Twister: Is It Still A Thrill Ride?

[@trinaq]

Rest in peace, Bill Paxton and Philip Seymour Hoffman. I used to regularly watch this film, and loved it despite its cheesiness.

[@cleverusername9369]

Devout: adj 'having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment.' Not sure that's the word you were looking for, mate.

[@Cabal-ms3kb]

and Michael Crichton :(

[@DiGiTyDarKMaN]

Still love this film. I sure do miss Bill Paxton. He was fantastic.

[@SloppyPlatypus]

"NO WAY"

[@henryrode7301]

Yes r.i.p.

[@AndrewStonerock]

I love Twister. As a child of the 90s, It's one of my favorite films.

[@SoCloseToToast]

VFX still holds up and the behind the scenes for this movie is a great watch in itself

[@insanestorms5176]

I love the scene where Matt and Helen drive through the CGI House it’s hard to believe it’s not real

[@EvripidouM]

According to the bluray extras, it was a built set ​@@insanestorms5176

[@I_O246]

It was this and Dante’s peak that I loved to watch as kid. 90s disaster movies are amazing.

[@tangoandcars9588]

This movie never gets old. Watching tornados wreak havoc and listening to that incredible Van Halen soundtrack is a blast!

[@jeremysiron9622]

Who is singing on that soundtrack? I thought that was the era where they had the dude from extreme singing for them what was his name Gary Sharone or something? Or was DLR back in the group at that point? Or was it just instrumentals, I don’t know why I don’t remember that it was Van Halen that did that soundtrack edit: typos

[@tylerskiss]

The song on Twister was a song called Humans Being and Sammy Hagar was the vocalist.

[@AngelWhisper_7]

Nope it WAS David Lee Roth. You can hear it's his voice especially during the chorus 'shine on,shine on.." on Humans Being.

[@ECKohns]

RIP Bill Paxton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Michael Crichton.

[@basedjiren3889]

My all time favorite movie. Reminds me of my childhood 😢

[@creatinotionchannel2680]

It truly was a thrillride in the theaters. And it strangely helped exorcise my fears of tornados that had haunted me since my youth. I had never been in one but always had nightmares about them. Then the gungho excited attitude of the stormchasers truly helped me face my fears.

[@justjoe1071]

So far little others can beat that scene as they're all pulling out of the diner as Deep Purple blasts from their speakers. It's an iconic movie. Also the sweet ASMR as the trucks roll over gravel roads.

[@lifeinthelabyrinth]

Had an urge to watch it Friday night, it was still top quality, I seen it in the cinema back in the 90’s.

[@shine311]

I used to work at Twister: Ride It Out. Always got a little chuckle at the preshow and how they couldn't even tolerate one another again.

[@StormChaserMaci.]

Being a real storm chaser for the National Weather Service in Texas, I can tell you that Universal impressed me with their simulation of that tornado in that building. Now in comparison to a real tornado it does not do justice to the shear size of a real one. It still is beyond me why Bill Paxton & Helen Hunt always hated each other so much as actors. Still don't quite understand that to this day.

[@jeremysiron9622]

Bill Paxton is definitely one that hit me hard, and this movie will always be a classic, I mean cows flying through the air… You don’t see that movies now, now it’s only a superhero that flies through the air, I miss the days when we just saw a cow flying through the air. That’s when movies were original.

[@Eazy-ERyder]

I LOVED this movie! And I MISS Bill Paxton. What an actor

[@jqowens777]

I still watch Twister all the time great solid movie we don’t need a sequel especially with 2 main actors who’ve passed on

[@section8usmc53]

This is a must watch movie every Tornado Awareness Week. While there certainly are some inaccuracies, it doesn't take you out of the movie nearly as much as flubbed scenes in military movies for example. The whole premise of the movie is based in fact, and a the majority of it is pretty solid. For the time it came out, the NSSL and teams led by Josh Wurman and others were doing this very type of work, and the damage is mostly true to reality as well. Sure, they could have done a bit better with listening to their technical advisors, but directors or cinematographers rarely do, even though a true to life shot would often be just as dramatic or even more so in movies like this. Overall, the feeling of this movie is spot on. Hearing the thunder in DTS in the beginning is a great start to setting the mood, as is the hot, sunny day, although earlier in the year would be more likely, and easier to film with the corn just coming up, this setting is definitely not out of the question. The cast was outstanding and totally believable if you're a storm spotter or chaser and have been around others, especially at the time. The characters you meet fit right in, because no matter how the "I do it for the science" or "I do it to serve the public" guys try to portray it, you've got to be a little off to go out and do it, because it is dangerous, exhilarating, and at times gets the adrenaline flowing, and just a couple of details going wrong, can mean going from safety to fighting for your life in a very short time. This movie does a pretty good job capturing that as well. It's a fun ride, with great characters, and really makes you feel like you're out there in the heat with them. A great movie to celebrate the return of spring, and enough action to really make it fun, with enough breaks to not turn it into constant over the top stunts just for the sake of cramming them in.

[@kriscynical]

This movie is my sister's favorite (and ONE of mine) and is the entire reason why she's an actual storm chaser now with Spotter Network and SkyWarn. She's just a photographer rather than a scientist. We're both weather buffs, but she literally reads meteorology textbooks for fun.

[@The_Bigot]

I watched in theaters as a little kid. Good memories. We loved it. Got it on vhs and watched it with my buddies. We all thought it was cool. It’s a classic

[@darryl3422]

Watched it a few weeks ago and it still rocks RIP Bill and Phillip

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

RIP Bill Paxton and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

[@Cerby92]

I watched Twister with my dad in 1997, good memories of that film. My dad passed away in 2018. This brings back those memories. RIP Dad

[@kevin_ramirez2529]

Still one of my favorite movies, made me as a child want to be a storm chaser lol, It was just awesome !!

[@RobPanico]

Growing up in Tornado Alley in the 90s, this movie is forever my happy place

[@DIRTYBILL1994]

I don't care what people have to say about Twister. I have seen it a million times, and I will see it a million more times. It inspired me to become a storm chaser, which is evident by this EF2 in my profile picture. 🙂

[@timwong5908]

14:22 The Sound of the movie is incredible. Listening to it in the home theater with Dolby DTS, Dolby 5.1 or even surround sound, you can hear what it might be like in a twister as well as hear the cow flying around the room.

[@jasonarcher7268]

'96 was a great year for summer movies. I saw twister at a drive in double feature, playing with Apollo 13. Good times.

[@triggeredcat120]

I absolutely love this film. I watch it every July 31st because my city had a tornado rip through the half of it back in 1987.

[@meiagal]

Can't wait to watch the new chapter following this film!

[@briandugas1648]

I love Twister. It is a great movie.

[@bramir3]

I remember watching it back in the day, so i am suprised that Helent Hunt had a tought time with the movie, but it shows what a relentless pro she is to just overcome all that.

[@FestArc]

The 90s had some incredible films.

[@AerynKDesigns]

I honestly love this movie. Same with Speed, it was the kind of disaster/romcom for me that I loved as a kid. I've seen them hundreds of times and it's still fun today. I hate that Helen, who was my favourite since we watched Mad About You often as a family, had such a shitty time filming the movie, but imo the art really was worth the sacrifices.

[@JoshuaC923]

What a film! I watched it on VHS

[@stevenmontez2985]

After rewatching this a few months ago with my teenage stepson, we both agree that yes it is.

[@GregsGameRoom]

Love this movie. Too bad Paxton and Hunt didn’t get along. Hard to believe there hasn’t been 15 sequels by now.

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

This film is great, I saw it for free at work as I was a cinema attendant. Bill Paxton was great in it 👍 🐾 💞

[@KevenThePuma]

That Red Dodge Ram was beautiful. Almost felt like a third main character.

[@Merylstreep1949]

Get the Blu Ray and some awesome speakers to fully enjoy this film. Helen and Bill and thar nighttime tornado 🌪 are the stars of this film.

[@RyanCinematiXverse]

This is my childhood classic, I used to visit my sister and see this film and it scares me and it was enjoyable

[@marcia268]

One of my favourite movies of all times

[@ReadyF0RHeady]

As a kid this movie sparked a fascination within me which i still feel today

[@56postoffice]

I rewatched this film quite a few times firstly on VHS, then later on DVD. *"RIEP"* to the two actors, Bill Paxton and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

[@Omar-wq9dz]

I liked it, for the most part. Some of the characters could have been fleshed out more, but I still liked it by the time it was over

[@caroldewey5043]

I grew up in Iowa. This movie was really scary for me, and reminded me of my childhood. Now I just enjoy it. Loved the characters!

[@DaveMiller2]

I only watched this film for the tornado effects and Helen Hunt.

[@shadowwarrior7218]

Still a favourite of mine.. RIP Phillip and Bill

[@Drummachine22]

Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of the best parts of this movie!

[@IzzySoDope]

Just rewatched this last month. Still holds up

[@EJD339]

I just rewatched this movie for the first time in a while and I loved it so much but I didn’t think it would make me feel this sad to see Phillip and Bill on the screen. You can tell the actors were having the time of their lives making this because the crews chemistry is just so good.

[@ImpossibleRyan55]

Top 3 movie all time for me. Such a great movie

[@rogue13131313]

Watched it more recently...hadn't seen in 20 years.... It was still good, but not as great as i had remembered. What i do remember was how cool the red Dodge truck looked.....that was the hot new style at the time.... revolutionary.

[@jonbourgoin182]

This was one of those movies that just had to be seen in theaters, no CRT could do it justice.

[@StormChaserMaci.]

Bingo.

[@Captain-Cosmo]

Yet another picture from the 90s I saw in unfinished cut form, with no titles, score, or completed effects. But I knew it would make a gazzillion dollars. (I actually predicted it would be #1 for '96, but that was before I saw Independence Day later on opening night with a packed - and very enthusiastic - crowd.)

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

RIP Bill Paxton 😔 🍁♈🍁

[@cgimovieman]

I related to this movie in 1996 on so many levels for an odd reason. Growing up, I crewed with a couple of hot air balloon crews in the Midwest. I draws so many parallels with the storm chasing in Twister. We were off in rural areas, on walkie-talkies, trying to keep visual contact with our balloon, and pulling out paper maps trying to plot following our balloon in real time. There would be stops at local places for food, and we would typically end up finishing in a farmer’s field where our balloon landed. It was a ride.

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Still really enjoy this movie 🎥 today , Jan De Bont top job 👍👍👍

[@joepwrsurge]

I frickin' love this movie!

[@CRUELLANDER]

I think Twister is more than just a disaster movie, I think it’s along with action a romance, drama thriller which I think makes this more interesting and better and instead of just being a generic disaster action movie.

[@carastone3473]

I still love this movie!

[@shadowleon659]

My favourite disaster movie.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Watched it again last night...still fantastic

[@DrewTrox]

I remember what a big deal the sfx were at the time. This is one of my favorite movies from childhood.

[@shaggycan]

It's on TV all the time. So whenever I'm downloading something big and have to just watch TV to save bandwidth it's always there waiting. It was on TV yesterday.

[@StormChaserMaci.]

As a real storm chaser in Texas for the National Weather Service, I can directly tell you all that this movie is actually pretty accurate besides a few small scenes. Science wise I'd give it a 7 out of 10. It is a bit cheesy, but still amazing. I grew up with Twister long ago. The movie was inspired by the NSSL themselves & based off the original VORTEX project. Now a sequel is coming this year after 27 long years & will be known as TWISTERS (July 19th, 2024.) The movie holds a special place with me as it did inspire me to become what I am today even though I was already very interested in weather from a very, & I mean very young age. I do have an original VHS & and original DVD disk to this day of Twister. They are both behind glass on display near my many photos of supercell storms hanging on my wall. Screw any nostalgia critic. They still haven't opened their eyes to how incredible this movie was for its time, & how amazing it still is 27 years later. Rest in Peace Bill Paxton "The Extreme" & Philip Seymour Hoffman "Dusty." Us storm chasers will not forget them.

[@naybur74]

my favorite scene is the night time DRIVE IN MOVIE scenes....edge of your seat tension!

[@Dylanpro648]

Remember going on the twister experience at Universal Florida, great times xx

[@Madferit91]

One of my all time favorites

[@cadillacdeville5828]

I watched that sometime last year. Even as a revisit, it was ok for me.

[@zerocool5395]

I re-watched it again last week after 20 years, it's still a fun disaster movie. Some of the dialogue is kinda cringey, but it still holds up imo.

[@thesneakertifosi]

This is a cult legend. Amazing thrills that made an awesome ride that translated to universal studios Florida theme park beautifully

[@Azianiceboy]

Love this movie!!

[@Crimson28]

I wish Twister was re-released in IMAX so I can hear Van Halen on those speakers

[@StormChaserMaci.]

I do occasionally wonder what IMAX what have looked like.

[@RC19786]

a BO classic that still blows ppl away, loved ur vdo...

[@tglake2894]

This is my favorite movie ever! I'll always regret not seeing the ride in Universal, I missed it by a year. As a side note, Nic Cage in Twister might have been a real trip haha

[@Moonkidmax]

When I was a kid in the 90s,, this movie scared me and gave me nightmares! But I loved it I thought it was a legit full blown horror movie lol

[@amorrow1983]

Stay Tuned needs many more references! Good job 👏🏻

[@KenAdams426]

another great movie that goes under the radar is Arlington Road with Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins. That would be a movie i'd love to see in your rotation.

[@loveandgamingxx1744]

Damn, good video. Trying to find the movie now

[@jonbourgoin182]

It airs on cable TV at least 5-6 times a week, day and night lol

[@davidmylchreest3306]

I'll always remember the Empire review for this movie describing it as the world's first plot free movie.

[@myrnalaboy2840]

R.I.P. Bill Paxton & Philip Seymour Hoffman.

[@thecunninlynguist]

sucha fun ride in the theaters

[@kennywilkinson913]

The sad thing about a video like this, is when it ends you have to find another

[@jamesday9701]

I'm kind of looking forward to a sequel to Twister, although the presence of Bill Paxton and Philip Seymour Hoffman will be sorely missed. I hope they find a way to incorporate them into the storyline other than an obvious being killed by a tornado.

[@dominiclapinta8537]

Its the wonder of nature, baby!

[@Boarder4892]

I’m somewhat of a big movie buff, I wouldn’t say the hugest, but I see movies on almost a regular to semi regular basis in theaters opening weekend, and I have a handful of movies on both DVD and Blu-ray that I have liked throughout my child and adulthood, and twister is one of those natural disaster, action packed movies from the 90s that I’ve always had a lighting for, and I’ve watched it a handful of times over a handful of years growing up. And, of course, as the video states, the technology and special effects in that movie is nothing compared to what would be now, but for back, then, that movie pulled off a hell of a ride, when I comes to the action and suspense by way of natural disaster of tornado and the special effects used in it back then to bring that to life and there was hardly any moment like Mortal Kombat annihilation. Were you thought The computer graphics were cheesy and not amped up enough or not well, enough, I don’t know that there was any question by anyone how well or how good the graphics in this movie were, to bring the concept of the natural disaster of twisters and their destruction to life, in question at all, so even for back, then, all variables that were brought together to bring this movie too it’s fruition, in my opinion, even for back, then all of it still hold up.

[@cleverusername9369]

Any other 90's kids have a crush on Helen Hunt back in the day because of this movie?

[@abangcc]

This movie introduced me to the world of home theater.

[@monicamerle1417]

I love "Twister" and "Speed". Jan de Bont career maybe over but the guy gaves us 2 great action 90s films. I don't think it was considered such a big hit back then; otherwise the studio would have pushed Helen and Bill to put aside the differences with a big fat check for a sequel a couple of years later. But also, Helen was an Oscar winner by '98 so maybe she refused no matter how much money was involved. The new main lead couple for the sequel has been announced. Don't remember who's the male lead but the female lead is the actress of "Where the crawdads sing", she's playing Helen's daughter.

[@TheNameisPlissken1981]

Thank you for pronouncing the director's name correctly. I can't tell you how many people mispronounce it!

[@melodicmondays47]

I've got you.

[@westonfranz3439]

It’s still a thrill ride and it’s still awesome flying cows are cool

[@clintcountryman4849]

Best movie ever

[@charlesbullghost5491]

Great movie twister. But we all know no one on earth will ever survived a brutal charging F5 a huge sparrow 🌪 tornado separate almost a half mile long of destruction! Just Like this movie scene.

[@chrisweidner4768]

For some people, yes. My 87 year old father watches it on tv. Again. And again…..😃👍💚

[@cujoedaman]

It was a toss up between this and Dragonheart when they came out. I went to see this instead of Dragonheart and to this day I'm glad I did. I like Dragonheart, but this was just so much more fun. This is one of those movies that, while completely ridiculous and impossible to have actually happen in real life, is still a great popcorn movie when you want to turn your brain off and see things flying through the air. It keeps you going and even when it does slow down in parts, it's not for long. Always a good time :D

[@Itsnotgoodatall]

Hopefully they can make the sequel just as good

[@dicekolev5360]

The thing got old is how they do not have a single scratch or even dust in the eyes after being inside a fkn F5 tornado but that's just 90s 😄

[@deacongowan117]

I could definitely see House playing that part that Carey Elwes did.

[@Urm0mz]

Saw this in theaters. It was such a great time for film. I remember my godmother was the only person I knew with a home computer and printer. If we visited, I was always on it. After seeing this, I went to the website for the film. They had a novelty "Tornado Chaser" quiz to decide if YOU could chase with the team. I printed that shit out and put it on my wall 😂😂😂😂 it was there for at least a decade It sucks to know that many of the most amazing movies have behind the scenes horror stories for the cast and crew. However, it almost makes it all worth it in a suffering for ones art kind of way. Helen Hunt never had a bigger leading role and I wonder if her sitcoms ego had anything to do with her reaction to action start treatment No one wants a Twister film with horrible CG cheap shots. The use of CG in practical art works is a thing of the past unless it is intended Everyone in the film did perfectly. Direction and editing top tier. The writing reflects seasoned pros coming together and leaving their mark. Films don't get made this way anymore!!!

[@bobcharlotte8724]

"I want a sequel to Twister" - said no one.

[@Locadel2003]

Sometimes its very cheesy but its still fun