Twister (Australia)
The dark side of nature
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 108 mins
Retail Price: 19.95
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
A house rips apart piece by piece. A bellowing cow spins through the air. Tractors fall like rain. A 15,000-pound gasoline tanker becomes and airborne bomb. A mile-wide, 300 miles-per-hour forcce of total destruction is coming at you: Twister is hitting home. In this adventure swirling with cliffhanging excitement and awesome special effects, Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton play scientists pursuing the most destructive weatherfront to sweap through mid-America`s Tornado Alley in 50 years. By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the storm chasers hope to obtain enough data to create and improved warning system. But to do so, they must intercept the twisters` deadly path. The chase is on!
Special Features:
Theatrical Trailer
DVD Teaser Trailer
Biographies-Cast & Crew
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Letterbox 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English
Directed By:
Jan De Bont
Written By:
Joss Whedon
Anne-Marie Martin
Steven Zaillian
Jeff Nathanson
Michael Crichton
Starring:
Alan Ruck
Lois Smith
Jami Gertz
Helen Hunt
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Cary Elwes
Bill Paxton
Casting By:
Risa Bramon Garcia
Soundtrack By:
Alex Van Halen
Mark Mancina
Edward Van Halen
Trevor Rabin
Lisa Loeb
Music From:
Gioacchino Rossini
Director of Photography:
Jack N. Green
Editor:
Michael Kahn
Costume Designer:
Ellen Mirojnick
Production Designer:
Joseph C. Nemec III
Producer:
Michael Crichton
Glenn Salloum
Kathleen Kennedy
Ian Bryce
Executive Producer:
Steven Spielberg
Walter F. Parkes
Laurie MacDonald
Gerald R. Molen
Distributor:
Warner Bros
Your Opinions and Comments
The story is as good as ever. Of course some parts don`t make sense, but I guess that those parts don`t really have to make sense. It`s all about fun and the special effects.
The video transfer is very good. While several scenes seem to lack detail, most of the visuals are stunning. The CG animation is incredible and is seamlessly combined with the background shots.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is extremely powerful. The surrounds will make you think a twister has entered your living room.
Notice that this disk contains multiple soundtracks (same as the region 2 disk), that are only available if your DVD player is multi-region.
The disk contains no extras at all. What a shame!
Bottom line - a highly re-watchable movie with great visuals and sound, but, alas, a bare disk. Recommended.