{"id":26981,"date":"2014-11-25T02:37:40","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T07:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=26981"},"modified":"2017-11-21T02:41:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T07:41:33","slug":"into-the-storm-2014-blu-raydvddigital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/25\/into-the-storm-2014-blu-raydvddigital\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the Storm (2014) [Blu-Ray\/DVD\/Digital]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If it\u2019s at all possible, \u201cInto the Storm\u201d manages to out silly \u201cTwister\u201d by miles. It features a giant hurricane, absolutely valiant attempts to comment on global warming, and a fire tornado! A fire tornado trumps a flying cow any day of the week, sad to say. \u201cInto the Storm\u201d is a silly movie without a single compelling character, but when it stops trying to create drama it\u2019s actually a lot of fun to sit through. From the great special effects, to the absolutely tense carnage inflicted by nature, \u201cInto the Storm\u201d is that kind of movie you could see Paul Newman and Red Buttons co-starring in 1979.<\/p>\n

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It has almost no star power save for Sarah Wayne Callies of \u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d and she barely gets any focus. And she\u2019s supposed to be playing an intelligent weather expert who helps track the massive storm approaching her small town. \u201cInto the Storm\u201d isn\u2019t particularly special in the narrative department. It\u2019s merely a whole day set during the entrance of a massive super storm that is set to drop down on a town within a matter of hours. As the writers build up to the carnage, we\u2019re introduced to a slew of characters, all of whom have fairly dull sub-plots. Probably the most compelling is single dad vice-principal, Gary Fuller. He\u2019s a widower constantly at odds with his two sons, both of whom doubt his love and commitment to them. There\u2019s older son Trey, who is tasked with filming a time capsule and constantly bickers with his dad.<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s younger son Donnie goes off with a girl he\u2019s in love with, helping her film an environmental documentary about a closed down plant. As you can guess by the clunky foreshadowing by every character, bonds, relationships, and love is put to the test. Richard Armitage pulls off his character well, portraying a bookish principal who becomes an inadvertent hero, hell bent on finding his sons and ensuring their safety. Beyond that sub-plot, most of the fun of the movie involves the tornadoes, and the way they inflict havoc on the small town. There\u2019s even a special tank built to battle the tornadoes that sets the stage for a great finale involving the tornado tossing it in to the clouds. Though \u201cInto the Storm\u201d is lacking in interesting characters, it makes up for it with fun disaster movie fodder and great effects.<\/p>\n

The Blu-Ray features \u201cInto the Storm: Tornado Files,\u201d a ten minute discussion of actual storm chasers, real tornadoes, the types of tornadoes, and garners interviews with Director Steven Quale, Storm Chaser Reed Timmer, Producer Todd Garner, and Hydraulx VFX Supervisor Colin Strause respectively. \u201cTitus: The Ultimate Storm Chasing Vehicle\u201d is a fun eight minute look at the bitchin\u2019 six ton tank used to battle the tornadoes in the movie, as well as actual armored trucks used for tornado chasing. \u201cFake Storms: Real Conditions\u201d is a five minute look at the practical effects and stunts used during the movie, and how the effects crew simulated actual storms. The cast also discuss filming under such rough conditions, however simulated they are. The final feature is the only extra featured on the Standard DVD carried over from the Blu-Ray.<\/p>\n