Can't really say I had any desire to see the movie from the trailers. I also agree with your overall assessment of Phoenix. I liked him in "Gladiator" because he played the slimey, slacker role so well.
When I saw him at the Oscars it seemed like he didn't have to get much out of character to play the role... :confused:
Vic
Brian
· 4 years ago
I liked Gladiator overall, but Phoenix's character seemed too over-the-top for my taste. (Obviously, the Oscar folks disagreed with me because he got a nomination.) Even the worst villains should have some redeeming qualities to them, but his character in Gladiator was just a lazy slimeball to the core. I'm sure part of that was because of the direction and script, but his role in To Die For was more believable and a better character study, IMHO.
Brian
Leigh
· 4 years ago
I must have been a real sissy when I was a member of a fire brigade because if we were inside a burning building we ALWAYS had a hose throwing water on to flames. Ummm, didn't this occur to those sent in to save their fellow fire fighter? The Movie was a joke. 1 star out of 5
Ray
· 4 years ago
You may have been a member of the fire brigade, but seriously, you seem to have last touch with the fire service. As a present-day firefighter, I can tell you that "truckies" (search and rescue) firefighters are seperate from engine operations. They are there to rescue occupants during a quick search. Any firefighting operations (extinguishment) would cause searing steam and would endanger the lives of any survivors.
This movie was absolutely great! Before making suppositions about normal behavior in fire stations and other factors, perhaps you could do some actual research, like the movie-makers did. And really, is a little levity (all of the situations you criticize) so bad in a movie?
You seem to be looking for an action only movie while this one is an action-drama. It was gratifying to see how fully Jay Russell was willing to develop his characters.
btw, what is so cookie cutter about... [Spoiler material removed. Ed.] ...(what is it with critics?) 5 stars
Richard
· 1 year ago
Im currently a firefighter, and i thought that the movie was great. It showed the brotherhood of firefighters working together. Someone said that when they were with the fire brigade the were always putting the wet stuff on the red stuff. That is the engine companies job, which the movie clearly showed. The truck company does a search to make sure no one is in the building so that when the engine company starts fighting the fire no one is killed by the steam. The movie wasnt made to scare the crap out of people, or to be really funny and full of action. it was made to show what firefighters go through, and it did an excellent job in doing that. and when the firefighters were singing the song "fire" they were just having a good time. whats wrong with that??
somebody
· 1 year ago
I think the movie is great because it honors the brave firefighters and can also be seen as a tribute for those who were working at 9/11. I think the film is very touching but not unrealistic. Sure, some things are a bit exaggerated but there are many other hollywood movies where they exaggerate a good deal more. And about Joaquin Phoenix: He's one of the best actors of his generation, as kate winslet said once. He worked as a firefighter before making this movie to make it more realistic and learned to play the gituar and even to sing for the walk the line movie and i don't know any actor who makes so much effort for the movies he plays in. so i think you shouldn't judge someone if you don't know anything about him.
the old man
· 1 year ago
Well that's one opinion. Personally, Google follows you around too much after you've used it, even if you click thru from a meta site like Dogpile.. It's been known to act obtuse when their's a chance to promote one of it's advertisers. You could type words like "hope" into it and have E-Bay come up on the first page. It's less likely today because this example has been pointed out to them, but it still isn't as effective an engine as it use to be..
Vic Holtreman
· 1 year ago
@the old man
That was a total spam comment that snuch through and I've deleted it.
All Comments
When I saw him at the Oscars it seemed like he didn't have to get much out of character to play the role... :confused:
Vic
Brian
This movie was absolutely great! Before making suppositions about normal behavior in fire stations and other factors, perhaps you could do some actual research, like the movie-makers did. And really, is a little levity (all of the situations you criticize) so bad in a movie?
You seem to be looking for an action only movie while this one is an action-drama. It was gratifying to see how fully Jay Russell was willing to develop his characters.
btw, what is so cookie cutter about... [Spoiler material removed. Ed.] ...(what is it with critics?)
5 stars
That was a total spam comment that snuch through and I've deleted it.
Vic