Posted on 11/26/2012 10:29:50 AM PST by Perseverando
Out of curiosity, I took a look at how film critics from other newspapers and publications reviewed the new “Red Dawn,” a remake of the 1984 cult classic about teenagers taking up guns and defending America from communist invaders.
You’d think from the critics’ condescending sneers that the remake is utter garbage.
“Preposterous,” said one critic of the remake’s premise that North Korea could invade the U.S. today. “Outdated,” said another, suggesting the plot line be relegated to the ancient Cold War and the once-upon-a-time Red Scare.
The only thing that’s “preposterous,” however, is the speed at which these obviously liberal critics leaped to dismiss the movie. I honestly, without hyperbole, wonder if some of them even watched it.
For starters, the movie explains that North Korea doesn’t invade without “help,” and that they used a cyber attack on the American financial system and an electromagnetic pulse weapon, or EMP, against the U.S. infrastructure. Furthermore, North Korea only invades the Pacific Northwest, while other enemies attack elsewhere. It’s not really that implausible.
Besides, the original film cast Cuba as the invading force – not the Soviet Union, as is commonly reported – so don’t talk to me about “preposterous.”
And as for “outdated,” the Red Scare is far from over, as many Americans outside the leftist worldview recognize. It’s just that the threat of communism in the U.S. now comes from our own public universities, instead of Moscow.
So politically biased bashing aside, let’s look at the film a little more honestly, shall we?
“Red Dawn” is indeed a remake, provoking many of the same themes and even revisiting some of the same scenes as the original (“The chair is against the wall; the chair is against the wall,” drinking deer blood, “Wolverines!” and so on). It tells the story
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Saw it over the weekend. Better than the original, but still a stretch.
Has anyone tried to rent or buy the original 1984 Red Dawn? It is like the film does not exist. As far as I can tell it is only available via special order. I wanted my kids to see the original before they saw the new version.
This has got to be one of the dumbest movies ever. At least in Red Dawn 1 we were overrun by a powerful country,,,the USSR. But North Korea? Sheesh.
When are we going to see a “Blue Dawn” movie?
The plot would be marxist enemies within that attempt to infiltrate into power by calling themselves progressives...
Sounds like fiction, but I think it might be plausible to movie audiences...
I believe the invading force was supposed to be Chinese, until political correctness forced N.Korea to the fore.
> Besides, the original film cast Cuba as the invading force – not the Soviet Union, as is commonly reported – so don’t talk to me about “preposterous.”
That’s not accurate. The Soviets were the primary opponent, with it being mentioned that Cubans posed as illegals that sneaked across the border to sabotage.
The original got the same reviews from the same leftie critics.
In the original it was Cuban, Honduran, and Nicaraguan forces coming up through Mexico. The initial soldiers invading were Hispanic. The Soviets came in later and followed their initial push after strategic strikes that crippled the US.
For starters, the movie explains that North Korea doesn’t invade without “help,” and that they used a cyber attack on the American financial system and an electromagnetic pulse weapon, or EMP, against the U.S. infrastructure. Furthermore, North Korea only invades the Pacific Northwest, while other enemies attack elsewhere. It’s not really that implausible.
Besides, the original film cast Cuba as the invading force – not the Soviet Union, as is commonly reported – so don’t talk to me about “preposterous.”
It’s been on TV almost constantly lately.
If it's preposterous it is because of the kowtowing of greedy "capitalists" to the Chicoms.
Sad. Truly sad.
I would have made the movie like this: Communists overtake the Democrat party and slowly change the demographics of the country, then they overtake the Republican party which allows a foreign born Islamic communist to be unconstitutionally elected as POTUS and then elected again to a 2nd term in which he further erodes the constitution and before you know it Sharia law is instituted and this is where the Wolverines fight back. But who would ever believe it? Ridiculous plot!
And the Chinese were the “good guys” in the first one.
North Korea has about as much chance of invading the US as the Duchy of Grand Fenwick.
I LOVED the original. Saw this over the weekend. Didn’t like it.
It’s available on iTunes, $2.99 standard, $3.99 high def.
The plot would be marxist enemies within that attempt to infiltrate into power by calling themselves progressives... Sounds like fiction, but I think it might be plausible to movie audiences...
What a coincidence! I Just checked the news on my favorite website, FR. They're heeerrree!!!!!
“We’ve got 800 million screaming Chinese on our side.”
“Aren’t there a billion Chinese?”
“Not anymore.”
They also talk about England getting into the war. I imagine Canada got involved wince the USSR used their territory to stage.
The war was made out to be massively worldwide.
I know I am showing my age, but I remember movie critics referring to the first Red Dawn as; preposterous, ridiculous, silly and my favorite, “A right wing Reagan voter’s fantasy.”
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