While I’m still waiting for a film about someone coming up with the idea to turn the American South East into a super tornado zone to belt out volcanic ash into space, perhaps the idea isn’t too far-fetched. Maybe that’s how the planetary ecosystem worked during a prior epoch. In this tale, Carter wants to reduce the intensity of these windstorms, but sadly her first experience caused the opposite effect! For half the film, she’s trying to deal with survivor’s remorse.
Though the romance between her and Tyler Owens (Glen Powell) is the foundation of this film, I wanted to see how many towns are going to be torn apart! Usually, I check out these disaster films to observe what kinds of new digital carnage can be wrought. The additional drama can be hit-and-miss but thankfully here, the two share good chemistry and I wanted to see how their relationship would pan out.
After meeting Sean Casey more than a decade ago (he was in town for the IMAX premiere of Tornado Alley), and watching him document how some storm chasers navigate into the eye of the storm, I’m preferring more realism to drama. This documentary was amazing on a full sized screen, and Twisters come close.
Gone are the days of using socks and changing the angle of the camera to fashion the effect. Today, it’s all about the pixels. And in this film’s case, let’s hope all those damaged structures never happen in that magnitude! They might have, but that type of news rarely gets reported in my local news. While I’m more concerned about tsunamis and oceanic earthquakes affecting my region, perhaps it’s a good thing no one has made a movie out of that yet!
3 Stars out of 5
Twisters Bonus Material:
- Gag Reel
- Deleted Scenes
- TRACKING THE FRONTS: THE PATH OF TWISTERS Featurette- Trace the trajectory of TWISTERS from its earliest inception to production and get to know the cast as they lead this look into creating their characters, using science to add authenticity, and working through extreme weather wreaking havoc on set.
- INTO THE EYE OF THE STORM Featurette — Discover how TWISTERS blends practical and visual effects to turn nature’s most destructive forces into entertaining thrills.
- GLEN POWELL: ALL ACCESS Featurette — Glen Powell provides a private tour of a day in his life on the TWISTERS set.
- FRONT SEAT TO A CHASE Featurette- Strap in with the cast and professional storm chasers as they brave the elements to track tornadoes in Oklahoma.
- VOICE OF A VILLAIN Featurette — Hear the creation of the film’s deafening howls with a seat in the studio where the audio team mixes unexpected sounds to give the storms an additional dimension of depth.
- TRICKED-OUT TRUCKS Featurette- Buckle up for a wild ride in the film’s custom vehicles fitted with unique features ranging from rocket launchers to advanced radar tech.
- Feature-length commentary with director Lee Isaac Chung.
Twisters Movie Trailer
