enosshenk Really, this "movie" deserves a 0, but a 1 is passable since most people will get a couple laughs out of the utter inanity of this dog.Honestly, I saw this piece of trash on a cable network a while back, and the entire plot is so laughable I only remember a few select hilariously bad scenes.First off, near the end of the flick the "heroes" need to find some diesel fuel to get the nuclear reactor going again. Amusingly, they run RIGHT PAST a diesel fire truck sitting abandoned, and the movie goes into whats supposed to be a suspenseful action scene of the heroes running a random diesel fuel truck off the highway to hijack his cargo, getting into a pointless gun battle in the process.This is only one of many ridiculously humorous scenes in this travesty of a movie, heres another one.A heroic red-shirt character needs to save the nuclear power plant, so he sacrifices himself by venturing into the most-protected holy-of-holies in the power plant to shut off some contaminated coolant. Oh....Wait...This heroic character is plainly just walking into a typical basement, with pipes on the cieling. Because of course, nuclear power plants run their contaminated coolant along the cieleing along with heating ducts, electrical cables, and other building infrastructure. Nooooo, no nuclear power plant separates contaminated pipes from regular old hot and cold water lines....As a disaster movie, this thing fits. The entire "film" is a disaster from the beginning to the end, but its laughably watchable in the terms of "Oh my god I cant believe someone made this piece of crap"

cav427 A reactor hit by a Tornado? Plausible. Damage, Inplausable. This movie is filled with technical inaccuracies, Phony physics, and a poor understanding of how a reactor is run. Waste pools water will not boil, and has no links to reactor coolant. Movies like this have killed the nuclear power industry unjustifiably. The only reason my family and I continued watching was to make fun of it, like Mystery Science Theater 3000. In fact, I think any physicist watching this would vomit. A Chernobyl like event is impossible in the United States, since we use an ingenious device known as a Containment Building. Chernobyl did not have a containment building covering it's reactors.

jfm-12 If you are looking for an interesting and believable movie, keep looking and give "Atomic Twister" a pass. If you are a typical guy and/or a fan of Sharon Lawrence, then rent/watch this low-budget perplexing movie. Honestly, whatever acting talents that these performers may possibly have are totally overshadowed by the outrageous plot. This cinematic underwhelming devolves eventually into a showcase for the beautiful Ms. Lawrence's physical attributes, which are noteworthy. The cleavage shots of the babysitter are gratuitous, reflecting the tawdry side of Hollywood's enduring legacy. The attempt at any anticipation- building or credible character development by the plot is almost comical. The actors and actresses clearly needed the money. Sadly, Ms. Lawrence may have felt like she had to over-act all the way through this lame effort. Bottom line: a disaster movie that wasn't for devotees of the Lifetime Channel and bored men who are tired of clicking past too many shopping channels and we've seen all the shows on The History Channel, Discovery Channel, American Choppers, etc.

Theo Robertson I will give this TVM some credit for getting off to a good start even though it`s basically a remake of the opening of TWISTER . Such a pity it`s revealed as " A boy reading a story to his friends " sequence . I will also give the producers some credit for casting a fairly fit actress as the heroine and praise too for the director for concentrating on Stacey the babysitter`s cleavage as she play`s twister with the heroine`s kidWell that`s all the good bits mentioned , what about the bad ? You do get the feeling that no one on this TVM has any knowledge what so ever as to how nuclear reactors or tornados work . If this teleplay is set at a nuclear power plant then why`s it called ATOMIC TWISTER ? Surely atomic power plants and nuclear power plants are different things ? They`re operated by diesel pumps ? They have no back up power source ? Tornados can creep up on you without you noticing them ? And if you think that`s unbelievable wait till you see the pretty boy cop trying to save the day . Most cops would put on their lights and sirens , put their foot on the gas and drive all the way to the south pole . Mind you don`t run down any penguins officer