geezer cinema: twisters (lee isaac chung, 2024)

I saw the original Twister, probably when it came out. It was fun, although honestly, the only thing I remember about it is the flying cow. Now, almost 30 years later, a sequel. Was it worth the wait?

Money talks. Twister made almost half-a-Billion dollars worldwide on a budget of under $100 Million. The only real question would seem to be, what took so long to put out a sequel? In 2024, the special effects are better, and Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones are 2024 equivalents of Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. Twisters is a passable time-waster, but now that I've seen it, I'm not sure why I bothered. The action scenes were impressive, the character studies boring ... in other words, it's typical. People know in advance if they want to see it, and I suppose if they do, they won't be disappointed. But it's no match for Furiosa ... heck, I think Jason Statham's The Beekeeper was more fun. Director Lee Isaac Chung got a deserved Best Director Oscar nomination for Minari ... this is a step backwards.