Review of Firestorm (1998) by Alex K — 14 Apr 2014

My Favorite Action Film Is 1988's Die Hard.

This review of Firestorm (1998) was written by Alex K on 14 Apr 2014.

Firestorm has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Justin M (1,525) on 06 Jul 2007

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By Zebulon R (201) on 18 Feb 2012

Throwing a chainsaw at a truck full of psycho criminals was cool. But that's all…

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By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 01 Jan 2000

When the film isn't using some stock footage of actual forest fires, the simulated ones look hokey…

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By Terror A (214) on 20 May 2007

Oh, man. This was a shit film. A by-the-numbers action film that is so predicable, boring and full of cliches that it gave me a headache…

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My most hated film of all time its beyond me why a big studio like 20th Century Fox where behind this trash…

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