Fire Serpent

This was absolutely awful but unfortunately I've seen worse. At least the production value is good (It doesn't look like someone shooting their first film with a camcorder). The basic story had possibilities but it went nowhere. It was just cheesy and a waste of time but considering that William Shatner wrote and produced this what do you expect but cheese. The major test of this is that I walked out of the room when it was playing and didn't care if I missed any of it. The only good thing about this was seeing Randolph Mantooth in something other than a soap but even he couldn't save this turkey. All I've seen Robert Beltran and Nicholas Brendon in since their series have ended has been really bad TV or straight to video movies. I should have known this would be bad but I keep hoping for something decent.

Was the cast on quaaludes? The acting is so leaden you wonder if they were on something. No facial expressions, no reactions, no emotion. Just "actors" standing woodenly while reading slowly off cue cards. So slowly. Seriously detracts from the otherwise dreadful special effects and non existent plot.

Three stars for the Buffy alumni guy attempting to act and the surprisingly accurate depiction of just how expendable journalists are. Two die, no one even pretends to care. Three stars.

Well, Sci-Fi Channel did it again!! No wonder I keep watching re-runs of CSI and even Survivor!! I can't believe Nicholas Brendon, Robert Beltran and Randolph Mantooth would have ever considered doing this "movie"...that is unless since the cancellations of each of their own series', they "couldn't find work?" For Godsakes guys...do some cheesy commercials like maybe Geiko or something and I would have more respect for the each of you than I do right now!!

Before this "so-called movie" even aired, it was given a 7.something rating. What's up with that?? Color me stupid, but I was under the impression that in order to rate a movie, IT HAD TO BE WATCHED FIRST!! Or maybe given the cast line-up, IMDb members were taking for granted that this would be an excellent movie. I guess they never heard of the old saying, "Don't count your chickens BEFORE they hatch!!!!", cause instead of getting chickens, you just might get a clutch of mutant "what-evers" {sic}!! I have to admit though, the actor's performances were OK; but, I honestly believe that the Director(s) should be bitch-slapped for releasing such a lousy movie!!!

I am just glad it is over so I now have the chance to watch some really bad TV, at least "BY MY OWN choosing"!!

Remember, opinions are like ***holes; everyones got one... some stink more than others!

I would not say this movie was akin to the usual sci-fi movies on Saturday night, but it won't be winning any awards either.

The writing was poor, however I believe the actors did the best they could with what they had – with the exception of the TV news crew women at the start. I found Nicholas Brendon's character to be the most 'believable' but they rest did as good as they could. I'm sorry but Beltran's character started off being poorly fleshed out, but by the end of the film he was over the top.

The SFX were not ILM worthy, but they were a hair better than most movies on the channel.

All in all, I found it watchable, but not very ripping. I will give the appropriate accolades to Mr. Brendon. He seems to have taken the part as far as he could with what he had. Better scripting and better directing by Shatner (although not nearly as bad as 'Star Trek: Generations' IMHO) may have made this just a wee bit better.

Have you ever wondered about those angels spoken of in the Bible of fire and sword? Well science fiction has uncovered an explanation for them. Turns out in Fire Serpent they are living creatures unlike our carbon based life form that live in solar flares. Every now and then they get themselves loose and wreak all kinds of havoc. Check in the Bible Leviticus Chapter Ten and you can read what one of these things did to the sons of Aaron.

Some wacko agent from Homeland Security played by Voyager's Robert Beltran's who's a little far gone on religion has this brilliant idea to use one of these things as a method of meting out some of us his own divine retribution. Nothing like pretending you're the Deity when the power gets thrust upon you. It's up to Buffy the Vampire Slayer veteran Nicholas Brendon and Emergency's Randolph Mantooth to stop the creature and he who seeks to use it.

It's kind of sad to see what some players come down to, but a paycheck is a paycheck. The science in the science fiction leaves a lot to be desired and if this thing could really be true and these creatures have visited us before, the earth would have been left a burning cinder several millenia ago.