I was 14 when it came out. Loved it back then for all the action, violence and its general "un-PC-ness". Today it's a gu
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Hendry_William_French — 10 years ago(February 12, 2016 03:09 PM)
Yeah, it's a tremendous film. A great cast, great story, great director plus it's filmed in a really classic way - just looks different. 80s films were so much fun but they always had some character and meaning to them, it wasn't an excuse for action - there was a point to this (unlike say, the sh!tty remake).
Acting like you some one-man GPS -
snickerdoodle68 — 9 years ago(December 03, 2016 10:00 PM)
I was. This movie was a big deal at the time, especially to teenagers. I have one friend who was traumatized by it and is now a full- blown prepper.
It's not surprising that modern audiences sneer at it and call it illogical, implausible garbage. To truly understand and appreciate this movie you really had to have been a teenager in the 80s.
Red Dawn has a lot cultural relevance to it, if you ignore the implausible story/plotline and watch it keeping in mind it's historical context. The Cold War between USA/ Russia was very real and scary to young people. The movie was written entirely for those kids, as the movie was seen and told only from their POV.
I watch this movie as an adult now and I am reminded of Obama's stupid joke to Mitt Romney "This isn't the 80 s anymore", dismissing his warnings about Russia. Here it is 2016 and guess what? Romney was right. Suddenly this movie doesn't seem so cheesy and improbable anymore. -
Jeorj Euler — 9 years ago(January 08, 2017 11:45 PM)
Well, it's borderline excellent, hence good. The best performers were Patrick Swayze and Powers Booth. I was none too pleased with C. Thomas Howell's acting in the context of emotional range, though. The use of on-location effects, real aircraft, real tanks and life-size props, along with a cast prepared with boot camp experience, was remarkable. As for the premise, I'm not one to be too critical of the way the "cheesy" hypothetical scenario played out. It's kind of like transplanting the stuff that people in other countries deal with onto United States soil, so it's worth seeing. So, more power to the film. So, again, the only weak point was some of the acting.