Hunt and Paxton play off each other well. We don’t learn a whole lot about their characters, but it’s impossible to not cheer for them anyway.
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01/01/00
Twister (1996)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:26
Rotten:21
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 46 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: This special effects-laden blockbuster chronicles one day in the life of a band of gung-ho "storm chasers," who track and follow twisters and tornadoes. The group, led by the gutsy Jo and her... [More]
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Reviews for Twister
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10/01/02
In a word, wow.
01/01/00
None of the individual characters draw much compassion; with uncharismatic heroes and black-and-white villains, all that's left to root for are the twisters, which are formidably rendered.
06/05/02
A movie with wooden performances, a color-by-numbers screenplay, and some mighty cool but hardly revolutionary special effects.
01/01/00
The movie is wall-to-wall with special effects, and they're all convincing, although it's impossible for me to explain how Bill and Jo escape serious injury while staring right up into the Suck Zone of the Finger of God.
01/01/00
Top CriticCheguei à conclusão, depois de assistir a este filme, que paguei o ingresso para ver uma vaca voando e o trailer de 'Missão: Impossível'.
05/31/02
No review available.
01/01/00
I am going to recommend Twister for three reasons.
05/26/06
Even though the plot is more predictable than the path of a tornado, it's still exciting entertainment.
06/23/04
The story is pretty thin, but the gee-whiz effects -- especially in an auditorium with good stereo sound -- are guaranteed to knock the audience for a loop.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Top CriticThe plot is thin and the characters are shallow. But who cares! The picture and sound are knockouts.
05/01/08
Twister isn't the brilliant machine that Speed was, but it often packs a comparable wallop.
07/25/07
The action starts in the opening frame and never lets up.
07/23/08
Special-effects highlight this Jan DeBont-directed blockbuster that's ruined by cliched plotting and irritating characters.
01/23/06
Surely the only movie to ever suggest a dumbed-down His Girl Friday, Road Runner cartoon, and The Abyss simultaneously
05/12/08
Never before have I experienced a picture that could have been so good and that had so much going for it, that blew it so badly.
01/01/00
I like Twister. I really like it. Okay: I love it.
01/01/00
It may not be fashionable to like Twister, but darn if it isn't an entertaining electro-shock of action cinema.
05/21/08
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