Twister [Blu-ray]

Twister [Blu-ray]
by Jan De Bont

Twister [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Helen Hunt, Jami Gertz, Todd Field
Director: Jan De Bont
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Jack N. Green
Other Contributor: Mark Mancina
Other Contributor: Trevor Rabin
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-05-06
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 118631
Studio: Warner Home Video
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A mile-wide, 300 miles-per-hour force of total devastation is coming at you! In this adventure swirling with cliffhanging excitement and awesome special effects, Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton play scientists pursuing the most destructive weather front to sweep through mid-Americas Tornado Alley in 50 years. By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the storm chasers hope to obtain data to crea

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Movie Review: "We made Dorothy fly!!!"
Summary: 5 Stars

If you're a child of the 90s like I am, you'd know that the 90s was basically struck by the the "bug of disaster movies". Basically, movie after movie was a disaster movie most of them being brainless (yet silly nonetheless). It wasn't until "Twister" got released that there was finally a be all end all of disaster movies, and it was a summer smash. I, at 6 years old, was too young to watch it in the theatre, but I remember seeing the trailers on TV. And when it got released on VHS, my parents made a mad dash out to buy the video.

This was one of my childhood favorites. I used to watch it a lot, even to the point where the videotape was worn out so we'd have to buy a second tape. However as I got older I hadn't seen it as much, in fact I remember the last time I saw it before back in April was when I was 9 or something. I dunno how this detachment suddenly happened, but who knows.

Cut to April 2010. I'm in HMV to buy Avatar on blu-ray, and when I reach the "T" section, guess what movie I find? That's right, Twister. I had no idea the classic was out on blu, and so I rushed it and Avatar to the counter to suddenly buy. It was only 7.99 too! And watching it for the first time on blu was a real nostalgic rush. Oh, the memories...

Basically this nothing more than a cliche fest with special effects, but hey, it's done well, to the point where you're too busy having fun to even notice the cliches. It has a great cast including Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt not to mention Cary Elwes, a FANTASTIC soundtrack (I loved the usage of Tori Amos near the beginning!), tornadoes, great special effects and is overall just really fun to watch. And who could forget the scene where they are inside the tornado near the end?

The blu-ray transfer is actually very good. The video quality is pretty good, not great though- not a whole lot of depth, but at least colors are good, and Oklahoma looks pretty. The audio... holy cripe, I had to keep checking outside my window to see if there was a tornado! It is THAT good. Debris hitting the windsheild, a house rolling onto a road having been torn from its foundation, and an exploding tanker truck has never sounded so lovely before. I swear, this is THE ultimate audio experience if you want some good disaster fun.

Overall, if you've never seen Twister, put the disc in the player, crank up that sound system of yours, and just sit back and enjoy the ride. Don't pay attention to the negativity from people who don't know how to have fun and watch a movie. Just expect a fun filled Tornado flick, and try not to get too paranoid about tornadoes hitting your area!

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Summary of Twister [Blu-ray]

A mile-wide, 300 miles-per-hour force of total devastation is coming at you! In this adventure swirling with cliffhanging excitement and awesome special effects, Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton play scientists pursuing the most destructive weatherfront to sweep through mid-America?s Tornado Alley in 50 years. By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the storm chasers hope to obtain data to create an improved warning system. But to do so, they must intercept the twisters? deadly path. The chase is on! Special Features ? Commentary by Director Jan DeBont and Visual Effects Supervisor Stefan Fangmeier ? Chasing the Storm: Twister Revisited featurette ? The History Channel Documentary Nature Tech: Tornadoes ? Anatomy of a Twister ? HBO First Look: The Making of Twister ? Van Halen Humans Being Music Video ? Theatrical Trailers

Twister was a mega-million-dollar blockbuster--helmed by a director (Dutchman Jan de Bont) hot off another scorcher hit (Speed)--that flaunted state-of-the-art digital effects and featured a popular leading actress (Helen Hunt) who would win an Academy Award for her next film (As Good As It Gets). But ask anybody who's seen it and they'll tell you who the real star of Twister is: the cow. Not to give anything away, but the cow is one of those inspired little touches (like, say, Bronson Pinchot's career-making cameo in Beverly Hills Cop) that adds a touch of personality to a gigantic Hollywood production. The story is blown out the window after an impressive prologue in which Hunt's character, as a little girl, witnesses her daddy being sucked into a tornado. Basically, Hunt and Bill Paxton are thrill-seeking meteorologists chasing twisters in order to study them (and help warn people of them, of course) with a new technology they've developed. If you thought the Kansas tornado in The Wizard of Oz was every bit as scary as the Wicked Witch of the West, then this may be the movie for you. --Jim Emerson

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