Why did they cut off the sequel rules?
They filmed them, they were in the trailer.
But in the actual film Dewey interrupts Randy, so we are left with incomplete rules
What's the reasoning behind that?
I think the third rule in the trailer was actually nonsense and only made for the trailer. It doesn't even make sense, "If you want your sequel to become a franchise, never, ever, under any circumstances assume the killer is dead"??? What, so the writer of a horror movie sequel shouldn't assume the killer he's created is dead??? The fact that Randy was cut off in the movie is a joke. He's about to explain the secret to having a succesful movie franchise and we'll never get to hear it. There was never any third rule, because nobody knows it.
shareIf the filmmakers wanted to continue a franchise, top billed or not, then the third rule makes absolute sense. Randy's death will go down as one of the most heartfelt murders in slasher history. You may not have liked it, but you felt it. Also, stop talking like you spew pure fact.
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If the filmmakers wanted to continue a franchise, top billed or not, then the third rule makes absolute sense.
So because they want to continue a franchise, they themselves shouldn't assume the killer is dead? No, that still makes no sense. They don't have to assume anything, since they have all control over his fate. What they probably shouldn't do is leave the impression that the killer is dead, so they can't bring him back for the next movie. But as we all know, that's not really an issue for horror movies. Michael Myers gets decapitated and he still lives.
Also, stop talking like you spew pure fact.
I never did such a thing, I was clearly giving my opinion. share
Huh? That's not what he says, though. That's not the third rule, you're tacking on the part about being a franchise and then using that as reasoning to cut the rule.
shareIt's a shame I never read your comment back on IMDb.
You're wrong about the third rule as seen in the trailer being cut off in the movie. In the movie Randy definitely says, "If you want your sequel to become a franchise, never, ever, under any circumstances ..." before being cut off. So the third rule in the trailer is an entirely different take than the one in the movie
Also, my reasoning to cut the rule is NOT because it's a franchise. It's about whose perspective these rules are from. Not sure why you were so confused.