Sure, it might be a bit silly at times, but who cares! With such an amazing assemble cast and all the super intense moments involving the pyrotechnics, it couldn't have been more riveting.

Scott Glenn and Jennifer Jason Leigh were a bit underused in my opinion, but Donald Sutherland really gave it his all, despite his part being fairly minor.

This is one of Michelle's favourite action movies, so it was fun that I got to experience it with her over long distance!

A visual feast.

My favorite part is when Jack Backdraft is in the building and he goes "Not so fast, fire!" and puts it out with water.

One of my absolute favourite action movies. The visual effects are spectacular and I’m hard pressed to name a movie with a better cast than this (I can even forgive Billy Baldwin for being the lead when you also have Kurt Russell, Scott Glenn, Bobby De Niro, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Donald Sutherland, Rebecca De Mornay and JT Walsh all in one film). ❤️❤️ 
So glad I could watch this with a Backdraft virgin too. Thanks, Lou!!!

Spectacular, never-ending fire and explosions but a flagrantly silly story (and perplexing double-casting of Kurt Russell as both a main character and that main character's father in a flashback.)

But for real, tremendous job with all that fire seriously there are a lot of flames.

I loved this movie as a teen, another example of Ron Howard able to deftly jump genres into the action thriller realm with one hell of a cast. Sadly it’s not aged as well as I expected but the practical fire effects and stunts are still FUCKING AMAZING.
Not so much? The whole “fire as monster” conceit. 
Still a “blast” to revisit.

Lt. Steven McCaffrey: You go. We go.

Fire Porn....idk this movie just doesn’t hold up as much as it did watching it on USA, TBS, and TNT as a kid. Some good supporting performances (Kurt, Scott Glenn, DeNiro)...horrible lead (Billy Baldwin, the dullest Baldwin) and female lead (Jennifer Jason Leigh and Baldwin have 0 chemistry). The basic storyline is pretty decent but the family shit is contrived and the romance (which I’ve already mentioned). Good Chicago locations tho for what ever that’s worth

Part of Dastardly Difficult December: film nr.57

I've never been a fan of Ron Howard, simply because as a director he doesn't have anything to be a fan of. He directs like his alter ego from Happy Days, safe, pedestrian and reliable. As a result all his films are decent, with an occasional good one.

Backdraft falls in the decent category. Where it excels in its visuals and set pieces it completely falls short in its shallow and predictable script. The cast is great, apart from one of the 'I really can't act' Baldwins and their characters agreeable stereotypes. It has some great action sequences and the heat of the fires is almost tangible as it is all shot beautifully.

This is a solid film by Howard and for me one of his more enjoyable ones, even though it follows the rules just a bit too neatly.

Fire! Explosions! Excitement!

The only adjective I can think of that adequately describes this hot (get it?!) mess is "sucky".

The towering inferno. Big, blustery, hyper-soapy cornball melodrama combined with an Irwin Allen level of disaster porn cinema. All that tangible smoke, fire and endless explosions feel miraculous in the CGI age, with stuntmen setting themselves ablaze and getting tossed backward by the titular blasts. Hot men diving through hotter flames? True pyrotechnics.

Kurt Russell owned the decade of 1982-1991. With the 1993 Tombstone as the cherry on top.

Really good effects, sad, very gory captivating xx

3.25 if I could. Been watching a fair amount of mindless 90s action movies lately and this scratched that itch. Russell overacted in a way few can do and still be entertaining. Action was compelling if not super realistic. Love story aspect was unnecessary but every 90s action film had one. Wish there was more DeNiro, his character should have been explored now. Goodish action flick but long.

붉은 화마에 둘러싸인 이 영화의 가치를 완성하는 것은 잡은 손을 놓지 않는 것.

Good set pieces. Some cheesy drama.

One of the most obnoxious movies I’ve ever seen. Great theme park attraction though.

(Did De Niro just have firefighter on his acting bucket list? Why is he in this?)

Backdraft (91): Sloppy, melodramatic malarkey finished with Howard’s penchant for cheap sentiment and mechanically precise filmmaking. Oh, and there’s plenty of big scary FIRE! Cast both plays into the silliness but is also overqualified for the task at hand. D+

Yeah, just your standard Firefighter thriller. 

Oh.. that’s not a common genre? This is only one of two? AND THE SECOND IS THE SEQUEL?!?

A pretty enjoyable 90's action-drama with occasional undertones of thriller. I found myself wanting to see De Niro on screen more than he was; Kurt Russell enveloped his role quite well even though he was clearly stuck with some cheesy dialogue at times; Billy Baldwin's performance unfortunately didn't do much for me; and lastly, Jennifer Jason Leigh, who I loved in Dolores Claiborne, just didn't seem right for the role she was in.

Cinematography here is really, really good. I very much enjoyed seeing early 90's Chicago.

All in all, you could do better and you could do worse. I recommend a watch.

My god was this film long 😂 I started to lose interest at the 3rd act but overall it wasn’t that bad. The score was amazing (because it was Hans Zimmer) and whoever decided to give the ‘backdraft’ a sort of growl sound effect...genius...

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