Red Dawn Remake--WTF?

[Psyko Tek]

wow this looks bad

thor should have dealt with this shit sooner

[Aries Walker]

It's Thor, Comedian, and Wonder Woman against a Bond villain. How can this be bad?

[Frazod]

Just on principal, I won't see this. The idea of us getting attached by North Korea is absolutely ****ing absurd - it would be like Rhode Island stomping New York. Had the producers not sold out to China and altered the script, I would have given it a look. That scenario is believable.

All involved can kiss my ass. I'll stick with the original.

[notorious]

But they have a secret weapon that cancels out all of our technology!

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

[Rausch]

This movie isn't going to work in a theatre full of people attached to cell phones and iPods.

You can't explain the mentality of a lifetime of "duck and cover" to kids you don't ever want to know what that means.

[Aries Walker]

I'm skeptical about:
- The "let's steal that super-weapon" plotline they're adding in;
- How it works without the mid-80's Cold War paranoia already in place;
- Josh Lucas;
- The fact that remakes of 80's movies are usually atrocious.
And I'm pretty sure it will get pretty bad reviews.

However:
- I'm still looking forward to what choices these filmmakers make in adapting it to today;
- It still looks like a good action flick;
- I think we as a country could use something to stand up and cheer about;
- It looks like they're doing well in adapting some of the iconic scenes to this remake;
- I like the casting in general, and;
- Adrienne Palicki specifically.

So I'll see it.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

I'm skeptical about:
- The "let's steal that super-weapon" plotline they're adding in;
- How it works without the mid-80's Cold War paranoia already in place;
- Josh Lucas;
- The fact that remakes of 80's movies are usually atrocious.
And I'm pretty sure it will get pretty bad reviews.

However:
- I'm still looking forward to what choices these filmmakers make in adapting it to today;
- It still looks like a good action flick;
- I think we as a country could use something to stand up and cheer about;
- It looks like they're doing well in adapting some of the iconic scenes to this remake;
- I like the casting in general, and;
- Adrienne Palicki specifically.

So I'll see it.

1) Movie is made with upcoming actors and original idea on old material.
2) Movie hits the skids. Movie sold from one company to another without any real advertisers willing to commit. Movie finds internets can stir interest and funding. Movie uses this to stir interest.
3) Plot of film changed due to pressure from (THE ****ING ENEMY IN THE MOVIE) advertisers and backers to change the the "script."
4) Original "ok for an action flick" degraded (numerous cuts) to dog$3it SciFi films original level due to the fact the ****ing invaders in the film employed some lawyers (read: CHINA) and they had to salvage something since there were some now-pop stars in the film...

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Out Today

[frankotank]

WE GOT A BUMP OVER HERE!



heard a review today - the dude said it's better than the original....but he thought the original sucked so that's not saying much!

[htismaqe]

Make fun of Josh "Drake and Josh" Peck all you want...

He did do this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082886/

[aturnis]

[htismaqe;9139601]Make fun of Josh "Drake and Josh" Peck all you want...

He did do this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082886/[/QUOTE]

Decent movie, his acting was great.

[Deberg_1990]

heh, this entire premise is just laughable in 2012. In 1984, it seemed semi-real because of the lingering threat of the USSR.

[okoye35chiefs]

[Frazod]

12% at Rotten Tomatoes.