Kevin's Review Catalogue: disaster film

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Sunday, July 21, 2024

Review Double Feature: Twister (1996) and Twisters (2024)

Making this another double feature. This weekend, I went back and rewatched the original Twister, an old nostalgic favorite of mine, just in time for the release of its years-later nostalgic sequel Twisters. Does the original hold up, and does the sequel live up to it?

Twister (1996)

Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather

Review: Don't Look Up (2021)

Don't Look Up (2021)

Rated R for language throughout, some sexual content, graphic nudity and drug content

Review: Cloverfield (2008)

Cloverfield (2008)

Rated PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images

Review: Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day (1996)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi destruction and violence

Review: Crawl (2019)

Crawl (2019)

Rated R for bloody creature violence, and brief language

Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of monster action violence and destruction, and for some language

Review: Skyscraper (2018)

Skyscraper (2018)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of gun violence and action, and for brief strong language

Review: Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality and drug use, and intense sequences of terror and violence

Review: Rampage (2018)

Rampage (2018)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, action and destruction, brief language, and crude gestures

Review Double Feature: Tomb Raider (2018) and The Hurricane Heist (2018)

So, I was originally planning on seeing Thoroughbreds at the AMC Aventura 24, only to seriously underestimate the amount of traffic around the Aventura Mall, causing me to miss that movie and see something else instead... and then, after the movie was over, I went and saw a second one. And watching the two back-to-back made me think that comparing the two might be a fun exercise.

In the red corner, from Warner Bros. Pictures, its budget weighing in at $94 million, starring an Academy Award winner and based on a legendary video game franchise, we have... Tomb Raider!

And in the blue corner, from Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, its budget weighing in at $35 million, starring that bratty blonde from Lost and based on shoddy Hollywood science and laughable Southern accents, we have... The Hurricane Heist!

The obvious winner... is actually not so obvious.

Tomb Raider (2018)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and for some language

Review: Mars Attacks! (1996)

Mars Attacks! (1996)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality

Review: San Andreas (2015)

San Andreas (2015)

Rated PG-13 for intense disaster action and mayhem throughout, and brief strong language

Review: Into the Storm (2014)

Into the Storm (2014)

Review Double Feature: Sharknado (2013) and Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)

Ah, Syfy original movies. The modern equivalent of '50s drive-in creature features. I'm reviewing two of them today, two films that have gotten a strange amount of attention in the last year or so. Do they deserve it?

Sharknado (2013)