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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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Rating:  303 reviews
Sales Rank: 1156
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
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
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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| Editorial Reviews:
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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| Customer Reviews: Read 298 more reviews...
 A classic Twister Story - fun to watch over again July 18, 2008
GatorMan (OK)
Being in Oklahoma...this isn't super accurate...but it is entertaining.
The flying cow was a little funny.
Great Quality Picture in HD - This is a great demo for Blue Ray
Enjoy it and add it to your collection
Twister BD July 16, 2008
M. B. Wiest
Love the power of nature...from a distance This movie does a fairly good job of protraying the freightening qualities of tornados, but the technology used to create the special effects in this movie is getting a little long in the tooth. Still, I think it's the best tornado movie to date.....but do we really need one? Too bad the technology doesn't exist to more accurately predict the path of a tornado. I can remember, growing up in Kansas, how we all piled into the family car to escape what we knew was certain death, only to wonder which way to go.
BD music is very good and exceedingly ominus when played in a decent home theater.
 Twister HD dvd July 15, 2008
Lisandro Torres
Looks and sounds great. really was Blown away by the way this looked and the sound was unbelivable. you will really enjoy this especially people that own surround sound.
Love it July 14, 2008
A. ALSUFAYAN (Saudi Arabia)
Well, I never seen the movie before and I bite my fingers for that. It is an amazing movie that will hold you breath until the last moment.
Lets do the twist July 13, 2008
Paul Conti
This movie has been around for years but only when it came out on Blu-ray did it peak my interest. Twister is a great mix of action, comedy, suspense, and just straight up corny-ness. Its the kind of corny that you can't turn away from for some reason. Almost like it was done that way on purpose. The tornado scenes are fantastic! The audio just begs to be played loud, and the picture just like most every blu-ray, is mind blowing. To sum this up quickly because I must get going, twister on blu-ray is a recommended addition to your blu-ray library. If you watched it on DVD or even on VHS way back in the day, then I suggest you revisit twister on blu-ray, and get twisted!
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