Twisters

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As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Carter and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed. The pair and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.

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Twisters
Overview:
As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Carter and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed. The pair and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.
Cast:

Kate: Daisy Edgar-Jones
Tyler: Glen Powell
Javi: Anthony Ramos
Boone: Brandon Perea
Cathy: Maura Tierney
Ben: Harry Hadden-Paton
Lily: Sasha Lane
Jeb: Daryl McCormack
Addy: Kiernan Shipka
Praveen: Nik Dodani
Scott: David Corenswet
Dexter: Tunde Adebimpe
Dani: Katy O’Brian
Riggs: David Born
Airport Traffic Police: Paul Scheer
Debra: Laura Poe
Manny: Austin Bullock
Mike: Stephen Oyoung
Peter: Alex Kingi
Andy: Chris Adrien
Mother: Samantha Ireland
Toddler Girl: Aila Grey
Desk Clerk: Jeff Swearingen
Cody: James Paxton
Kayleigh: Lily Smith
Rodeo Security: Randy Ballard
Crystal Springs Reporter: Ashley Moss
OKC Meteorologist: Mike Morgan
OKC Meteorologist: Emily Sutton
Local Crystal Springs Woman: Julie Oliver-Touchstone
El Reno Cop: Austin Brooks
Trailer Salesperson: Darryl Cox
Daebak Chaser: Douglas Seok
Australian Tourist: Ben Snow
OKC Airport PA (voice): Ashley Jay Sandberg
Storm Survivor: Clay Edward Jones
Storm Survivor: Victoria Angelina Cruz
NYC Cab Driver: Ben Scott
NWS Weather Guide: Elizabeth Ann Townsend
Tessa Elaine: Capri O’Neill
The ‘Whoa’ Kid: Livia Chung
Derek: Chris Zurcher
Medford Motel Musician: Maxim Helmerich
Medford Motel Musician: Ken Pomeroy
Medford Motel Musician: James McAlister
Tulsa Meteorologist: Damien Lodes
Crystal Springs Police Officer: Jennifer Rader
Rodeo Announcer: Shaun Maher
Arena Announcer: Tyler Kijac
Cowboy (uncredited): Daniel Fortman

Crew:

Stunts: Ashley Nicole Hudson
Editor: Terilyn A. Shropshire
Art Direction: Stephen Christensen
Hairstylist: Miki Caporusso
Hairstylist: Alexandra Ford
Makeup Artist: Hannah Gates
Makeup Artist: Teresa Luz
Hair Department Head: Gloria Pasqua Casny
Makeup Artist: Dalton Spence
Unit Production Manager: James R. McAllister
Second Unit First Assistant Director: Eric Glasser
Additional Second Assistant Director: Laura Hoyt
Stunt Coordinator: Casey O’Neill
Second Assistant Director: Jeff Overfield
Second Second Assistant Director: Brian Savercool
Concept Artist: Shane Baxley
Leadman: Jason Bedig
Art Department Trainee: Andrew J. Beller
Construction Coordinator: Brian Benavides
Assistant Art Director: Maren Brown
Set Dresser: Derek Dubyak
Art Department Coordinator: Molly Hunter Flick
Set Designer: Kelsey Garrett
Property Master: Greg Gonzalez
Assistant Set Decoration: Ethan Goodwin
Set Dresser: Emily Hoebing
Props: Michael C. West
Props: James Isaacson
Set Dresser: Jordan Kinman
Set Decoration Buyer: Ashli Lung
Concept Artist: Victor James Martinez
Assistant Art Director: Daniela Medeiros
Set Decorating Coordinator: Rianna Nauni
Art Department Assistant: Cristina Patterson
Set Decoration Buyer: Sunnie Robinson
Set Designer: Marco Rubeo
Set Designer: Nicholas Scott
Graphic Designer: Adee Serrao
Storyboard Artist: Bridget Shaw
On Set Dresser: Joseph Teagle
Art Department Assistant: Aubrey Thurman
Production Sound Mixer: Devendra Cleary
Sound: Brian Gililland
Boom Operator: Patrick Martens
Sound Mixer: Grant Provence
Visual Effects: Danny Koerber
Visual Effects Production Assistant: Kamryn Lee
Visual Effects Coordinator: Preston Mohr
Concept Artist: Brett Northcutt
Compositing Supervisor: Ben O’Brien
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jason Porter
Visual Effects: Nicholas M. Reynolds
Visual Effects Production Manager: Matthew Silver Schitkovitz
Stunts: Chris Adrien
Stunt Double: Mahsa Ahmadi
Stunt Double: Tessa Anderson
Stunt Driver: Dean Bailey
Stunts: Hannah Betts
Stunt Double: Jon Bielich
Stunt Coordinator: Troy Brown
Stunts: Brooke Coleman
Stunts: Aja Frary
Stunts: Justin Gant
Stunts: Levi Gilbert
Stunts: Al Goto
Stunts: Gattlin Griffith
Stunt Double: Chad Guerrero
Stunts: Thomas Robinson Harper
Stunts: Kiralee Hayashi
Stunts: Dylan Hice
Stunts: Tim James
Stunts: Nailah Johnson
Stunts: Mandy Kowalski
Stunts: John Koyama
Stunts: Efka Kvaraciejus
Stunts: Scott Lang
Stunts: Malosi Leonard
Stunts: Quinn McPherson
Stunt Driver: Brandy Lewis
Stunt Double: Cody Mackie
Stunts: Kurt Nelson
Stunts: Vinny O’Brien
Stunts: Sydney Olson
Stunts: Justin Parks
Stunt Driver: James Peyton
Stunts: David Pinter
Stunts: Travis Quist
Stunts: Matthew Rugetti
Stunts: Ryan Ryusaki
Stunts: Brittany Servidio
Stunts: Brett Sheerin
Stunts: Chris Silcox
Stunts: Karin Silvestri
Stunt Double: Dena Sodano
Stunts: CJ Stuart
Stunts: Mark Weinhandl
Stunts: Nico Woulard
Stunt Double: Mallory Thompson
Lighting Technician: John Alcera
First Assistant Camera: Joey Aliberto
Lighting Technician: Evan Aurelio
Aerial Director of Photography: Hans Bjerno
Lighting Technician: Aaron Bracetty
Rigging Grip: Clay Caldwell
Drone Operator: Chad B. Daring
Camera Operator: Will DaRosa
Second Assistant “B” Camera: Ernest Dickerson Jr.
Chief Lighting Technician: Gregory Doi
Aerial Camera Technician: Eric Dvorsky
Lighting Technician: Amanda Eckle
Loader: Matthew Ewing
Steadicam Operator: Josh Friz
Still Photographer: Melinda Sue Gordon
Electrician: Chachie Hood
Lighting Programmer: Jonathan Huggins
Second Assistant “A” Camera: Cameron A. Keidell
Best Boy Electric: Greg Lopez
Video Assist Operator: Arthur Lung
Drone Operator: Caden McMahon
Second Assistant “B” Camera: Colleen Mleziva
Video Assist Operator: Bradford Ralston
Drone Pilot: Blake Sams
Rigging Grip: R Michael Sasser
Rigging Grip: Jeffry Schimpf
Aerial Director of Photography: John Trapman
Gaffer: John Vecchio
Electrician: Micheal Willbanks
Best Boy Grip: Satoshi Yamazaki
Second Assistant “C” Camera: Rio Noel Zumwalt
Casting Assistant: Daryl Baboulis-Gyscek
Local Casting: Chris Freihofer
Set Costumer: D.J. Castillo
Costume Coordinator: Jacob Conger
Tailor: Gloria Guerrero
Set Costumer: Daysan Macom
Assistant Costume Designer: Lindsay Newton
Visual Effects Editor: Warren Hickman
Location Scout: Sara Alread
Location Scout: Eleni Micha Fleming
Location Assistant: Luke Cypert
Assistant Location Manager: Jason Gorman
Assistant Location Manager: Cait Murray
Location Manager: Joseph Stargensky
Driver: Angela Lunardi
Cast Driver: Kourtney Ryann
Production Driver: Gary Thomas Williams
Production Assistant: Anders Ahlander
Production Assistant: Kolton Berry
Production Assistant: Brent Billingsley
Production Assistant: Sarai Bocanegra
Unit Publicist: Amanda Brand
Production Assistant: Trey Brite
Payroll Accountant: Greg Brohamer
Production Coordinator: Steve Cainas
Set Production Assistant: Preda Crowl
Production Assistant: Dakota Friend
Production Consultant: Brent Ryan Green
Production Assistant: Kylen Grubbs
Production Assistant: Hayden Hutchins
Production Assistant: Dalton Jenks
Set Production Assistant: Michael D. Kish
Production Assistant: Sam McClure
Set Production Assistant: Leah Newberg
First Assistant Accountant: Jenn Ross
Set Production Assistant: Sullivan Rutherford
Production Accountant: Katherine Silva
Second Assistant Accountant: Sunny Summan
Set Production Assistant: Dov Urie-Lanman
Producer: Frank Marshall
Screenplay: Mark L. Smith
Executive In Charge Of Production: Sara Scott
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Visual Effects Supervisor: Ben Snow
Visual Effects Supervisor: Florian Witzel
Executive Visual Effects Producer: Jeanie King
Visual Effects Producer: Damian Temporale
Original Music Composer: Benjamin Wallfisch
Songs: Bailey Zimmerman
Supervising Sound Editor: Al Nelson
Supervising Sound Editor: Bjørn Ole Schroeder
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Christopher Boyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Pete Horner
Catering: Josh Lynch
Producer: Patrick Crowley
Production Design: Patrick M. Sullivan
Art Direction: Ryan Grossheim
Art Direction: Jessie Haddad
Supervising Art Director: Oana Bogdan Miller
Art Direction: Domenic Silvestri
Set Decoration: Missy Parker
Costume Design: Eunice Jera Lee
Set Decoration Buyer: Jennifer Herbel
Set Designer: Andrew Layton
Assistant Art Director: Nikolai Loveikis
Set Designer: Ron Mason
Set Dresser: Caleb Packer
Second Unit Director: Mike Gunther
First Assistant Director: David H. Venghaus Jr.
Visual Effects Producer: Mark G. Soper
Stunts: Zack Duhame
Grip: Erik F. Hill
Executive Producer: Steven Spielberg
Unit Production Manager: Thomas Hayslip
Executive Producer: Ashley Jay Sandberg
Characters: Michael Crichton
Characters: Anne-Marie Martin
Story: Joseph Kosinski
Director of Photography: Dan Mindel
Casting: John Papsidera
Co-Producer: Helen Medrano
Unit Production Manager: Nathan Kelly
Associate Producer: Douglas Seok
Executive Producer: Pete Chiappetta
Executive Producer: Andrew Lary
Executive Producer: Anthony Tittanegro
Stunts: Hayley Wright
Rotoscoping Artist: Ana Rivera Garcia

Catogories:
Action,Adventure,Thriller
This is one clever item!

Chase. Ride. Survive.
Language:
English
Production:
United States of America
Company:
Universal Pictures,Warner Bros. Pictures,Amblin Entertainment,Domain Entertainment
Popularity:
826.174
Date:
2024-07-10
Year:
2024

Manuel São Bento: FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/twisters-review-delivering-exactly-what-fans-crave/
“Twisters is exactly what one expects from a disaster flick: a visual spectacle full of action and adrenaline, with a predictable yet effective narrative.

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell stand out as protagonists, bringing charisma and chemistry to characters with some emotional depth. Dan Mindel’s cinematography and Benjamin Wallfisch’s score add to the immersion layer of the summer blockbuster.

It doesn’t bring anything new to the genre, nor does it need to, as it fulfills its sole, valid purpose of entertaining its target audience while still respecting the victims of natural disasters, reminding us of the importance of humanity and altruism in times of crisis.”

Rating: B-
r96sk: ‘Twisters’ is about what I expected, it’s one I enjoyed.
I’d say the action is an (albeit minor, relatively-speaking) improvement on the original, though I do think the characters and cast aren’t quite as strong this time out. Overall, comparing the two, they probably level out to be honest, which is actually a good thing when you’re talking about a sequel.

Despite the aforementioned about those onscreen, I did still like the performances of Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell – the latter is the best performer, in my opinion. With that said, hopefully Powell can get himself out of this typecast of ‘overly cocky guy turns out to be sound’ as it’s getting a bit tiresome, even though I do really rate him as an actor.
Brent Marchant: In the interest of full disclosure, I must confess that this long-delayed sequel to its 1996 blockbuster predecessor is not nearly as awful or hokey as I thought it would be. As a prototypical summertime popcorn movie, director Lee Isaac Chung’s latest hits every item on the checklist of requirements for what such a release should do, and, in that sense, it’s admittedly rather fun – to a point. With that said, however, there’s only so much belief that one can realistically suspend while watching this often-preposterous tale, one that frequently pushes the limits of silliness and credibility. As expected, the tornadoes are the real stars of this picture (and, arguably, justifiably so), while the film’s clichéd, largely monodimensional characters and often-clunky, highly implausible narrative take a dutiful back seat to what clearly (and deservedly) lies front and center. That’s not to say these other elements are completely overshadowed, but their inherently predictable qualities and general lack of imagination fail to set this film apart as something genuinely different, particularly from its precursor. That dearth of innovation is especially apparent, for example, where good ole boy storm chaser Tyler Owens (Glen Powell) is concerned, whose testosterone-soaked persona makes him look more like a reckless, simple-minded yokel than a character to be legitimately taken seriously as someone who might actually know something about cutting-edge meteorology. At the same time, though, by employing these qualities where Powell’s character is concerned, I’d contend that maybe the film should have played them up more, transforming this offering into more of a campy romp, an approach that might have helped to distinguish the picture more than haplessly trying to make it into something to be taken so seriously. In any event, “Twisters” may not be the disaster that it could have been, but, as disaster movies go, it could have been better with a little less predictability, a lot less cliché and considerably more originality.
CinemaSerf: A tragedy forces meteorologist “Kate” (Daisy Edgar-Jones) back into the office where she spends her days monitoring weather events and advising on whether or not twisters may emerge and issuing any necessary alerts. Another of her erstwhile coleagues, “Javi” (Anthony Ramos) shows up with some military-grade technology that can be used to 3-D plot the phenomenon and that gets her back out into the field. That’s where she encounters “Tyler” (Glen Powell) – he’s a “tornado wrangler” who uses his guts to drive as close as he can to get great images for his lucrative You Tube channel. Her designs are more altruistic, though. She wants to map the things so she can develop a plan to seed them with super-absorbent polymers that will hopefully stop them in their tracks. A gently competitive scenario now develops between the two, but that is soon changed when she discovers that one of their backers in really in it for the fire-sale value of properties devastated by the sheer power of the twisters, and – of course – the remainder of the plot follows lines way more predicable than that of the whirlwind. It’s really more of a whirlwind of another sort that takes over and that’s a bit of a shame as it shows up the limitations Powell as an actor. Sure, he’s the boy next door you wouldn’t kick out of bed for eating Pringles, but here he’s about as wooden as a washboard. Edgar-Jones isn’t a great deal better and the writing seems uncertain as to whether we are to watch an action-packed adventure film or a cheesy romance with some contrived moralising thrown in for good measure. To be fair, there is an attempt at bringing some science into the story and the visual effects are genuinely exciting to watch as these amazing forces of nature wreak their havoc despite man’s best efforts. It’s a bit on the long side, but it’s still perfectly watchable especially if you can appreciate the visual on a big screen. It’s just a bit disappointing.
GenerationofSwine: Did you know that this movie had a diverse cast with a strong female lead? I didn’t… and when I say that I mean I sat through the movie, left the theater, and didn’t know it had a diverse case with a strong female lead until my wife pointed it out.
But wait, there is more…. I didn’t want to see Twisters. In fact I rolled my eyes at that… until the director said that they weren’t going to make it about Climate Change. I mean, that really got my hopes up. That made it sound like it was just going to be a movie about tornadoes.

So, I figured I’d give it a shot and…. it was just a movie about tornadoes…. seriously. It was like the first one, and let’s face it, you didn’t see the first one because you thought the plot was interesting, you saw the first one because you wanted to see a movie about tornadoes destroying a lot of crap and that is exactly what it delivered.

And that is exactly what Twisters delivers.

Is there political lecturing? No. Is there lecturing about climate change? No. Is there lectures about being Gay? No. Is there lectures about diversity? No. Is there lectures about feminism? No. Does it make a point that all white people are evil? No. Does it make a point that all men are evil? No. Does it make a point that Christianity is evil? No. Does it have a villain that is supposed to be Donald Trump? No.

WOW… Just WOW. WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW. I haven’t seen a movie that didn’t check off that many boxes since 2016.

It says NOTHING. It’s a movie about… Twisters and that is all. Seriously. It’s just a fun entertaining movie.

It gave me everything that I want in movies. It his my two most important check boxes.

Is the movie fun? YES!!!!
Is the movie Entertaining? YES!!!!!

Those two things are all twisters gave me and that is all I ever ask for. They made a movie I want to watch, I want to watch movies like this so I can be entertained, and the movie entertained me.

THANK YOU, now make more movies that actually try to entertain people. DOWN WITH LECTURES, UP WITH ENTERTAINMENT! GIVE US ESCAPISM!!! GIVE US FUN!!!! MAKE MORE MOVIES LIKE THIS!!!!! We will give you money for it.
Louisa Moore – Screen Zealots: Taking the ridiculous to a new level, the disaster spectacle “Twisters” falls short in delivering a compelling story to match its go big or go home premise. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the movie plunges viewers into a relentless tornado “outbreak,” setting the stage for a half-baked sequel that’s so stupid, it’s actually a challenge to suspend disbelief.
Former storm chaser Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is haunted by an encounter with a killer tornado while she was in college in Oklahoma. It was a disastrous day, and she continues to live with survivor’s guilt years later. Now living in New York City, she is lured back into the field by her friend Javi (Anthony Ramos) with the promise of testing a groundbreaking new storm tracking and mapping system. The science-minded pair meet the reckless, renegade storm chaser and social media superstar Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), who seems more concerned about getting views and likes rather than contributing anything meaningful. But as the storm season quickly intensifies, there is a scary proliferation of deadly tornadoes that leave nothing but devastation in their path.

Amidst it all, Kate and Tyler find themselves competing to be the first to document each funnel for entirely different reasons. All of this is so dumb. There’s no reason for these people to be racing to get to the tornado first, but Chung tries to create a sense of urgency and drama by pitting them against each other. The plot is straightforward: see tornado, chase tornado, repeat. While this tried-and-true formula offers fleeting thrills, it quickly becomes tedious. There’s only so much humans can do to fight back at killer forces of nature, and there are laughably idiotic scenarios like a character shooting fireworks into the funnel of a tornado just to see if he can.

Most of the film is divided between show-stopping tornado “attacks” and Powell making lovey-dovey eyes at the camera (we get it: he’s good looking)! I suppose there’s no arguing the fact that everyone loves an easy-on-the-eyes tornado wranglin’ hunk, but even his charm can’t carry the movie.

The film’s science is absolutely laughable, with tornadoes depicted as nearly sentient forces capable of reducing buildings to rubble in seconds and sucking humans into the sky while somehow sparing people’s hats.

The special effects, and especially the sound design, are impressive, creating a visceral experience of the storms’ fury. The action sequences may be visually striking, but they lack the originality and impact needed to make them memorable. What’s fun about seeing people’s homes destroyed and lives ruined?

Disaster film fans may be a bit more lenient in unearthing more to enjoy about “Twisters” than I did, because I found it to be big, loud, and dumb. Those attributes can be satisfying if they’re executede well and the story at the core of the movie is good, but this one is not. It’s heavy on the mindless, light on the fun.

By: Louisa Moore / SCREEN ZEALOTS
Chandler Danier: I dislike this movie. I found it boring and long. So many stupid people screaming. So much noise. So much garbage. So little excitement.
I liked how targeted towards the prairies it is. Just a bunch of good old country folk. Drivin’ truck. Goin’ to rodeos. Playin’ baseball. Sufferin’ in poverty and losin’ property. Yeehaw.
Sejian: I think I need to rewatch the old movie because I cannot remember if it was this ridiculous or not. I see there are two; the one with Bill Paxton that I think I remember and an even older one with muh boi, Crispin Glover that I didn’t know exist.
So, what’s wrong with this movie? Well, besides killing off Kiernan Shipka in the first 15 minutes, everything, everything is wrong (I’m exaggerating slightly) – I thought I was watching a disaster movie, instead it’s a weirdly cobbled together romance movie.

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD

1. Javi is written as an unintentional antagonist and it’s kinda dumb. Furthermore, the issue between Javi and Kate is also never really addressed. They both lost their friends and for all intents and purposes it appears Kate built up walls around herself, left town and never looked back. Both of these characters have had to live with and deal with the loss of their friends but in the scene when Javi snaps at Kate, it’s hard not to take Javi’s side, and we’re meant to take Kate’s side because the movie follows Kate. Javi is barely in it. The scene that follows between Tyler and Kate felt like it should’ve been between Javi and Kate, minus the romance because we don’t actually need romance in everything.
2. They went a little too far with “reckless Tyler” in those first few scenes where diving Javi and Kate off the road is played for laughs. No one ever brings it up and Javi even pulls the same stunt with Tyler and Kate during the final act. These people are all supposed to be sensible adults.
3. Apart from mini-boss Scott, Javi’s team of trained specialists have no personality or character development and are given barely any screen time compared to Tyler’s ragtag storm-wrangling group. We’re meant to see Tyler’s group as cool because “oh whoa, they actually know something!” while we never get to know the team of people who could probably blow your mind with their combined knowledge.
4. My biggest issue with this movie is the two “opposing” groups. Javi claims to be doing this for science so we can better understand tornadoes so we can help people, and Tyler’s here to help people by being social media famous, selling merchandise and giving out food. They both have the same goal, or claim to, and their different tech and methods of storm chasing could compliment each other, so why the unnecessary animosity, especially from Tyler’s group, who, if we’re being honest, aren’t really doing that much. Tyler mentions a supercomputer at one point and I have to wonder what exactly have they been using this supercomputer access for all this time? If these two clowns worked together, they could’ve successfully scanned a tornado before the events of this movie.

ANYWAY… LET’S GET TO THE JUICY PART OF MY “REVIEW”!

“Is there political lecturing? No. Is there lecturing about climate change? No. Is there lectures about being Gay? No. Is there lectures about diversity? No. Is there lectures about feminism? No. Does it make a point that all white people are evil? No. Does it make a point that all men are evil? No. Does it make a point that Christianity is evil? No. Does it have a villain that is supposed to be Donald Trump? No.”

What do you suppose Kate’s mom was talking about when she mentioned more and more bad weather? Bigots are comically silly, I swear! Swine says they came to watch tornadoes destroy things but somehow missed all the colored people and women on the screen who feel like they take up the majority of the runtime. There’s never consistency with these people, is there?

I came to watch a disaster movie and all I left with was the thought that I should’ve just watched The Day After Tomorrow (2004) again because at least that movie had compelling people drama. The funnier bit is if you read the recent reviews online on that old Bill Paxton movie, there are quite a few complaining that this new movie is woke and shoving agendas down your throat, so either Swine is being comically sarcastic or they’re full of it. Like Tyler, I can’t really tell.

Do bigots like it because Kate gets with Tyler at the end instead of Javi? It really does seem this simplistic and silly when simply seeing a colored person on screen usually triggers them into spiraling out of control with calls to “boycott the woke DEI agenda movie!”

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