Twisters

gmisk

Trailer out...bit of a surprise there is a sequel after all this time. Good cast

https://youtu.be/wdok0rZdmx4?si=dfVxhGdrcuAitWiD

Basq

The original was a stone-cold classic.. this looks all a bit lame and lazy, even by Hollywood standards.

I'm even betting that character at 1:30 is trying to emulate Philip Seymour Hoffman's "shouty character" in the original.

speedboatchase

The original holds up really well but that trailer got my attention. Glad to see Glen Powell leaning into the 'cocky handsome prick' archetype he did so well in Top Gun Maverick.

Aisling(",)

I was a fan of the original so I'll give it a go. I think it'd be a good popcorn film to see on a big screen.

pixelburp

From the director that brought you ... wait, Minari? Ok that's a bit weird.

I suppose we should be grateful it didn't go full Legacy Sequel and write a blank cheque for Helen Hunt or Cary Elwes (Bill Paxton RIP).

SheepsClothing

It doesn't look great, but I'm basically a sucker for any natural disaster film, so I'll be there day one.

sameoldname

They should have called it The Suck Zone. Depending on how bad it is, it could work on a number of levels.

Decuc500

That's some jump from Minari to Twisters but I see Lee Isaac Chung also directed an episode of The Mandalorian.

Not the career progression I would have expected after watching Minari.

bodhrandude

Looks fun, the original to me seemed a bit TV Movieish although I did like the effect with the cattle caught up in the middle of the twister.

expectationlost

looks like remake more then a sequel, every scene point the same

silliussoddius

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OrangeBadger

https://youtu.be/Iq6FdIX7n2k?si=LdWsEUn1h2t6kRP0

2.55 there is a section about the original Twister film, amazing amount of work went into making it look so good

JP Liz V1

How is it connected to the original, just name, subject etc., ?

Mr Crispy

DOROTHY is returning, so there's some sort of connection to the original.

Agent Coulson

$200m budget.

I kind of want it to bomb now.

Agent Coulson

New trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm27YjLnPHc&ab_channel=UniversalPictures

fatbhoy

All the Einsteins in this thread saying that the original was a classic 🤣. News flash: the original was absolutely mediocre.

Basq

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122114116#Comment_122114116

It was the perfect 90's popcorn movie..

CastorTroy

Every time there's a report on the radio during a storm of debris on the road I just think of the "We have debris" "DEBRIS!?!" scene.

gmisk

Early reviews look good!

pixelburp

In a true surprise, the initial reviews leaking out, from usual names I'd listen to, have been near universally positive. If not effusive in places

El Duda

https://twitter.com/TheMovieBadger/status/1811680421471510793

A lot better than anyone could have expected when it was first announced

sonic85

I thought the original was a much better film than this. I felt nothing for any of the characters in this - they could've all been taken out by a twister and I wouldn't care. Compared to the original that had likeable charismatic actors this was just meh.

Aisling(",)

I enjoyed it. I thought the first film was a good popcorn flick but didn't go into anything too deeply and I'd say the same about this.

Glen Powell is very easy to watch on screen but I thought Anthony Ramos was the weak link.

El Duda

You won't get a better example of a 'does what it says on the tin' film than this

Easily on par with the first one. Personally, I think it's a bit better. The first Twister was a load of nonsense really. Anyone who claims that it is miles better than this new one clearly has the old rose-tinted specs on.

It's a properly old school blockbuster, with genuine spectacle. The decision to shoot on 35mm pays off. It's so refreshing to see a big movie like this that doesn't look like it was entirely shot in front of a green screen. It's a far cry from the recent super-hero trash.

sonic85

Twister is nonsense I agree 100%. But it's enjoyable nonsense. Twisters is also nonsense - the difference being it's not as entertaining as the first.

The original had a decent pretty simple story well told with a solid cast. There wasn't a memorable performance from anyone in Twisters. Powell was OK but the rest were personality vacuums. I'm not going to get into the actual story because of spoilers but it was twaddle.

Twisters is worth a watch definitely but in my opinion the first is a better film

AMKC

Don't bother going to see this. It's rubbish. The acting is crap. Half of them look like they would prefer to be somewhere else and the story is just stupid.

A truck that just magically drills through the smenth outside an Airport lol in like seconds.

El Duda

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122395855#Comment_122395855

I disagree with everything in the first paragraph

I struggle to see the issue with the last 😂 That was brilliantly stupid.

Nigel Fairservice

Not long back from this. I thought is was great summer fare and nice change from all the super hero stuff that's been served up during recent summers. The plot is a bit silly but I didn't care. The movie gets away with it. Decent performance from Glen Powell.

Hold My Hand

I couldn’t stop laughing when this was over. Utterly ridiculous.

gossamerfabric

Glen Powell channeling Mathew McConnaughey.

If you are looking to go to the cinema it is as good a movie as any to see but not a movie which will live in your memory.

Perfectly fine entertainment but nothing more.

antodeco

Went to see this in 4DX. It was very enjoyable as you got battered and thrown around the cinema seats. Combined with lots of wind blowing around the cinema and the occasional water spout, it was a typical "disaster" movie. Could read the story very easily, but if you want to turn your brain off and enjoy a bit of usual "oh no what's going to happen" type cinema, you'd be hard pushed to find another this year.

gym_imposter

The original is rubbish itself and I'll watch almost anything with Bill Paxton

monkeybutter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122402766#Comment_122402766

There's such a thing as 4dx

Homelander

I thought it was fairly good - a well made big-budget popcorn movie, good pace, (mainly) reasonable acting, plenty of spectacle, storyline was perfectly fine in the context of what it is.

I like Twister, and I'd say anyone that does will find this watchable at worst. It's no masterpiece but it's a lot better than I actually expected it to be.

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122404467#Comment_122404467

Would agree with this if I had to some it up in a word I would say...grand.

Kind of what I expected. The two leads had chemistry, Glen Powell in particular has real charisma, story wise it was all very predictable.

Some of the secondary characters were pretty irritating though especially the ones with Glen Powell. David Corenswet (aka the new superman) has a very one dimensional minor character but it is always nice to see Maura Tierney.

Spoiler Warning

The fire tornado was a bit sharknado esque but the sequence with wind turbines was a lot of fun. I did roll my eyes at parts of the big finale, the tram pinning Glen Powell etc. Effects solid enough.

6.5/10

JP Liz V1

Was anyone else expecting Helen Hunt cameo as the mother

Daisy reminded me of Anne Hathaway but herself and cocky charisma jock Tyler worked as leads, Glen Powell does well with southern charm

I felt I was watching new Ghostbusters at times 🙈☺

Was Daisy's wardrobe a tad Sarah Connor ish

speedboatchase

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122405225#Comment_122405225

Thank god there was none. Tired of that IP trope, where the oldies return to say some catchphrases and save the day.

santana75

I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. What the point of it all is......I'm not quite sure, it bounced from set piece to set piece with no real plot to speak of. But it was never boring, Glen powell was great, and daisy Edgar jones decent enough, I just wish they'd let her use her normal accent and not have to put on the American twang. It's just not necessary. Anyway it's pretty entertaining and not a bad way to spend a weekend afternoon

gossamerfabric

Annoyed me that they tried to preach about climate change.

Twisters is 2024, Twister was 1996, Twisters and Twister had Dorothy from Wizard of Oz 1939 based on the book from 1900.

Tornados happen, have happened for a long time before Europeans came to north America and will continue to happen in to the future…that is nature, not climate change.

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122407467#Comment_122407467

Did they?

https://www.slashfilm.com/1624650/twisters-avoids-climate-change/

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/16/entertainment/twisters-film-interviews-climate-change/index.html

Even the director himself said it was a conscious decision not to include a message like that.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/twisters-direbctor-rejects-calls-climate-change-lecture-new-tornado-movie-wont-preach-audience

"While the new movie doesn't explicitly send a message about climate change, Chung said there is a scene where a local farmer complains about storms and floods becoming more frequent and driving up the price of wheat."

It's literally a tiny passing scene (that mentions storms and floods - as far as I know plenty of evidence floods are linked to climate change) I can't remember even after having seen the film, so nothing was being "preached" no idea where you are getting that notion from.

gossamerfabric

Did they? They did.

Daisy's life goal is the stop Tornadoes with Nappies because these storms are happening so much more often nowadays and of course corporate America is profiting from it all with their funding of 3-d modelling of live Tornadoes to target victims.

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122407809#Comment_122407809

No they didn't. Literally read the directors words.

A silly film about stopping tornadoes is now pushing climate change? Lol...is sharknado the same now? What about the upcoming catnado?

Certain sectors in corporate America do profit from tornadoes etc...that isn't "preaching" about climate change.

It's a stupid disaster flick not a documentary or some climate change pushing Hollywood propaganda.

gossamerfabric

We must have been watching different movies. Are you sure you didn't see a screening of the mockbuster version?

pixelburp

Opening US box-office of $80 million: not too shabby at all; even if one accounts for inflation vs. ticket prices it's a pretty strong opening & further complicates this reductive pearl-clutching that cinemas / movies are in trouble.

I see sheep

That main actor irritates me immensely.

riddles

Went to see it with the young lad really enjoyed it. it’s ridiculous which is what makes it enjoyable- grain silos and truck trailers etc all getting picked up. The maverick guys drops two drills which drill into cornfield about two feet down and this means he can park in the middle of the tornado to send up fireworks.

Another clip the main female character is getting out of the truck and the other guy says here put these on - pair of safety glasses. She’s wearing a tank top with galvanise sheets and all manner of debris flying around the place.

It’s good cinematic entertainment a perfect to take your early teens to.

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122403968#Comment_122403968

I watched it on Sunday, don't think I've actually watched it since renting it on VHS when it was released.

Was still great fun. Huge amount of practical effects that still look great. Better than a lot of similar films I've seen in the last decade.

tom1ie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122402766#Comment_122402766

where did you see it?
There’s no 4DX in Ireland is there?

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122412781#Comment_122412781

Cineworld on parnell street have it

tom1ie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122413145#Comment_122413145

nice! I didn’t know that.