Dorathen Better Late Then Never

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

shalimar-4 Former TV stars battle for non-careers..As Xander aka Nicolas Brendon post BTVS tries to battle against Chakotay aka Robert Beltran (Star Trek Voyager) battles fort he title of formerly had a career on a hit TV show.Oh wait.. they have new names for this movie? Oh OK my bad..They are jake and Cooke respectively this time around.. though I'd bet most ppl would be far more likely to remember them for their former roles..Hire former stars out of pity or desperate attempt to pass production off as bigger budget? Check! Made for TV? Yep Low budget? Double Check Sub par childish writing? check check & check! Hired local HS geek club for special effects? Running out of checks fast! (Limit of one check for each geek/nerd please!) Syfy managed to not make a 100% disaster unlike most they touch? Check!Actually all things considered not bad.. and "Xander" being notoriously drunk as hell during this time period probably helped I'm guessing..it's campy at best.. very poor/low budget everything and has a huge # of errors of course.. but scary enough it's actually watchable.. unlike so much crap esp that has been on TV as of late as I've commented elsewhere (including horrid uwe boll crap)Trivia as well as how to cut down on expenses for the script: The "abandoned glass factory" and "local fuel source" actually are exactly that IRL... (Vopak storage for the tanks iirc)The Glass factory (Consumer's Glass Factory, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada http://www.IMDb.com/search/title? locations=Consumer%27s%20Glass%20Factory,%20Hamilton,%20Ontario,%20C anada&ref_=ttloc_loc_5 ) isn't abandoned however.. but it has not operated as such in many decades. I've worked there on set for several films using the same location including "Weapon" (aka Cyborg Soldier (2008)) IMDb tt1151928 , & "The Incredible Hulk" IMDb tt0800080 & many others..Also note Filming at the Glass factory for both Hulk and "Weapon" were taking place at virtually the exact same time. We had to work around the creation of the freshly green painted walls for the "military base" section due to scheduling conflicts.Oh also note.. While I poke fun at Nicolas and Robert as former stars.. it's only in fun and it is true they really are former stars at this point compared to their former status... and they both are still working away in the industry so applause for them on that point :)I'm sure both are very nice guys as have the vast majority of those I've worked with. (I was not on set for this production at all) And I'm sure they would both happily laugh at themselves and this review as well unlike idiots such as uwe boll (whom I'd happily accept his idiotic challenge btw just for the fun of deflating his absurdly over inflated ego)

Theo Robertson The plot of FIRE SERPENT is somewhat intriguing - alien creatures emerge from the Sun and attack Earth . You could easily see this plot being used by a Hollywood studio where a couple of A list actors and actresses battle demonic creatures from Hell with the future of civilization at stake . Certainly it sounds like a very easy to market . Sadly the pitch was made to the sci-fi channel and not a major Hollywood executive From the outset we're shown that there's aliens involved but the characters don't realise this which means the narrative is very sluggish . If you're writing a script make sure the audience are as knowledgeable characters in the story or don't construct the story as a mystery . because it quickly becomes tedious when the characters are trying to unravel the causes of mysterious fire deaths while the audience knows whats happening The writers also fail to keep things tightly plotted with a few too many characters and subplots . There's some callous FBI spooks on the case along with a TV crew , not to mention the religious fanatic and a friendly sheriff . There's plot conveniences of the fire monster burning down a house but no one being around to see it . Why did the monster burn down the house ? Ask the writers because there's on screen explanation as to why That said the film could have been saved somewhat if they been impressive production values . A story like this would have greatly benefited from a big budget that would have included atmospheric night sequences . Sadly however it's made for the Sci-Fi channel which means all the sequences are shot in daylight and all the special effects are very obviously created with CGI

rbrb Awful film.This picture looks like the makers discovered they hardly had any budget and certainly no talent in any aspect. So they found the cheapest and worst "actors", used a few warehouse and street locations etc, and found some amateur special effects people to patch together this terrible movie.The story:"Alien creatures emerge from the sun and attack Earth"More like alien picture producers emerge from the mental hospital to attack the viewing public.How I could sit through this rubbish, goodness knows; suppose I was stupefied by the sheer badness of the whole thing.I cannot give a vote less than 1 out of ten, so I have rounded up my half mark to that.

Michael O'Keefe Sci-Fi channel presents FIRE SERPENT. Some interesting FX, but story line not all that interesting. Jake(Nicholas Brendon)is little more than a rookie firefighter that watches his partner go up in flames. A 40-year veteran, Dutch Fallon(Randolph Mantooth)convinces Jake that the recent strange fires are the product of a serpent that actually lives in the fire. Chris Andrews(Sandrine Holt)is a female government agent assigned to take charge of an investigation. She temporarily sides with an agent from Washington named Cooke, that seems to have had dealings with Fallon in the past. It is obvious that the serpent needs to be destroyed before it destroys mankind. This quirky film can't be taken seriously, though it will remind you to check your fire insurance. If you happen to have an innocent fetish with fire...this is your flick.