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This movie was awful.

posted 10 years ago by nicetryjan
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I can't believe that some people actually have the audacity to claim that this is better than Into The Storm. Are you kidding me right now?

My expextations were set high because of the good reviews. Mind you, I watched this AFTER I saw Into The Storm. And the entire movie I kept asking myself "this is better?".

The special effects were awful. At one point the tornado looked like something taken straight from a cartoon. Especially the ones that were above water. The effects in Into The Storm were WAY more realistic looking.

The dialogue/acting was actually quite laughable. I've seen better acting on lifetime. Hell, I'd go as far to say that Jodi Arias was a better actress on the witness stand. WAY more believable than the people in this movie. "I cant talk Julia, we have cows". LOL are you serious. Who the *beep* says that? We have cows!

Into The Storm had a relatively engaging story, visually pleasing effects, decent actors....everything that Twister LACKED. I cant believe that some actually prefer Twister over ITS.

Into The Storm 7/10
Twister 3/10

[–] PeterMarkoff 10 years ago

So let me guess this straight, 18 years newer movie from 2014 has better visual effects than movie from 1996 and it's matching moretaste of present audience?! Wow, I am surprised, who would expect that...

Twister is pretty decent movie for 90's. Let's meet here in 2032 and compare Into the storm with movie from 2031.

The best - Fight Club, American Beauty & Falling Down.

[–] musicbytes 9 years ago

The op is a twisted troll republican !

[–] gloria_e_evans 9 years ago

I really enjoyed the movie in 1996. Yes the tornadoes look fake and the cow scene was bad but in 96 I thought it was awesome. The one problem I always had with this movie is Jo and a Bill running from that F5 tornado at the end and able to out run it and able to tie themselves with straps inside a shed where the pipes go 20 feet into the ground. That part was so unrealistic. I think we all know enough about powerful tornadoes thanks to the weather channel and other news outlets to know that nobody can outrun let alone survive staring into the core of an EF 5 tornado. What makes this better than Into The Storm is that you care about the characters. You wanted Jo to get Dorothy into the tornado. You wanted Jo and Bill to get back together and you wanted Jonas to get his(which he did). I did not care about one character watching Into The Storm.