Review of City on Fire

City on Fire (1979)
4/10
Put this fire out.....please
21 December 1999
What can I say...were movies really this bad.

Henry Fonda the great actor...what was he thinking when he agreed to be in this disasterous disaster movie.

I won't bore you with the plot..the movie is bad enough without having to try to understand the intricat web of sub plots that exist.

I have a few questions anyone who watches this movie might be able to answer me cause I sure couldn't figure them out.

1) How did the entire city catch fire? 2) The hospital evacuation...why do they run out of oxygen? 3) I didn't think firemen would normally run into a burning building like they do in this movie with no oxygen? 4) What was the contraption that was used for CPR on the injured fireman? Look like a porno prop to me

Leslie Nielsen was doing comedy even when he was doing serious drama. This movie is right out of the Naked Gun series. only problem is the actors take it all seriously.

Susan Clark (aka Websters mum) plays the rich, trampy, heroine love interest for Barry Newman (who is this guy? what a chick magnet really?)

I think my impression of the movie is coming through loud and clear. I love disaster movies usually, but god were all of the 1970's movies this bad?? Surely not....

If you need a laugh watch this tripe if only to appreciate good movies when you watch them.
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