Firefox

Rating:
Summary: VERY GOOD & ALSO ENJOYABLE SUSPENSE
Review: CLINT EASTWOOD IS OK IN THIS ONE. HE HANGS ON INTHE FACE OF ODDS = LOW low ON FUEL, HELICOPTERS ATTACKING AND THEN ANOTHER STEALTH BOMBER ( I MEAN MIG ) ATTACKS HIM FROM BEHIND BUT HE CAN'T DOG HIM. GOOD SUSPENSE HERE. GOOD GUYS WIN OF COURSE. ENDING A LITTLE FUZZY HOWEVER

Rating:
Summary: One of Clint's Best Movies
Review: Clint plays a retired pilot who is called upon by the CIA to steal a new Russian jet which is light years ahead of anything the West has. Although somewhat outdated because the Cold War is over. The movie still has great action sequences in it and Clint's acting has never been better.Directed by Clint Eastwood. Screenplay by Alex Lasker and Wendell Wellman. Based on a novel by Craig Thomas. Visual Effects by John Dykstra. Music Composed and Conducted by Maurice Jarre.

Rating:
Summary: Great story suffers from poor FX.
Review: Cold war tensions somewhat lost in today's society but still a terrific suspense ride for Eastwood fans. If there was ever a candidate for re-tooling and re-release this is it and I'd pay green money to see it. The special effects are laughable by current standards and are distracting from what is otherwise a pretty good flick. 3 Passports

Rating:
Summary: FireFox - A true Eastwood classic!
Review: Directing and starring in this classic spy thriller from the eighties is Clint Eastwood, more generally known as the gruff "Man With No Name" in several spaghetti westerns and American westerns of his own direction. In "FireFox," Eastwood takes on a more modern and quite different role for himself, playing a former Air Force pilot who is still suffering from some rather horrific personal demons. In the genre of spy/thriller films, Eastwood's name comes to the top in this classic that is arguably one of the best! Although the pacing of this film is slightly off, I believe that to be intentional and it adds to the suspense that is inherent to the plot and a sure sign of skill on the director's part.

The premise:

Clint Eastwood plays former Air Force pilot Mitchell Gant who was shot down over Viet Nam and captured. The American and British governments have learned of a new Soviet fighter plane that will ultimately tip the scales of balance to the hand of the Soviets and decide to steal the plane with the help of the Russian Jews who have been forced to design and build it. Given Gant's heritage, a Russian mother who taught him the language and the necessity of being able to speak Russian, the American government calls him back into service.

What follows from there is an extraordinarily intriguing and suspenseful plot that compels the viewer through the story as we see Gant make his way into the Soviet Union and on his way to the airbase in which he must infiltrate and steal this ultimate weapon of war. Of particular note is how well the characterizations of the Russians were played out and believable. I've never been to Russia and I don't pretend to know how things were there during the cold war and pre-glasnost but through Eastwood's direction and the actors efforts, they quite easily bring about a "suspension of disbelief" in the story.

One minor "gripe" would be in the beginning of the movie when Gant is going through a flashback and they show him flying an F-4 Phantom and then an F-105 Thud and then roll back to the Phantom, two very distinct and different aircraft. Simply because they both had the same camouflage scheme does not mean they're the same planes and directors "should" pay closer attention to these details. While this was a minor distraction for myself, it in no way detracts from the films overall plot.

Overall, "FireFox" is worth every penny and I highly recommend this DVD as an honored addition to your DVD collection! {ssintrepid}

Special Features:

- Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 - The sound quality for this classic is perfect!
- Making of Documentary: Clint Eastwood: Director - This is an excellent addition to the DVD with an interview from around the time of release "FireFox," covering more than just this film.
- Eastwood Film Highlights
- Theatrical Trailer

Rating:
Summary: FireFox - A true Eastwood classic!
Review: Directing and starring in this classic spy thriller from the eighties is Clint Eastwood, more generally known as the gruff "Man With No Name" in several spaghetti westerns and American westerns of his own direction. In "FireFox," Eastwood takes on a more modern and quite different role for himself, playing a former Air Force pilot who is still suffering from some rather horrific personal demons. In the genre of spy/thriller films, Eastwood's name comes to the top in this classic that is arguably one of the best! Although the pacing of this film is slightly off, I believe that to be intentional and it adds to the suspense that is inherent to the plot and a sure sign of skill on the director's part.

The premise:

Clint Eastwood plays former Air Force pilot Mitchell Gant who was shot down over Viet Nam and captured. The American and British governments have learned of a new Soviet fighter plane that will ultimately tip the scales of balance to the hand of the Soviets and decide to steal the plane with the help of the Russian Jews who have been forced to design and build it. Given Gant's heritage, a Russian mother who taught him the language and the necessity of being able to speak Russian, the American government calls him back into service.

What follows from there is an extraordinarily intriguing and suspenseful plot that compels the viewer through the story as we see Gant make his way into the Soviet Union and on his way to the airbase in which he must infiltrate and steal this ultimate weapon of war. Of particular note is how well the characterizations of the Russians were played out and believable. I've never been to Russia and I don't pretend to know how things were there during the cold war and pre-glasnost but through Eastwood's direction and the actors efforts, they quite easily bring about a "suspension of disbelief" in the story.

One minor "gripe" would be in the beginning of the movie when Gant is going through a flashback and they show him flying an F-4 Phantom and then an F-105 Thud and then roll back to the Phantom, two very distinct and different aircraft. Simply because they both had the same camouflage scheme does not mean they're the same planes and directors "should" pay closer attention to these details. While this was a minor distraction for myself, it in no way detracts from the films overall plot.

Overall, "FireFox" is worth every penny and I highly recommend this DVD as an honored addition to your DVD collection! {ssintrepid}

Special Features:

- Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 - The sound quality for this classic is perfect!
- Making of Documentary: Clint Eastwood: Director - This is an excellent addition to the DVD with an interview from around the time of release "FireFox," covering more than just this film.
- Eastwood Film Highlights
- Theatrical Trailer

Rating:
Summary: An Awful Attempt To Cash In The Sucsess Of "Star Wars"
Review: Dull and slow moving action and i do mean SLOW! as it can get.
No doubt in my mind Clint Eastwood thought it would be a good idea to direct and star in an rather unstructred story concering a former Army Pilot still suffering from the horrors of vietnam
is pressed back into action by the goverment to go into the U.S.S.R And steel a highly sophistcated jet the americans belive
will be used against them. It's obvious eastwood liked what he
saw in Star Wars and thought he could a blend of Sci-Fi-James Bond in 2 hours with Eastwood looking like a total fool in array of disguises. It was a real dissapoinment To see a true acting
legend succumb to his own shamefull descions. The real problem
with the film is that it was way overlong and streching the
viewer's crediabilty for far too long to be actually enjoyed.

Rating:
Summary: Burns Up The Sky
Review: Eastwood "Burns Up The Sky" in this one. Watched this in the theatres when I was a kid and I was bored with the first half of the movie then, Which deals with Gant(Eastwood) getting drafted, Training, Getting into Russia, Avoiding the KGB, Getting into the airbase, And stealing the Mig-31(Firefox). Second half of the movie deals with Gant trying to get away with the perfect crime (Flying the Firefox and eluding the Soviet defences) and is where all the action is. As a kid, The first half of the movie was hard to sit through. As an adult, I now find it every bit as exciting in the first portion as I do with the latter half. This movie is definately a masterpiece and is still fun to watch, Even though the cold war is over. Bonus features for this edition are basically a documentary and trailer. Not much but this movie is so beautiful that extras aren't neccassary. Thank you Warner Brothers. Cheers.

Rating:
Summary: Eastwood, stealth jet and spy stuff
Review: Eastwood plays a retired Vietnam vet, who is sent to Russia to steal the FIREFOX the most advanced jet in the world. It can launch missiles from the piolts thoughts. A bit long but worth the wait, for a good thriller.

Rating:
Summary: Firefox
Review: Firefox is a low class movie with not nearly as much action as some of Clint's big hit's example: the good the bad and the ugly,and dirty harry or maybe your to old for that kind of stuff smarten up Clint.

Rating:
Summary: Good, but not great
Review: FIREFOX is one of those films made back when the U.S.S.R. still existed, and espionage is the key here. Clint Eastwood plays Mitchell Gant, a retired Air Force pilot who is resurrected to steal the FIREFOX fighter jet from Russia. Based on a novel by the same name, FIREFOX certainly looks like an interesting movie, and it is to some extent. It has a little James Bond flavor in it too. It is not great, however, and has many flaws.

Eastwood constantly changes deguise throughout the film as his allies seek to get him to the jet. The process is long and confusing, and the whole time Clint doesn't look like he has any idea what he is doing. Once he grabs the jet itself, and pulls out of the hanger, night suddenly changes to day! The special effects during the flying sequences are exciting. John Dykstra, who won an oscar for the special effects in STAR WARS, did the job on the effects here and the results are impressive, even though they look dated. The movie does drag, however, when the U.S.S.R. intellegence constantly is trying to figure out which direction he is headed. The worst thing about this film is the ending. After winning a dramatic dogfight with the other FIREFOX, the movie ends right there in the sky. It would have been interesting if Eastwood could have entended it a little more to at least see him land the plane in his home country. This was Eastwood's eighth time as a director as well. The movie is interesting, but the minor flaws, and flat ending are what kind of hold it back from being great. FIREFOX wass a good movie, but it could have been better, alot better.