Twister

Pros: special effects, suspense, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Cons: story is unbelievable, science is lacking

Being a We ather Channel junkie, I was already pretty familiar with storm chasers and what they did prior to the 1996 film, Twister. When this summer blockbuster was released, it brought storm chasing to ...

Pros: Entertaining movie.  Decent cast.
Cons: Believability issues and corny lines.

I have seen many disaster type of movies and I have enjoyed most of them.  I'm still not completely sure why.  I first saw Twister in the theater when it came out and I've seen it several times since then.  I recently watched ...

Pros: Fast paced, great acting, tight storyline.
Cons: None.

Okay, perhaps I am biased. I do love every movie I have seen Helen Hunt in. She has an amazing quality in her interpretation of her roles; one that draws the viewer in and just makes you care about what is happening to her. Twister is a ...

Pros: Great sound and special effects
Cons: Some sloppy plot holes

Twister is one of those movies that you have to see either in a theatre or on a home theatre system. To watch it on a regular TV, without the benefit of a surround sound and a subwoofer, you miss out on way too much.

Twister is about a group...

Pros: Intense emotional suspense and special effects
Cons: Profanity, extreme displays of the forces of nature may frighten young children

In September 1965, I experiences a night of terror and a storm that changed my entire life. At eight years old, I experienced the horror and full fury of Hurricane Betsy as it ripped through my home town, destroying homes, lives, and sending terror...

Pros: Good tornado effects.
Cons: Bad everything else.

Norman's return to the silver screen in Troma Studio's trailer park version of 'The School for Scandal' has been somewhat delayed. A tornado wiped out the Pot O' Gold Trailer Park last night and no other location could be secured quickly so the project...

Pros: Deliciously Dizzying Disaster Sequences...
Cons: Disastrous Dialog Makes You Dizzy...

I remember when Twister tore its way through theatres in 1996. My wife and I arrived as the film was just about to start, and subsequently, we were forced to sit near the front. In retrospect, this was quite fortuitous since I was literally...

Pros: Special effects, Action, Soundtrack
Cons: Shallow characters, Un-addressed subplots, Shaky science

It seems lately American cinema has fallen to the fads. A few years ago, the coming millennium sparked apocalyptic fears, bringing about Deep Impact and Armageddon. Before that, we had the year of the volcano, with Dante's Peak and Volcano ruling the box...

Pros: Pretty good cast, incredible special effects
Cons: Character and subplot development, bad guys not on screen long enough

"Jo Harding" (Helen Hunt) lost her father to an F5 tornado, the most dangerous of its kind. Now she is a scientist out to find out what makes these bad boys tick. While out with her team, she runs into her soon-to-be ex-husband, "Bill" (Bill Paxton), ...

Pros: Special effects, Helen Hunt, fun action flick
Cons: Unbelievable scenes, story has weaknesses

I saw Twister in the theater in 1996, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. The special effects were great and the movie was fast paced and kept me entertained. I've seen Twister numerous times since then and a lot of the parts now make me roll my ...

Pros: Great special effects, exciting and suspenseful.
Cons: Flimsy plot. Little-to-no character development or substance.

Jan De Bont's blockbuster film "Twister" is great fun. It's exciting, suspenseful, and has some amazing special effects. Yet, for all the effects done, it certainly comes up short in the areas of story and character development.

The flimsy...

Pros: Great acting and drama
Cons: A little too much stress on the action

After months of trying to evade this movie, I at last gave into the pressure from my old friends when it was released on video. I grew up in west Texas and had seen first hand all I cared to of these destructive storm systems during those years. I am...

Pros: good visual effects, Hunt and Paxton in the movie
Cons: unbelievable scenes

The closest thing I ever came to a tornado was a microburst that hit our area early this year. I thought it was a storm at the time.

The first time I watched Twister was the Saturday Night Movie special of NBC. It's a good special-effects...

Pros: Tons of action, eye candy, great lines
Cons: None

Despite the title of this film, this movie doesn't suck. Quite the opposite. It ROCKS! The thing I like more than anything about this movie is that it has this 'feel' about it. Since it takes place during only a 2 day period, the attention paid to...

Pros: Soundtrack was okay
Cons: Everything else

I have recently had the displeasure of viewing "Twister" again with my husband. Our cable wasn't hooked up, and we needed something to do. In went the movie.

Buying a new house and the stresses involved will make you do silly things,...