Great Film: Twister
"It was windy."
Solid follow up film for former cinematographer (it shows) Jan DeBont
who's
previous film 'Speed' 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.
The 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.
The tornados are awe inspiring works of digital wonder created by ILM and
really come across as powerful. They'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 doesn't translate well to the home, you obviously don'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!
Cast
- Dustin Davis played by Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Dr. Jo Harding played by Helen Hunt
- Joey played by Joey Slotnick
- Jason 'Preacher' Rowe played by Scott Thomson
- Allan Sanders played by Sean Whalen
- Dr. Jonas Miller played by Cary Elwes
- Tim 'Beltzer' Lewis played by Todd Field
