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Tornado Alley

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Using a fleet of specialized vehicles, two missions are launched to capture the birth of a tornado.

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Ethan Gilsdorf Boston Globe 03/17/2011
2.5/4
"Tornado Alley'' is awe-inspiring, doom-slinging fun, fluffy as the 10-mile-high clouds towering on the screen. Go to Full Review
Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press 09/27/2012
3/4
"Tornado Alley" will blow you away with its ability to put you as close as safely possible to one of nature's most amazing special effects. Go to Full Review
Simon Foster sbs.com.au 10/07/2011
Casey's Midwest odyssey promises much but delivers frustratingly little; even on the world's biggest screen and in the crispest third dimension, the essence of a monstrous killer-storm remains elusive. Go to Full Review
Robert Krier San Diego Union-Tribune 03/25/2011
2.5/4
Go for the stunning, beautiful shots that will elicit oohs and ahs, and you won't be let down. But don't expect a thought-provoking, cohesive message, because that really wasn't up the filmmaker's alley. Go to Full Review
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Boston B @ontherockweather 3d I am a fellow storm chaser and have seen my fair share of tornados, and this film is hands down brilliant. The logistical nightmare this film must have been to document Vortex II, and the TIV II, with constantly changing conditions is so impressive. I also love the soundtrack in the movie as well. The tornado shots are just so beautiful, and it is so incredibly hard to get tornado shots that clear. Job well done to the team and I definitely recommend. See more 02/24/2014 Best Tornado Documentry/Movie ever. See more 12/10/2012 Cool story, but a lot of hype with not a lot of theatrical content. Or shots of tornadoes, or storms for that matter. Very short presentation on the who and why, but didn't capture a story outside that of the characters' motivation for chasing storms. Not the best use of IMAX quality. See more 08/12/2012 Caught this today during a free screening in 3D. If you've already watched an episode of "Storm Chasers" then you've watched this. Upgraded to 3D, you are seeing the IMAX version of the episodes. There is the occasional spectacular footage (in 3D it really does work well) but mostly it's all just filler. Narrated by Bill Paxton (insert "Twister" joke here) its a quick documentary that has a bit of flash but no substance. See more 07/23/2012 I was able to catch this at my local IMAX theater, and I have to say that it was money well spent. This really delves into the nature of tornados and their power. PLOT/SUBJECT:In this documentary about tornados, we follow two teams of tornado scientists in their journeys. We follow one team called V2 and their mission to capture more information about tornado origin, and we follow another team called NIV(?) and their mission to drive their armored vehicle into the center of a tornado and capture the intense footage. It's a good subject executed pretty well. PEOPLE:The whole documentary is narrated by Twister's Bill Paxton (of course) and it stars one of the guys from Storm Chasers, Sean Casey. Paxton's narration was pretty good and legit and Casey's dedication to capturing his vision on film was very honest and intense. SCORE:The background score for enhancing the intensity of the violent weather was pretty well composed. I liked the ending theme. OTHER CONTENT:This IMAX documentary on the intensity of tornados was pretty intricate and very entertaining. It gave me chills at times and backed up a lot of their findings with scientific facts. However, there were a couple flaws I found with it that brought it down. Firstly, there were a few times where it tended to drag and get a little boring. Secondly, when we finally get to the intense conclusion of NIV's mission, it seems to pass faster than we expect, and it kind of becomes a let down when we find out that it's not as intense as we hoped. Nevertheless, it was still a very entertaining little film, especially with the IMAX film experience. OVERALL,a great IMAX documentary with a good subject matter, good narration, honest dedication, well composed score, a pretty intricate study, overall entertainment, and scientific facts to back it up, but it dragged a good bit and the end is kind of a letdown. See more 07/23/2012 I was able to catch this at my local IMAX theater, and I have to say that it was money well spent. This really delves into the nature of tornados and their power. PLOT/SUBJECT:In this documentary about tornados, we follow two teams of tornado scientists in their journeys. We follow one team called V2 and their mission to capture more information about tornado origin, and we follow another team called NIV(?) and their mission to drive their armored vehicle into the center of a tornado and capture the intense footage. It's a good subject executed pretty well. PEOPLE:The whole documentary is narrated by Twister's Bill Paxton (of course) and it stars one of the guys from Storm Chasers, Sean Casey. Paxton's narration was pretty good and legit and Casey's dedication to capturing his vision on film was very honest and intense. SCORE:The background score for enhancing the intensity of the violent weather was pretty well composed. I liked the ending theme. OTHER CONTENT:This IMAX documentary on the intensity of tornados was pretty intricate and very entertaining. It gave me chills at times and backed up a lot of their findings with scientific facts. However, there were a couple flaws I found with it that brought it down. Firstly, there were a few times where it tended to drag and get a little boring. Secondly, when we finally get to the intense conclusion of NIV's mission, it seems to pass faster than we expect, and it kind of becomes a let down when we find out that it's not as intense as we hoped. Nevertheless, it was still a very entertaining little film, especially with the IMAX film experience. OVERALL,a great IMAX documentary with a good subject matter, good narration, honest dedication, well composed score, a pretty intricate study, overall entertainment, and scientific facts to back it up, but it dragged a good bit and the end is kind of a letdown. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Using a fleet of specialized vehicles, two missions are launched to capture the birth of a tornado.
Director
George Casey
Producer
Paul Novros, George Casey
Distributor
Giant Screen Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 18, 2011, Limited
Runtime
40m
Aspect Ratio
IMAX (1.43:1), Digital 2.39:1