Twister absolutely holds up today. Incredible cast, fun and interesting premise, and surprisingly strong visual effects compared to the muddy shit we see in $300m+ blockbusters these days. Sure there are a handful of truly awful CGI shots, but most, if not all of the actual twister effects are shockingly great for being 30 years old. They treat the chase scenes as legitimate action set pieces jam packed with convincing suspense and thrills. Jan de Bont seriously knows how to direct action, especially vehicular set pieces between this and Speed. He also was DP on some all timers in the action space like Die Hard, Black Rain, Hunt for Red October, Lethal Weapon 3, etc.
Saw it yesterday. It was AWESOME. Pure blockbuster fun. Emotional moments hit. Jokes are fun. Action is great. Characters are well-developped and ooze charisma. Like that's all I ask for in a summer blockbuster!
@@GreenVibezIguanaDaddy for an oscar contender ? Absolutely not. For a summer blockbuster ? Yes 100%. Every character had an arc with a clear beginning, middle and end. I'm not saying it's the best of the year but it had enough character development to make me care about these characters not dying.
hardly, it was pretty okay. It didn't hold a candle to the original. It felt like they built the entire movie around the action set pieces and tried to backfill the plot to match. It was empty.
I’m an extra during the rodeo scene. It got cut so short, however. I filmed my scenes after the strikes ended in December. It was a rough shoot but so much fun
As a VFX Compositor I love and hate working on footage shot with anamorphics or any lens with distinct bokeh, distortion and flare. It makes everything so difficult and time consuming but when you get it right, CG renders get perfectly blended with the real footage.
They actually filmed a kissing scene at the OKC airport last year, but they ended up cutting it out of the movie. I have the behind the scenes video if you want to see it
It is also not “shifting east,” at least not indefinitely. Dr Ted Fujita documented this as cyclical in the mid 70s (74 or 75). Not getting worse (no EF5s in 11 years!). I expect this nonsense to be in the movie and I’m just hoping it’s not totally in your face.
@@joshmo1744 indeed, but I’m so tired of all this climate catastrophe and how everything is getting worse, when it isn’t. It’s become like a religion, it has nothing to do with facts and stats, but feelings and virtue signalling.
The "shifting east" aspect of it has yet to be tied to climate change. Based on models it's been shifting 150 miles east since the 1800's so it's more of a naturally occurring shift. It has more to do with the the areas that are seeing the "largest increase in tornado frequency" Which are in southern Mississippi, middle Tennessee, and south west Kentucky. That also has been found to be more of a shift from warm weather season tornados to more cold season tornados. I'm no climatologist of course, so all I can do is read the studies and examine the data and the validity of how the studies were put together. It seems worth looking at these newer studies and determining if other areas should prepare more for this regional increase in tornados. Here are some studies that show the shift "not talking about climate change": Study overview: www.scientificamerican.com/article/watch-out-tornado-alley-is-migrating-eastward/ Recent peer reviewed study which is not based on climate change: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/apme/aop/JAMC-D-23-0143.1/JAMC-D-23-0143.1.xml
@@FrameVoyager second link lists Dr Greg Forbes as an author. Dr. Forbes was a student of Dr. Fujitas at the university of Chicago and certainly a reputable source for this kind of research.
Well look at that! Unfortunately, most of this "climate change" or weather related shift talk always get wrapped up into politics. I've always been more of "rely on actual studies and research over rhetoric" kind of person haha.
Went last night for an early showing, was surprised how much I enjoyed it! Plenty of fun nods to the first film, but it respected things enough to not wreck what we've come to enjoy. Now if they could swap part of that country soundtrack out for some Van Halen and heavier orchestral, I'd be set.. Go see it if you're on the fence!
Same! Where did you go see it? Yeah the music wasn't my favorite. But the same as you point out, I'm glad it was just it's own movie and didn't try to pay too much tribute to the older film.
@@FrameVoyager Just a regular AMC nearby, I was glad to see a decent crowd show up! Landed on this from your previous Twister video, keep up the great work!
That’s what I’m saying, like the vibe of twister and twisters are completely different to me because of the music, there was all sorts of diverse bands that put into the movie to come together and make a cool ass soundtrack and twisters just has one guy and like it wasn’t bad but it would have been so much better if they threw in some Van Halen like the original, I was really hoping to hear it as a throwback to the og for people who like the og but 200 million dollar budget only gets you so far, I wish I enjoyed twisters and much as I did twister, I think it also just wasn’t super laughable like the og, they needed a better dusty character
though it's a "stand alone" as they claim, the plot is almost the same with the original: protagonist has a traumatic experience, has a mad/new idea or theory to test, rejoins the gang, hunts tornadoes, becomes a victim of a tornado at night at a recreational event, would learn a new idea to incorporate in her old idea for the plan to work, then finally encounters a large-ass tornado in the end to use her new and improved idea/contraption. i also like the part where they used dorothy and she said "I'm not back." those were homages to the old movie.
As a mechanical engineer who knows a thing or two about turbulance and weather and how to build a trailer I thought this film was extremely goofy and funny in ways that it didnt mean to, as did much of my other friends, however this is definitely one of the best shot and composited movies I've seen in a while
If anything I’d say it’s a representation of the people who grew up watching twister or hypothetically grown up seeing the Dorothy program take off and being inspired in their own pursuits. I loved this movie, being both a chaser and a diehard twister fan I’d say twisters did a great job not only starting a new story but paying homage to the original even if they’re unrelated.
I was hoping to get my hands on the water shots at @10:33 but they were already handed over to other artists. so I got to work on some tornadoes and supercells (including the one at @7:38 and @8:46).. absolutely the most difficult thing to recreate.. the dynamics of clouds was no easy, the rendering of the clouds was even worse. We had to experiment with some of the most latest rendering tool/techniques just to make them look like cloud without killing our render farms. lol fun time
haha that's awesome! Yeah, I cannot imagine how complicated it is for cloud simulations. What was your favorite part of the film vfx wise? How crazy is it to you that they pulled those tornado simulations off back in 96'?
@@FrameVoyager The anamorphic lens used in this film are actually pretty good. The worst I worked on was black panther 2.. the lenses were just so "flawed" the corners of the frame were literally just stretched pixels so blurry felt like miniature shots. I wouldn't say favourite.. but a few hero tornado shots, the artists had to keep making adjustments throughout the entire project.. because of the improvement on rendering techniques and things. sucks for them, had to look at those shots for over half of a year.. but they do look really nice at the end. The compositing department did a lot of heavy lifting blending the original plate, stormchaser footage and CG.. About the original Twister, I have no idea as well how they were able to create them. talent and passion I think. The only thing I know about CG back then was that the artists had to send the digital images to their film lab to get the images printed, so they could present in dailies the next day.. and monitors were so small they had to work on 1/4 of the frame at a time.. must be fun haha
I live in OKC and my family of uber drivers had met and driven several people who were involved with the movie studio downtown and they got lots of fun gossip. The news that a new Twister movie being made in the city was wild enough, but I didn't even know OKC had a movie studio until this movie was being made. I saw a pre-screening on Wednesday and it was a fun movie. Love the first one and this one is a nice story on its own. Low blow having one of those tornadoes in the movie hit El reno tho lmao 😂
This film was definitely something in the same universe, but it gives homage to bits from the first film. I love it as a cheesy 90s disaster film, and it doesn’t disappoint.
Seeing it Saturday. Kind of wish this had a film release. Even if it was very limited. After watching Oppenheimer on film, I crave to for more and feel like this would have made a good candidate.
I overall loved the movie, (In my opinion better than the original) and one thing I found out about the tornadoes, is that famous storm chaser/ meteorologist Reed Timmer, is that they used some of his clips of tornado chasing, he also designed the truck that tyler drives! And I also believe that the tornado in the second to last tornado clip was based off of the El Reno EF5 because that did cause a tinny ef0 fire tornado
@@HumanHamCube i literally didn't 😅 I called it a landmark in visual effects history. I just pointed out it's not like the "greatest movie ever" Compared to Jurassic park, how would you view this movie?
I think you were wrong about the original. I was a kid when I seen it from the first time and I reenacted the scene in the dirt with my hot wheel cars every day.
Bro you immediately lost with some of your opening lines: Twister isn’t remembered as being the: “best thing ever” while showing an iconic and hilarious moment with the cow. As if that scene isn’t also terrifying and immediately remembered as a great moment.
Meaning it's not the "best movie ever" type category. It's not taking away from what it is, it was a great movie that was instrumental in pushing along vfx and showcased really impressive cgi for that time. But beyond that the films dialouge was fairly awful and the acting performances at times were not great. It still was a great movie. Just trying to be honest about the overall viewpoint audiences and critics have about that film. It's a classic for sure, but it's still a flawed film
The movie lost me at the very beginning when the wind strong enough to suck Kate’s boyfriend out of the overpass wasn’t even strong enough to blow her hair.
haha that's a nice catch. Honestly that part of it was surprising considering they had a jet engine for parts of this but didn't use it then? I kind of wonder if they filmed that part after the actors strike and had to rush to get it done. Because I think that's one of the scenes she's referring to filming later in the year.
Man I disagree with just about everything you said about the original movie 'Twister'. Do you have any idea how big of a movie that was for our childhood? This is one of those movies that we can quote every line. You come across like it was a bad movie nobody liked and you are not even close to being accurate with that lol. Whoa. It doesn't hold up today? How do you figure? I don't understand that opinion.
It was big for my childhood as well. I also watched it again before making this video. But it's not a disrespect to the film in general, I still like it. But in saying that I'm thinking of other films in the same decade that do, films like Jurassic park that utilized the effects a bit more effectively and they still work today. But twister main cgi component can't be replicated with a practical or miniature stand in. Beyond effects though, it's not a "great movie" Im not saying it's not watchable, but there is a clear difference between twister and a film like Jurassic park. So no disrespect 😅
@@FrameVoyager eh, bad take, Twister is a fantastic disaster movie. It seems like you expect the standard disaster movie to be peak cinema, which they never are. They're cheesy, which is part of the fun.
The tornados in the Original Twister movie looked more realistic than Twisters. Also its not exactly a standalone, it is acrually a bit of a sequal, because if you looked at Dorthys number in Twisters, it says Dorthy V, they used of the first 4 Dorthies in the first movie. Dorthy 4 being the one that gets them the data in the first movie, when they set the truck to drive into the F5
The reason they look realistic, is because Reed timmer (famous storm chaser/meteorologist.) help with the film, the car that Tyler use’s is kinds of like the dominator ect.! But overall it was great!
@@ShoNuffKMW 😅 not meant in a disrespectful way. I just think there are other 80s films like Jurassic park that hold up better. But I'm also not saying it's "unwatchable" I just think people, including myself, have a lot of nostalgia around it from watching it as kids It's still and excellent film!
@@ShoNuffKMW sorry about that 😅 sometimes I get so deep in these scripts I say things from a position in my head and don't realize how it comes across. Good note going forward when I say things like that haha.
Not saying that it isn't still a good watch, but I just think there are other 90s films that hold up better. Like Jurassic Park, it's more effective overall the way it uses visual effects. The CGI in Twister, unfortunately, couldn't be replicated with something practical or miniature and that's really what hurts it imo. I'm not saying it's a bad film, but I think it's right below what I would categorize as a film that "holds up". But I still love the film!
Well, this video made me think a whole lot less of Helen Hunt... Saw Twisters last Saturday, and we had a fun time. Glad she had nothing to do with it.
If "TWISTERS" does really well, I pray they don't start a Twister universe hahah I LOVE the original and REALLY LIKE the new one, but if we get a movie called Twister: Revolution or something... Well... I'll probably still go see it 🙄
@FrameVoyager i had no clue going in without watching the first one. Im surprised they didnt use that in the marketing like they did with Jordan Peele and Monkey Man
What's this "Best Thing Ever" comment all about. Yes, Twister is absolutely remembered as one of the best ever. The Kid who made this RU-vid channel probably wasn't even alive in 1996.
@@LafreniereJ 94' actually. I didn't know being 30 was still considered being a "kid" 😅 appreciate the compliment. But what I mean by that is it is not on the same playing field as like a Jurassic Park for example. It's a good movie, but it has some problems, especially in the dialogue, that while it has good moments, drags the film down a bit. But beyond that, it is often not mentioned in the "top movies of the 90s" by both critics and audience reviews. I love the movie personally, but it is definitely a film that has some nostalgia around it and I think that changes the perception of it. It's one of the best disaster movies for sure, but that doesn't necessarily put it in the top of the top. No offense towards it and a film I still personally enjoy a lot!
Sure, there was green screen and cgi in the film as is the case with almost any film that is made in 2024. The "Intense" part comes from the loads of on location filming and stunts they did in combination with the visual effects.
This is the worst movie I have watch in a long time. So many things done wrong and the first 2/3rds of the movie was like watching an old JAWS movie where you know something might happen but that doesn't. Also very predictable from the start to the finish. Also very very bad acting. I was really excited to watch it and even more disappointed after watching it. Pay attention to the UHF radios on the dashboard in ALL of the trucks. None of them have an antenna connected but somehow still works. The cowboy drives his truck through a barbwire fence and magically goes through it without damaging the fence. The cowboy in his truck stopped is about half a mile away in one seen but as soon as Kate turns around to get in her truck the cowboy drives in front of her. That's just a few things the movie was terrible. I give it 2 out of 10.
Terrible, terrible, terrible movie. Corny awkward cringy and overall terrible writing. Ehh, acting. The only parts worth watching imo was the cool scenes with storms or tornadoes. About walked out of the theater honestly
I'm all for diverse castings. I think diversity brings fresh perspectives that are desperately needed in art and storytelling. But how she describes her idea for the story comes across as patronizing and strange.
@@FrameVoyager - yeah nobody wants to see all white casts everywhere. But the color of the cast has nothing to do with its story, its theme, its direction. Casting should be done to fit the characters, not used as puppets. Same thing with female casts. This is why Annihilation worked and Ghostbusters 2016 or Oceans 13 didn’t. One film used a full female cast and integrated it into the story. The other 2 used them to pat themselves on the back. Which is basically what Helen Hunt described.
@@kevinandrewsphotoYeah, to me it always just comes down to uninspired writing and studios constantly doing retread sequel or reboot films. Films like Nope, Everything Everywhere all at once, Furiosa, etc. show what you can do with a diverse cast and storytelling. If Helen Hunt had more of a reason to want a diverse cast to fit the story it would have been fine. Like one aspect she could have talked about was the lack of diversity within meteorologists. Maybe the story could have been about inspiring different kids of different background to get into meteorology. But to telegraph that's what you're doing is bizarre
3:59 "It's a completely original story." Lol, Lmao even~ What are they talking about? It is precisely the same story with a few things tweaked. Entire sequences AND plot threads are ripped almost verbatim from the original. "completely original" Lolz, why call it "Twisters" then? whatever, that aside... I did enjoy it, I liked it, it was a great tornado movie but it doesn't live up to the original, if it didn't have the Title implying a connection i wouldn't have been bothered as much.
Hunt was going down the DEI rabbit hole and taking Twister with her? Glad that didn't pan out then. It would have only tanked the IP, especially these days. Nobody wants woke Twister, or woke anything. The market has spoken.
You had me interested before you said "climate change". The climate has been changing since the beggining of time. No shit the planet is warming up. We are still on the tail end of coming out of an ice age derrrrr.
Just relaying the bts narrative and the inspirations for aspects of it, not my person opinion. Though I would personally agree on the science and research behind climate change.
Climate has never changed so much so fast before. Of course, climate is always changing but this time we can't deny our implication in making it quicker
