Tornado Town: nell'occhio del ciclone

This is a powerful, well made documentary told by real life survivors. It was raw and emotional. It's probably the best natural disaster documentary I've seen. I live in Michigan and we do get tornadoes now and then, but nothing like they do there.

I can't help but admire the strength of this community, particularly the people that were featured. It couldn't have been easy for them to relive this tragic day. I enjoyed the different points of view, especially the teenage weather forecaster who was visiting Joplin with his mother. He immediately recognized something was happening before most of the adults around town did. This story is full of heros!

The community of Joplin is hit by a rare force of nature, a devastating EF-5 tornado, a natural event that has catastrophic consequences.

First off, the negative reviews, are you guys serious? You must have watched something different to me.

161 people dead, this was a horrendous occurrence, but aside from that, how many lives, properties, businesses, structures etc were impacted and ruined by the damage.

It's very raw, very gritty, but very heartfelt and very human, don't expect the glass and nonsense of the recent Twister film, most of the footage is strictly audible only, but would you expect otherwise?

It's not glossy, it takes a bit of time to open up, and for us Brits, it's worth remembering that The US is a bit more religious than us lot over here.

One thing I will never understand though, storm chasing, I just don't get it, don't mess with Mother Nature.

7/10.

It's a documentary about the devastating tornado that destroyed a town in the US in the last decade. There are some footage of CCTVs and from some locals' mobile phones. They also give their testimony about the day that looked like the end of the world, a day people had not much time to protect themselves in shelters or other safety places.

I don't know anything about tornados apart from watching Hollywood movie, Twister, so this documentary is interesting for me to give some information about such natural disaster that does not happen in my country, thanks God.

However what gave me creeps is to see the poor young guy who got his body infected by a flesh-eater fungus that can only be treated by removing the affected body tissue. Then you can imagine what's the consequence on one's body. I'm so glad he was able to recover and build his life as an adult with a beautiful family.

This documentary is excellent.

I grew up in Minnesota so am no stranger to tornadoes and the fear you feel when the sirens go off.

161 people died in Joplin and the city was obliterated.

I went into this not knowing what to expect and am so impressed by the first person storytelling - and that is what this is, a diverse group of young people (at the time) describing in detail and with original videos what happened to them.

It's terrifying.

I don't want to say much more as it will spoil it. Needless to say the people we come to know through their stories survived (one extremely luckily), but many others did not.

Joplin and its people are scarred but they persevere.

This documentary is two hours long but it flies by. It is never boring. And the stories are mesmerizing.

Recommended.

There is no doubt that what these people experienced was life-changing. These were stories of survival against all odds or rather against a seemingly unsurvivable monster tornado. I don't think I've ever read, heard, or seen an eyewitness account of anyone who survived being drawn into a tornado and survived flesh-eating bacteria. Those who complain about too much focus on religion are probably not complaining about the clips at the end with then President Obama visiting and talking to the residents of Joplin. That survivor is gay, religious, and happy to have had the President there to acknowledge their suffering and their community. Cecil is someone who unites people. He did his best to help keep others safe. He is a decent person. His beliefs and lifestyle might not align with yours but only God will judge us in the end. Until then, leave your prejudice behind and try your best to imagine what these people endured on that day.