Studio executives summary / pitch
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| Tie
yourself down to anything not likely to ping itself into the air in this CGI fest
of untamed tornado proportions! |
Short plot
summary |
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Boy meets girl.
Boy falls out with girl. Girl builds boys' twister data analysis contraption.
Boy comes back with new girl to get divorce papers signed. Girl shows boy twister
data analysis contraption she has built from his design. Boy realizes he cannot
live without girl after getting the contraption (a garbage can on wheels) to work
successfully. |
What our
panel of critics thought |
"All of the
fun of the fair with Dorothy pinged into space - this time to deliver hundreds
of micro sensors and not a single sugary song in sight. A triumph of popcorn reality-entertainment.""The
next time the wind gets up, remind me to strap myself down so that I do not get
pinged into space by those naughty twisters... I have never been much of a fan
of bondage but, you know, they may have a point after all.. Just in case, take
me to World of leather at once!""A
triumph of honest to goodness go getters against corporate financed scientists.
The little guy wins in the end, what more could you hope for?""Is
that Doctor Ruth's daughter in this movie? A triumph of sex counseling in bad
weather conditions.""I
am so glad that nice aunt was not pinged into that tornado. How unlucky to introduce
her into the story and within just thirty minutes her house has been destroyed?
How likely is that?""A
veritable cornucopia of naughty weather. The tornado representing the metaphor
of life, with which we are forced to wrestle, lest our dreams are thrown all over
the place by that bitch of fate! A triumph, then, that our heroes manage to complete
their tasks in spite of, and also, because of, the tornado... Wunderbarr, and
the flying cow isn't bad either.""So,
what is exactly wrong with corporate sponsored scientists? If they get a nice
living out of duping stupid, wealthy, shareholders, who's the loser here?" |
Please
tell me the ending or whole plot if necessary
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| A
love story with Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton playing two scientists in love, but
who battle with each other... They
aim to make the world a safer place by unlocking the secrets of tornadoes by releasing
hundreds of sensors into one and then processing the data. To do this they have
to get close enough to put the sensors in... Their contraption is called Dorothy. This
is dangerous stuff and they have a few scrapes, including one in which they watch
a cow being lifted in the air. In
spite of competition from a scientist with the same design for Dorothy, but with
corporate sponsorship, our heroes basic grasp of their subject enables them to
dodge the tornadoes better and manage to release Dorothy's sensors and then evade
the ensuing damage. This
they do and apparently, after a dodgy moment or two, look set to live happily
together ever after. |
Quotable quotes (real) |
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"When you
said you chased tornadoes I always thought that was a metaphor." |
What snack
should I eat while watching this movie? |
Any heavy snack
not likely to blow away in the wind. Avoid chips and popcorn, accept nothing lighter
than chicken nuggets. |
If
I were to watch this at home how best should I sit?
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| Sit
in the center of the house if you are watching on home cinema systems and do not
have the volume up too high. |
If
a character from this film were to be asked on Ricki Lake what would the heading
of the show be? |
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My man loves
me, he just needed poor weather conditions to realize it. |
Could this
film be improved with more weather? Would it make a good musical? |
| An
all musical version of this movie could add another dimension to the special effects;
at times the weather conditions drown out any music, this is a shame. Any
more weather, however, could lead to messy weather overkill; heavy rain and heavy
wind together are not pleasant to watch on the big screen. |
Is
there enough licky love in this film? |
| A
few gratuitous moments of face sucking, which are mostly well handled. No
bedroom romping, or X-rated fetish weather sex about which we have read a little
before writing this review. |
Would
your pets enjoy this movie? Would your dog like it? Other pets? |
| This
is a dog movie. The themes of loyalty and watching on helplessly as the world
is torn to sheds around you is typical doggie fodder. Cats
will like the 'dingly-bells' which tell of
a hurricane about to come this way, but little else. Make sure there is enough
milk in their bowl or they could raid the fridge. Non-flying
birds will require counseling after this movie (as they are fully aware they would
be as useful as a brick in a tornado), although flying birds have been trained
for these conditions and will squawk in delight at times (flying in a twister
is a bird equivalent to surfing in the sea). |
How
much would you pay for a copy of this movie in goods.
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| A
genuine, albeit small, piece broken off the roof following the last time there
was a hurricane in these parts. |
Would
this movie win awards for performances of the f-word? |
| No,
its a PG. A disappointing effort all round. A few 'shits' but that's about as
fruity as it gets. |
Does the
film attempt technobabble? If so does this succeed? |
| Yes.
Beware! Includes:
Computer simulations showing animated sensors swirling upwards into the hurricane.
(This must be through radio waves. How good was your TV reception the last time
you were in a tornado path? Thought so. Doubt it would work in reality, but love
those colors!) |
Other
comments |
| A
very entertaining movie which offers little more than an exciting ride as our
heroes chase Twisters across the countryside. A
viewing of this at a drive-in when the weather conditions are deteriorating might
be interesting. A
very interesting concept and the movie is fine as a mindless piece of popcorn.
Enjoy. |