Hey everyone and welcome back to my TOASTY OVERDRIVE summer special so on to Fire Serpent.
We open in outer space as a fireball burst out of the sun and flies towards earth. Back on earth we see two forest fire fighters who are also a couple making out awhile on survey duty. One of the fire fighters spots a small flame and tries to put it out but in an instant the flame takes form of a serpent and possesses her body. The second fire fighter calls for help but was interrupted by his now possessed girlfriend as she discharges fire from her eyes. Cut to present day we’re introduced to fire fighter Jake Relm (played by Nicholas Brendon); HOLY CRAP it’s Xander. As he and his buddy Dave are leaving the burned forest a tiny flame “sneaks” into his Dave’s backpack. Hey no hick-hikers. Back at a fire fighter base camp the tiny flame gets out of the backpack and causes a trailer to explode; taking shape of a giant serpent and kills Dave. Later at another base camp we’re introduced to Christina Andrews (played by Sandrine Holt) an official from the National Fire Agency. As she leaves she’s being watched by an unknown man; more on him later. We cut to Christina returning to her office at NFA until she’s approached by agent Cooke (played by Robert Beltran) OH SHIT it’s Chakotay. Cooke informs Christina that he’s been assigned by Washington D.C.; reviewing the forest fires as threats to national security. He then shows a file of Dutch Fallon (played by Randolph Mantooth) (the man who was watching Christina) suspecting he’s the one behind the forest fires. Dutch was a career fire fighter until back at Sand Hills in 1966 (at the start of this film) where they claim that he started the fire and killed his girlfriend. We cut to a bar where Jake is playing pool until he’s approached by Dutch. At first believes that the fire was alive but immediately denies it and leaves. Jake heads to a recently burned down home and notices burn trail leading to cross broad fence when Dutch arrives. He tries to convinces Jake that the fire he saw was no ordinary fire and that this fire will do things to stay burning. We cut to Jake meeting up with Christina at a storm drain; afterwards she warns Jake about Dutch before he leaves.
A news reporter at the storm drain decides to investigate soon after the fire fighters left the scene. Inside the storm drain she unfortunately came across the tiny flame as it possesses her when she touched it. We cut to Dutch testing out a special type of halon bullet shells that when fire it releases a concussive pressure of water. Dutch is confronted by Cooke’s men but manages to get away however, after reaching his car he’s caught by Christina. At a NFA interrogation room Jake and Dutch share their perspective to Christina on what’s been happening as of late. A little bit later Cooke approaches Dutch and it’s kinda revealed that there’s something between those two. Cooke then releases Dutch and drops the charges. We cut to Jake following burned up power lines until he’s being followed by Cooke’s men; they toss a grenade into his truck but he immediately jumps out. Oh my I wonder if this may lead to Cooke being a bad guy. A police officer arrives at the incident to check on Jake; he then attempts to put out the fire but is quickly posse. Jake gets to the police car and immediately hauls ass before the possessed cop fries him. Dutch meets up with Jake at the bar and explain that this fire is been refer to as “Alien Fire” from the Old Testament and that there’s been more of them coming to earth for a long time. He then reveals that he was involved in the capture of the Alien Fire and so was Cooke which he wanted it as a weapon. Later at a morgue Cooke manage to retrieve the fire from the dead officer his men shot down. However, it would seem that Cooke has other plans as he kills one of his men. Christina meets up with Jake and Dutch they agree that Cooke is heading to a pumping station that reserves petroleum. Cooke’s intention is to release the creature there; providing the perfect fuel for the creature. Christina, Jake, and Dutch head to the pumping station to stop Cooke; they arrive and shortly thereafter Cooke shoots them. Dutch gets hit and eventually dies; ah damn it I actually like that guy he had the most awesome name. Christina returns fire and hits Cooke; now wounded he releases the creature and allows it to possess him. Cooke successfully delivers the creature through the pipes leading towards the petroleum reserves. The film ends with Jake and Christina able to destroy the creature by causing an explosion that forces the fire to get cut off immediately eventually starving the creature.
My Final Verdict: This film may sound over the top but it really doesn’t and that’s good thing. It’s got a solid plot; it’s not a solid gold plot but solid. The effects are OK…they don’t look too crappy. And one of the actors has a rather awesome last name Mantooth that totally screams BIG ASS MOTHERFUCKER. Also here’s the kicker this film was thought up by William Shatner; that’s right Captain James T. Kirk came up with this film. And I think I just killed a lot of brain cells.
We still have some red hot films to review in this special so stay tuned as I review a film that really makes you burn…quite literally. Next time it’s Pyrokinesis so bring A LOT of water.
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