Fire and Ice

LeonardMaltinmakestheerrorofreviewingthisasthoughitwereatypicalHollywoodfilm.It'snot.It'sajusta"skifilm"aimedatanaudienceofskiers,andassuchit'samongthebestofthegenre.WillyBognermaybebest-knownthesedaysforhislineofskiclothes,butevenmanyskiersareunawareofhisreputationasaworld-classskierandskifilmmaker.HiscameraworkandskiingwerebehindmanyofthespectacularskiingstuntsintheJamesBondfilms.Noneoftheperformersin"FireAndIce"areactorsperse.ButthecastisavirtualWho'sWhoofthefreestyleskiworldinthe1980's.Theiron-snowanticscombinewithBogner'scinematographytomakethisavisualtreat.Theplot,suchasitis,servesmerelytomovethestoryalong.Don'tlookforhighdramahere.Justsitbackandenjoysomeamazingskiingandstunningmountainphotography.