Hard to believe it's been 24 years since I sat in a theater
watching this for the first time. A huge hit in the theaters
and home video, it's hard not to like this Ron Howard
formula piece unless you have something against
firefighters ya dig? Everyone is excellent in it and
Kurt Russell is in the zone with his role as the
older brother, imo one of his best performances
acting-wise. The special fx in this one was ground-
breaking and watching it today, it doesn't look
one iota of dated. Hats off to the ole Backdraft,
next up the time machine pops over to the
late 70's for another KR gem....The Horror!!
The Sheer Horror!!
