Twister (1996)

You won't be disappointed!

Just perfect...

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

I've gone storm chasing before and this movie really entails how that mother nature can create an angry sky and just as angry people. The graphics are good, dialogue's good, plot is okay, and is an all and all genuine movie. While it's not a very much of a feel good movie, it's a movie showing just how chaotic weather and your own life can get.

"Twister" stars Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as Dr. Jo Harding and Bill Harding, whom are investigating and chasing an immensely intense series of tornadoes. Scenes in "Twister" were relatively accurate, yet horrific portrayals of how twisters and tornadoes are perceived and experienced. The main storm chasers, Dr. Jo Harding and Bill Harding, speak of series of storms occurring in one of the beginning settings of the movie. They are both storm chasers and are expecting tornadoes to arrive after the sky begins to show signs of a tornado forming. Watchers can see the lightning and the dark clouds in the sky behind the characters during the beginning of the movie. This weather is similar to how clouds of debris begin to form today before tornadoes. The scenes of the tornado show dust clouds forming around the tunnel of the tornadoes and the darkish green clouds and sky that surround it. This is an accurate portrayal of real-life tornadoes and how they look from afar. However, it shows debris being blown away from the tornado when in reality it should have been sucked into the tornado itself. This portrayal of the tornado was inaccurate and not scientifically correct. Also, the sounds of the tornadoes in the movie are inaccurate to how real tornadoes should sound. Real tornadoes have a roaring sound and sound as if a train was near. However, in the movie, they used sounds that didn't have this train engine sound.Dr. Jo Harding and her fellow storm chasers were preparing to follow these tornadoes in their "tornado proof" vehicles. Storm chasers today use these tactics when chasing storms. They guard themselves with these tornado proof vehicles along with their many computerized machines to help dictate and describe the characteristics of the inside of a tornado in a closer perspective. This is a true representation of how storm chasers are seen today. The precautions the characters took in "Twister" accurately displayed those actions an everyday citizen should take. Hiding in underground cellars, driving and moving away from the direction the tornado seems to be going, and listening to radio and television announcements that are being put out about the weather and precautions one should take in order to not be harmed or killed. I learned a few lessons from this movie: don't be a storm chaser unless you plan on close death or actual death, and don't believe that all things which happen in movies will happen in real-life situations and circumstances. Although "Twister" had its inaccurate scenes, it was a relatively realistic movie and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it.

Come on! Yes, I know I'm taking it too seriously. Someone said something about expecting too much when it's all about the special effects and lots of exploding houses. That's fine if that's your thing. What I don't buy is that the people who made the film didn't bother to research how tornadoes behave. Did any of them have a clue what the things can do. For people to be holding on to something for dear life (literally) while one of these massive things comes through is so stupid I can't believe it. There is no more devastating natural event in a small space than a tornado. No person is going to withstand it by grabbing on to something as it goes by. Also, like the shark in Jaws, the tornadoes in this movie seem to be chasing after the main characters. They are low pressure pockets that create enormous winds. They have not motives in mind. But I guess if you don't really care if there is a semblance of reality, go for it. There were some good scenes during the storm chaser parts at the beginning, but that was eventually forgotten.

I watch this film fairly often, as it's one of my wife's favorites. Actually, I have a soft spot for it too, as the final scene is filmed only 2 miles away from a good friend of mine (his silos can be seen in the background as the team approaches to rescue Bill & Jo). I enjoy this film as I would a fantasy film, as it has little connection with reality. Tractors, combines and even houses are transported through the air by the tornado, but the pickup truck driven by our intrepid scientists stays firmly on the ground. The script is full of holes and predictable clichés, but it is still entertaining enough with a few good lines and characters.