one whose career will crash and burn now that the show is over) says the audience will feel like “They’re actually running around with us in these obstacles and there’s stuff flying over here”. The featurette ends as the cast contemplate how terrifying a real tornado would be (clearly not sharing the same views as their director) and several clips of the film (although it feels like one clips because pretty much the exact same thing happens in every clip).
Into the Storm is out in August, and will cost about £8 to see it. Alternatively, Sharknado is like £3 now.
Just saying.
Director Steven Quale starts off by saying “Into the Storm was designed to take the audience on a thrill ride, and to experience it, and to be as close as they can to the forces of a tornado”, because deep down, all anyone wants is to feel what it’s like to be in a fucking tornado. Straight off the bat, the director has unearthed these new feelings and desires and we should all be grateful, because without him, how would you know that you want to be in a tornado? Anyway, he then explains that the film follows three groups of people: a high school principle (Richard Armitage, who is so much better than this) and his two sons, a group of storm chasers (including TV’s worst mum, Sarah Wayne Callies), and two local vloggers “as they have to try and survive the world’s largest tornado”. Armitage and Callies discuss the power of nature, saying it “has no conscience” and “it’s infinitely more powerful than you are" (excuse me, you don’t know me or how powerful I am) and fellow actor Matt Walsh adds “Nature always wins”.
Armitage then describes it as “the ideal movie monster”. I don’t know about that....I mean, a tornado’s cool, but how do you compete with a shark tornado? That’s what I thought. Moving on, the film uses a lot of practical effects, such as wind machines and fake rain which the cast seemed to enjoy, as actor Arlen Escarpeta says that it “makes everything as real as it can be”. Producer Todd Garner says “All the sets look so unbelievable, even though it’s lot of work (probably like watching the film), it ultimately gives the actors a completely realistic environment in which to act and react”. Callies says “Just to have the cameraman running with us, as an actor it’s exciting (I imagine you find any acting jobs exciting these days, Sarah)” and then Nathan Kress (The geeky one from iCarly, or if you prefer, the one whose career will crash and burn now that the show is over) says the audience will feel like “They’re actually running around with us in these obstacles and there’s stuff flying over here”. The featurette ends as the cast contemplate how terrifying a real tornado would be (clearly not sharing the same views as their director) and several clips of the film (although it feels like one clips because pretty much the exact same thing happens in every clip).
Into the Storm is out in August, and will cost about £8 to see it. Alternatively, Sharknado is like £3 now.
Just saying.
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