Fire Twister (2015)

Fire Twister (2015). 1h 25m | TV-14

“I came across this Casper van Dien motion picture at Wal-Mart with the intent to find a really crappy disaster to watch u0026amp; it pretty much was what I expected it to be. As a fan of u0026quot;Mystery Science Theater 3000,u0026quot; this was pretty much not unlike the cinema the show has screened, u0026amp; Iu0026#39;m pretty sure the observatory was also the same one in the comedyu0026#39;s u0026quot;Teen-Age Crime Waveu0026quot; episode. Van Dien was just one of two actors I recognized; the man playing the corrupt executive of whoever made the super-fuel or something was Joe Regalbuto, u0026amp; has seriously aged since doing u0026quot;Murphy Brownu0026quot; 2 decades since. The SFX made me laugh each time I saw it; the good guys basically unleash what really should be just a mere blaze but turns out to be a 21st century version of the spinning inferno from u0026quot;The Ten Commandmentsu0026quot; that just moves about wreaking fiery havoc on Los Angeles. I was hoping the DVD had Spanish subtitles as I prefer not following the story listening to the dialogue to a movie I superficially watch. Nope, the DVD only had a trailer u0026amp; I watched it on muting but I didnu0026#39;t miss much. Again, itu0026#39;s a ragtag bunch of misfits battling a monster fire u0026amp; the villains who made it led by Van Dien, whose hair still looks great amidst hot temperatures. Thatu0026#39;s probably the advantage of the low humidity in California; no blow- dryer needed. Also the violence is surprisingly limited as nobodyu0026#39;s flailing about in flames. I guess w/ this low-budget film they not only couldnu0026#39;t afford makeup u0026amp; prosthetics to depict badly burned victims but couldnu0026#39;t even get a stuntman to cover himself in flammable jelly. In conclusion, u0026quot;Fire Twisteru0026quot; is a typical DVD-only disaster film w/ an unfamiliar cast u0026amp; a very familiar story-line per disaster films.”