Twister

  • PG (SINGAPORE)
  • 1996


MOVIE IS predictable frenetic infantile affable
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Positive Reviews 33
Negative reviews 17
Average Rating 3.1/5
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4.5
The tonal clash of Courages artsy/creepy horror comedy and Scooby Doos kooky 60s mystery caper isnt nearly as jarring as youd expect. 615 Film
2.0
Whats a summer blockbuster without an album aimed at the musical taste of every person in the theater EW
3.1
Melissa is not happy.One minute shes engaged to handsome young Bill Harding, who has a promising career as a TV weatherman ahead of him. Rogerebert
3.0
Twisters raison detre is showing off elaborate special effects that create the experience of being near and even in a tornado. Common Sense Media
0.5
Effects apart, this is dire: predictable, clichd, sloppily written, pitifully performed and surprisingly short of real shocks and suspense. Time Out
2.5
To watch Soft Focus, former Daily Show writer producer Jena Friedmans savagely funny series of television specials on Adult Swim, is to experience a k ..
0.5
Here, De Bont sets a pace thats in the Mach range, and engineers many dazzling action sequences.
4.0
In a word, wow.The first of the 1996 summer blockbusters finally arrives (after some of the best edited theatrical trailers Ive ever seen) and surpris ..
4.0
Twister isnt the brilliant machine that Speed was, but it often packs a comparable wallop. E Film Critic
1.5
Twister MARC CHAGALL was famous for his whimsical paintings of Russian Jews swirling through the air upside down, with goats flying by and fiddlers wa .. San Francisco Chronicle
5.0
TWISTER / Seasons first action thriller is a real blast TWISTER: Action adventure. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Here is an adrenalin pumping 1996 film directed by Jan de Bont (Speed) that hurdles forward with unrelenting momentum and awesome special effects. Spirituality And Practice
2.5
About as much fun as watching a weather report..Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz Based on the bad weather story written by the husband and wife team of Mic .. Sover
3.8
As movie goers, we expect different things from big budget summer blockbusters than we do from normal films. ReelViews
3.8
Twister (1996) 3 Stars (out of 4) Tweet Bluster By Jeffrey M. Anderson I made an interesting connection while watching Twister, which was produced by .. Combust Ible Celluloid
1.5
Michael Bay directed from a script by David Weisberg, Douglas S. Cook, and Mark Rosner thats high octane nonsense but gives both the actors and the au .. Chicago Reader
2.0
Tom Cruise laid his $20 million salary on the line to produce and star in Mission Impossible, the estimated $70 million remake of the classic 60s TV s ..
1.5
...a blisteringly paced blockbuster that benefits rather substantially from the affable, compelling work of its various performers... Reel Film Reviews
3.5
Laramie Movie Scope: Twister That giant sucking sound you hear .. by Robert Roten, Film Critic May 5, 1996 Twister is a one dimensional movie. Lariat
4.5
Dont worry about the laboured storyline or the lack of chemistry between Paxton and Hunt; just sit back and gape at the wondrous special effects that .. Radio Times
3.8
The story is pretty thin, but the gee whiz effects especially in an auditorium with good stereo sound are guaranteed to knock the audience for a loop. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.9
It was so bad that had it not been for wanting to see all the special effects, I would have been ready to walk out. Internet Reviews
3.0
Playing tornado hunters Jo and Bill Harding, Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton remember their lines and wait for the props to bump into them. Neither pulls i .. Internet Reviews
1.5
Whatever one might think of the increasing mindlessness of effects driven blockbusters, youd think they could at least manage to entertain, or to give .. Internet Reviews
4.5
And theyre led by another rarity in the movies: a woman who is driven to the point of obsession by her work who doesnt end up punished for it, and doe ..
2.5
Destroyer If there is one thing we remember from Karyn Kusamas thriller Destroyer, it is that Nicole Kidmans character, a Los Angeles homicide detecti .. Q Network
4.0
Computer generated tornadoes interacting with real life actors Cool idea. Empire
1.0
You know a movie is in trouble when a cow provides its only moment of authentic human interest. Time
3.8
An appropriately subdued Wil Wheaton plays Lazarus, the Mr. Stitch of the title an androgynous Frankenstein esque creature composed from the remains o .. Mr Brown Movies
4.5
An expert in making audiences squirm and twist, at making us feel the rush of experience right along with the actors, De Bont choreographs action and .. Calendar Live
4.0
While the special effects are clearly the star of this masterwork, the storyline itself, although predictable, is crisp and full of heart. Hollywood Reporter
3.8
It may not be fashionable to like Twister, but darn if it isnt an entertaining electro shock of action cinema. Groucho Reviews
3.8
Directed by Jan De Bont Starring Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, Cary Elwes Twister Opens: May 10, 1996 | Rated: PG Twister is a two hour seat gripping rush .. Spliced Wire
1.5
As far as mindless movie destruction on a large scale goes, Twister is a gusty, gutsy triumph of special effects over substance. Herald Sun
1.9
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
2.5
None of the individual characters draw much compassion; with uncharismatic heroes and black and white villains, all thats left to root for are the twi .. Boxoffice Magazine
3.8
Extreme weather buffs, thrill ride junkies and anyone else in search of mindless entertainment need look no further. Movies Tv Guide
3.5
The action and suspense make Twister more memorable and fun than the average disaster flick.
4.5
Its a shame some of the acting and scripting cant quite live up to the visuals. Stuff
1.5
But what the hell, the film entertains thanks to a frenetic pace that does not give the viewer respite; it swallows people running from one place to a ..
4.5
Holds up against the noisy, busy, idiotically scripted movies of today for all sorts of reasons that does not excuse it from being a noisy, busy, idio .. Antagony & Ecstasy
2.0
But theres very little suspense and, in my humble opinion, very few shocks. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.5
The films visual effects might not have aged in the best way but as an epic disaster thriller, Twister still holds up over 25 years after its release. Solzy At The Movies
3.5
The plot is thin and the characters are shallow. But who cares! The picture and sound are knockouts. Movie Metropolis
4.0
Top 10: New York lawmakers who earned the most outside income Some members of the New York state Legislature may be in for a steep pay cut next year i .. Rochester Goes Out
1.5
Twister achieves moments of dramatic and catastrophic high tension thanks to the deployment of special effects, while its character plot is a lazy exc ..
3.0
A movie with wooden performances, a color by numbers screenplay, and some mighty cool but hardly revolutionary special effects. Deep Focus
5.0
The production woes of Terry Gilliams film have become the stuff of legend and on its 30th anniversary, the director and star Sarah Polley try to clea ..
1.5
No ones going to buy into the romantic bickering between the lead scientists or their rivalry team of evil meteorologists. Still, if youre hooked on h .. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.5
The storms are breathtaking, the action pulse quickening, and the two leads smart and likeable. Cincinnati Enquirer
0.5
Twister is so depressingly infantile that after a bit you need to take shelter not from the winds but from all the twaddle flying through the air. Cincinnati Enquirer
4.4
Even though the plot is more predictable than the path of a tornado, its still exciting entertainment. Courier-Journal (Louisvill ..
4.5
Hoffmans Dusty isms, if you willsuck zone, thats intense, rue the day, and moreare hearty contributions that bring endless smiles. 25YL (25 Years Later)
4.5
Hunt is something of a mixture of Annie Oakley and Calamity Jane the self sustaining tomboy who doesnt mind mussing her hair. The Virginian-Pilot



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