Firefall: An Epic Family Adventure

Stars : Gregory Tharpe,Master Dave Johnson & Kopi Sotiropulos. A Matt Sconce film. Okay,It starts off depressing and confusing ,Trying to find a jump -off premise and then when we leave the city,Things get good. The humor is not necessarily family friendly,Although the situations are very much so. The humor is usually at an animals expense and very,very funny & original in outdoors settings. The cast is very comfortable to watch and like a 'Who's who of Valleywood !' YOSEMITE PARK is filmed with great splendor and really feels like the set of a major motion picture. We could see bringing the' Scottish duo' back for more adventures and Rich Krebs is hilarious with a french bent.

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!

While I may watch the occasional sitcom, I am not normally a comedy movie type person. That being said, I will get a copy of "Firefall: An Epic Family Adventure" once it finally comes out on DVD.

I was happily impressed with "Firefall: An Epic Family Adventure," as I had seen some previews and was actually expecting it to be the typical over-hyped independent movie that tried too hard, overly filled with crud humor and looked like it was filmed by a novice, and almost didn't go to see the movie. I am SO GLAD that I didn't listen to myself.

While, I do feel that one potty joke in particular lasted FAR too long (could easily have been half the length and still felt too long; you'll understand what I mean when you see it), the rest of the potty humor was generally well timed and didn't try to push the shock level.

If you enjoy comedies, feel good movies, and good characterization with great writing; you will enjoy this movie that one could essentially call, a grown-up's version of a family movie (as in designed for the whole family but that a parent can enjoy more than say a young child would, bucking the trend).

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.)

Never before has there been a low budget indie that is as ready for a theatrical release as "Firefall" is. Everything in this film from the the costuming all the way up to the acting is absolutely flawless. Matt Sconce cinematography is absolutely stunning, especially when you find out it was all shot on a DSLR. I challenge everyone to try to figure out which scenes were shot with the Red and which scenes with the GH2, I guarantee you won't figure it out. "Firefall" is a perfect example that indie film is still relevant and deserves more attention. Thank you Matt Sconce for making such an amazing film. And to distributors out there, you better get excited about this film, because any audience who sees this will love it. Get it out there.