Twisters (sequel to Twister)

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#29
I'll probably see it, but I'm just not sure this kind of movie holds up anymore. People only seem to flood theaters for movies that are part of a long-planned series, or star studded one-offs with big name directors (Scorsese, Tarantino, etc)

The glory days of movies like Twister and Dante's Peak drawing in crowds seems to have passed, they just don't seem to have much to offer to the viewer anymore.
 
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🤢 looks awful. Today’s cgi can’t even match the original. Acting is WELL below the original. Nothing will beat Dusty’s banter or Paxton and Hunts chemistry.
 
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CagleMtnVol said:
I was disappointed with the trailer. It looked more like a cheap knockoff remake of the original from Asylum Films or something like that.
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Yeah. Got a copy of the original. Hollywood just changes faces and makes a tweak here and there, but they pretty much copy the original. A lot of familiar scenes. Guess after almost 40 years it will be new and fresh to another generation. Just wish Hollywood had some imagination and originality to bring fresh content instead of endless remakes.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Yeah. Got a copy of the original. Hollywood just changes faces and makes a tweak here and there, but they pretty much copy the original. A lot of familiar scenes. Guess after almost 40 years it will be new and fresh to another generation. Just wish Hollywood had some imagination and originality to bring fresh content instead of endless remakes.
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They do. People don't tend to go to those movies or talk about them.
 
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I’m definitely going to see it. I hope that they have somehow tied one of the leading characters into being Bill or Helen Hunt’s kid. They show “Dorothy” is in the movie, so they touch on it some way .
 
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They casted a 25 year old smokeshow as a “retired stormchaser” with a PHD. Very believable.
 
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No Helen Hunt
No Bill Paxton
No Philip Seymour Hoffman
and no Jami Gertz!

PHK DAT!
 
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gordonr24 said:


They casted a 25 year old smokeshow as a “retired stormchaser” with a PHD. Very believable.
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Maybe she’s retired because a EF 5 killed her storm chasing parents and her Uncle Dusty as they were helping to evacuate a school graduation . It was too hard for her to be around that life and then she was realizes the untapped potential of her parents creation can save lives…

Dorothy flies again July 2024.
 
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Saw it tonight. Surprisingly not bad. I had low expectations and it met them and more.

The soundtrack was probably what I liked most. It was unique and its own blend that fit the film much like the original’s soundtrack.
 
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One thing I will add to the movie that was really unrealistic...

Most Okies know very far in advance when bad weather is coming in. The whole "they didn't have warning" was way off. Now the ones not seeing shelter are fairly accurate, but generally speaking, they are out catching pics and video rather than freaking out.

The rodeo and motel scene was filmed right down the street from SSC and I. It's actually in the middle of the city believe it or not.
 
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Watched it last night and really enjoyed it! They did a great job I felt like of not making it like the original while also giving a decent amount of nods towards the original. Cast was excellent and the effects were much better than I was worried they would be. Was afraid it was going to be sci-fi channel effects, but it wasn't. All in all it was a really good movie.
 
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KnoxRealtorVOL said:
I'll probably see it, but I'm just not sure this kind of movie holds up anymore. People only seem to flood theaters for movies that are part of a long-planned series, or star studded one-offs with big name directors (Scorsese, Tarantino, etc)

The glory days of movies like Twister and Dante's Peak drawing in crowds seems to have passed, they just don't seem to have much to offer to the viewer anymore.
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Me and my son watched it yesterday afternoon and it was a packed theater. Which for a Friday, at 4:10, in Oak Ridge, TN, was a little suprising. We wanted to go earlier in the day but we couldn't get 2 stadium seats together in the 4 previous showings and that was around 9 in the morning. I checked today's ticket availability and the earliest I could get 2 stadium level tickets together would be at 10 PM.



Twisters felt like a 90s era action/disaster movie. It was loud, exciting, and the characters were likeable. The language was appropriate for a PG movie, there was no nudity, and they didn't try to force any ideologies down your throat. It's very enjoyable and a non animated movie you could take your kids to.



Hollywood doesn't have to throw the f word in or have a sex scene to make it a good movie. Twisters proved that families can still go see a movie without having to worry about covering a kids eyes or ears.
 
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