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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... 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 macho, soon-to-be-ex Bill, have invented "Dorothy," a tank containing sensors that can provide much-needed info about these mysterious, severe weather conditions. But in order for Dorothy to work, she first must be swallowed by a twister. So Jo, Bill, and the gang put their lives on the line innumerable times, as getting close to the storm means dodging everything from windswept cattle to flying oil tankers. For Jo and Bill in particular, making meteorological history means having firsthand experience of the inside of a twister... [More]

Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz

Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Lois Smith, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Sean Whalen, Scott Thomson, Zach Grenier

Director: Jan de Bont

Director: Jan de Bont
Screenwriter: Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin
Producer: Kathleen Kennedy, Ian Bryce

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Nov 3, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Dual Layer
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
  • DTS - English, French
  • Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
 
 
 
 

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I like Twister. I really like it. Okay: I love it.

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MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
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A summer crowd-pleaser worthy of its wind.

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Mike Clark
Mike Clark
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It's blatantly pirated stuff. Hopefully screenwriters Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin weren't paid too handsomely for these recycled ideas.

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Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
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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.

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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Whatever one might think of the increasing mindlessness of effects-driven blockbusters, you'd think they could at least manage to entertain, or to give you a reason to come back when you get up to go to the restroom.

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Scott Renshaw
Scott Renshaw
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It was so bad that had it not been for wanting to see all the special effects, I would have been ready to walk out.

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