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did you guys know bill paxtons son was in it. they actually asked helen hunt to be in the movie. but helen only wanted to be in the movie if the cast was only black and brown. she said it on the wwhl podcast.
the connection to the original was the little 'dorothy' balls with the propellers that they launched at the beginning of this film. It felt like this film was written by someone who vaguely knows humans.
Twister had Bill Paxton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, an original Goo Goo Dolls track, an original Van Halen track, cool special effects, a The Shining reference... huge twisters, Jan De Bont... just watch Twister...
Plus you had Helen Hunt play the role as a seasoned 30-something scientist with experience versus the new trend of making her a 25 year old super-genius who knows everything. It’s like Paul Rudd’s daughter Cassie in Quatumania being able to miraculously create the ridiculous devise that send them to the Quantum Realm.
The first movie came out when I was a Resident Director in college - we had some foreign exchange students staying in the dorm that summer and the tornado sirens went off one night (southern IL college). We were moving people into the basement of the dorm, but they didn't even leave their rooms, they thought it was just another midwest thunderstorm - I had to force them down there. That week we went to see Twister (it was in the theaters at the time) and they were horrified. They never ignored another tornado siren after that...
Loved it! I'm 51 and took my 3 teenage boys. Saw it in 4DX, and we laughed and enjoyed it. Reminded me of a 90s movie. There was no agenda. She was realistic as the female lead (Ripley, Sarah Conner) it was great, and I laughed and wasn't preached to. Glen Powell was a boss too, "Of course I found the dog"
@ozmond Not sure who y'all is. I myself am not worried about them. Just nice to have them absent sometimes. No one trying to teach or represent. Just entertain. For instance, sometimes I enjoy an intense movie, and sometimes I don't. At no point in this movie did I worry about a lead dying. In some movies, I do. It was simply nice to sit in a movie and have fun and nothing else.
The Easter egg you missed was Dorothy. Same design, with the name stenciled on the side, and a pic of Dorothy from Wizard of Oz on the side, just like in the '96 film.
You can't have your team get killed and tell me we are following this persons advice, all the time. Her reasoning for understanding tornados made zero since
I thought seeing this would be a refreshing and fun after the director said there were no political messages in the movie. He lied. The DEI was in your FACE for the entire first act. You could see that it was clearly drawn out on a spread sheet that there would be exactly one character per special identity group. One white man, one white girl, one black man, one black girl, one transgender, two Latino men, etc. If you've ever watched real-world tornado videos on YT, you'll notice there are NO women. Why are they determined to make action movies for women? The main character in the movie was tedious, she has a bad attitude and treats men like they're idiots. In the middle of the movie, there appears to be a romance developing but they deflate it completely. At the end, Glen Powell chases the girl into the airport like in every romance film you've ever seen. He finds her and the tone is very platonic and awkward. The moment to kiss her passes and he instead picks up her luggage and they walk away side by side. The movie has so many obnoxious modern tropes and problems in it. I was rolling my eyes throughout the run-time.
I watched Twisters yesterday. I loved it. I’m probably biased because it took place all around the area where I live. It looked great, the weather was very believable, and the characters were good. This may sound funny, but my wife and I were very impressed with the wind in the movie. The way the trees blew in the wind, the wheat, the debris, etc.. It all looked scarily realistic to the real thing. They did their homework. The science part did seem a little dumb.
The rich guy buying land was setting up an interesting "twist" but they "blew it." I expected him to buy up the technology then not use it, a la "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Then some heist or challenge in using their technology anyway. But they just stopped that storyline. They also just stopped the storyline of TH-camrs YouTubing. Twice they extinguished a tornado for the first time in human history and the truck with augers and rocket launchers doesn't have a dash cam? It was fun, but definitely see it in a theater. The effects and action deserves a big screen.
I love Speed, awesome movie, Twister never interested me, you coulda put Stallone and Schwarzenegger in there together no interest... the Sliders episode with the twister planet was cooler, a dude rides a tornado FFS that's cool!
There was a story, published in Analog Science Fiction magazine in 1975, about a little girl whose childhood was disrupted by a tornado… she grows up to be a legislator (maybe a U. S. Senator?) and pushes for the creation of an anti-tornado technology delivered via Air Force jets. I thought the technology implausible (I was 13 or so when I read it), but the plot absolutely perfect for a big dumb movie. Hot fiftyish actress as the Senator, hotshot pilots, humans taming nature; fun! “Jill the Giant-Killer,” March 1975. A missed opportunity!
@@johnnyskinwalker4095 Yeah, I got major Finn vibes from that character. He was thisclose to telling Kate he loved her. Then at the end he's telling Glen Powell's character, "go get her." What?
If the new movie has Dorothy in it, which is the machine that sends the sensors up into the tornado, then there is a very strong connection because that machine was invented by Bill Paxton's character, and Helen Hunt's character in rhe first movie. And that machine is shown in the trailer.🤦♂️
I took a date to see this and she texted me after saying she just isn't feeling it. Plus, as someone who majored in meteorology, this movie was a joke in terms of science. However, Glenn Powell was great in it and he honestly was the only thing that made this movie worthwhile.
I never noticed that there wasn’t any wide shots. I loved the movie, took the wife and kids. Saw disputable me 4 the same day. Called it “twistpicable me”. Great movie loved the main characters and the chemistry.
I want to see a sequel to that movie where they're in a mountain and they have these canisters with liquid in them that will explode of they're in sunlight too long. Now that's a sequel we dont need. They're making a cliffhanger 2?😂😂
I didn’t think she was a girl Boss because she was a combination of both Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in one character. She overcame having PTSD in her arc which is why she needed to own that last disaster scene. Bill Paxton had the same weather super power she had.
She is definitely a girl boss. The male characters are constantly used to prop her up. They're constantly looking to her for expertise, and they constantly have her saving everyone and talking about how great she is. It's so over the top that it comes off like she has a super power. The 96 film didn't come off like Bill has super powers because they didn't act like they couldn't do anything without him. He clearly had the best instincts, but the rest of the crew was clearly capable without him.
I think the only time where Kate is referred to as being awesome and being a genius is at the beginning when she’s just brought back from her retirement. She fails twice after that and struggles to actually reach her real goal until the end of the movie. She’s not physically as strong as Glenn Powell but she’s definitely smart and capable enough to handle herself in a tornado disaster as she should be considering that she’s been studying and chasing tornadoes her entire life. I don’t consider Kate a girl boss at all, she’s just someone who overcomes her trauma and regains her capabilities to handle herself in situations in which she’s trained herself to overcome for years. I think the film in my opinion really fails at better presenting the supporting cast as most of the film is focused on Glenn Powell and Daisy Jones. I’m not saying that the film shouldn’t have given the main characters the focus that they had but it really sucks that there wasn’t much interaction between them and the supporting characters. I mean is it just me or did the film not set up a confrontation between Kate and David Cornswet’s character?!
Well the trailer looked good, and that's saying something. Since they haven't been doing trailers well for a while. That's a shame. This was one of those rare properties where it wouldn't have been too hard to be better than the original, since I didn't hold much reverence for the original. Seen it like 2x, once when it originally came out when I was like 10 or 11, and then like a decade later. Remember almost NOTHING from it.
I'm going to play the objection card on the audience sick of romance Chris. We're not sick of romance in general, it's when the romance main plot is in a genre where it's normally a side plot. Like star wars. Even in the original twister the romance was a subplot and stayed a subplot and was still natural and touching.
A better question is "does it suck" and I am glad to say, no ... it doesn't suck. Effectively it is a present day remake of the old classic -- and -- it's not in your face woke -- though it does make the girl the hero (aligned with today's girl boss trope). Perfectly described as a popcorn flick and I really enjoyed it. Glen Powell has great charisma and screen presence, there was no “beat you over the head” virtue signaling politics in it, everyone seemed to be heterosexual, I am glad to see it rockin’ at the box office. Maybe Hollyweird will get the message. Even the "girl boss" is not repugnant, she actually has a character arc, and substantial motivations ... my only real complaint is they did not cap off the clear romantic interest at the end.
Nice lively discussion. I fall a little closer to Alan's opinion here. But as a fan of the original (and having watched it Wednesday night in prep for the Thursday showing), this movie doesn't have the same charm and love that Twister has. It's fun, and Glen Powell is fantastic, but it's no more than a summer popcorn flick for turning off the brain and having some fun. And yeah, Kate's a girl boss. It was distracting a few times, especially with the end sequence.
Alan, did you REALLY just compare the scale of a shark and a twister?!?!?! :) You can capture the threat of a shark in a close-up, try that with a tornado! ;)
I could not disagree more with FilmThreat. Kates abilities don’t come out of know where, she has skills and knowledge that she spent a lifetime earning. The Tyler character wasn’t ever wrong because he was a man, sometimes he was wrong, sometimes she was wrong. The characters had story arcs, the British Reporter had more of a character arc than most main characters in movies for the past 10 years. It tips a hat to the old movie, it tips the hat to the storm chaser crowd without being consumed by trying to pander to them. This was an excellent summer popcorn movie. Anyone who likes a good fun movie should go see Twisters.
Thank you for your review. I brought my 3 kids (pre-teen to teen), and they all really enjoyed it. I am a father in my 40s, and I ended up enjoying this movie. Recommended.
Been a massive fan of the original film since I first saw the Bill Paxton film as a child and ruined my parents VHS copy so much. I was really looking forward to this film till this review. Lol
I thought that was pretty good. The "girl boss" is not Disney Star Wars style. It's not someone that does everything right, she has her flaws and does her share of mistakes.
You should still give it a try. It’s not citizen Kane but I had fun with it and my entire theater applauded at the end. This is from someone living in Texas btw so it’s the last place any person would want to be lectured to.
Yeah think I’ll skip maybe when it’s streaming. At least they are trying to bring these types of movies back just need to fix the gap in experience? Most productions seem to be missing that veteran film makers
I was disappointed to see other critics I watch (like Critical Drinker) let this movie off the hook and claim it’s NOT woke. Yes it is, and great to see Chris call it out for it. Not only is the main character the typical “girl who is the key to everything” (the bestest ever!!!!), she is constantly putting all the men in their place, including her so called love interest. The film also has another woke trope: the minority side character that the movie wants you think is bad, but in the end they are predictably good and only white characters remain bad. Jurassic World Dominion had several such characters, like Javi in this one.
I saw the movie over the weekend with my 11 y.o. son. We both liked the '96 original better. For me, this movie probably had more action, but the 90s version had a better story. Yeah, the girl bossing thing is very noticeable, once you see it you can't unsee it. Even more annoying for me was in parts of the movie the main characters abandon their mission to go warn/help the townspeople that are in the path of the tornado. Why? Their research can help the people of that region way more than showing up and commiserating with them after their homes are destroyed. These characters almost act as if the local people have no idea what to do in a tornado situation and that they need to educate them.
Both of you are right. I thought it was awful, but immediately upon leaving the theater my wife said she wants to see it again. It’s a bad movie that chicks will like and that might be enough to make it a moderate success and (God help us) result in another sequel.
What about the glass problem they never even BOTHERED to try and solve for? Powell’s character has his truck that hes weighted down and has the drills retrofitted onto so he can “drive into the tornado”…….NEVER ONCE over the course of this movie is a single window or windshield in this truck broken or shattered by the either massive killer debris thats flying around or the wind speeds in excess of 200mph. It never happens nor is it ever addressed as to how, in Isaac Newton’s butthole, its even REMOTELY possible.
My only problems are it lacks the charm of Bill Paxton, The mother was not Helen Hunt, and the first movie was a slightly fictionized version of the birth of doppler technology which has saved thousands of lives. This movie was a science fiction based on a weak theoretical possibility. We currently use Doppler we do not currently use descant to suffocate a tornado.
When I saw the trailer I expected to be where Chris was with a 3 as I kept telling my brother it was the least believable trailer they showed including Alien: Romulus, and Longlegs. I decided to go in treating it like a monster movie. Coming out of the movie I appreciated the characters. They all felt distinct and unique and fairly believable. I agree she was girl-bossing, but I liked that she had the lingering trauma from losing her friends. I give it a 6 - above average entertainment.
I think the most depressing thing about this movie for me, is I've reached that age that all the major characters in this movie are technically younger than me. Even the male lead. He was born in October, I was born February of that year. LOL. Aging sucks. The lead female is 10 years younger than me. HOLY COW... Again, Aging is terrible. Like when you get a doctor and they're like; "So, I'm 30." Cool, I'm like out of here.
I liked it. This is a fun techno thriller. It really brought me back to the 90’s and the Crichton era, when science was the motor for inspiration. And about connection with the first, there was, the original “Dorothy” at the beginning, the system that would get the data at the first attempt to prove Kate’s hypothesis.
There were 3 things missing from the film for me: a kiss, a great score, a song to go alongside the film. Other stuff I can live with but these would have enhanced it. At least they had the female character show emotion and vulnerability but you can bet if I was her I'd have wanted to rip the guy's clothes off by the end. I saw it in 4dx which I think heightened it so much.
Some of the advertised BP things don’t strike me as much better than the okay-quality stuff that shows up at my local Aldi here in Florida. I’ll just go to Aldi.
I love the difference of opinion that both of you have. Chris says there is a lack of romance in this film and Alan says it's one for the ladies. 🤣 Chris, do you think the people turning up in costume, were being paid or given free admission? Pre-covid, I used to see 120+ films a year (in the UK). I don't ever recall seeing anyone clap at the end of a film. (Although I don't go to see children's films or animation). Do you think clapping is a US thing? Something tells me that Deadpool 3 might change that 👍😁🤪.
Saw it with the family it was great, just a fun time. My daughter said it was on her top 5 list. Lose connection to Twister, they reference Dorothy and that's pretty much it. Very much it's own movie just happens in the samw universe as Twister. Not a sequel, reboot, or remake just another movie in that universe.
Funny the mention of Finn saying Rey in rise of skywalker. I literally only remember that movie because of that indelible mark he left on my brain. And have no ability whatsoever to go rewatch it because who wants to live through that again. On this movie it was a good popcorn movie. I thought Kate’s performance was bleh Glen was good Javys performance was good despite what I felt was bad character development from the writing. But definitely a movie you won’t be disappointed watching if you shut your brain off and just want 2 hours of entertainment. 👍
Just watched a few good series with actually GOOD and compelling writing and acting. Supacell is actually pretty damn good. Also surprisingly Season 2 of Hit Monkey on Hulu. But now that Disney has made Hulu its own, i would not hold out ANY hope that the writing will remain at this level again. Finally For Those About to Die...well it has some really good points and some definitely obvious New Woke Hollywood elements that seem shoehorned in. But it is a Roland Emmerich gig ..not disaster oriented. But rather a more straightforward telling of the Roman Emperor TITUS's rise and rather quick subsequent fall. Who had a play written about the tragedy of his reign by Shakespeare. But this is DOES show Titus as history depicts him pretty accurate. He was a truly decent and good well intended and honorable man, a soldier and General who was raised by that code of Honor but surrounded by a den of Serpents all wanting to take him down. And unlike someone like Marcus Aralias, possibly his closest comparison, he was woefully unprepared for any of it and it lead to his rapid demise. It has some other fiction elements written in to fattening it up. Some parts are fit well .. but other more woke elements due make it less appealing. But i watched it all and compared to a lot of what has come out of Hollywood over the years....this is definitely going in the right direction finally but you get the feeling that there must have been a lot of back n forth between Emmerich and the studio (peakcock/NBC) resisting a lot of the Woke notes. But the performances were pretty solid across the board. A few parts weaken it and still a couple really cringe moments. A bit heavy overboard on gratuitous sex...but unlike HBO 's Rome, this tended to seem 60/40 gay to hetro. Which some will try and claim that it is totally accurate for that era of Rome but is in fact not. It is no secret that in Rome it wasn't uncommon for bi-sexuality, especially in pagan ceremonies/ritual celebrations and much like the Greek before them, it wasn't unusual for men to have a male Lover usually formed out of a mentor to mentee relationship or in other fraternal organizations, homosexuality to the degree that is depicted here was not the norm. So it felt not merely gratuitous but forced in by people with agenda. Yet on the other hand they didn't bash herosexuality or make the straight men appear stupid. Sure there were times that I was yelling at the screen "TITUS...WTF ARE YOU DOING MAN? HOW ARE YOU BEING SO BLIND?" ..lol .. sadly if you know a lot about his story, he was a man way too trusting of those closest to him which kinda fits. As i said he was a soldier used to people who shared his way of thinking and code of honor and was made Ceasar at an awful period in an era of really bad people. It went from Nero to the year of the 4 emperors to his father who got things reasonably settled but by his last days, his other son Titus's revolting brother had pretty much set the stage for a total shitshow to fall in his older brothers lap. The poor man never stood a chance. And it is too bad because they accurately showed that he was a humanitarian first who had witnessed suffering all over the known world and actually cared for more than just Rome the city and power..but he cared about people. But his reign was so short he was virtually swept under the rug as far as Great Leaders of history are concerned. While his brother who was a spoiled politician and coward, ended up one of Rome's most scummy and slimy of politicians and eventual leaders. Definitely worth watching.. just be advised of some cringe. Finally I recommend (and keep on recommending) OUTSIDE RANGE starring Josh Brolin!!! DUDE!!! WATCH THIS SHOW!!
It was not a bad movie. Nothing can beat the original, and it doesn't need to. We have forgotten how to just enjoy a movie without ripping it apart for innocuous things. Also, Kate was not a girl boss. She admits that she left storm chasing due to a huge mistake.
Saw it this afternoon. I loved it up until the finale with the "big bad" tornado and everything after. That ending ruined everything I watched and loved previously. She was Bill Paxton's character, and at least Glen Powell helped her and they figured it out together. I didn't mind them turning to her like with Bill in the OG. It was her BS in the end that pissed me off. I gave it a 4/10 as well. That romcom ending pissed me off more.
I understand why the close ups but it was the wrong movie for it. Close ups in disaster movies work because it adds more feeling of dread and emotion and fear. Gives the movie a claustrophobic sense, so a movie about hurricane, earthquakes or fires it can work, but, not on a twister movie which generally takes place in open spaces
Looks like the people have spoken and it’s a SMASH after weekend total…However I’m watching 1996 Twister on MAX, and the love triangle and care for the characters is much deeper. Twisters seems more like a “HOT DOG” movie compared to the original.
Did Alan compare a shark attack to a tornado? You don't think a shark attack is tight and personal and a tornado wipes out whole towns and needs a wide shot to understand distance and perspective?
I enjoyed it so did my dad and sis, my sis not a big fan of crazy stupid blockbuster movies. I liked it, nothing special but did justice to the Twister movie, Glen is the star and it shows, go watch it if you just want to shut off, doesn't get political and its a fun ride.
There has to be a fraud problem in Hollywood. No clue what the budget was on this, but if what Chris is saying about close ups, that means they didn’t spend the money on special effects. How modern entertainment costs so much with so little in return needs to be noted.
I respectfully disagree with Chris on this one. There wasn’t any girl boss moment that I saw on this movie, maybe is because when I hear girl boss I imagine a Mary sue type of character like Rey in SW. Does she have kind of 6th sense of atmosphere sure, Bill Paxton did too in the OG one. She is well prepared and studied, is shown in the barn scene. This movie is very enjoyable and does not pound your head with any agenda messages. Is just a movie, like Chris said that the theater that he went people clap, I saw the same reaction in my theater as well. Go see the movie and judge for your selves, that’s my opinion.
It was more Twilight than girl boss. Everyone was in love with her. The two male leads running to her, in step, as she helped herself out of the truck. Drowning her in compliments. Then a third male saying he loved her. Then abandoning his truck to run to her at the airport. But this movie wasn't for me and I am okay with that.
Girl boss…who fails and runs away from tornados and stormchasing because of it and isn’t actually the boss of anything and has to be guilted into getting back in the game by a man.
@@donkeysaurusrex7881 She is well written (not a Mary Sue) but the script treats her as a girl boss. Bear with me, it takes a pattern to prove the point. The man and his highly trained team can't do it without her. The tornado youtube expert Tyler instantly trusts her and follows her on the first meeting. Two men pine over her while she treats them both rather coldly. Tyler birings her a pizza and patiently stands outside her door like a loyal dog after she shuts the door in his face hoping she will reconsider. During emergencies she has every life saving and humanitarian idea and the rest of the cast parrot her and follow (e.g., motel tornado) She helps herself to the StormCorp truck and leaves Javi with no ride. Good dog Tyler sniffs her out and comes to her house. Her mom harps on her to hurry up and "Save the world." Not help people, the world. Javi changes his mind about the rich guy because she said so. She never proved her point that buying their land after they lost everything is immoral. His point was actually better and she offered no rebuttal but he changed his view. The reporter was instantly intriqued by Kate despite her demonstrating nothing to him early on. Later he was enamored and secretly photographing her while Tyler said, "She is the real story." Out loud he literally said she center of the entire film. Built a tornado in middle school (not even high school). She recognized the tornado at the radio while stormchaser was oblivious and before tornado alerts. She pulled herself out of the truck, didn't need no man (as the Twilight inspired Team Tyler and Team Javi both ran to her side by side). A third guy said, "I love you." Javi (the businessman of the group) has all the details of the pitch but still insists she is best to do it. Good dog Tyler commits probably a felony destroying an airport to park his truck and run to her at the airport because she says good dogs follow their master. I do not hate the characters, but every qualified person became a dunce.
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did you guys know bill paxtons son was in it.
they actually asked helen hunt to be in the movie.
but helen only wanted to be in the movie if the cast was only black and brown. she said it on the wwhl podcast.
The movie must have an intimacy coordinator as there's no intimacy between the main characters whatsoever.
Kathleen kenndy was involved
You haven't heard yet? Romance and chemistry between women and men is not allowed anymore.
@@Currency12345 Thanks for letting me know. I'll buy a ticket to Despicable Me 4 to watch Twisters now...
It was great not having as much as a kiss
My thoughts exactly! It is like, boy/girl love story, happy ending is a vile concept to these people.
the connection to the original was the little 'dorothy' balls with the propellers that they launched at the beginning of this film.
It felt like this film was written by someone who vaguely knows humans.
So AI
Lol
I was hoping they’d bring back the twister from the first movie.
I vaguely know some humans....but i did not write this....
I disliked the original but liked Bill Paxton, but the movie was dull. I can't imagine seeing this one without Paxton.
Twister had Bill Paxton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, an original Goo Goo Dolls track, an original Van Halen track, cool special effects, a The Shining reference... huge twisters, Jan De Bont... just watch Twister...
A studio should have spent this money updating and remastering the special effects in the original and released that back into theaters.
Plus you had Helen Hunt play the role as a seasoned 30-something scientist with experience versus the new trend of making her a 25 year old super-genius who knows everything. It’s like Paul Rudd’s daughter Cassie in Quatumania being able to miraculously create the ridiculous devise that send them to the Quantum Realm.
wasn't the VH song, Human's being? good song if so!
@@nicholasflamel1134 They should actually do this to save theaters. Just re-release the hits!
Also a track from Deep Purple
The first movie came out when I was a Resident Director in college - we had some foreign exchange students staying in the dorm that summer and the tornado sirens went off one night (southern IL college). We were moving people into the basement of the dorm, but they didn't even leave their rooms, they thought it was just another midwest thunderstorm - I had to force them down there. That week we went to see Twister (it was in the theaters at the time) and they were horrified. They never ignored another tornado siren after that...
Loved it! I'm 51 and took my 3 teenage boys. Saw it in 4DX, and we laughed and enjoyed it. Reminded me of a 90s movie. There was no agenda. She was realistic as the female lead (Ripley, Sarah Conner) it was great, and I laughed and wasn't preached to. Glen Powell was a boss too, "Of course I found the dog"
@@lancec3509 lol y’all always worried about “agendas”
@ozmond Not sure who y'all is. I myself am not worried about them. Just nice to have them absent sometimes. No one trying to teach or represent. Just entertain. For instance, sometimes I enjoy an intense movie, and sometimes I don't. At no point in this movie did I worry about a lead dying. In some movies, I do. It was simply nice to sit in a movie and have fun and nothing else.
The Easter egg you missed was Dorothy. Same design, with the name stenciled on the side, and a pic of Dorothy from Wizard of Oz on the side, just like in the '96 film.
You can't have your team get killed and tell me we are following this persons advice, all the time. Her reasoning for understanding tornados made zero since
I thought seeing this would be a refreshing and fun after the director said there were no political messages in the movie. He lied. The DEI was in your FACE for the entire first act. You could see that it was clearly drawn out on a spread sheet that there would be exactly one character per special identity group. One white man, one white girl, one black man, one black girl, one transgender, two Latino men, etc. If you've ever watched real-world tornado videos on YT, you'll notice there are NO women. Why are they determined to make action movies for women? The main character in the movie was tedious, she has a bad attitude and treats men like they're idiots. In the middle of the movie, there appears to be a romance developing but they deflate it completely. At the end, Glen Powell chases the girl into the airport like in every romance film you've ever seen. He finds her and the tone is very platonic and awkward. The moment to kiss her passes and he instead picks up her luggage and they walk away side by side. The movie has so many obnoxious modern tropes and problems in it. I was rolling my eyes throughout the run-time.
Exactly. Sharknado did it better... This wasn't even streaming service movie quality...
I watched Twisters yesterday. I loved it. I’m probably biased because it took place all around the area where I live. It looked great, the weather was very believable, and the characters were good. This may sound funny, but my wife and I were very impressed with the wind in the movie. The way the trees blew in the wind, the wheat, the debris, etc.. It all looked scarily realistic to the real thing. They did their homework. The science part did seem a little dumb.
I grew up in Ohio. I live in Alabama now. My wife and I loved it. Chris was a crybaby in this review.
The rich guy buying land was setting up an interesting "twist" but they "blew it." I expected him to buy up the technology then not use it, a la "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Then some heist or challenge in using their technology anyway. But they just stopped that storyline. They also just stopped the storyline of TH-camrs YouTubing. Twice they extinguished a tornado for the first time in human history and the truck with augers and rocket launchers doesn't have a dash cam?
It was fun, but definitely see it in a theater. The effects and action deserves a big screen.
Twister was Jan de Bont's follow up to Speed.
Where the heck does time go.....
If this tornado falls below 50mph…
I love Speed, awesome movie, Twister never interested me, you coulda put Stallone and Schwarzenegger in there together no interest...
the Sliders episode with the twister planet was cooler, a dude rides a tornado FFS that's cool!
My wife said"I only know the Kate character's name because they said it the whole movie"
There was a story, published in Analog Science Fiction magazine in 1975, about a little girl whose childhood was disrupted by a tornado… she grows up to be a legislator (maybe a U. S. Senator?) and pushes for the creation of an anti-tornado technology delivered via Air Force jets. I thought the technology implausible (I was 13 or so when I read it), but the plot absolutely perfect for a big dumb movie. Hot fiftyish actress as the Senator, hotshot pilots, humans taming nature; fun!
“Jill the Giant-Killer,” March 1975. A missed opportunity!
They must be in the brand new fighter planes that can actually maneuver around tornadoes.
@@SoullessAIMusic Maybe the "tech" could be delivered via missile?
@@nothanks3236 not in the 90's, thats more of an 80's answer.
Agree, "Kate you're so smart!, I love you, Kate!". Got my eyes rolling like a twister from cringe.
Just saw it, omg...like everyone was there just to tell Kate how awesome she was. Ruined the movie.
Well it was more like that other guy, the supporting character. He was a major simp. He was the Finn of the movie.
@@johnnyskinwalker4095 Yeah, I got major Finn vibes from that character. He was thisclose to telling Kate he loved her. Then at the end he's telling Glen Powell's character, "go get her." What?
@@davidgalinat4257 I would have cut about half his material. Must of it we didn't need to see. Like bro, she's not into you. Give it up. lol
If the new movie has Dorothy in it, which is the machine that sends the sensors up into the tornado, then there is a very strong connection because that machine was invented by Bill Paxton's character, and Helen Hunt's character in rhe first movie.
And that machine is shown in the trailer.🤦♂️
It is Dorothy V in the movie
I took a date to see this and she texted me after saying she just isn't feeling it. Plus, as someone who majored in meteorology, this movie was a joke in terms of science. However, Glenn Powell was great in it and he honestly was the only thing that made this movie worthwhile.
I never noticed that there wasn’t any wide shots. I loved the movie, took the wife and kids. Saw disputable me 4 the same day. Called it “twistpicable me”. Great movie loved the main characters and the chemistry.
Talking about sequels we don't need...everyone hyped for cliffhanger 2!?
I want to see a sequel to that movie where they're in a mountain and they have these canisters with liquid in them that will explode of they're in sunlight too long. Now that's a sequel we dont need. They're making a cliffhanger 2?😂😂
NO!
^bout a 9 on the tension scale there Rube...
I didn’t think she was a girl Boss because she was a combination of both Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in one character. She overcame having PTSD in her arc which is why she needed to own that last disaster scene. Bill Paxton had the same weather super power she had.
She is definitely a girl boss. The male characters are constantly used to prop her up. They're constantly looking to her for expertise, and they constantly have her saving everyone and talking about how great she is. It's so over the top that it comes off like she has a super power. The 96 film didn't come off like Bill has super powers because they didn't act like they couldn't do anything without him. He clearly had the best instincts, but the rest of the crew was clearly capable without him.
I think the only time where Kate is referred to as being awesome and being a genius is at the beginning when she’s just brought back from her retirement. She fails twice after that and struggles to actually reach her real goal until the end of the movie. She’s not physically as strong as Glenn Powell but she’s definitely smart and capable enough to handle herself in a tornado disaster as she should be considering that she’s been studying and chasing tornadoes her entire life. I don’t consider Kate a girl boss at all, she’s just someone who overcomes her trauma and regains her capabilities to handle herself in situations in which she’s trained herself to overcome for years.
I think the film in my opinion really fails at better presenting the supporting cast as most of the film is focused on Glenn Powell and Daisy Jones. I’m not saying that the film shouldn’t have given the main characters the focus that they had but it really sucks that there wasn’t much interaction between them and the supporting characters. I mean is it just me or did the film not set up a confrontation between Kate and David Cornswet’s character?!
Sounds like it had a whirlwind romance at the end!
You're twisted.
just saw it! man it was horrible. just horrible. youve already said why, i agree.
Well the trailer looked good, and that's saying something. Since they haven't been doing trailers well for a while. That's a shame. This was one of those rare properties where it wouldn't have been too hard to be better than the original, since I didn't hold much reverence for the original. Seen it like 2x, once when it originally came out when I was like 10 or 11, and then like a decade later. Remember almost NOTHING from it.
i agree
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I thought it was fun. The writing wasn’t great but the actors and action set pieces really elevated the picture.
I'm going to play the objection card on the audience sick of romance Chris. We're not sick of romance in general, it's when the romance main plot is in a genre where it's normally a side plot. Like star wars. Even in the original twister the romance was a subplot and stayed a subplot and was still natural and touching.
Watch it mainly for Glen Powell. The moment he shows up in the movie, it gets a gazillion times better. The guy freaking pierce the screen.
yup, before that I was like is it going to pick up??? But once Glen shows up it cranks up to 11
@@paulpivaral4832 Yep
What!! I loved "twister" bill paxton too the forgotten leading man of the late 90's that could carry a film "twister" cemented that for me.
A better question is "does it suck" and I am glad to say, no ... it doesn't suck. Effectively it is a present day remake of the old classic -- and -- it's not in your face woke -- though it does make the girl the hero (aligned with today's girl boss trope). Perfectly described as a popcorn flick and I really enjoyed it. Glen Powell has great charisma and screen presence, there was no “beat you over the head” virtue signaling politics in it, everyone seemed to be heterosexual, I am glad to see it rockin’ at the box office. Maybe Hollyweird will get the message. Even the "girl boss" is not repugnant, she actually has a character arc, and substantial motivations ... my only real complaint is they did not cap off the clear romantic interest at the end.
The Easter egg was Dorothy
Nice lively discussion. I fall a little closer to Alan's opinion here. But as a fan of the original (and having watched it Wednesday night in prep for the Thursday showing), this movie doesn't have the same charm and love that Twister has. It's fun, and Glen Powell is fantastic, but it's no more than a summer popcorn flick for turning off the brain and having some fun.
And yeah, Kate's a girl boss. It was distracting a few times, especially with the end sequence.
Alan, did you REALLY just compare the scale of a shark and a twister?!?!?! :)
You can capture the threat of a shark in a close-up, try that with a tornado! ;)
I think Alan is thinking about Sharknado.
This is 100% a Hallmark movie with tornados. I do give it praise for not being politically correct.
I could not disagree more with FilmThreat. Kates abilities don’t come out of know where, she has skills and knowledge that she spent a lifetime earning. The Tyler character wasn’t ever wrong because he was a man, sometimes he was wrong, sometimes she was wrong. The characters had story arcs, the British Reporter had more of a character arc than most main characters in movies for the past 10 years. It tips a hat to the old movie, it tips the hat to the storm chaser crowd without being consumed by trying to pander to them. This was an excellent summer popcorn movie. Anyone who likes a good fun movie should go see Twisters.
Thank you for your review.
I brought my 3 kids (pre-teen to teen), and they all really enjoyed it.
I am a father in my 40s, and I ended up enjoying this movie.
Recommended.
I enjoy watching you guys respectfully disagree. Somehow this has become rare these days.
omg Alan 🤦♂ even if you unplug your brain 🤦♂ there was NO CHEMISTRY WITH THE TWO MAIN CHARACTERS . AT. ALL. where we watching the same movie?
I disagree
Someone needs to do a meme-clip of "Kate!" vs "Rey!".
Been a massive fan of the original film since I first saw the Bill Paxton film as a child and ruined my parents VHS copy so much. I was really looking forward to this film till this review. Lol
I thought that was pretty good. The "girl boss" is not Disney Star Wars style. It's not someone that does everything right, she has her flaws and does her share of mistakes.
You should still give it a try. It’s not citizen Kane but I had fun with it and my entire theater applauded at the end. This is from someone living in Texas btw so it’s the last place any person would want to be lectured to.
Yeah think I’ll skip maybe when it’s streaming. At least they are trying to bring these types of movies back just need to fix the gap in experience? Most productions seem to be missing that veteran film makers
Need Alan to turn these ads into comedy sketches.
I was disappointed to see other critics I watch (like Critical Drinker) let this movie off the hook and claim it’s NOT woke. Yes it is, and great to see Chris call it out for it. Not only is the main character the typical “girl who is the key to everything” (the bestest ever!!!!), she is constantly putting all the men in their place, including her so called love interest. The film also has another woke trope: the minority side character that the movie wants you think is bad, but in the end they are predictably good and only white characters remain bad. Jurassic World Dominion had several such characters, like Javi in this one.
I saw the movie over the weekend with my 11 y.o. son. We both liked the '96 original better. For me, this movie probably had more action, but the 90s version had a better story. Yeah, the girl bossing thing is very noticeable, once you see it you can't unsee it. Even more annoying for me was in parts of the movie the main characters abandon their mission to go warn/help the townspeople that are in the path of the tornado. Why? Their research can help the people of that region way more than showing up and commiserating with them after their homes are destroyed. These characters almost act as if the local people have no idea what to do in a tornado situation and that they need to educate them.
I kept falling asleep during the movie. I shut off when the white guy meteorologist gets shutdown by the female boss and lead character...
Both of you are right. I thought it was awful, but immediately upon leaving the theater my wife said she wants to see it again. It’s a bad movie that chicks will like and that might be enough to make it a moderate success and (God help us) result in another sequel.
😂😂 I thought Chris Gore pulled a AZ and left 😂
What about the glass problem they never even BOTHERED to try and solve for? Powell’s character has his truck that hes weighted down and has the drills retrofitted onto so he can “drive into the tornado”…….NEVER ONCE over the course of this movie is a single window or windshield in this truck broken or shattered by the either massive killer debris thats flying around or the wind speeds in excess of 200mph. It never happens nor is it ever addressed as to how, in Isaac Newton’s butthole, its even REMOTELY possible.
Always a good place for reviews.
@@dansullivan8968 great place for two minutes of greedy ads. Nice
The cliffhanger ambiguous ending was better than any romantic out come it could've forced.
My only problems are it lacks the charm of Bill Paxton, The mother was not Helen Hunt, and the first movie was a slightly fictionized version of the birth of doppler technology which has saved thousands of lives. This movie was a science fiction based on a weak theoretical possibility. We currently use Doppler we do not currently use descant to suffocate a tornado.
When I saw the trailer I expected to be where Chris was with a 3 as I kept telling my brother it was the least believable trailer they showed including Alien: Romulus, and Longlegs. I decided to go in treating it like a monster movie. Coming out of the movie I appreciated the characters. They all felt distinct and unique and fairly believable. I agree she was girl-bossing, but I liked that she had the lingering trauma from losing her friends. I give it a 6 - above average entertainment.
I think the most depressing thing about this movie for me, is I've reached that age that all the major characters in this movie are technically younger than me. Even the male lead. He was born in October, I was born February of that year. LOL. Aging sucks. The lead female is 10 years younger than me. HOLY COW... Again, Aging is terrible. Like when you get a doctor and they're like; "So, I'm 30." Cool, I'm like out of here.
When the Lifetime Network makes a disaster movie.....
I liked it. This is a fun techno thriller. It really brought me back to the 90’s and the Crichton era, when science was the motor for inspiration. And about connection with the first, there was, the original “Dorothy” at the beginning, the system that would get the data at the first attempt to prove Kate’s hypothesis.
The ad at the top would be better if it were dubbed like a kung fu movie.
There were 3 things missing from the film for me: a kiss, a great score, a song to go alongside the film. Other stuff I can live with but these would have enhanced it. At least they had the female character show emotion and vulnerability but you can bet if I was her I'd have wanted to rip the guy's clothes off by the end. I saw it in 4dx which I think heightened it so much.
I don't think Alan has actually seen Jaws 😂
I haven't actually seen Jaws either LMAO!
@@judgedrekk2981 You should. It's amazing. And you'll see just how many wide shots there are and how wrong Alan is 🤣
Sounds more like a made for TV movie than a full cinematic "experience".
They admitted to Chem Trails and cloud seeding in this movie. Let’s not overlook that!
I love the movie! Being a trained storm spotter, I liked the nerdy language. I also liked that it was just fun.
De powering a tornado is nonsense.
bespoke box......I can't even afford the 'quantity over quality' ongoing-subscription film/tv services!
Some of the advertised BP things don’t strike me as much better than the okay-quality stuff that shows up at my local Aldi here in Florida. I’ll just go to Aldi.
Kate is the Tornado Whisperer 😅
I love the difference of opinion that both of you have. Chris says there is a lack of romance in this film and Alan says it's one for the ladies. 🤣
Chris, do you think the people turning up in costume, were being paid or given free admission?
Pre-covid, I used to see 120+ films a year (in the UK). I don't ever recall seeing anyone clap at the end of a film. (Although I don't go to see children's films or animation).
Do you think clapping is a US thing?
Something tells me that Deadpool 3 might change that 👍😁🤪.
Saw it with the family it was great, just a fun time. My daughter said it was on her top 5 list. Lose connection to Twister, they reference Dorothy and that's pretty much it. Very much it's own movie just happens in the samw universe as Twister. Not a sequel, reboot, or remake just another movie in that universe.
Funny the mention of Finn saying Rey in rise of skywalker. I literally only remember that movie because of that indelible mark he left on my brain. And have no ability whatsoever to go rewatch it because who wants to live through that again. On this movie it was a good popcorn movie. I thought Kate’s performance was bleh Glen was good Javys performance was good despite what I felt was bad character development from the writing. But definitely a movie you won’t be disappointed watching if you shut your brain off and just want 2 hours of entertainment. 👍
Just watched a few good series with actually GOOD and compelling writing and acting.
Supacell is actually pretty damn good.
Also surprisingly Season 2 of Hit Monkey on Hulu. But now that Disney has made Hulu its own, i would not hold out ANY hope that the writing will remain at this level again.
Finally For Those About to Die...well it has some really good points and some definitely obvious New Woke Hollywood elements that seem shoehorned in. But it is a Roland Emmerich gig ..not disaster oriented. But rather a more straightforward telling of the Roman Emperor TITUS's rise and rather quick subsequent fall. Who had a play written about the tragedy of his reign by Shakespeare. But this is DOES show Titus as history depicts him pretty accurate. He was a truly decent and good well intended and honorable man, a soldier and General who was raised by that code of Honor but surrounded by a den of Serpents all wanting to take him down. And unlike someone like Marcus Aralias, possibly his closest comparison, he was woefully unprepared for any of it and it lead to his rapid demise.
It has some other fiction elements written in to fattening it up. Some parts are fit well .. but other more woke elements due make it less appealing. But i watched it all and compared to a lot of what has come out of Hollywood over the years....this is definitely going in the right direction finally but you get the feeling that there must have been a lot of back n forth between Emmerich and the studio (peakcock/NBC) resisting a lot of the Woke notes. But the performances were pretty solid across the board. A few parts weaken it and still a couple really cringe moments. A bit heavy overboard on gratuitous sex...but unlike HBO 's Rome, this tended to seem 60/40 gay to hetro. Which some will try and claim that it is totally accurate for that era of Rome but is in fact not. It is no secret that in Rome it wasn't uncommon for bi-sexuality, especially in pagan ceremonies/ritual celebrations and much like the Greek before them, it wasn't unusual for men to have a male Lover usually formed out of a mentor to mentee relationship or in other fraternal organizations, homosexuality to the degree that is depicted here was not the norm. So it felt not merely gratuitous but forced in by people with agenda. Yet on the other hand they didn't bash herosexuality or make the straight men appear stupid.
Sure there were times that I was yelling at the screen "TITUS...WTF ARE YOU DOING MAN? HOW ARE YOU BEING SO BLIND?" ..lol .. sadly if you know a lot about his story, he was a man way too trusting of those closest to him which kinda fits. As i said he was a soldier used to people who shared his way of thinking and code of honor and was made Ceasar at an awful period in an era of really bad people. It went from Nero to the year of the 4 emperors to his father who got things reasonably settled but by his last days, his other son Titus's revolting brother had pretty much set the stage for a total shitshow to fall in his older brothers lap. The poor man never stood a chance. And it is too bad because they accurately showed that he was a humanitarian first who had witnessed suffering all over the known world and actually cared for more than just Rome the city and power..but he cared about people. But his reign was so short he was virtually swept under the rug as far as Great Leaders of history are concerned. While his brother who was a spoiled politician and coward, ended up one of Rome's most scummy and slimy of politicians and eventual leaders.
Definitely worth watching.. just be advised of some cringe.
Finally I recommend (and keep on recommending) OUTSIDE RANGE starring Josh Brolin!!!
DUDE!!! WATCH THIS SHOW!!
I think Norm McDonald made a joke about the original Twister. Know who the bad guy is?? -- the wind.
It was not a bad movie. Nothing can beat the original, and it doesn't need to. We have forgotten how to just enjoy a movie without ripping it apart for innocuous things. Also, Kate was not a girl boss. She admits that she left storm chasing due to a huge mistake.
Could not agree more! People are way too dramatic about movies and culture in general
First time I saw this movie, I was at a drive-in theater. In Oklahoma. Twas most delicious.
Saw it this afternoon. I loved it up until the finale with the "big bad" tornado and everything after. That ending ruined everything I watched and loved previously. She was Bill Paxton's character, and at least Glen Powell helped her and they figured it out together. I didn't mind them turning to her like with Bill in the OG. It was her BS in the end that pissed me off. I gave it a 4/10 as well. That romcom ending pissed me off more.
Luuuuuuuv the sponsor ad 😂😅
I don’t know if it’s got no connections it is using the same font 😂
This time there's a whole herd of cows
I wonder why his DP didn’t push back on all the close-ups he was doing
I understand why the close ups but it was the wrong movie for it. Close ups in disaster movies work because it adds more feeling of dread and emotion and fear. Gives the movie a claustrophobic sense, so a movie about hurricane, earthquakes or fires it can work, but, not on a twister movie which generally takes place in open spaces
Looks like the people have spoken and it’s a SMASH after weekend total…However I’m watching 1996 Twister on MAX, and the love triangle and care for the characters is much deeper. Twisters seems more like a “HOT DOG” movie compared to the original.
Thought the connection was the Ram truck lol
Video starts at 2:23
@@danielcadidadasiuva8949 which is pathetic. I’ve gotta go two and a half minutes to get to anything? Greedy as f
would have been better if it were a sequel
My fav movie of the year so far, such a fun time!
My father on law was was storm chaser and I've gone with him on many chases. It's quite fun.
I did too, until we got sucked up into a tornado!
Honest to god your hairline is fantastic
Film threat 4 LIFE
Did Alan compare a shark attack to a tornado?
You don't think a shark attack is tight and personal and a tornado wipes out whole towns and needs a wide shot to understand distance and perspective?
If you can feel it, chase it!
Twisters without Helen Hunt, Oscar winner. God I hate Hollywood.
I really like the original Twister and I like the leading man in this film, but Im not sure if ill watch this one.
I enjoyed it so did my dad and sis, my sis not a big fan of crazy stupid blockbuster movies. I liked it, nothing special but did justice to the Twister movie, Glen is the star and it shows, go watch it if you just want to shut off, doesn't get political and its a fun ride.
There has to be a fraud problem in Hollywood. No clue what the budget was on this, but if what Chris is saying about close ups, that means they didn’t spend the money on special effects. How modern entertainment costs so much with so little in return needs to be noted.
It's less that it's bad and more that I just don't care about ever watching it.
I respectfully disagree with Chris on this one. There wasn’t any girl boss moment that I saw on this movie, maybe is because when I hear girl boss I imagine a Mary sue type of character like Rey in SW. Does she have kind of 6th sense of atmosphere sure, Bill Paxton did too in the OG one. She is well prepared and studied, is shown in the barn scene. This movie is very enjoyable and does not pound your head with any agenda messages. Is just a movie, like Chris said that the theater that he went people clap, I saw the same reaction in my theater as well. Go see the movie and judge for your selves, that’s my opinion.
The girl boss aspect was one of 2 things about this movie I didn't like
It was more Twilight than girl boss. Everyone was in love with her. The two male leads running to her, in step, as she helped herself out of the truck. Drowning her in compliments. Then a third male saying he loved her. Then abandoning his truck to run to her at the airport.
But this movie wasn't for me and I am okay with that.
Girl boss…who fails and runs away from tornados and stormchasing because of it and isn’t actually the boss of anything and has to be guilted into getting back in the game by a man.
@@donkeysaurusrex7881 She is well written (not a Mary Sue) but the script treats her as a girl boss. Bear with me, it takes a pattern to prove the point.
The man and his highly trained team can't do it without her.
The tornado youtube expert Tyler instantly trusts her and follows her on the first meeting.
Two men pine over her while she treats them both rather coldly. Tyler birings her a pizza and patiently stands outside her door like a loyal dog after she shuts the door in his face hoping she will reconsider.
During emergencies she has every life saving and humanitarian idea and the rest of the cast parrot her and follow (e.g., motel tornado)
She helps herself to the StormCorp truck and leaves Javi with no ride.
Good dog Tyler sniffs her out and comes to her house.
Her mom harps on her to hurry up and "Save the world." Not help people, the world.
Javi changes his mind about the rich guy because she said so. She never proved her point that buying their land after they lost everything is immoral. His point was actually better and she offered no rebuttal but he changed his view.
The reporter was instantly intriqued by Kate despite her demonstrating nothing to him early on.
Later he was enamored and secretly photographing her while Tyler said, "She is the real story." Out loud he literally said she center of the entire film.
Built a tornado in middle school (not even high school).
She recognized the tornado at the radio while stormchaser was oblivious and before tornado alerts.
She pulled herself out of the truck, didn't need no man (as the Twilight inspired Team Tyler and Team Javi both ran to her side by side). A third guy said, "I love you."
Javi (the businessman of the group) has all the details of the pitch but still insists she is best to do it.
Good dog Tyler commits probably a felony destroying an airport to park his truck and run to her at the airport because she says good dogs follow their master.
I do not hate the characters, but every qualified person became a dunce.
I liked this movie a great deal. I don’t know why some people are hating on it. But movies are subjective so it’s whatever.
So you have a girl that's the key to everything?
Same movie Title Font Too.
Film Threat is the best 👌 👍
@@adammolloy2592 yeah 2 minute ad opener. Awesome channel
Modern audiences want romance. It just has to be between a mix of genders/genderless/genderfirmed
Bespoke is pretty good….had it couple years
I'm 70! I love disaster movies! I HATE GIRL BOSSES!!!
2:20 or so start
Hope not because I’ve been looking forward to this film for awhile now. Lol