61 reviews
So Awful! I don't understand why movies like this are even made,unless it is for comical relief! HORRIBLE Acting, terrible storyline, and obvious flaws that a toddler could recognize. A News station in Texas,does not want to issue a tornado warning after 3 tornadoes already hit because they don't want to cause an uproar? The tornado hits a mall and there is damage inside from what would look like an explosion but yet all walls/windows are in tact and all cars are perfectly parked outside. Nobody in Texas ever recognizes the weather patterns of a tornado or sees the Twister heading right at them until its about 30 feet in front of them. And why is the basement a total disaster zone but yet not a single building is ever destroyed when the F6 tornado runs right through it? The only reason I gave it two stars is because I laughed my butt off at how bad it was! I would have thought I was watching a Scary Movie Spoof if the actors weren't trying so hard to be serious.
- JenCMedina
- Jun 28, 2014
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You know it's going to suck, when the title is spelled wrong. "Christams Twister". It only got worse from there.
Christmas Twister 🌪 (2012) is a movie I recently watched on Tubi and tells the tale of a family that just moved to Texas. The mother is a local news reporter and the father is a storm chaser of sorts. He was recently badly wrong about an anticipated storm that led to a town being evacuated with no need. When he cries wolf in Texas no one believes him, including his wife initially...but when a series of storms occur destroying everything in their wake it's bound to get someone's attention.
This movie is directed by Peter Sullivan (High School Possession) and stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Victoria Pratt (Journey to the Center of the Earth), Richard Burgi (The Green Inferno) and Madelyn Deutch (Bad Company).
So this movie stars Casper Van Dien who I honestly hadn't seen since he was the main character in Starship Troopers...and now I know why. His acting is awful. The writing and entire script was bad, but so was the execution. The delivery of every character and scenario was painful. The twisters weren't as intense as they could have been but they did do a great job depicting the destruction when the storms were done. I will say there's a couple good kill scenes and I have seen worse movies.
Overall this movie is terrible and it felt like a made for TV Lifetime movie you'd turn the channel on 15 minutes into it. I'd score this a 2.5/10 and recommend skipping it.
This movie is directed by Peter Sullivan (High School Possession) and stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Victoria Pratt (Journey to the Center of the Earth), Richard Burgi (The Green Inferno) and Madelyn Deutch (Bad Company).
So this movie stars Casper Van Dien who I honestly hadn't seen since he was the main character in Starship Troopers...and now I know why. His acting is awful. The writing and entire script was bad, but so was the execution. The delivery of every character and scenario was painful. The twisters weren't as intense as they could have been but they did do a great job depicting the destruction when the storms were done. I will say there's a couple good kill scenes and I have seen worse movies.
Overall this movie is terrible and it felt like a made for TV Lifetime movie you'd turn the channel on 15 minutes into it. I'd score this a 2.5/10 and recommend skipping it.
- kevin_robbins
- Dec 3, 2021
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The opening title is "Christams Twister" you know you are in trouble. I could not believe the title was spelled wrong! And it just got worse from there!
I have a really hard time with movies that can't even bother to learn about the areas they are supposedly set in. Palm trees everywhere? Shorts and tanks in December? Using the phrase "on the I35." None of these are things are accurate for Stephenville, TX. The woman that plays Deb needs to never ever try an accent again. WTF was that? Was she aiming for Scarlett O'Hara with cerebral palsy? Jesus lady, you are horrible. I'm still laughing from how horrible the acting was. My favorite part was where the news anchor dies atop the power plant from flying debris. Debris he watched fly towards his head for a good 2 minutes and never even tried to duck. Hey there guy, you would have kept your head if your reaction time was slightly faster than a sloth's.
- barbbeadle52
- Dec 20, 2014
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- angelbear_80
- Dec 7, 2013
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As bad as it gets. The tornado cgi is the WORST ive ever seen. The graphics look like a 12 year old whipped it up on his laptop. Embarrassingly bad. This movie has NOTHING to do with Christmas at All!!! Horrible ......everything. tornadoes that move 90 miles an hour. Blue skies 2 minutes before a tornado hits , then 2 minutes after it hits and moves on, its blue skies and sun again.. horrendous movie making. Multiple tornadoes hitting every half hour in the same place throughout this movie. How does this crap get made? God awful!!!!!
- teebear817
- Oct 4, 2020
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- jaiciek-198-110124
- Dec 27, 2014
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Where to start?
A guy holds the door shut with a piece of rope while the tornado roars outside.lol
Cars are being lifted into the air but the storage shed they are in suffers no damage at all.
Then heres the real kicker-as the opening title comes across the screen in big 3d like the word christmas is spelled CHRISTSAM TWISTER.LOL I KID YOU NOT
they couldnt even get the correct spelling on screen.
- PartialMovieViewer
- Dec 24, 2019
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I don't understand the low ratings... come on! It's an adventure for the whole family, with (bad CGI) tornadoes, a father and a daughter on the road and a mild disaster scenario!
You don't watch a movie like this expecting a masterpiece, you watch it to enjoy a hour and something of easy fun.
You don't watch a movie like this expecting a masterpiece, you watch it to enjoy a hour and something of easy fun.
- borgolarici
- Jul 20, 2021
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OK. I have to admit I did not sit there and suffer through the whole thing like my wife did, but, the amount I did see was bad enough. The fake fire, the (what appeared to be nuclear power plant) in Fort Worth. This movie was just lousy. I don't know where they got the palm trees. I've never seen them here. Also at the tail end (SPOILER ALERT) the main character and his family swimming (in December) in their unheated outdoor pool and running around in bikinis and bathing suits in north Texas. Excuse me. It's never warm enough in December to run around like that and have a cook-out. Anyway if you like B-grade movies with lousy acting etc. go for it.
- iamgoochey
- Dec 7, 2013
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Perhaps someone should consider renaming this movie as "Christmas Turkey". It's about as flawed as a movie can get.....which pretty much sums up the "Global Warming" lead man. Anyone who lives in the North Central part of Texas will instantly recognize the errors of such things as mountains in Granbury/Dublin. You wonder at the lead character shouting to people leaving a mall asking "have you seen my son?" How would they know who his son is??? A few times he calls out about his son "wearing a Texas shirt", but when he finds him the kid is wearing a striped green shirt. A monster tornado inflicts more damage on the basement of a TV station than it does on the upper floors and a fire on the upper floors somehow causes heavy smoke in the basement! We can see a funnel cloud coming at a male anchor, but his cameraman doesn't see it! This movie is so bad that I became fascinated watching it to see what other glaring errors would pop up next!
- bobandhoang
- Dec 17, 2012
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- amferranto
- Dec 22, 2012
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- Suszie1221
- Nov 30, 2014
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Didit the editors have auto spell check when they made this Christmas movie.. not set at Christmas... Bad acting from Richard Burgi and Casper van demm. So sad they used to be half way decent actors...they should fire their agents.
Cgi was lame. Unbelievable situations and horrible script. Tubi.. shame on you.
Cgi was lame. Unbelievable situations and horrible script. Tubi.. shame on you.
- kermitdgorf123
- Nov 17, 2021
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- Leofwine_draca
- May 19, 2017
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I found myself truly glued to the edge of my seat for this beautifully written movie. From this day forward I will never hear the word Christmas and not think twister immediately. I laughed, I cried, and screamed all while watching this delightful piece of cinematic bliss. Bill Paxton from the original twister would be proud that his twister legacy can be lived on in this instant holiday classic.
- billpaxton-92811
- Nov 29, 2020
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- msblackeyes68
- Jan 9, 2017
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The beginning title of the movie was spelled wrong! LOL this was a precursor to the rest of the movie.. Chrisams Twister. Lmao
- michellestewart25
- Dec 25, 2019
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