Firestorm

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Summary: One word: BAD
Review: I REALLY DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS MOVIE OTHER THEN IT WAS THE WORST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN. ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT HOWIE LONG IS A GOOD ACTOR, YOU GOT SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU. HE'S THE WORST ACTOR I'VE EVER SEEN. THAT MOVIE WAS A TOTAL JOKE AND I NOW FEEL DUMBER AFTER WATCHING THAT PEICE OF GARBAGE.

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Summary: Could have been MUCH better...
Review: I take a screenwriting class taught by the man who wrote this script. If only you all could read the version of this film he wrote before the studios got their cheap, dirty little hands on it. I wish I could tell you the differences without putting all his ideas out there to be stolen (yes, stolen, they were that good). I'm so sorry the original scripted version of this fell through the cracks.

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Summary: I enjoyed this more than I should have
Review: I watched this movie expecting very little. A football star turned movie star was one of the reasons I didn't expect much. And just being weeks after I had seen Hard Rain, I just expected to see Hard Rain with fire. But then suddenly the movie started working for me. What I expected to be Hard Fire actually turned out to be Cliffhanger meets Backdraft. There are some good, exciting action sequences and stunts, and the way the get the bad guy is almost hilarious. A surprisingly good action movie.

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Summary: SHI* STORM: THE BETTER NAME
Review: IT WAS SO BAD, NOT EVEN WORTH WRITING ABOUT. ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT THE DIRECTORS WERE VERY SPECIAL. I MEAN IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF TALENT TO MAKE A MOVIES THIS BAD.

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Summary: Firestorm is just lupe warm
Review: NFL star Howie Long plays a smoke jumper in "Firestorm", a very silly, but non-offensive action flick. Four prisoners (led by professional bad guy William Forsythe) escape from a work detail in the middle of a forest fire. Long jumps in to help them, but ends up running away with a hostage of theirs (Suzy Amis). Well, it is just your standard action adventure that isn't too gory, the bad language is kept to a minimum, and there is no sex. The stunts are ok, pretty unrealistic though. The acting is nonexistant. Long acts like a bad Bruce Willis from "Die Hard", Amis dose nothing but apply first aid when needed, and Scott Glenn is there as his usual crusty good guy support role. Forsythe is the only one who looks like he's having any fun, and even then he looks like he's sleepwalking through the movie. It isn't bad, I really think it could have been better if they had tried.

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Summary: URGENT INFO! READ CAREFULLY!
Review: NOTE TO DIRECTORS: DO NOT CAST SPORTS STARS AS LEADING ACTORS, EVER! AND WHAT ABOUT THE PROP GUYS AND CONTINUITY EDITORS, THEY'RE PROBABLY THE SAME GENIUSES THAT GAVE US UNDER SIEGE 2. I JUST LOVED THE WAY THAT A CHARACTER GRABBED A "MYSTERY AXE" FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. DID HE GET IT FROM JASON? ANOTHER INSTANCE IS WHERE HOWIE LONG DROVE OFF THE ROOF ON A MOTORCYLE AND IT SHOWS HIM DRIVNG OFF THE OPPOSITE SIDE THAT HE WAS AIMING FOR! YET ANOTHER INSTANCE IS HOW HOWIE GETS HIS KNEE SET BACK INTO PLACE AND HE'S GOOD AS NEW, WHY COULDN'T YOU BE LIKE THAT IN YOUR PRO DAYS, HUH? I'VE ALSO SEEN BETTER SPECIAL EFFECTS IN AN ED WOOD MOVIE.

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Summary: FIRES AND A PRIDSON BREAK
Review: OK MOVIE TOO BAD IT FOCUSES MORE ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF LONG'S AND AMIS(GIRL FROM TITANIC). THE PRISON BREAK IS OK. GOOD FOR RENTAL?ANY WORD FOR IT ON DVD?IF IT WAS ON DVD I WOULD BUY IT!GOOD EXPLOSIONS AND ACTION!

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Summary: Another typical action movie
Review: Okay, this movie wasn't great, but it's exactly like all those action movies with Jean Claude or Segal, very implausible and very corny. The fire and action scenes alone are worth the rental and seeing a new face is refreshing. Howie Long has the same acting abilities as most of the action heroes, but unfortunately his name doesn't hold the same clout as Jean Claude or Segal. He is extremely plausible as a fire fighter/action hero/ax thrower as he saves lives and jumps from airplanes. Don't expect a masterpiece, just an entertaining movie for few bucks.

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Summary: HEROIC HOWIE
Review: Sports stars turned actors have never been serious threats at the Academy awards, and big Howie Long is certainly no exception. However, with his buff bod, icy blue eyes and a hint of malevolent humor, he acquits himself quite nicely in this blazing adventure. He plays the news fire chief of the Smoke Jumpers when buddy Scott Glenn is injured in a frightening opening rescue scene. The pyrotechnics in this movie are awesome and heat up the screen (ha ha). Suzy Amis is fun as the ornithologist who just happens to walk into the thick of things; William Forsythe is painfully effective as the cold-hearted killer who offs his prison escapee buddies so he can get all of his 37,000,000 dollars! There are some mind-blowing fire scenes and the firestorm itself is awesome.
A great kickbutt type of movie, and Howie's the man!!!

Rating:
Summary: HEROIC HOWIE
Review: Sports stars turned actors have never been serious threats at the Academy awards, and big Howie Long is certainly no exception. However, with his buff bod, icy blue eyes and a hint of malevolent humor, he acquits himself quite nicely in this blazing adventure. He plays the news fire chief of the Smoke Jumpers when buddy Scott Glenn is injured in a frightening opening rescue scene. The pyrotechnics in this movie are awesome and heat up the screen (ha ha). Suzy Amis is fun as the ornithologist who just happens to walk into the thick of things; William Forsythe is painfully effective as the cold-hearted killer who offs his prison escapee buddies so he can get all of his 37,000,000 dollars! There are some mind-blowing fire scenes and the firestorm itself is awesome.
A great kickbutt type of movie, and Howie's the man!!!