I worked on "Backdraft" in the Location Department. It was great to see it got a excellent review from these guys. Back in the day, the studios used to sent out PR Kits for the film, sometimes before the film was completely posted. If you look up at the upper left hand corner of the frame at 3:30 in (Scott Glenn toasting) You can see the boom mic! Rarely seen that these days!
@@CraigMcfly1985 We had to take basic training for a week, and the final scene, the helicopter shot of the firetruck with "the probie" six of us crew were on board dressed up!
Funny you mention that! Because when I was watching this video I spotted that mic as well, and thinking it must be a "goof" that made it into the movie, I immediately loaded up that scene from the actual movie and was perplexed to find that not only was the mic not in-frame, they actually gone so far as to simply crop the top/bottom to make it 2.39:1 aspect ratio while leaving the width the same as in the Siskel & Ebert video - normally movies are either shot in the native 35mm and cropped to 1.85:1 or with anamorphic 35mm to make it 2.39:1, but instead for that shot they cropped 35mm down to 2:39:1.
Truly Madly Deeply has one of the most extraordinary scenes I've ever seen: the lead's sadness in the beginning of the movie was the most affecting singular moment of grief I've ever witnessed in a movie.
Backdraft still remains one of my favorite firefighter movies of the 90's, and their review of it really soars. The movie itself was very well acted and very well directed by Ron Howard.
I find it interesting that the biggest complaint from firefighters regarding Backdraft is that the firefighting in the movie is in reality too dangerous and less brave than depicted. As a filmgoer, I love it, though. It was clear Ron Howard really wanted the actors right in the thick of the fire and it paid off giving it a sense of reality that, as it turns out, is more fiction than reality.
I saw Backdraft the weekend it came out in theaters. It was thirty years ago last week and I still consider it the worst weekend of my life! I was a junior in high school. I thought I finally had my shit together. Only I did something completely stupid and it has been in the back of my mind ever since. That being said, my friends and I thought a good Kurt Russell movie would take my mind off of things. Only Backdraft wasn't a good Kurt Russell movie. In fact, at the end of the film, I turned to my buddy Joe and said, "If Kurt Russell dies, I'm leaving." To this day, I have never seen the ending of Backdraft. FYI - the screenwriter who wrote this also wrote Highlander!!
The screenwriter's name is Gregory (Greg) Widen, who also wrote the dreadful 2nd chapter of Backdraft, but to tell you the truth Jason, nothing beats the original bro.
Backdraft has its problems but damn, I still love it after all these years. It's probably the biggest reason I ended up becoming a firefighter myself. It was in out family VHS library and I couldn't have been more than 6 or 7 when I first watched it. But I fell in love with the job and I just never grew out of it. Yeah sure, it's not what firefighting really looks like. But who cares?
Listening to this pair simp so disgracefully for Madonna was unbearable. How could they possibly believe even a second of that documentary wasn't completely fake?
My reviews Truly Madly Deeply (two thumbs down) Backdraft (two thumbs up, way up) Madonna Truth or Dare (two thumbs up) The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (two thumbs down) A Rage in Harlem (two thumbs up)
I worked on "Backdraft" in the Location Department. It was great to see it got a excellent review from these guys. Back in the day, the studios used to sent out PR Kits for the film, sometimes before the film was completely posted. If you look up at the upper left hand corner of the frame at 3:30 in (Scott Glenn toasting) You can see the boom mic! Rarely seen that these days!
Oh fantastic, btw did you get a chance to wear a fire suit?
@@CraigMcfly1985 We had to take basic training for a week, and the final scene, the helicopter shot of the firetruck with "the probie" six of us crew were on board dressed up!
@@MaySecond07fantastic.
Might be that they got the clips in open matte format since television was 4:3 in those days.
Funny you mention that! Because when I was watching this video I spotted that mic as well, and thinking it must be a "goof" that made it into the movie, I immediately loaded up that scene from the actual movie and was perplexed to find that not only was the mic not in-frame, they actually gone so far as to simply crop the top/bottom to make it 2.39:1 aspect ratio while leaving the width the same as in the Siskel & Ebert video - normally movies are either shot in the native 35mm and cropped to 1.85:1 or with anamorphic 35mm to make it 2.39:1, but instead for that shot they cropped 35mm down to 2:39:1.
Thanks for posting these old ones .
Truly Madly Deeply has one of the most extraordinary scenes I've ever seen: the lead's sadness in the beginning of the movie was the most affecting singular moment of grief I've ever witnessed in a movie.
R.I.P. Alan Rickman.
Leaving the commercials in is a great choice.
Backdraft still remains one of my favorite firefighter movies of the 90's, and their review of it really soars. The movie itself was very well acted and very well directed by Ron Howard.
How many firefighter movies in the 90s are there
@@FavianTubeXjust this movie I guess.
Straight old school...love it!!
Thanks for posting.
Backdraft👍🌟🌟🌟
Truly, Madly, Deeply 👍🌟🌟🌟
Madonna: Truth or Dare 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟
The Ballard of the Sad Cafe 👍🌟🌟🌟
I love the old ads.
I find it interesting that the biggest complaint from firefighters regarding Backdraft is that the firefighting in the movie is in reality too dangerous and less brave than depicted. As a filmgoer, I love it, though. It was clear Ron Howard really wanted the actors right in the thick of the fire and it paid off giving it a sense of reality that, as it turns out, is more fiction than reality.
R.I.P. Donald Sutherland. Though mention of him was made by Siskel and Ebert made in this review despite it being arguably the best performance.
Backdraft is basically a lifetime like movie for men but still pretty good overall.
I saw Backdraft the weekend it came out in theaters. It was thirty years ago last week and I still consider it the worst weekend of my life! I was a junior in high school. I thought I finally had my shit together. Only I did something completely stupid and it has been in the back of my mind ever since. That being said, my friends and I thought a good Kurt Russell movie would take my mind off of things. Only Backdraft wasn't a good Kurt Russell movie. In fact, at the end of the film, I turned to my buddy Joe and said, "If Kurt Russell dies, I'm leaving." To this day, I have never seen the ending of Backdraft.
FYI - the screenwriter who wrote this also wrote Highlander!!
The screenwriter's name is Gregory (Greg) Widen, who also wrote the dreadful 2nd chapter of Backdraft, but to tell you the truth Jason, nothing beats the original bro.
@@CraigMcfly1985 He wrote it based on his own experiences working as a firefighter.
lol just watch it!
@@TalkinnGrubbinMediaoh cool.
UM, WHAT DID YOU DO THAT WAS SO BAD ?????
Backdraft has its problems but damn, I still love it after all these years. It's probably the biggest reason I ended up becoming a firefighter myself. It was in out family VHS library and I couldn't have been more than 6 or 7 when I first watched it. But I fell in love with the job and I just never grew out of it. Yeah sure, it's not what firefighting really looks like. But who cares?
Thanks for choosing such an important life endangering profession. God bless you.
3:30 Boom Mic is the shot
this was an advance PR Kit materiel. It did not end up in the final edit.
Truth or Dare Madonna biography was pretty good but not complaining about it. She's was icon in singing but her acting it's decent.
Two thumbs up for Madonna's Truth or Dare!? Madonna generous? Realistic documentary!!!!????
I think we didn't see the same movie 🥴
Not one of their proudest moments :)
@@reverendtos4271 They weren't perfect 😂
if it has chi-chi Ebert likes it
lemme guess, you are a straight white guy with insecurities?
It seem YOU didn't watch the movie. Which is amazing. 86% on Rotten Tomatoes and up
They had real fireman in the film
Which TV channel was this show on?
All over the US and Canada. It was syndicated.
It started on Channel 11 a long time ago. Then moved to ABC when it became more popular.
@@crystalshaw8744that's right
Listening to this pair simp so disgracefully for Madonna was unbearable. How could they possibly believe even a second of that documentary wasn't completely fake?
My reviews
Truly Madly Deeply (two thumbs down)
Backdraft (two thumbs up, way up)
Madonna Truth or Dare (two thumbs up)
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (two thumbs down)
A Rage in Harlem (two thumbs up)