After Dark: Twister (1996)
Added 2024-07-18 12:31:25 +0000 UTCDavid, Jeff, and Devindra react/respond to some of your recent Patreon comments. Then, it's time to dive into Jan De Bont's 1996 film, Twister.
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Wasn't Cary Elwes character the bad guy because he stole Bill Paxtons idea and trying to market it as his own. Essentially a corporate hack stealing the innovation of someone less notable to earn a huge amount of money.
Jesper
2024-08-02 11:38:54 +0000 UTCMan, it's looking like Twisters is gonna wreak havoc on Dave's Summer Movie Wager. Dave put it at 10th and instead it looks like it will probably end up at 4th (behind Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4 and presumably Deadpool & Wolverine). This would also drop Dave's biggest gamble, Bad Boys at #3 down to #5. Also, Garfield is looking like the likely choice for the 10th movie slot this summer, and nobody picked it there. Peter was the only person to make Garfield one of his 10 choices, so he'll probably pick up a couple points over everyone else there.
Stranger2Reality
2024-07-22 07:08:55 +0000 UTCRegarding Dark Matter. Dave said if someone that looked exactly like him walked into his house he would assume they came from a parallel universe right away? I don't buy it. I think he would assume he had a twin brother that his parents gave away for adoption at birth. Or he is on a prank TV show and it's a guy in make up. There is no way the first guess is parallel universe machines.
Cardassian Vexillology
2024-07-21 01:49:44 +0000 UTCBig League Chew
David Esposito
2024-07-20 14:28:16 +0000 UTCMovies released six months apart feel better if they span 2 calendar years, but I can't articulate why.
Michael Hein
2024-07-19 23:16:47 +0000 UTCI'm down for a The Fall rewatch on the Afterdark this autumn. Would like to see if Jeff changes his opinion.
Jimmy
2024-07-19 17:37:00 +0000 UTCAlso he seems to think tornadoes in the southeastern US is a new phenomenon due to climate change. My mom grew up in AL in the 50’s and regularly had to take shelter in their homemade storm shelter that was built into a hill behind their house. We don’t get the F4 & F5 monsters here but summer time tornadoes aren’t unheard of.
Joshua Johnson
2024-07-19 13:07:06 +0000 UTCLots of great stuff for kids is dark and brutal. But I also think the theatrical cut has major issues with the plot.
Mountain of Conflict
2024-07-19 07:13:24 +0000 UTCYeah, I get that. Wished I liked the movie more, gave it three stars.
Mountain of Conflict
2024-07-19 07:12:50 +0000 UTCFor me what makes Twister so enjoyable is the characters, not the effects. Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Jamie Gertz... These are all great actors bringing a lot of life into even the silliest dialogue. This seems like a great group of people I'd enjoy just hanging out with, and that's what makes this a fun movie to revisit. That's honestly what so many other disaster movies are missing.
Stranger2Reality
2024-07-19 05:06:32 +0000 UTCKeep in mind that when she leaves him she tells him she's not even that upset about it, like that's an indicator that they really weren't met to be together. This whole thing prevented the both of them from making a big mistake.
Stranger2Reality
2024-07-19 04:58:45 +0000 UTCWhat’s gonna be the plot TWIST for the next remake/sequel?
J Hay
2024-07-19 02:46:55 +0000 UTCThe three "Fear Street" films released a week apart on Netflix in 2021, and the original Swedish three film adaptation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" books were all released theatrically in Sweden in 2009, so at least two cases where three films in a series were released within a calendar year.
NR
2024-07-19 00:50:57 +0000 UTCDon’t forget we’re getting 4 Beatles movies/biopics(?) (1 every 3 months) in 2027. They logically form one story.
Donald Ward
2024-07-18 21:16:01 +0000 UTCI'm on the fence regarding The Fall. The film is unquestionably a masterpiece on a visual/production level. But I also agree with Jeff that the fairytale portion of the film is pretty silly, which makes sense when you consider it's a story being told to a young girl. But that's also undercut by how truly violent and dark the movie gets, even in the fairytale. If Tarsem just toned down the violence and darker themes in the film, the silliness would not have been an issue for me. The Fall could have been the most gorgeous children's movie ever made! Conversely, he could have cut down on the silliness and made a solid whimsical drama film for adults. Again, I love The Fall, but I think it's definitely held back by the fact that Tarsem just didn't pick a lane.
Ben Wesorick
2024-07-18 20:33:19 +0000 UTCHurricane season officially runs June 1 thru Nov 30
Garry L
2024-07-18 16:26:42 +0000 UTCYou’re welcome! I only know the pronunciation because I, too, have recently looked into this topic. 😅
Grant McConnaughey
2024-07-18 15:37:45 +0000 UTCOof, so close! Thx for the correction. -DChen
Slashfilmcast
2024-07-18 15:13:29 +0000 UTCOh, Dave. Always the odd duck who often is the only one not loving a popular movie and then he simps for Twister 😁 I also rewatched it not too long ago and so funny how a movie that is just effects is now beloved because it seems less egregious than some modern movies.
Mountain of Conflict
2024-07-18 14:57:35 +0000 UTCOne more: https://youtu.be/RoNItHg5p88?si=zfgcS45UY-mpZTB4
Grant McConnaughey
2024-07-18 13:32:01 +0000 UTCAyo Edibiri’s name is pronounced uh-deb-ree not uh-deeb-ree. 🙃 (it’s leviOHsa not levioSAH) This is her saying her name: https://youtu.be/zZ-B2wa8Jak?si=L8v0uj3kf6KxWd88
Grant McConnaughey
2024-07-18 13:31:24 +0000 UTCI always felt bad for Bill Paxtons’s girlfriend in this movie
Maxaveli
2024-07-18 13:29:32 +0000 UTCAlso the best byproduct of all these Legasequels is these afterdarks of you guys reviewing the old movies. I hope that means a 2001 Gladiator afterdark is coming!
Roy Leo
2024-07-18 13:28:41 +0000 UTCAs a Floridian I must correct Devindra, we did not just get out of hurricane season, it starts in mid-August 😔
Roy Leo
2024-07-18 13:23:34 +0000 UTCI saw Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair at a friend’s house last year - I’m not entirely sure where he got it but I can guess. But it does exist out there to be seen if one wants. (It’s honestly not THAT different from the 2-movie cut, the black and white sequence in Vol. 1 is in full gory color and there are a couple of structural edits that leave the reveal of BB until the final act. But, having of course seen the “original” edit, that surprise was spoiled long ago so seeing it this way was only academic. Aside from that there’s really nothing different so it’s not worth losing much sleep over.)
Cameron Stewart
2024-07-18 13:18:19 +0000 UTC
