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Backdraft (HD DVD)
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| Part No: | B000G8P1TG |
| Manufacturer: | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
| MFG Part: | 77842 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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Universal Backdraft - HD DVD
Academy Award-winning director Ron Howards heroic action-thriller about the adventurous lives of professional firefighters now includes hours of bonus features that take you behind the heart-pounding pyrotechnics and Academy Award-nominated special effects! Kurt Russell and William Baldwin star as two feuding firefighter brothers who must set aside their personal differencesin order to survive the burning, churning infernos set by a maniacal arsonist.
A somewhat contrived screenplay doesn't stop this thriller from serving up some of the most spectacular fire sequences ever committed to film. Like any Ron Howard production
Backdraft is impressively slick and boasts a stellar cast, including Kurt Russell and William Baldwin. The actors play sibling rivals who have been at odds since the death of their firefighter father years earlier. Robert De Niro is the veteran fire inspector who is tracking a series of mysterious and deadly arsons, and Donald Sutherland is effectively creepy as the former arsonist who understands the criminal psychology of pyromaniacs. Rebecca De Mornay, Scott Glenn, and Jennifer Jason Leigh are featured in supporting roles.
Backdraft is a triumph of stunt work and flaming special effects.
--Jeff Shannon
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| I have loved this movie since I was 7 years old when it was released. This film is a great action thriller, well acted (for the most part), with a fast paced story. As a firefighter, I have to say this is one of the most unrealistic firefighting movies, but if you can check your mind at the door and not criticize how technically wrong the firefighting aspects are, then you can really enjoy the movie. The story revolves around two brothers whose family is rich in firefighting tradition, woven into the story about an arsonist terrorizing Chicago. I would recommend this movie to anyone, and especially firefighting buffs (but you've probably already seen it). |
| One of the best Thrillers | 2010-03-20 | 5 / 5 |
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| This film is one of the best thrillers because it has a great plot, great cast and amazing special effects. It is also special because it is the most successful film about firemen, a profession which does not often make it to the bigscreen. The best thing about the film is the relationship between its main characters who happen to be brothers. The McCaffrey brothers have never been able to get along after their father's death. Kurt Russell is totally convincing as the older brother who pushes his younger brother too much and doesn't know when to take it easy as you will find out in an entertaing scene at one of the firemen's retirement party. Many crtics criticize their relationship as being unintersting, but their relationship is realistic considering the circumstances of their childhood. The special effects are amazing and you can never pick out when the fire is real or an effect. This is a unique film that gets overlooked too often. |
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| Brian McCaffrey's father's a fireman and he was there, as a child, when his father died. When he grew he tried to be a fireman but quit and left town and for a few years tried other jobs. He would eventually return and try to be fireman again. However, he finds himself working under his brother Stephen whom he doesn't exactly have a good relationship with. When Brian gets his picture in the paper and is lauded as a hero when in fact it was a mistake, a politician offers him a job working under the department's arson investigator, Donald Rimgale. It seems that Ringale is working some unusual fires wherein someone is killed. Brian initially refuses but when he has too many confrontations with Stephen, he takes the job. And he gets a lesson on what it means to be a fireman. Ron Howard did a wonderful job of bringing some of the real-life problems that firefighters face everyday in Backdraft. Very realistic, well directed, excellent movie. |
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| DVD and case was in good shape.. Received it in a reasonable amount of time. Very happy with the purchase |
| Hollywood inferno. | 2009-11-10 | 3 / 5 |
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| "Backdraft" is Hollywood's version of the firefighter's life. The men are blue collar, ordinary guys who are at times heroic and other times cowardly, men who fight fires because it's their job. Being a Hollywood movie, however, most of the men are in-shape, rugged masculine types who cruise to an alarm call with rock music blasting from the fire engine stereo system and who fight fires that contain surprisngly little smoke. Kurt Russell is not altogether likeable in this film, and yet he carries his two roles off successfully with his familiar macho persona. William Baldwin is the standout character, and shows a vulnerable side to the world of firemen that is usually not seen on film. Pyrotechnics are first rate, although there are many more explosions and a lot less smoke than in real-life fires. Another slick film from Opie Taylor. |
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