SnoopyStyle
Jake Preston (Nicolas Cage) is flying his Cobra attack helicopter against the drug cartel in South America. His group of Cobras and Blackhawks are attacked by a mercenary flying a Scorpion. The military decides to send more into the fight. Jake goes to Fort Mitchell to train in the Apache helicopter under Brad Little (Tommy Lee Jones). Brad wants to fly missions but he's deemed too valuable as a trainer. Billie Lee Guthrie (Sean Young) is Jake's ex training to fly reconnaissance. Jake is a confidential natural pilot but he struggles in the dark with left eye dominance.This is trying to be Top Guns with helicopters. I like that part of the movie. Sean Young assembling a shoulder fired anti-aircraft missile is kind of cool. The aerial combat is slightly below the level of Top Guns. Tommy Lee is a great old guy. Sean Young is good but her relationship with Nicolas Cage is too overwrought. Cage is doing a simple one-note performance as the cocky flier. He is overdoing it Nicolas Cage style. I like seeing the helicopters but not so much the characters.
jbrotman23
To speak of "Fire Birds" is to speak of one of the greatest cinematic achievements in recent years. Every aspect of this film is pristine and unique from many films. The writing stands out above all else. Whether it's Tommy Lee Jones talking about why he joined the military; "I wanted to be a full blown American hero, cookin' full tilt boogie for freedom and justice," or Cage's "Are you ever gonna let me win?" The moment where, after a fight with his girlfriend, Nicolas Cage kicks the air in exasperated anger as his girlfriend walks away and wipes a single tear from her eyes, easily brings many to remember such powerful moments as Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet with their arms spread on the Titanic and such classic lines as "I made him an offer he couldn't refuse." "Fire Birds" truly stands the test of time and will for many years to come.FUN FACT: The Dahli Llama has said, after viewing the film, that he believes that if Jesus does one day return to Earth, before he brings on the Reckoning, he will pause for 90 minutes and view the film before letting all involved in the film into heaven first.
Elspode
Subject says it all. The worst movie ever made, seriously, zero redeeming qualities. Even the action scenes are boring. Stilted dialog, insipid plot, derivative storyline, laughable direction and acting.This film is a landmark of bad film, something that should be enshrined in the Hall of Shame. Do not watch this film under any circumstances, including being held at gunpoint.Rarely will you see talented people having their skills so poorly used, even when they obviously phoned in the part. Cage and Jones, usually actors of some quality, are total stereotypes and probably made the biggest mistakes of their acting careers by allowing this film to ever be released with their faces and names attached to it. Sean Young, however, performs up to expectations, as there are none for her.Did I mention that this movie is incredibly, unbelievably *bad*?
stu1002
This film is nowhere near as bad as people on here claim.Alright, it's not original, and it's not accurate, but it's a fun way to spend an evening.Not to mention the AWESOME performance from Tommy Lee Jones. He delivers line after line of cocky deadpan humour to perfection in this film.If you are a Tommy Lee Jones fan, this film is a MUST see, as it has him at his very best. If you loved lines like "dammit, we've only got an inch of topsoil left!" in under siege, or the "Alright people, listen up, we have a fugitive on the loose!" speech from The Fugitive, you are going to love some of his stuff in this film.
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