Twisters Review

 

Twisters is a disaster movie and the standalone sequel to 1996's Twister. It was produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. Twisters is written by Mark L. Smith and Joseph Kosinski and directed by Lee Isaac Chung.

The story is, storm chaser Kate Cooper lost her friends in a devastating tornado and because of this tragic event she retired. Five years later, she convinced to come back after being told about a new storm chasing technology. However things aren't going to be easy, because not only does she have to deal with a reckless social media superstar, but her own problems as well.

Initial Reaction

Having enjoyed Twister I was excited for the sequel. Although, a part of me was worried it just be a copy of the first movie, to the point where it's just gonna be shot by shot remake.

Cons

I've got nothing.

Middle Ground

One grey area comes from the characters. Our main ones are Kate and Tyler, they got some pretty good development, and I enjoyed seeing them together. The others I really didn't care that much. It's not that I hated them, it's just they can be forgettable even though I do recall them having their own personalities.

Pros

One pro goes to the humor. While sometimes it's not as funny as the first, there were still some pretty funny moments. Then there's the pacing. The movie clocks in at two hours and two minutes, but man I didn't feel that way at all. You'll just breeze past this movie. Even when things are slow downed, I didn't feel the movie was on pause or was now going at a snail's pace. The last thing I'll credit is this is a fun movie. Much like the first, you'll have a blast watching all of the destruction unfold. But what also made it fun was it wasn't what I feared it be. Despite maybe a moment or two where there were callbacks to the first, it wasn't nostalgia baiting. The movie still managed to be it's own thing. I also just realized that you can just jump into this, without any knowledge of the first.

Twisters is a fun disaster flick, and if you're the mode to just kick back and watch something like that, or just be entertained in general, then I say give this one a shot.

My final rating is, Good.

That's all for now. Come back on Monday, Jul 22nd for my reviews of some Watchmen comics, in celebration of the animated movie releasing next month. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.