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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => General Interest => Topic started by: lifeboatsteve on May 31, 2006, 02:13:16 PM

Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: lifeboatsteve on May 31, 2006, 02:13:16 PM: Doe anyone now any good fire service movies
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: Graeme on May 31, 2006, 05:17:50 PM: is this a particular fettish of your Steve?

why not watch the realistic backdraft of i will lend you my back catalogue of London's burning. ;)
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: lifeboatsteve on May 31, 2006, 08:53:13 PM: i have seen backdraft
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: Graeme on May 31, 2006, 10:27:46 PM: Fireman Sam?

can't think of any others..

btw in reply to your question-it was a series on ITV similar to the Bill.
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: lifeboatsteve on May 31, 2006, 10:30:38 PM: I had the watch the lot of them when i was 10
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: Graeme on May 31, 2006, 10:42:57 PM: oh well

Trumpton had Firemen too.

search google and see.

http://www.lovefilm.com/view_dvd.php?dt_id=31680&displayreviews=1&revieworder=newest
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: lifeboatsteve on May 31, 2006, 10:45:04 PM: ty
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: Fireguy1230 on June 02, 2006, 12:45:38 PM: Depends what you mean by good fire service movies steve??

If you mean totally unrealistic ones where the hero runs through flames with his tunic undone and an axe and his hand, or where the station has multi pump fires and life and death situations every day, then you can't go wrong with Ladder 49, Backdraft etc.

If you mean movies which really capture fire service life, then i'm afraid i've yet to find one!

Sorry i can't be of any more help mate.

Lee
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: lifeboatsteve on June 02, 2006, 01:06:00 PM: I mean realistic movies
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: Graeme on June 02, 2006, 09:59:36 PM: Roxanne is quite realistic,apart from the size of Steve Martin's nose.
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: messy on June 03, 2006, 08:46:28 AM: A realistic FS movie is an oxy-moron. By the time Hollywood has mauled it over it and added 'filmable' special effects and a cliche ridden story line, it's difficult to recognise any fire service origin

The most realistic portral perhaps was the TV movie - ie the original- London's Burning by Jack Rosental. (not the spin off crap series) despite 1 or 2 TV cliches, there are parts that were very close to the truth

Not sure whether it's available for sale/rent though
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: wee brian on June 03, 2006, 02:20:14 PM: Why should fire service movies be any different. Machine gun ammo is heavy and runs out quickly. unless you are Arnold Swartzerthingy.
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: Ricardo on June 03, 2006, 03:14:50 PM: Lifeboatsteve,

You may find the documentaery being shown tomorrow(sunday) on channel 4 at 8pm on the Moorgate train disaster of some interest.
Title: Fire service movies that are any good
Post by: Big A on June 06, 2006, 11:55:30 AM: 'If you go (through a huge hole in the floor of a burning warehouse), we all go' became our watch motto for a while.