Red Dawn

I'm not going to critique the acting, photography, or editing too much. They're bad/average for Hollywood.

No I'm going to focus more on the huge failures in basic logic and basic film making the new 'Red Dawn' makes.

Of course this is a remake of the 80s Reagan era classic about an American everytown invaded by communist troops. The only escapees of the high school massacre opening scene become survivalists in the deep woods and become insurgent freedom fighters calling themselves "The Wolverines." In this sense 'Red Dawn' is true to the original plot.

The first major flaw is high school students (all in their early thirties) awaking to poorly animated CGI airplanes dropping CGI paratroopers. These are some of the worst FX in recent memory. How difficult and basic is it to simply dress some stuntmen in military fatigues and film them parachuting? The did it in the first film just fine! The second, which many fans were already groaning over was that red China threatened a boycott not only of this but all of the studios films from ever being released in there, if the Chinese were portrayed as the communist invaders. Hence we're stuck with North Korea as the villains.

In an opening montage a sarcastic reporter asks, "What are they building a army this large for?" The logical guess would be that North Korea is still officially at war with South Korea, but 'Red Dawn' would have us believe they're secretly planning to invade the American West Coast? There is also some dispute as to how much of the film was made prior to villains' nationality change. Some rumors state the actors were actually filmed speaking Mandarin and had to be dubbed speaking Korean. It's unclear from the released footage.

Third, much like 'V For Vendetta' Hollywood also seems to have forgotten why communism is evil. In one ridiculous scene the Wolverines rob a Subway restaurant for its fresh bread and meat. See this is why communism doesn't work, the people are too poor to have things like fresh food. HOW THE FXXX would a communist Subway have fresh food? This is why it took decades for McDonald's to open its Moscow location. Because communists don't understand basic principles like farms delivering food to restraints. This isn't so much an insult to the intelligence of the audience as it is to the film makers.

There are various other plot holes, such as the blonde love interest (Isabel Lucas) being held as a political prisoner. "She's a survivor. I'm sure she's fine," the Wolverines reassure each other. Yes, certainly the invading troops wouldn't be using a gorgeous blonde teenager for gang rape or anything. As you may recall in the original Jennifer Grey and Lea Thompson were both gang rape victims.

Another flaw is the Wolverines driving into the woods and looking for a radio. Certainly one of the three cars they drove in would have had a radio.

All in all the new 'Red Dawn' isn't that bad. It just strips most of the emotional scenes we loved from the original and turns a bold premise into a 90 minute shoot'm up flick.

This is a thrilling film depicting an rebel group who comes to the rescue of the United States when a foreign army attempts to overtake entire nation by means a violent full-fledged invasion carried out by the ¨Korean enemy¨. The film contains action-packed, violence, crossfire, blow up and tensions build as the teens try to decide whether to surrender to the invaders or resist. This imagines about a Korean invasion of the American heartland by crack airbone troops . Is the dawn of World War III. There is a high school football player called Matt Eckert's (Josh Peck) who gets picked up by his girlfriend, Erica (Isabel Lucas), who's one of the cheerleaders in the school, and they go off to a party that night. While Tom (Brett Cullen) finds his returned son, US Marine Jed (Chris Hemsworth). From out of the sky, Korean troops begin landing in the United States. In a few seconds, the paratroopers have attacked the school and sent a group of teenagers fleeing into the mountains. They manage to pick up a few more people, including schoolmates Robert (Josh Hutcherson) and Daryl (Connor Cruise), as some other escapees follow them in another car. Armed only with hunting rifles, pistols, and bows and arrows, the teens struggle to survive the bitter winter and the military invaders . Patrols hunting for them. Eventually, trouble arises when they kill a group of soldiers on patrol in the highlands. In the west mountains of America, the group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Korean forces. Soon they will wage their own guerrilla warfare against the invading Soviet troops under the banner of "Wolverines!". When Marines die, we go to hell and regroup!. This Thanksgiving, The Fight Begins At Dawn !. Welcome to the Home of the Brave !. In America, heroes aren't raised !. They're orphaned !.

Despite scrupulously reconstructed battles and partisan raids, it military thesis is patently ridiculous. Exciting , entertaining and moving movie about an absurd invasion for invasion US that threatens American economic prosperity . The picture concerns a dangerous international terrorist army trying to destroy United States via some continued series of terrorist operations . It's a pulp movie of political war genre ; resulting to be quite bemusing . The history deals with cruel Korean soldiers causing destruction and panic , versus American patriots who fight strongly to vanquish them.

This is a routine and passable actioner, stars Chris Hemsworth as U. S. Marine Jed Eckert, resulting go be one of the best roles he'd made to date , as he's nice as tough, cold, stubborn soldier. He's well accompanied by a good cast of young newcomers who'll follow decent film careers, such as: Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise, Alyssa Diaz, Edwin Hodge, Will Yun Lee playing a nasty , ominous korean villain and veterans as Brett Cullen, Michael Beach and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

It's a predictable , shallow and brainless film though will appeal to warlike enthusiasts because of it contains some excellent action sequences . An agreeable and entertaining film, but the plot is almost ridiculous and senseless but it's developed in fast moving and numerous surprises and that's why it is amusing enough.

This paranoia-political-thriller movie has precedent in those films of the 50s and 60s in which take place fantastic invasion on America as ¨Sinister invasion or Invasion USA (1952)¨ by Alfred E Green and ¨Battle beneath the earth¨(1967) by Montomery Tully . The motion picture takes part of a genre which in the 80s achieved splendor, thus : ¨Red Dawn¨( by John Milius with Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe Tom Cruise) , US Invasion (by Joseph Zito with Chuck Norris) and ¨Amerika¨ ( by Donald Wyre with Kris Kristofferson) where the communists -Russkies generally- execute invasion on America.

The film was mediocrely shot by Don Bradley, without any originality, being his only film as a director . Bradley is a stuntsman and stunt coordinator who has worked in a lot of films. Bradley was originally cast as Jason Voorhees in Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part 1986), however after only a few days of shooting, he was replaced by C. J. Graham, some of his footage remains in the film, as he plays Jason during the paint balling sequence. Rating Red Dawn. 5/10 . Passable but mediocre reboot.

The United States gets invaded by North Korea. That pretty much sums up the ludicrousness of the film. I mean, the original had Soviet Union being the invading force, which at least played to the fears and politics of the time. This didn't have the guts to go with Russia - although they kinda did - but couldn't they haven chosen anything else but North Korea?

Not that it really matters. The whole premise is silly, but so is the movie as a whole. And the worst thing is that it tries to take itself way too seriously. The tone is grim and dark, the characters suffer, there's death and dismemberment, the whole gruesome nine yards. And throughout this whole ordeal were supposed to believe that North Korea successfully invaded the only superpower of our time. Yeah... no.

And the worst thing is that I've seen this idea done much better. I haven't seen the original film, but there's a film called Tomorrow, When the War Began, released a few years before this one, which takes place in Australia and has China as the invading force. Well, they don't explicitly specify the nation. But it's China. And yes, it's a stupid, silly film as well, but it acknowledges it. It's a teenage action-comedy and has much greater camp value because of it. The main characters are teenagers, like in this film, but the ludicrousness of the situation is turned to the film's advantage through decent writing and characters. And it still gets to have its guns akimbo action scenes and character deaths needed to sell the point that war is not actually such a hot idea.

So, to summarize, if the premise interests you, see Tomorrow, When the War Began instead. Enough said.

This is a remake of the campy 80s classic. It stars Chris Hemsworth , Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, and Connor Cruise. There's nothing the actors could do to save this ridiculously illogical story.

Whereas the original had the US invaded by Russia and Latin America, this one is invaded by North Korea. At least the 80s version passed the smell test. This one is just too stupid. Originally, this 2012 version was supposed to be Chinese which actually had a chance. But the change is the new history of Hollywood financing. This movie was held up in editing hell. The Chinese money didn't like to be shown as the bad guys. So a painstaking re-editing changed all the Chinese soldiers into North Koreans.

As for the story, it's still basically the same idea. Except this time there is some kind of fantastical briefcase that explains the success of the foreign invaders. It just adds another element of disbelief into the movie. I like most of the actors in this, but there are too many unreasonable things to buy into.

His character was so annoying, and his acting straight up sucks. This movie could have been better, without him in it.

Just by looking at him is annoying.