Twister [Blu-ray] | ![Twister [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5168BVxgcuL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Jan De Bont
Actors: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $28.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  297 reviews
Sales Rank: 911
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original Recording Remastered, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 113
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 118631
UPC: 085391186311
EAN: 0085391186311
ASIN: B000W4D94I
Theatrical Release Date: May 10, 1996
Release Date: May 6, 2008
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Amazon.com
Twister was a mega-million-dollar blockbuster--helmed by a director (Dutchman Jan de Bont) hot off another scorcher hit (Speed)--that flaunted state-of-the-art digital effects and featured a popular leading actress (Helen Hunt) who would win an Academy Award for her next film (As Good As It Gets). But ask anybody who's seen it and they'll tell you who the real star of Twister is: the cow. Not to give anything away, but the cow is one of those inspired little touches (like, say, Bronson Pinchot's career-making cameo in Beverly Hills Cop) that adds a touch of personality to a gigantic Hollywood production. The story is blown out the window after an impressive prologue in which Hunt's character, as a little girl, witnesses her daddy being sucked into a tornado. Basically, Hunt and Bill Paxton are thrill-seeking meteorologists chasing twisters in order to study them (and help warn people of them, of course) with a new technology they've developed. If you thought the Kansas tornado in The Wizard of Oz was every bit as scary as the Wicked Witch of the West, then this may be the movie for you. --Jim Emerson
Product Description
The house rips apart piece by piece. A bellowing cow spins through the air. Tractors fall like rain. A 15000-pound gasoline tanker becomes an airborne bomb. A mile-wide 300 miles-per-hour force of total devastation 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 sweep 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 an improved warning system. But to do so they must intercept the twisters' deadly path. The chase is on!Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/RACE AGAINST TIME UPC: 085391186311 Manufacturer No: 118631
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 Picture quality lacking July 8, 2008
For a blu-ray disc, the video quality wasn't as impressive as I expected it to be. I hope this isn't a standard the studios start doing, re-releasing a movie quickly just to make some money on it and not put some effort into the quality. The movie was as good as it ever was though, a fun movie to watch as always.
 Great, cheesey fun July 8, 2008
I love this movie. I love the flying cow and the rolling house. ("I think we're going in!!!!!") I love the evil meteorologists. I love the special effects, though really Blu-Ray actually makes them a little less believable. I love Dusty and Aunt Meg. I love, "That's no moon - it's a space station!" I love the exploding tanker truck.
Fine art? Maybe not. Plausible? Again, not so much. Hyperactive, over-the-top fun? Oh yeah! You have entered the suck zone - a land where houses roll and flying tractors are considered, "debris". Was that another cow? Actually, I think it's the same one.
If you're willing to suspend disbelief, I mean, seriously suspend it, you'll love this movie. It's got its own sort of logic, though seriously, if a downdraft and microburst can tear up a drive-in movie theater, how come an F5 tornado doesn't break the leather strap at the end? OK, maybe it doesn't follow its own logic much, but it's fun!
Oh, and if you ever get the chance to do the Twister "ride" at Universal Studios Florida, it's well worth it. There, you got a bonus review, too.
HD DVD Twister - Incredible!!! July 5, 2008
OMG this HD DVD is amazing - The HD DVD version is flawless on a level of George Lucas technology. I am still sad that the HD DVD did not get the support as it is so special.
Twister should be shown on HD DVD at the CES show to show this -- Lets hope Europe makes more movies so we can fight over the imports ;)
-- Go HD DVD --
The HD DVD version was more than the Blu Ray - It ended up like an iMax experience - I only wish Bee Movie would make a comeback here.
;)
Twists your ears, not your eyes July 4, 2008
Twister made an impression on me when I saw or rather heard the violent sounds of nature in the cinema. Fortunately, that immerse audio experience has been well captured by the blu-ray movie. The image was dated and perhaps could have used some polishing up. They are still chasing storms, but the storm enters your living room.
I had been waiting for this... June 27, 2008
I love this movie; I had been waiting for it to come out on HD DVD since I first heard high definition DVDs existed.
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