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» Laserblast: Thief of Bagdad, The Invaders & More — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:55:09 +0000

[...] inevitable demise, there are still some titles being released on High-Def discs. This week there is TWISTER, which recently got the Blu-ray [...]

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» Laserblast: Teeth, Twister, MST-3K — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:23:24 +0000

[...] TWISTER gets another home video release, this time on Blu-ray, which can show off its special effects like no other home video format. This new edition features several bonus features, some ported from previous DVD releases, some new. There is an audio commentary by director Jan De Bont and effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier; a new half-hour documentary, “Chasing the Storm: Twister Revisted;” a “Making of Twister” featurette, and another called “Anatomy of a Twister;” the History Channel documentary “Nature Tech: Tornadoes;” two trailers; and a music video for the Van Halen song heard on the soundtrack, “Human Being.” It’s no secret that this film was not strong on plot; its effectiveness derived almost totally from the excitement of the spectacular action, achieved with some stunning special effects. The impact was considerably diminished on home video; even previous releases on laserdisc and DVD did not quite live up to the theatrical experience. If anything can recapture that impact at home, it is Blu-ray. [...]

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» Cinefantastique 28:1 — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:39:17 +0000

[...] Twister- review by Steve [...]

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