a bit boring.

It's nothing I feel too crazy about. It has a few good moments, but feel a little too long and need a little more for it to really work for me. The story is quite interesting but it's poorly constructed and doesn't deliver enough thrills. Tangerine Dream does the score here, which is awesome, also it has some fantastic effects, but I'm not sure about the rest. Considering the cast, you'd expect something good from this film but it's actually the opposite. Drew Barrymore as the lead character is not very good here and she gets on my nerves rather quickly. I also find the government/villain motivation to be confusing. If the film was shorter I would have liked it more I guess. Still excited to see the remake.

Firestarter is a very uneven movie. The pacing lags in places, and makes for some boring sequences. On the upside, David Keith gives a strong performance and Drew Barrymore is outstanding. The ending is awesome, even though the special effects show their age.

Drew Barrymore held the film together. Really enjoyed it.

Was never sure if I seen this prior to what turns out to actually be first watch. It has a good ending (mostly) with pretty good an more than expected effects, but the film itself is too long, boring for much of the time (other than laughing at Martin Sheen's hair, and trying to decide whether or not George C Scott was going all in on the appropriation or just really wanted a ponytail), and felt like much of it was effectively just replicating itself a couple times to stretch things out. Also, despite how inappropriate it felt, I don't think I've ever seen ANY kind of movie where the word 'baby' has been used so many times - Justin Bieber levels. In the end, barely worth seeing as a movie, but the ending would be worth seeing whether out of context or not.