Twister

To revitalize a failing movie genre, Warner Bros. used cutting edge special effects to bring back the disaster films in a big way. With the 1996 release of this film it opened the floodgates for a whole new realm of disaster films with better special effects that brought a complete new experience to the audience. With Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton leading this cast of storm chasers, you get a high powered action film the at times keeps you on the edge of your seat. The true star of this film is the effects department and their man made tornados, and not to take anything from the actors in the movie but sometimes the twisters are the best actors on the screen.
Storm chasing has become an obsession for a pair of young scientists who are determined to find out what makes tornados tick, but when the biggest storm in 50 years develops they may not be able to walk away with their lives intact. Injecting enough real science into this film keeps it in the realm of believability; even when situations arise that seem a little far-fetched. But with state of the art special effects, and the set designs that try to give us a true impression of what the affects and devastation of a series of tornados can do, we are given a first hand experience of what it would be like in a twisters path. With a production team with names that include Jan De Bont (director of Speed), Michael Crichton (author of Jurassic Park), and Steven Spielberg (director of Jurassic Park), we are given a film that's enjoyable and awe-inspiring for the entire audience.
With all the resent destruction of the tornados that have plagued the mid-western states, this movie hits very close to home, literally speaking of course. The devastation that we are presented on screen is breathtaking and horrifying, but I'm sure that the actual events of being involved in one of these situations are a whole lot worse. The movie is outstanding entertainment and wonderful to watch for the action and effects, but the issues that are brought up in the film are real issues and at times the destruction and death that happens during one of these events is immeasurable and cannot truly be transferred to the screen.