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Twisters

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    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,923 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    The original was a stone-cold classic.. this looks all a bit lame and lazy, even by Hollywood standards.

    I'm even betting that character at 1:30 is trying to emulate Philip Seymour Hoffman's "shouty character" in the original.



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    speedboatchase
    Registered Users Posts: 5,791 ✭✭✭speedboatchase


    The original holds up really well but that trailer got my attention. Glad to see Glen Powell leaning into the 'cocky handsome prick' archetype he did so well in Top Gun Maverick.



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    Aisling(",)
    Registered Users Posts: 6,410 ✭✭✭Aisling(",)


    I was a fan of the original so I'll give it a go. I think it'd be a good popcorn film to see on a big screen.



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    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    From the director that brought you ... wait, Minari? Ok that's a bit weird.

    I suppose we should be grateful it didn't go full Legacy Sequel and write a blank cheque for Helen Hunt or Cary Elwes (Bill Paxton RIP).



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    SheepsClothing
    Registered Users Posts: 323 ✭✭SheepsClothing


    It doesn't look great, but I'm basically a sucker for any natural disaster film, so I'll be there day one.



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    sameoldname
    Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭sameoldname


    They should have called it The Suck Zone. Depending on how bad it is, it could work on a number of levels.



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    Decuc500
    Registered Users Posts: 1,222 ✭✭✭Decuc500


    That's some jump from Minari to Twisters but I see Lee Isaac Chung also directed an episode of The Mandalorian.

    Not the career progression I would have expected after watching Minari.



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    bodhrandude
    Registered Users Posts: 12,598 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    Looks fun, the original to me seemed a bit TV Movieish although I did like the effect with the cattle caught up in the middle of the twister.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    expectationlost
    Registered Users Posts: 11,927 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    looks like remake more then a sequel, every scene point the same



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    silliussoddius
    Registered Users Posts: 4,128 ✭✭✭silliussoddius


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    Untitled Image




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    OrangeBadger
    Registered Users Posts: 195 ✭✭OrangeBadger


    https://youtu.be/Iq6FdIX7n2k?si=LdWsEUn1h2t6kRP0


    2.55 there is a section about the original Twister film, amazing amount of work went into making it look so good



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    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 86,695 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    How is it connected to the original, just name, subject etc., ?

    https://forumofgames.com/




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    Mr Crispy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,926 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    DOROTHY is returning, so there's some sort of connection to the original.



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    #15
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,696 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    $200m budget.

    I kind of want it to bomb now.



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    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,696 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    New trailer

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm27YjLnPHc&ab_channel=UniversalPictures



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    fatbhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,016 ✭✭✭fatbhoy


    All the Einsteins in this thread saying that the original was a classic 🤣. News flash: the original was absolutely mediocre.



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    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,923 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122114116#Comment_122114116

    It was the perfect 90's popcorn movie..



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    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,131 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Every time there's a report on the radio during a storm of debris on the road I just think of the "We have debris" "DEBRIS!?!" scene.



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    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,953 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Early reviews look good!



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    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    In a true surprise, the initial reviews leaking out, from usual names I'd listen to, have been near universally positive. If not effusive in places



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    El Duda
    Registered Users Posts: 881 ✭✭✭El Duda


    https://twitter.com/TheMovieBadger/status/1811680421471510793

    A lot better than anyone could have expected when it was first announced



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    sonic85
    Registered Users Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭sonic85


    I thought the original was a much better film than this. I felt nothing for any of the characters in this - they could've all been taken out by a twister and I wouldn't care. Compared to the original that had likeable charismatic actors this was just meh.



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    Aisling(",)
    Registered Users Posts: 6,410 ✭✭✭Aisling(",)


    I enjoyed it. I thought the first film was a good popcorn flick but didn't go into anything too deeply and I'd say the same about this.

    Glen Powell is very easy to watch on screen but I thought Anthony Ramos was the weak link.



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    El Duda
    Registered Users Posts: 881 ✭✭✭El Duda


    You won't get a better example of a 'does what it says on the tin' film than this

    Easily on par with the first one. Personally, I think it's a bit better. The first Twister was a load of nonsense really. Anyone who claims that it is miles better than this new one clearly has the old rose-tinted specs on.

    It's a properly old school blockbuster, with genuine spectacle. The decision to shoot on 35mm pays off. It's so refreshing to see a big movie like this that doesn't look like it was entirely shot in front of a green screen. It's a far cry from the recent super-hero trash.



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    sonic85
    Registered Users Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭sonic85


    Twister is nonsense I agree 100%. But it's enjoyable nonsense. Twisters is also nonsense - the difference being it's not as entertaining as the first.

    The original had a decent pretty simple story well told with a solid cast. There wasn't a memorable performance from anyone in Twisters. Powell was OK but the rest were personality vacuums. I'm not going to get into the actual story because of spoilers but it was twaddle.

    Twisters is worth a watch definitely but in my opinion the first is a better film



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    AMKC
    Registered Users Posts: 16,111 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
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    Don't bother going to see this. It's rubbish. The acting is crap. Half of them look like they would prefer to be somewhere else and the story is just stupid.

    A truck that just magically drills through the smenth outside an Airport lol in like seconds.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



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    El Duda
    Registered Users Posts: 881 ✭✭✭El Duda


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122395855#Comment_122395855

    I disagree with everything in the first paragraph

    I struggle to see the issue with the last 😂 That was brilliantly stupid.



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    Nigel Fairservice
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 2,258 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nigel Fairservice


    Not long back from this. I thought is was great summer fare and nice change from all the super hero stuff that's been served up during recent summers. The plot is a bit silly but I didn't care. The movie gets away with it. Decent performance from Glen Powell.



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    #30
    Hold My Hand
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭Hold My Hand


    I couldn’t stop laughing when this was over. Utterly ridiculous.



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    #31
    gossamerfabric
    Registered Users Posts: 406 ✭✭gossamerfabric


    Glen Powell channeling Mathew McConnaughey.

    If you are looking to go to the cinema it is as good a movie as any to see but not a movie which will live in your memory.

    Perfectly fine entertainment but nothing more.



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