8. Twister (1996)
The first guilty pleasure on this list its not amazing, but an enjoyable enough romp nevertheless (and was the second highest grossing movie in the US in its year of release!). Following two competing teams of storm-chasers that are attempting to perfect tornado research techniques, the film is rammed with incredible special effects. As well as the action-packed elements of the plot, the relationship between Bill Harding (
Bill Paxton) and his soon to be ex-wife Dr Jo Harding (
Helen Hunt) is also of interest. Possibly more interesting than the film itself are the two urban legends that have since developed in relation to
Twister: firstly, a cinema in Niagara Falls, Canada was destroyed by a tornado shortly before it was due to screen the film! Eerily similar to the scene in the film where a cinema is destroyed by a tornado, urban legend of course embellished the tale to state that the real life cinema was showing Twister at the time of the destruction! Secondly, in May this year, a tornado destroyed a farmhouse that had heavily featured in the film! On a slight tangent, if you ever visit Universal Studios Orlandodefinitely check out the Twister experience! In front of your eyes youll see real (manmade) tornadoes awesome!