DVD
REVIEW: FIREPROOF
01/23/09
SYNOPSIS: Kirk
Cameron stars as Caleb Holt, a heroic fire captain who
values dedication and service to others above all else. But
the most important partnership in his life, his marriage, is
about to go up in smoke. This gripping story follows one
man’s desire to transform his life and overhaul his marriage
through the healing power of faith as he learns to fully
embrace the fireman’s code: Never Leave Your Partner Behind.
REVIEW: Sherwood
Baptist Church, located in Albany, Georgia, has released
its third film after "Facing the Giants" and "Flywheel".
Amazingly or miraculously this church's third film,
"Fireproof" has surprised Hollywood after being released in
theaters and now on DVD with a very peculiar staff,
volunteers including church members. The power of this group
effort has resulted in a film that is set to reveal the
secret of everlasting love.
The film is a bit slow and not interesting at the beginning
posing a household problem between a couple, however the art
of story telling begins to unravel the power of
unconditional love through forgiveness, patience and
devotion. Kirk Cameron as Caleb Holt is a firefighter who
has forgotten the code of his job, "Never leave your partner
behind", in the most intimate of all relationships, his
marriage. It is this man's quest to save his marriage
through faith that leads him to examine his life and venture
into a spiritual journey of peace and love.
This is an inspirational story that will touch the hearts of
many with laughter and tears spreading a clear message of
faith. Sherwood productions will never again be
underestimated after this third attempt, "Fireproof" meets
its purpose.
DVD: The film is
presented in a 1.85:1 aspect ration, with a 5.1 Dolby
Digital surround sound in English and Spanish. It also
includes a subtitle option for 5 languages. In terms of
special features the DVD includes plenty. With the
highlights being the deleted scenes, Firegoofs, the behind
the scenes documentary and Marriage Matters, in which the
director and the producer talk about what marriage means to
them.
VIDEO:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
AUDIO:
English and Spanish (5.1
Dolby Digital)
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese,
Chinese
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Deleted Scenes: A total of 10 delete scenes,
including a deleted scenes introduction by director Alex
Kendrick all worth watching (15:09)
“Firegoofs,” Jokes and Pranks: This is basically the gag
reel (7:02)
“Fireproof: Behind the Scenes”
Featurette Go
behind the scenes for a look at how the film was
brought to life. It includes comments from the cast and
filmmakers.(22:50)
“Marriage Matters” Featurette Director and producer talk
about what marriage means to them (7:23)
“Wayne on Wayne” This is a short piece in which Wayne
Floyd. A real firefighter answer some question about his
first movie. Very funny featurette. (3:22)
“Fireproof in 60” In this featurette we get to see the
entire plot of the movie in 60 seconds.
Fireproof Discussion Guide Resources
“The Love Dare” promo
Commentary with Co-Writer/Director Alex Kendrick and
Co-Writer/Producer Stephen Kendrick
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