Twister

 Twister 1996

• Director: Jan de Bont
• Seen by this director: Speed 1 & 2
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Helen Hunt – Then She Found Me, Bobby, Cast Away, Play It Forward, As Good as It Gets, Peggy Sue Got Married
• Bill Paxton – Edge of Tomorrow, A Simple Plan, Titanic, Aliens, Terminator, Streets of Fire
• Cary Elwes – Ella Enchanted, X Files, Cradle Will Rock, Lady Jane
• Jami Gertz – Crossroads
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - Hunger Games etc, God’s Pocket, The Invention of Lying, The Boat that Rocked, Cold Mountain. Punch-Drunk Love, Almost Famous, Happiness, The Big Lebowski
• Why? Remember it as somewhat entertaining
• Seen: Once before, if I remember correctly, in Minnesota during tornado season. Now10 August 2022      

       In 1998, St Peter, Minnesota, was severely damaged in a series of tornadoes. My sister-in-law lives there. She and her husband and their house survived but when we visited them that summer, we saw a town that was half demolished. Tornadoes aren’t entertaining, they’re deadly.

       With that said, I’m ready to be entertained.

       It has been noted by many that the story is lame and the acting mediocre at best. True. Even Helen Hunt and Philip Seymour Hoffman are pure cliché and Bill Paxton is just bad, so wrong for this role. I’m hoping a tornado will sweep through my TV and suck the whole thing into the land of Oz.

       Mostly it’s boring but the actual tornadoes are dramatic enough. It does get a bit exciting at then end but you know, I don’t think you can outrun a tornado that’s on your heels.     

 

1½ * of 5