Firefall: An Epic Family Adventure

My wife and I attended FIREFALL An Epic Family Adventure and were so happy. Firefall was about five groups of people visiting Yosemite National Park to see a last showing of the historic flaming ember 'firefall.' The cinematography was breathtaking! The camera movement was fluid and added so much. All of the characters were round and whole, and we found we really cared about them. Director Sconce's use of bright colors throughout the film added crucial vibrancy. Solid dramatic portions were interspersed with the comedy giving a real roller coaster ride of emotions. The lead actors were fantastic and I particularly loved the characters Stanford James (Greg Tharpe), Hugo Armstrong (Michael R. Tweedy), and the rock climbing Scots (Paul Pavelski and Ryan Hoagland). The score was beautiful by composer James Mierkey, who scored Sconce's last film, STRICKEN. The edit was crisp and perfect, in my opinion. The crowd exploded into laughter over and over, and I sat in awe as we all applauded and cheered the action numerous times spontaneously. You would just recover from a gut wrenching laugh and the film would hit you again. People in the room were crying from laughing so hard. Sconce added funny animal footage to the action all through the film. After seeing the film, I now want to travel to Yosemite National Park myself to see its wonder. Director Matt Sconce took an award winning script to amazing heights in FIREFALL. It was so very entertaining. When leaving the theater I chatted with an older man who said he had never in his life laughed so hard at any film. I guess that says it all. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is I know IMDb knocks those out of the overall vote. Go see FIREFALL! Go see it! Go see it! Go see it!

As I'm typing this, I've had the pleasure of being a part of ten different movies so far, so I know a thing or two about what goes on behind the scenes and in front of the camera on set. Firefall could've easily been premiered in Tinsel Town. EASILY. The amount of creativity and professionalism blew me away. The actors, every single one of them, did an absolutely professional job. One thing, however, is that I wish I could've connected better with the characters. There were so many awesome characters and subplots that I felt like I lost track sometimes. Having said that, there could be so many epic sequels and dare I say prequels to this. Firefall has THAT much potential.

This is truly a movie for everyone...but only if you like to laugh and have great time! I loved Firefall for so many reasons so here are but a few... The characters are well written, distinct and unique- each one brings a special "spin" to the story The humor ranges from slightly risqué' to 5th-grade potty---but so funny and so in keeping with the story and characters! Loved the scenery and the animals-and yes, they too were hysterical at times... Would I see Firefall again? Oh yea...would I recommend it to others? Oh yea... Great job Matt and Gary Sconce and all the incredible talent....WINNER!

Oh, and another thing...DVD/soundtracks will make great gifts!

From the opening scene a chuckle began to form in the crowd. The chuckle then became a laugh and eventually sore cheek muscles from the smiling. This movie marked some of the most laughing I've ever done in a single sitting, even the potty humor was done in good taste... Well as tasteful as potty humor could be... OK so some of the humor was a little immature. Still funny.

The Score was great and dead-on for the emotional pace of the movie, but a lack of fanfare meant I won't be humming it anytime soon.

The cast was delightful, each character could have carried the entire film and there were 14 main characters (split into 4 story lines). There-in lies the one drawback to this film. With all that was going on, I never really had a chance to connect with these people, which is disappointing because they were all so much fun. Also consequentially the crisis moments didn't' really end up all that critical.

So why am I giving this an 8? Simple, It's just that funny, as in bring some bengay for your aching jaw funny. You are guaranteed to laugh and laugh a lot. And yes mom and dad it's clean. (save the poopy humor, which you'll appreciate.)

I always look for movies that preteen, teens and adults will find humorous and that I don't have to be embarrassed by overt language or sexual tones. This movie is very funny, as well as clean! The story had a redeeming quality and we enjoyed the interaction of the characters. In this day and age where so many movies are remakes or unoriginal ideas, it's great to see creative and unique storytelling on the big screen. A variety of travelers descend on Yosemite National Park for one last Firefall, where burning logs are pushed over a cliff in a beautiful, burning waterfall. These travelers find more than just burning embers as they take on the "Big" wilderness, life-changing family dynamics, and one grumpy Beast of a Bear. You will find yourself belly-laughing as you relate this adventure to some of your own family vacations. There are lots of very funny moments throughout this delightful film!