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TWISTER 28 built by Uphams/Tyler (UK) and designed by Kim Holman. Her first hull was built in 1964 with an overall lengh of 8.61 m or 28.25 ft long

TWISTER 28 Sailboat Specifications​

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1970 GRP Twister 28

£ 16,950

Boat Details

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This 1970 Twister 28 has been ashore for a few years after extensive refurbishment works, which includes a new interior and standing rigging replacement.  Festival has regularly entered the Classic Channel Regatta. She has a 2008 BETA 25hp engine serviced in August 2022 and has not been in the water since that date.

Engine and Electrical

2008 BETA 25hp inboard diesel engine on shaft drive

Last Serviced August 2022

33L Plastic Fuel Tank

Aquadrive anti vibration system

3 Bladed propeller

Alternator Charging

Merlin Electrical System

Hull and Deck

GRP Construction

Expoxied and Coppercoat 2017

Tiller Steering

Guardwires and stantions

Cockpit table

Cockpit Lockers

Fenders x 3

2018 Sprayhood

Accommodation

4 Berths in two cabins

5’10” Headroom

Blue canvas upholstery

Saloon table

Chart table

2 Hanging lockers

Galley with sink, 2 burner hob, cold box, storage and waste bin

Manual marine toilet

Sails and Spars

Battened mainsail – Jeckels 2008

Sail cover 2018

Furling Genoa – Jeckels 2008

Cruising chute

Standing rigging renewed 2018

Running rigging renewed 2018

Navigation Equipment

Standard Horizon chart plotter

NASA log/speed/depth

Simrad TP22 autopilot

Navman VHF Radio

Radar reflector

Manual bilge pump

These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, the Classic Yacht Brokerage cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.

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Review of Twister 28

Basic specs..

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all. Some boats has a hull made of Wood.

The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

The Twister 28 is equipped with a long keel. A long keel provide a better directional stability than a similar boat with a fin keel; on the other hand, better directional stability means also that the boat is more difficult to handle in a harbour with less space.

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.52 - 1.62 meter (4.99 - 5.29 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Twister 28 is 1.50, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.2 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Twister 28 is about 107 kg/cm, alternatively 604 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 107 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 604 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

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Maintenance

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 13m 2 (139 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

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Twister 28 sold

8.50 m x 2.40 m x 1.50 m

GRP (Polyester)

Vetus, 13hp (2006)

Hellevoetsluis (NL)

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Fun Twister 28. Equipped with a 2006 Vetus 13hp diesel engine, furling main / foresail, windvane (*windpilot), autopilot and many more. Are you looking for a complete, well maintained and ready to sail ship? Do not hesitate and contact us, +31 168 820 208 / info @ WWY . nl

She can be seen by appointment in Hellevoetsluis (NL)

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Navigation and electronics, rig and sails.

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Twister TWISTER 28 for sale

• Main anchor – CQR 11kg with all chain warp
• Kedge anchor
• Mainsail cover
• Named dodgers
• Halyard bags
• 6 x Fenders
• Mooring warps
• Steering compass
• Depth gauge
• Fixed VHF radio
• GPS/Chartplotter – Lowrance
• 1 x Fire extinguisher
• Fire blanket
• 2 x Jackstays
• 2 x Cockpit harness points
• Horseshoe lifebuoy
• Radar reflector
• 4 x Sheet Winches – Lewmar, self-tailing
• 2 x Halyard Winches
• Mainsail – fully battened Dacron, Wilkinson, 2018 in excellent condition
• Genoa – Dacron, Gowen, in excellent condition
• Spinnaker – Nylon, Gowen, in excellent condition

Classic Yacht Twister 28 Boat for Sale

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• mechanical and rigging
• Manufacturer: Classic Yacht
• Location: Swale
• LOA: 28'0" (8.53m)
• Beam: 8' 0'' (2.44m)
• Draft: 1.52
• Keel: Long keel
• ID no.: 38510
• Watertank Size: 227 Litres
• Engine Make: Beta Marine 14
• Horsepower: 19hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 45 Litres
• Cruise Speed: 5
• Top Speed: 6

Broker Remarks

The Twister 28 is an outstanding long-keeled classic from with elegant lines and superb, well-mannered performance. This capable cruiser is a fun sail, reliable for coastal cruising or ocean crossing and is fitted with a Beta Marine 14 engine. These classic boats of this quality are rare so don't hesitate to come and have a look. We believe the age to be between 1968 and 1975.

Accommodation

The interior is fitted out with solid teak joinery and offers four berths in two cabins.  Headroom is approximately 6ft and there is excellent stowage throughout the boat.  In the forecabin there is a V-berth with infill and stowage underneath. Opening hatch to deck. Full width heads compartment with marine toilet and washbasin. Cold pressurised water system and a 227L freshwater tank capacity. In the saloon there are two settee berths and a chart table to port. The galley opposite has a single stainless-steel sink and a three-burner gas hob and a coolbox. Upholstered in red fabric.

Mechanical and Rigging

• 4 x Sheet Winches – Lewmar, self-tailing
• 2 x Halyard Winches
• Mainsail – fully battened Dacron, Wilkinson, 2018 in excellent condition
• Genoa – Dacron, Gowen, in excellent condition
• Spinnaker – Nylon, Gowen, in excellent condition
• Main anchor – CQR 11kg with all chain warp
• Kedge anchor
• Mainsail cover
• Named dodgers
• Halyard bags
• 6 x Fenders
• Mooring warps
• Steering compass
• Depth gauge
• Fixed VHF radio
• GPS/Chartplotter – Lowrance
• 1 x Fire extinguisher
• Fire blanket
• 2 x Jackstays
• 2 x Cockpit harness points
• Horseshoe lifebuoy
• Radar reflector

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• Boat REF#  ·  263736
• Length  ·  8.62m
• Year  ·  1980
• Construction  ·  GRP
• Underwater profile  ·  Long Keel
• Sleeping berths  ·  4
• Engine  ·  1 x diesel 16hp, Beta (2016)
• Lying  ·  Gosport

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Extra Details

New batteries 2017 - 1@108AH 2@94AH. Smart Dolphin battery charger fed through 240vac switchboard. Switchboards (2) and wiring renewed 2018. LED nav. lights and some internal lights converted.

Cutter rigged Aluminium spars (1981) with Stainless Steel standing rigging (2009)

Sloop with removable inner forestay (cutter)

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery, 3 batteries charged by: engine, shore power

Construction

Topsides painted with International 709, colour Jade,. Full 5 coat system applied. Painted 2016. Hull slurry blasted back to bare epoxy and copper coated (4 coat system) 2010.

Accommodation

2 burner paraffin Stove

2 halyard winches 4 sheet winches Manual Simpson Lawrence windlass 2 anchors (25lb CQR, 20lb CQR kedge.) 50.00m of chain Cape Horn windvane self-steering system

Nav Equipment

Raymarine A series 6500 chartplotter with European navionics charts NASA wireless wind, log, depth and multi readout with Garmin GPS connected. Navtex Marine VHF (with AIS receiver) , Handheld VHF, HH and main porthole compass. Emergency compass New Pioneer car type radio and disc player

Safety Equipment

2 bilge pumps (2 manual / 0 electric)

Broker's Comments

A mark IIA Twister 28. built in late 70's and launched in 1981. She has been widely sailed in North Atlantic and N.Sea. She is rigged for short handed sailing (Cape Horn windvane) and has recently benefitted from a new engine, sterngear and headsail. In good order and fully maintained, the hull is copper coated and topsides recently painted. Sailed extensively and competed successfully in Cowes classic races and round the island always finishing prominently. Featured prominently in Yachting Monthly Sept 2017 article for 'man overboard' exercise. She has been lovingly maintained and sailed by her now elderly owner. Her british racing green hull looks to be in great condition and the overall feeling of her is that of love and care. Topsides painted with International 709, colour Jade,. Full 5 coat system applied. Painted 2016. Hull slurry blasted back to bare epoxy and copper coated (4 coat system) 2010.

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Twisters Ending Explained: Do Kate & Tyler Tame The Tornadoes?

Tom cruise was "losing his mind" watching top gun: maverick star's new action movie, why helen hunt didn't return for twisters.

• Twisters explores modern CGI advancements to enhance storm-chasing action sequences, surpassing the original Twister's impact on disaster films.
• The cast of Twisters, led by newcomers Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, is poised to rival the star power of the iconic Twister ensemble.
• Twisters stands as a strong stand-alone disaster film with a well-rounded narrative, heart-stopping action, and characters that evolve satisfactorily.

WARNING: Major spoilers for Twisters ahead!

After 28 years, the Twister franchise is finally continuing with the 2024 disaster blockbuster Twisters , naturally inviting comparisons between the two movies. Twisters is a sequel to the 1996 original, but makes very little mention of the original movie outside the storm-tracking technology used and its naming conventions. Twister is considered a benchmark movie in special effects, and it earned Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound. That ground-breaking moviemaking helped make Twister one of the highest-grossing movies of the 1990s .

To truly compare the two movies, they need to be viewed through an objective lens with regard for the massive time gap between their release dates. For example, Twisters of course had more impressive CGI than Twister , but only because CGI has evolved so much in the last 30 years. It's better to look at the less technical elements of each film, and compare them based on the merits of those elements. The ending of Twisters echoes that of its predecessor, and there are enough common threads in the stories to warrant a truly fair comparison between the two movies.

Twisters' ending sees a new future for Kate, Tyler, and Javi. We break down the film's biggest takeaways, what's next for Kate and Tyler, and more.

Twister vs. Twisters: Which Has The Better Story

Both deal with state-of-the-art weather technology.

In terms of story, Twisters essentially begins as a continuation of the mission laid out in Twister . While Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton's Jo and Bill Harding aim to collect never-before-seen data from inside a tornado to enable a better warning system, Daisy Edgar-Jones' Kate Carter aims to use that very same data to potentially disrupt a tornado. Both stories are also comparable in that they feature a main character who has lost loved ones to tornadoes, although where that drives Jo Harding in Twister it's a source of fear and hesitation for Kate Carter in Twisters .

While Bill Paxton's death in 2017 made his return impossible, Bill Paxton's son James Paxton plays the angry motel guest who Kate and Tyler attempt to save from the tornado outside the rodeo.

Twisters also revitalizes the idea of two competing storm chasing teams, pitting Tyler Owens' experienced group of guerrilla storm chasers against Javier's highly-educated military-grade storm chasers. Twister reflected this dynamic with the Hardings' upstart homemade science and technology against Cary Elwes' Jonas Miller and his corporate-funded team. Finally, both stories involve their main characters battling multiple deadly tornadoes before ultimately succeeding in their respective missions ; Jo is able to collect the data she sought and Kate successfully breaks up a tornado.

While the stories are comparable, Twisters has the more well-rounded and complete narrative . There are more fully realized characters in the modern movie, as Glen Powell's Tyler Owens and Daisy Edgar-Jones' Kate Carter simply have more depth than Helen Hunt's Jo Harding and Bill Paxton's Bill Harding. The twist (no pun intended) that Tyler Owens' team has pure intentions while Javier's Storm PAR team is working for a corrupt land baron provided an interesting shift in the movie's second half, and helped both Tyler Owens and Kate Carter's characters show some true growth.

Twister vs. Twisters: Which Has The Better Cast

The top stars for each movie are household names.

Helen Hunt may not have returned for Twisters , but her influence was still felt in the continued use of the Wizard of Oz -related names for the scientific equipment used by Kate and the Storm PAR team. Hunt was at the head of a memorable cast that was part of why Twister was such a big hit at the box office. It acted as a star-making turn for both Hunt and Bill Paxton , and included a number of other big-name actors and actresses early in their careers, including Jami Gertz, Jeremy Davies, and future Academy Award winner Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

Twister also included some true A-listers , even if they weren't quite at legendary status at the time of the movie's release in 1996. Cary Elwes was already an icon thanks to his leading roles in The Princess Bride and Robin Hood: Men In Tights , Alan Ruck was famous for his portrayal of Cameron in Ferris Bueller's Day Off , and Lois Smith had four decades of filmography under her belt at that time. In retrospect, it was a truly impressive cast that helped make the movie a huge success.

Twisters appears as if it will have an eerily similar impact for its cast. Just as Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton were in 1996, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell are right on the cusp of being household names, and Twisters could push them over the top. The supporting cast is also filled with talented up-and-comers like Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane, Katy O'Brian, and David Corenswet. Time will tell if this cast achieves the heights of its predecessor, but for now Twister has the superior cast .

Twister vs. Twisters: Which Has The Better Action

The action and cgi for twister holds up surprisingly well.

The talented crew behind the practical and special effects of Twister changed the game as far as disaster films are concerned. Thanks in part to a gargantuan budget, they were able to put massive funnels and waterspouts, explosions, and storm damage onto the screen that still hold up 28 years later. The storm-chasing sequences are exhilarating, and the tornadoes feel truly dangerous as they rip across the screen.

However, Twisters manages to match the action of Twister , and take it to the next level. While it does have the advantage of advances in CGI, the concepts of the dual tornadoes, the massive fire tornado that forms over the oil refinery, and the tornado sequences that take place at the rodeo and in the small town in the movie's finale are all superior to what was seen in Twister . Simply put, Twisters took the best parts of the action in Twister and made them better.

Why Twisters Is Better Than Twister

It's a more complete summer blockbuster.

There is no denying that Twister is an iconic movie in the disaster film genre , and a landmark in the development of special effects in American cinema. It has aged particularly well, and still stands as one of the top disaster films of all time. However, the 28-year gap between Twister and Twisters gave director Lee Isaac Chung time to get every little detail right when it comes to elevating what made the first movie so great.

Twisters is a tremendous stand-alone disaster film that nails every part of what's expected from a strong summer blockbuster.

Twisters includes a strong and engrossing narrative anchored by an extremely talented cast of young actors (and Maura Tierney, who elevates just about anything she appears in). It has heart-stopping action sequences built upon very strong modern CGI techniques. It has characters with true depth, who truly grow and change over the course of the movie en route to satisfying character arcs. Perhaps most importantly, it honors the original Twister without ever feeling like a simple remake ; Twisters is a tremendous stand-alone disaster film that nails every part of what's expected from a strong summer blockbuster.

A follow-up to the 1996 original film Twister, Twisters is a sequel set years after the original, said to be fast-tracked by Steven Spielberg and Mark L. Smith, with Frank Marshal as producer. Little details exist about the film, but Helen Hunt is expected to reprise her role as Jo, with the film likely to pay homage to the late Bill Paxton. 

'Twisters' review: Feel the thrill of the chase

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Twister Review: 28 Years Later, This Is Still Everything I Want From A Summer Blockbuster

• Twister 's cast is stacked and the pace is relentless, with the majority being excellent.
• The CG holds up well, while some acting is slightly uneven and Bill Paxton feels a little miscast.
• Twister is comfort viewing with high entertainment value, and its quality genuinely holds up.

In 1996, Twister made storm-chasing cool. Actually, it's probably more fair to say that in 1996, Twister put storm-chasing on the radars of 90% of the world who had no idea it was even a thing. Released in the perfect storm of the 1990s blockbuster season, when nature's awesome power was something of a Hollywood obsession, Jan de Bont's breathless actioner became a hit with audiences, while contemporary critics appeared decidedly less awe-struck.

Twister is a lot more than the second-highest grossing movie of 1996 (behind Independence Day ), it is something of a time capsule — a love letter to movies that don't get made anymore. Or it would be, if belated sequel Twisters hadn't side-winded its way into cinemas in 2024, obviously. And what better excuse to revisit the movie that made flying cows so cool would anyone need?

Director Jan de bont

Release Date May 10, 1996

Studio(s) Warner Bros. Pictures

Writers Anne-Marie Martin, Michael Crichton

Cast Jeremy Davies, Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, Alan Ruck, Jami Gertz, Todd Field, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Cary Elwes

Rating PG-13

Runtime 113 minutes

Twister Never Insults Its Own Premise By Being At All Self-Aware

Let's spin back to that comment about Twister being a movie unlike anything Hollywood makes now. The key distinguishing point here is that Twister is, for every action-soaked minute of its runtime, completely and self-consciously absurd . It follows a Mad Max -like convoy of oddball meteorologists (complete with George Miller-esque nicknames like Bubba, Rabbit, and Preacher) who live solely for the thrill of never quite catching up to extreme weather events.

At no point do we get anything like a backstory for any of these delightful weirdos. There just isn't the time to get into it. There are tornadoes to chase, after all. All we need to know is that they're a serious endeavor; as serious as the surfboarding gangs of Point Break . And like Point Break , and Jan de Bont's other exceptional 1990s action classic, Speed , the key with Twister is that nobody is ever allowed to acknowledge how absolutely unhinged the whole premise is.

There's no ever-so-clever meta nods to how silly everything is, even when cows fly or a twister attacks a Drive-In theater, creating the iconic shot of the screen disintegrating just as Jack Nicholson proclaims "here's Johnny" in The Shining . The clown car procession of experts drop impenetrable scientific jargon alongside chest-thumping nonsense like “ they’re in the bear cage ” and “ you can really feel it through a telephoto lens ”. It's all absolutely ludicrous, and it's utterly irresistible; it's fun without having to insist it's secretly in on the joke.

Twisters Review: This Unnecessary Twister Sequel Actually Impressed Me

Led by the perfect chemistry between Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, Twisters provides ample thrills, solid characters, and great technical work.

Twister Nails The Monster Movie Vibe (With Very Little Blood)

Even though it's a sort of disaster movie, Twister is a lot more like a traditional monster movie , drawing from horror tropes more usually suited to slasher movies. The tornadoes are characters, treated with both reverence and fear by most of the characters (with the notable exception of Cary Elwes' Jonas), that seem to have personal vendettas against Paxton's Bill Harding and Helen Hunt's Jo Harding.

The twisters are captured with still-impressive effects work, and particularly, great sound design. At any given moment, it feels like any of the "dead meat" supporting characters could be sucked up into oblivion or smashed to smithereens. Just two characters die outside the prologue, and only as delicious karma for disrespectful hubris. Everyone else mostly gets away with scratches because they respect the monster movie code.

Somehow, the low kill count doesn't even compromise the monstrous allure of the twisters . As each one pings Jo's tracking technology and promises an escalation, the promise of the next set-piece is all that matters. And that's only ever a few moments away.

Twister Has Bags Of Heart To Back Up The Action

The personal element of the twister's murderous intent, which again feels ridiculous, is set up very astutely by the prologue, which adheres to the recognized formula of its genre siblings Jaws , Jurassic Park, and later, Emmerich's Godzilla . In all four cases, the opening hints at the awesome, terrifying power of the monster at the movie's heart, without ever showing it.

We see it only in human terms, and like all three of the named examples, the human stories anchor the action set-pieces and add spice to the stakes . In the same irresistibly silly spirit, Bill and Jo embark on the most dangerous bout of marriage counseling ever committed to celluloid.

If physical peril weren't enough, Twister also introduces that most 1990s of story conceits: A Nora Ephron-like romantic entanglement between Jo, Bill, and his new fiancée Dr. Melissa Reeves (Jami Gertz). Naturally, Jo has history with tornadoes, since one killed her father (in the prologue), and Bill is torn between the pull of a normal life with Melissa, and sexy twister chaos with Jo. At no point does anyone believe for a second that it will end any other way than badly for the stick-in-the-mud Doctor.

Twister's Cast Is Ridiculously Stacked (And The Stand-Out Is Obvious)

Twister 's cast is loaded with familiar faces. Alongside Paxton and Hunt, Cary Elwes stands out, but there are also colorful supporting performances by Alan Ruck, Jeremy Davies, and, improbably, actor-turned- Tár director Todd Field. The most fun, though, as everyone who's seen this movie will accept without question, is Philip Seymour Hoffman's Dusty Davies.

Hoffman's performance has no right to be as it is. He's playing a labrador of a storm-chaser, with no obvious qualifications, who only seems to be involved in this very serious adventure for a bit of a laugh. He bounds around with endless energy, completely unfazed by witnessing several near-death experiences for his best friends.

Hoffman is far removed from his later roles (and this is more like his underrated part in Along Came Polly ) and Dusty, like most of the supporting cast, should be insufferable. He has profound issues with respecting personal space, no off switch, and little respect for wholesome moments. But he also has incredible taste in music ( Twister 's soundtrack is an all-timer), and he's just not onscreen enough.

Twister Cast & Where They Are Now

While the modern cult classic film Twister stands out for a number of reasons, its iconic cast is one of the contributing factors to its greatness.

There's Only 1 Big Issue I Have With Twister Now

Hoffman's performance is not particularly charitable, because it draws so much attention, but Helen Hunt also deserves a lot of credit. Her trauma balances the impossible scale of the tornado set-pieces, and her yearning for Bill is subtly observed. My only problem with the whole thing, is that Bill Paxton is hopelessly miscast.

We're repeatedly told that Bill is Twister 's answer to Alan Grant in Jurassic Park , a sort of Indiana Jones if he had decided to give up on adventures and really knuckle down on nailing his classroom etiquette. He's a living legend, but Paxton is forced to play him as a stuffed-shirt TV weatherman (for some reason, the worst insult in this strange world of storm-jocks). He never quite recovers, and the energy you want from Paxton — his wildness — is clipped.

To see him talking scientific mumbo jumbo is just madness . He’s slotted in as the straight guy in the crazy gang, lost to Big Corporate Weather, when you want him to be much more like Dusty. The romantic subplot still works, even if his treatment of Melissa is pretty low, but Paxton's line delivery is also very uneven at times.

How Does Twister Hold Up In 2024?

The more important question here is why does it matter? But nostalgia is a dangerous thing, and rewatching movies almost 30 years later can bring forth all sorts of new insights. Back in 1996, I didn't notice the ADR problems, the silly dialogue (like the accusation that Jonas is a " corporate kiss-butt "), or the action movie playbook clichés. In 2024, I struggle to say they impacted my viewing experience in any real way.

The effects aren't up to modern standards, but that's because it came out in 1996, and they stand up a lot better than they have any right to. Crucially, De Bont's framing choices avoid too much heavy scrutiny. Yes, the flying cow is laughable, but there's so much joy in the accompanying " we've got cows " that again, it doesn't matter.

Where Twister Was Filmed (& Why The Locations Look So Authentic)

"Where was Twister filmed" is probably a question many fans have wondered after seeing the wide open plains of the natural disaster film.

What I do know is that The Shining Drive-In sequence would be clipped for socials infinitely in 2024 if this was a new movie. I also know that Twister set a formula so impressive that Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung stuck close to it in the sequel. And I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that this is the kind of comfort viewing that makes a mockery of conventional star ratings. Twister is a 3.5 star movie at most, but as blockbuster experiences go, it's near-enough perfect.

• 90% of the cast is excellent
• The pace is relentless and there's no pause between set-pieces
• The CG holds up well
• Cary Elwes' villain is great fun
• Some of the acting is a little uneven
• Whisper it, but Bill Paxton is miscast

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‘twisters’ headed toward $72m opening after whipping up $10.7m in previews.

Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos lead the feature, which arrives 28 years after 'Twister.'

By Aaron Couch

Aaron Couch

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A storm has arrived at the box office , with Twisters bringing in $10.7 million in Thursday night previews as it heads to a domestic debut as high as $72 million.

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Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos lead the ensemble cast of Twisters , which Minari filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung shot in Oklahoma, the heart of Tornado Alley. Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures and Amblin Entertainment are behind the feature, with Universal handling domestic distribution and Warners International taking overseas.

Twisters arrives 28 years after Twister , the envelope-pushing feature that broke ground for marrying visual effects with practical effects. It starred the late Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, and hailed from filmmaker Jan de Bont . The original film was a box office juggernaut, opening to $41 million ($82 million in today’s dollars) and ending its run with $494.5 million globally ($992.08 million today).

Twisters will easily win the weekend. It enters the fray with box office holdovers Longlegs , the Neon horror feature that stunned with a $22.6 million bow last weekend, and Universal and Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 , which launched over the July 4 holiday and has earned more than $235.6 million domestically to date.

The biggest Thursday preview of 2024 belongs to Pixar’s Inside Out 2 , which brought in $13 million the night of June 14, on its way to a $154.2 million opening weekend.

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