Firewalker

Firewalker


Starring:Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson, Will Sampson, Sonny Landham, John Rhys-Davies, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Lee-Sung, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Álvaro Carcaño, John Hazelwood, José Escandón, Mário Arévalo, Juan Jaramillo, Miguel Fuentes, Julio Monje, Nicolás Jasso
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD
Firewalker
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not One of Norris' Best Efforts
  • SHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER
  • Romancing the...Raiders of the...
  • Glad I own a copy
  • So bad it's good.
 Firewalker
Starring: Chuck Norris , Louis Gossett Jr. , Melody Anderson , Will Sampson , and Sonny Landham
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0006TPDRU
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Description

This smashing, no-holds-barred adventure stars action legend Chuck Norris (Missing in Action) and OscarÂ(r) winner* Lou Gossett (An Officer and a Gentleman) as a pair of treasure-hunters with a knack for finding danger at every turn! After a long career of mishaps, wrong turns and utter failures, archaeological adventurers Max and Leo (Norris and Gossett) are ready to call it quits until a spunky blonde beauty with an ancient treasure map hires them to guide her into Central America to find Aztec gold. But as they draw closer to the priceless bounty, they are unaware that a powerful, vengeful spirit is tracking their every move and will stop at nothing to protect the sacred treasure! *1982: Supporting Actor, An Officer and a Gentleman

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not One of Norris' Best Efforts.......2006-11-22

Firewalker was meant to be a combination of Romancing The Stone and Lethal Weapon, and what it is instead is a horrible mismash that wastes the talents of two fine performers - one, a great action movie star (Chuck Norris) who knows how to be charming without going the full fledged comendy route, and a great actor (Louis Gossett, Jr.)whose desire to star in a potential blockbuster may have overwhelmed his judgment.

In Firewalker, Norris and Gossett play two adventurers that end up on a quest for lost treasure, and run afoul of an evil spirit who doesn't want the treasure to be taken. That's as good (or in this case, as bad) as it gets. It's not fun, or particularly excting, and while it might have seemed like a good idea to give Norris a hand at comedy, it doesn't work.

Firewalker is quite missable. Both actors have made many other movies that are a lot more entertaining.

3 out of 5 stars SHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER.......2005-03-10

Chuck Norris and Lou Gossett Jr. teamed up to make this "Raiders of the Lost Ark" inspired buddy adventure film that unfortunately had a few too many thrills and laughs to make it anymore than a mediocre film. They play a pair of furtune hunters who are hired by a woman named Patricia Goodwyn (Melody Anderson) who has a map to a lost treasure. Their quest takes them to Central America where the requisite two-dimensional baddie named El Coyote (Sonny Landham) is also after the treasure and has magical powers to back him up. Even "Raiders" vet John Ryhs Davies pops up in a cameo.

Unfortunately Norris just looks to stiff when he is not punching someone's lights out and the problem is only made worse as he tries his hand at comedy and it all comes off as very forced. And while it tries its best, it has none of the sheer adventure of the Indiana Jones movies. The film was directed by veteran J. Lee Thompson who basically directed all of Charles Bronson's bad movies of the 1980's such as "Death Wish 4", "Murphy's law" and "10 to Midnight". Thompson seems to have been a poor choice to direct a comedy adventure film, especially since he also directed the even worse "King Solomon's Mines just one year earlier. But I guess he was one of those Golan-Globus, Cannon Films stable of directors so that's why he got the gig.

Melody Anderson was moderate eye-candy in the day but she quickly faded out of show business just a few years after she did this film. I don't think this film was the cause, though.

On the plus side the scenes and locations are nicely shot and it at least looks adventurous even if it's mostly window dressing. This is a good movie but it had the promise to be so much more with a better director and a better script.

3 out of 5 stars Romancing the...Raiders of the..........2004-05-15

FIREWALKER is not the most memorable action adventure film out there but succeeds by not taking itself too seriously. The chemistry between Chuck Norris, Lou Gossett Jr., and Melody Anderson keeps the film from sinking from its predictable plot, cheap sets, generic action sequences and cardboard baddies (i.e. Sonny Landham -PREDATOR, 48 HRS- as "El Coyote"). The trio are on a quest to find a lost Aztec City and its hidden stockpile of hidden gold. For inspirational purposes, actor John Rhys-Davies from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is in the cast in a small role. Chuck Norris in a rare light/comedic/action role is pretty good as Max Donigan, the ex-marine turned adventurist. Norris handles some of the comic banter off of his two co-stars with ease and good comic timing and his martial arts prowess is hardly used in the movie. Overall, a mindless yet entertaining and harmless action adventure film from the 80's. This was produced at a time when "Indiana Jones" type movies were beginning to lose steam. Norris and Gossett are engaging and the beautiful Melody Anderson lights up the screen,

4 out of 5 stars Glad I own a copy.......2003-10-07

Yes, it is one of the goofiest pieces of, um, processed food that ever came out of Hollywood - but it's bad with such good humor! As though everyone said "You want me to do WHAT? Well, heck - why not?" One thing I'll insist upon - the relationships between Norris's character and Gossett's character is a dandy - and the one between Norris's character and Anderson's - Anderson's character is a Jim Peach. "FRUITCAKE?" shouts Anderson, after bursting into Norris's and Gossett's hotel room. "Are the walls that thin?" waffles Norris. "No, your mouth is that big!" comes her retort. And John Rhys-Davies as the adventurer who has taken over the Central-American rebel army - wonderfully crazed! Forget about the Academy, this is just plain fun.

4 out of 5 stars So bad it's good........2001-12-05

Firewalker was meant to be a rollicking comedic adventure movie, but it is funny for all the wrong reasons. The film is filled with technical mistakes of all kinds, obviously director J. Lee Thompson knew he was working on turkey and did not even bother to pay attention to it and faded stars Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., and Melody Anderson have no real chemistry. Bad Movie fans will have a blast watching familiar character actors and former box office stars embarrass themselves for a paycheck.
Firewalker [Region 2]
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not One of Norris' Best Efforts
  • SHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER
  • Romancing the...Raiders of the...
  • Glad I own a copy
  • So bad it's good.
 Firewalker [Region 2]
Starring: Chuck Norris , Louis Gossett Jr. , Melody Anderson , Will Sampson , and Sonny Landham
Director: J. Lee Thompson
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Gossett Jr., LouisGossett Jr., Louis | ( G ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Landham, SonnyLandham, Sonny | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
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  2. Lone Wolf McQuade
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  5. Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

ASIN: B00005Q3DR

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not One of Norris' Best Efforts.......2006-11-22

Firewalker was meant to be a combination of Romancing The Stone and Lethal Weapon, and what it is instead is a horrible mismash that wastes the talents of two fine performers - one, a great action movie star (Chuck Norris) who knows how to be charming without going the full fledged comendy route, and a great actor (Louis Gossett, Jr.)whose desire to star in a potential blockbuster may have overwhelmed his judgment.

In Firewalker, Norris and Gossett play two adventurers that end up on a quest for lost treasure, and run afoul of an evil spirit who doesn't want the treasure to be taken. That's as good (or in this case, as bad) as it gets. It's not fun, or particularly excting, and while it might have seemed like a good idea to give Norris a hand at comedy, it doesn't work.

Firewalker is quite missable. Both actors have made many other movies that are a lot more entertaining.

3 out of 5 stars SHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER.......2005-03-10

Chuck Norris and Lou Gossett Jr. teamed up to make this "Raiders of the Lost Ark" inspired buddy adventure film that unfortunately had a few too many thrills and laughs to make it anymore than a mediocre film. They play a pair of furtune hunters who are hired by a woman named Patricia Goodwyn (Melody Anderson) who has a map to a lost treasure. Their quest takes them to Central America where the requisite two-dimensional baddie named El Coyote (Sonny Landham) is also after the treasure and has magical powers to back him up. Even "Raiders" vet John Ryhs Davies pops up in a cameo.

Unfortunately Norris just looks to stiff when he is not punching someone's lights out and the problem is only made worse as he tries his hand at comedy and it all comes off as very forced. And while it tries its best, it has none of the sheer adventure of the Indiana Jones movies. The film was directed by veteran J. Lee Thompson who basically directed all of Charles Bronson's bad movies of the 1980's such as "Death Wish 4", "Murphy's law" and "10 to Midnight". Thompson seems to have been a poor choice to direct a comedy adventure film, especially since he also directed the even worse "King Solomon's Mines just one year earlier. But I guess he was one of those Golan-Globus, Cannon Films stable of directors so that's why he got the gig.

Melody Anderson was moderate eye-candy in the day but she quickly faded out of show business just a few years after she did this film. I don't think this film was the cause, though.

On the plus side the scenes and locations are nicely shot and it at least looks adventurous even if it's mostly window dressing. This is a good movie but it had the promise to be so much more with a better director and a better script.

3 out of 5 stars Romancing the...Raiders of the..........2004-05-15

FIREWALKER is not the most memorable action adventure film out there but succeeds by not taking itself too seriously. The chemistry between Chuck Norris, Lou Gossett Jr., and Melody Anderson keeps the film from sinking from its predictable plot, cheap sets, generic action sequences and cardboard baddies (i.e. Sonny Landham -PREDATOR, 48 HRS- as "El Coyote"). The trio are on a quest to find a lost Aztec City and its hidden stockpile of hidden gold. For inspirational purposes, actor John Rhys-Davies from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is in the cast in a small role. Chuck Norris in a rare light/comedic/action role is pretty good as Max Donigan, the ex-marine turned adventurist. Norris handles some of the comic banter off of his two co-stars with ease and good comic timing and his martial arts prowess is hardly used in the movie. Overall, a mindless yet entertaining and harmless action adventure film from the 80's. This was produced at a time when "Indiana Jones" type movies were beginning to lose steam. Norris and Gossett are engaging and the beautiful Melody Anderson lights up the screen,

4 out of 5 stars Glad I own a copy.......2003-10-07

Yes, it is one of the goofiest pieces of, um, processed food that ever came out of Hollywood - but it's bad with such good humor! As though everyone said "You want me to do WHAT? Well, heck - why not?" One thing I'll insist upon - the relationships between Norris's character and Gossett's character is a dandy - and the one between Norris's character and Anderson's - Anderson's character is a Jim Peach. "FRUITCAKE?" shouts Anderson, after bursting into Norris's and Gossett's hotel room. "Are the walls that thin?" waffles Norris. "No, your mouth is that big!" comes her retort. And John Rhys-Davies as the adventurer who has taken over the Central-American rebel army - wonderfully crazed! Forget about the Academy, this is just plain fun.

4 out of 5 stars So bad it's good........2001-12-05

Firewalker was meant to be a rollicking comedic adventure movie, but it is funny for all the wrong reasons. The film is filled with technical mistakes of all kinds, obviously director J. Lee Thompson knew he was working on turkey and did not even bother to pay attention to it and faded stars Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., and Melody Anderson have no real chemistry. Bad Movie fans will have a blast watching familiar character actors and former box office stars embarrass themselves for a paycheck.

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