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I disagree.

This movie made excellent use of the latest in movie technology. You need
to fasten your seat belt. It's like a great ride in a theme park. The
computerized special effects, the 10 channel sound system shaking the
theater, WHAT A RIDE!!

If certain aspects of the story as less than completely realistic to you
-- get a life! It's a movie!


On Saturday, May 11, 1996, John Cooley wrote...
> Warning: MOVIE SPOILERS FOLLOWING!
> 
> 
> Last night I went to see the much touted Spielburg/Lucas/Crighton movie
called
> "Twister" (which is taking 5 out of the 12 viewing rooms in my local
theater
> with all its hype) and it was LAME, LAME, LAME!
> 
> Basically the story consists of two teams of research meterologists who
chase
> tornados: one good and one evil.  The "good" team has old cars & vans,
no
> budget -- but lots of good everyday interesting people.  The "evil" team
> has big money, all black cars with black tinted windows and you never
get
> to know any of the characters other than the fact that they say "Yes,
sir!"
> and "No, sir!".   The main plot is that one of the guys on the "good"
team
> is an ex-meterologist who wants to get his wife (also on the "good"
team)
> to sign their finalized divorce papers.  The guy, of course, brought
along
> his new wife-to-be.  And, of course, they all end up chasing tornados
and,
> of course, the new wife-to-be turns out to be a fuddy-duddy who can't
handle
> the stress while the old wife is a fun-loving go-getter.  Of course, the
> guy eventually tells his bride-to-be to take a hike because he wants to
> stay with his old wife now that they've chased tornados together again.
> 
> Of course, there are very predictable side plots where you get to meet
> side characters like an Aunt who has a personality.  Predictably she
gets
> zapped by a tornado.  Of course, the guy with his old wife go into the
> Aunt's wreched house to pull her out thus predictably saving here life
> before the building was going to collapse on her.
> 
> As usual, the "good" guys win through their superior skills and hoaky
gut
> instincts; while the "bad" guys can only follow the "good" guys and make
> their progress only through copying the "good" guys.
> 
> Other than some good special effects, this was one truely LAME,
predictable
> Hollywood-following-a-formula movie.
> 
> That is, it was a twister movie without a twist!    :^)
> 
>   - John
> 
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