BrianSez's Review

Summary - Very Good 3.5

This documentary is great entertainment for those of you who are interested in great glimpses of history and downright interesting stories. Not as glamorous as some documentaries (e.g. the Burn’s civil war series), Fire nonetheless may cause you to sit back in wonder about how a great group of men served their country by doing what they loved, and continued their legacy long after the government required it of them. In the case of the 10th mountain division, I can’t imagine a better group of guys – following their passion of skiing and mountaineering, kicking ass in Germany, then returning home to continue to do great things like found the modern skiing industry, form great humanitarian and nature preservation organizations, as well as successful enterprises. Add to it the fact that they sang spontaneously and still hang out with each other today? Priceless.

Acting - Perfect 5.0

No acting, just genuinely good men.

Film - Very Good 3.5

Edge - Tame 1.1

Reality - Natural 1.0

3 Comments

• Wick Jan 17, 2011 10:40PM

  Regarding BrianSez’s Review
  Solid review Bri. You forced me to reconsider with your reference to Burns, who is certainly the benchmark when it comes to documentaries. Thus I knocked back my rating from Really Great to Great.

• Wick Jan 15, 2011 12:37PM

  Yeah, I stumbled on it last night looking for a “January movie.”

• BrianSez Jan 15, 2011 12:32PM

  Regarding Wick’s Review
  How have I missed this? Thanks for the review! I’m adding to my streaming list now….

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