Twister (1996)

Twister: Directed by Jan de Bont. With Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz. Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.

“Solid follow up film for former cinematographer (it shows) Jan DeBont whou0026#39;s previous film u0026#39;Speedu0026#39; redefined the action genre and added, well, speed, to the mix. He has a talent for making films that are extremely kinetic and seem to actually MOVE and Twister is no different.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story is simple, we follow a group of storm chasers around tornado alley for 48hrs during the most active otbreak of tornao activity on record (not unlike what actually occured this past month in Oklahoma) all the while watching an estranged couple played by Hunt and Paxton fall in love again amongst the windswept action.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe tornados are awe inspiring works of digital wonder created by ILM and really come across as powerful. Theyu0026#39;re not so much portrayed as ordinary storms, but rather angry demons from above who wreak havoc on the landscape, they even roar like lions at times! Great film. And to those that think this film doesnu0026#39;t translate well to the home, you obviously donu0026#39;t have a Home Theater set up with Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1! The film RIVALS what I got at the theater in my home!”