Twister

Approval Rate: 80%

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    hondarider91

    Sat May 17 2008

    If you like trucks, 4WD and off road action then this is the movie for you.

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    ivygirl3074

    Mon Sep 17 2007

    love the tornados

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    irishgit

    Thu Jul 19 2007

    While I wouldn't go so far as Bowowdownbeforeme, there's no doubt this is a bad movie. Performances are either wooden, or so hopelessly cliched as to be laughable, and the script sounds like it was written on someones coffee break.

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    outsideblitz

    Mon Nov 28 2005

    Great graphics, but the storyline could have been a little stronger. I would have put in more background on the characters. Overall, it was a very good movie.

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    genghisthehun

    Mon Aug 22 2005

    Pablum with some good special effects moments.

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    maomania

    Sun Feb 27 2005

    Pretty boring storline but very nice effects. Living through several hurricanes (I live in Florida) makes me feel for those characters :) j/k. I think it was good entertainment.

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    mr_evangel

    Fri Oct 08 2004

    Oh yeah good movie

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    wargamefan93

    Sun Sep 12 2004

    Good movie, it's pretty interesting to see how a tornado really is and what they do.

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    lukskywlkr

    Sun Mar 28 2004

    Highly unbelievable and a serious lack of plot, but still very enjoyable. Paxton and Hunt make an interesting couple.

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    redoedo

    Wed Feb 25 2004

    Although flawed and scientifically inaccurate, Twister is an exciting ride throughout (what else can you expect from a film depicting the lives of 'storm chasers'?). With solid performances by Paxton and Hunt, as well as the underrated Cary Elwes, Twister is indeed thrilling. Some great (yet at times overdone) special effects, some comedy and solid action make Twister a slightly above average action/thriller.

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    typhoon220

    Thu Feb 19 2004

    When I first met my best friend. She really liked this movie but then she wouldn't watch it during summer because we live in the praries and she was too scared off it coming by to watch it. But now we watch it pretty often. Not the best movie but pretty good.

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    shebacaf

    Fri Sep 05 2003

    Could any of the people in this movie act?

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    president_x_d

    Mon Aug 11 2003

    A big disappointment. Unrealistic, bad plotting and scripting, and really nothing more than a SFX vehicle. Helen Hunt's talents were wasted, and Bill Paxton is just not a good actor.

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    afterglow70

    Sun Aug 10 2003

    I HATE Helen Hunt, but the movie was pretty good.

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    bigbaby

    Fri Apr 04 2003

    Kind of a weak movie with over done special effects and overacting. Few cool scenes, nothing special.

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    philc01b

    Fri Apr 04 2003

    Very suspenseful with an interesting cast. I liked it a lot.

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    loneusfullhous_efan

    Wed Nov 20 2002

    A few months ago this would have been a 4 star rating. While the movie did have some interesting characters, it took my Earth Science professor showing the film in class to point out alot of inconsistancies with information. For one, the openning scene is in 1969 when Jo's father says 'The weatherman says it is going to be an F5'. First, the Fugita scale for tornados did not come out until 1971 and it only measures monitary dammage caused AFTER a tornado has hit, so there is no way to predict an F5 in advance. Plus to get as close to the tornados as they did, rest assured they would have sucked in as well. Some good characters, very inaccurate special effects.

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    typhoon

    Mon Jul 29 2002

    loved it. my best friend refused to watch it in the summer for the longest time because we live in the Canadian Praries and she was so scared that a tornado was going to come here but where we live hasn't had a tornado for over 100 years so i do not know what she is worried about.

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    sickofitall200_1

    Wed Apr 18 2001

    You know, where do I begin with the pile of trash? First of all, I refuse to believe a tornado is powerful enough to whip a cow around 700 times, but isn't powerful enough to throw the truck they drive off the road. Oh, and Id swear the plot of this movie simply revolved around knocking over tornado tracking devices! Hellooooo, is there any intelligence left in Hollywood??? And I love the fact that the tornado comes, clouds are black...YET NOT ONE DROP OF FREAKIN RAIN! And if I see a tornado, I don't know about you, but I'm running the opposite direction, I sure as hell aint going to chase it down like these retarded idiots! The movie sucked!

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    callmetootie

    Sat Apr 14 2001

    Twister is a 1996 action-adventure disater flick starring Helen Hunt and Jamie Gertz. They are both people studying tornados and how they form, etc, and they get caught in one, but Helen's characters has invented this machine to stop it, and she tries using it but she's also on the run for her life. The movie is very, very slow, and it really doesn't get anywhere, but it may be worth a look to watch and learn how torandos do work and how they do form.

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    bigdawgrob2k1

    Wed Mar 07 2001

    This is a fun and exciting movie, and has good effects.

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    mudge_peeples

    Tue Jan 23 2001

    Twister is one of the most air-headed movies I've seen, but is surprisingly entertaining to watch if you're a person who likes to see stuff being broken. Industrial light and magic does some of its best and realistic visual effects work in the 90's.

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    melrose

    Fri Jan 12 2001

    I love movies where it is man vs. nature. The images of the tornados in the movie were breathtaking. I find twisters and the movie fascinating.

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    sam_girl

    Tue Jan 09 2001

    This is a great action movie. I love how the characters are so vivid and unique. The storyline is great; but even moreso, the special effects are awesome! Those twisters looks so real and the acting is so believeable! One of the best scenes is of course, the flying cow (watch out for it if you haven't seen it). The scene at the end of the Twister was literally unbelieveable, but it was nice nonetheless.

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    kid_raver

    Mon Jan 08 2001

    This was a great movie. Not only entertaining but it actually taught me a thing or two as well. It kept me wondering what was going to happen next. Not that many films can do that these days. It actually kept my attention and in the end, had my routing for the scientists. Great flick!

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    zarbon

    Sat Dec 30 2000

    Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt do their usual nice acting. A pretty good movie. Nothing really all that new. Just chasin' tornadoes and beating the other team to accomplish their goal. same old, same old. Nice to see at the movie theater and then again at home. Then don't watch it again for ten years. It's just not a masterpiece.

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    chrise

    Mon Nov 27 2000

    This movie was very cool. They were being chased by a tornado. They were chasing the tornado instead of the tornado chasing them. I liked the part when they were inside the tornado.

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    gildum

    Tue Nov 21 2000

    I liked how everything in the movie seemed so real. The special effects were great and the movie was entertaining. This movie gave me a view of how a real Twister might be like. I'm glad I live in California where there are not any tornadoes.

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    caligal

    Tue Nov 21 2000

    This was a pretty good movie filled with action an great special effects. Keeps you on your edge and runs on emotions. A little bit of everything. Not worth the price at the theater, but the effects of the big screen help a lot.

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    rwcolonelbogey

    Tue Nov 21 2000

    Twister was an okay movie. It was entertaining and fun, but some scenes were just corny. Like the end scene when the tornado passes over them. Other than that it was okay.

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    angel2

    Tue Nov 21 2000

    Twister is good because the plot combines action and the character's emotions. It is very suspenseful because the audience does not know if the Dorothy equipment will work. It is also interesting to watch as a relationship slowly starts to crumble between Bill and Melissa as the relationship between Bill and Jo heats up. The movie also has comedy, with the characters Dusty and Meg.

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    abbeyab3

    Mon Nov 20 2000

    The suspense in this movie was great. It had a good storyline and you got interested in the characters and it wasn't violent. I liked that not too many people died and even though the two groups were competing against each other and even hated each other, I liked that the main character still tried to save the mean guy's life.

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    macavity4

    Fri Nov 17 2000

    The special effects, and the sense of comaraderie are the best things about this movie. The storyline is weak, but believable, since the effects make up for it. Has it's intense moments. Overall a good movie to see, with a good soundtrack.

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    tina2a12

    Fri Nov 17 2000

    I fear all natural disasters. I can't control nature and that scares me, but yet it is fascinating. I liked the action but some of it was unbelievable, scenes that made me think it wasn't real. It put my mind at ease after the movie was over, to believe that it wasn't real.

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    ikeamike

    Thu Nov 16 2000

    I thought this was a good "real life" movie because it was based on something so true and it could happen anywhere at anytime.

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    vuirousj

    Tue Nov 14 2000

    Twister was good. I liked the cows that flew around; it was cool. The movie made me want to chase tornados. Tornados always make good movies.

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    crists

    Mon Nov 13 2000

    The hype for this flick is what made me give it a 3. It wasn't interesting at all. Anyone watching the movie knows how it's going to end. The final twister was tight.

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    nicnik

    Fri Nov 10 2000

    It had you on the edge of your seat, but it didn't make me want to watch it again.

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    giorgio

    Thu Nov 09 2000

    This is a great movie. It has a lot of action, but what I like most of all was how realistic the movie was, the story, and all those special effects.

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    bigjherms

    Tue Oct 31 2000

    Story of stormchasers was great. Great example of competition between two teams. Great special effects.

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    lupe54cf

    Tue Oct 31 2000

    I'm also interested in tornadoes so I watched this movie. It's pretty good because they face danger many times in this movie. Has a lot of action and drama in it.

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    pamnlam

    Fri Oct 27 2000

    I liked this movie. I love Helen Hunt in Mad About You and in this movie. It is an exciting action packed movie filled with cool twisters and special effects.

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    skyeblue

    Mon Oct 23 2000

    Interesting special effects but that's about it. Weak plot and acting. No surprises here.

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    spiralingmarce

    Thu Jul 13 2000

    So very, very fake.

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    bug_at_2715et

    Tue Dec 14 1999

    YAWN! This movie was so bad. I cant believe I sat through it.