Red Dawn (2012) - Review Thread - Page 2

Neverending · 11-25-2012, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ewok Droppings

Wait, you don't have any balls right?!? Why did you go see it then?

My vagina is wet for Thor.

nine1wing · 11-25-2012, 03:41 PM

well now I must see what neverending looks like lol

SnoBorderZero · 11-25-2012, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by RedVader 2004

Make no mistake its not no Skyfall its just not aweful and has some decent action in it and if want something not Cullen then its worth going too.

Why would anyone make the mistake of thinking this would be on the level of "Skyfall"?

Ewok Droppings · 11-25-2012, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Neverending

My vagina is wet for Thor.

Dhamon22 · 11-28-2012, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Neverending

It's a dumb action movie. Those type of films usually get a "C" or worse. Trust me. This movie is a lot better than critics and Internet hyperbole will have you believe. If you love action, you will like Red Dawn. It's wall-to-wall action, all of which are good, and Chris Hemsworth is a badass. If you can watch an average Mel Gibson or Bruce Willis or Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sly Stallone movie, you can watch Chris Hemsworth blowing up North Koreans for 90 minutes.

I typically can't and when I do I usually regret it. Except for Over the Top, love that ****.

DarthVader 2004 · 12-02-2012, 07:18 PM

To be fair when the real Marines come in they were a believable unit. The movie suffered from not having a good trailer and marketing set up.

**JBond** · 12-02-2012, 07:35 PM

Yeah, the trailer made it a sucky movie.

DarthVader 2004 · 12-03-2012, 12:04 AM

On the level of sucky movies Red Dawn surely is not as bad as people are growning about. It has its over acted parts but its based off of an 80s movie who had Charlie Sheen in it. So its gotta be an improvement already from the original. I am saying Red Dawn was and is hardly as bad as many other movies that deserved the word suck in the title.

Justin · 12-03-2012, 12:05 AM

Just stop Vader.

Tolkien · 12-03-2012, 02:55 AM

I saw this in theaters with my brother. We both laughed afterwards... we also hated it. And he never hates anything.

JG7_ME262 · 12-04-2012, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Tolkien

I saw this in theaters with my brother. We both laughed afterwards... we also hated it. And he never hates anything.

Haha!!

Pretty much the only review I need to read.

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Originally Posted by Justin

Just stop Vader.

IanTheCool · 04-07-2013, 01:19 PM

Oh you guys are nuts. This movie was brutal.

The pacing was downright awful. There was very little set-up with these characters so that when the plot kicks into gear, we don't know any of them besides the two brothers, and therefore don't care about them. It was just a whole bunch of red shirts. And after that, the pacing didn't get any better. I mean, they did a training montage! An honest to goodness training montage. And afterwards we just accept that these kids are now a fully functioning guerrilla unit.

The premise is absolutely ridiculous, and it never really gets explained. How exactly were the North Koreans able to take the entire country over in a morning by complete surprise? I know we're just supposed to accept it and move on, but its so ludicrous and never properly explored that it was hard to do so.

Can I also mention the awful casting? Chris Hemsworth was fine and actually provides some gravitas to the film, but he is so heads and shoulders above everyone else in talent that it makes it glaringly obvious how weak the other kid actors are.

The worst of the bunch is the brother Matt, who would probably be considered the central character. The guy they cast as him was just some mopey kid who looked like he was going to cry half the time. I could not stand this character, which took a lot of enjoyment out of the film.

Red Dawn is a good example of an action movie being made without a clear vision by the director. Its too silly that it leaves the "goofy fun" territory and the action isn't unique enough to care on that level. The characters are a bunch of nobodies, the pacing is completely unguided, and it turns out being quite the mess.
4/10

JG7_ME262 · 04-22-2013, 04:03 PM

When the kid yells, "Wolverines!!!!" on the roof, it made me want to wave my American flag made in China.

Neverending · 04-22-2013, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JG7_ME262

When the kid yells, "Wolverines!!!!" on the roof, it made me want to wave my American flag made in China.

Good one.

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12-02-2012, 07:35 PM	#32
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12-03-2012, 02:55 AM	#35
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04-22-2013, 04:03 PM	#38
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11-25-2012, 03:41 PM	#27
nine1wing Executive Producer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 371	well now I must see what neverending looks like lol

12-02-2012, 07:18 PM	#31
DarthVader 2004 Executive Producer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 13,562	To be fair when the real Marines come in they were a believable unit. The movie suffered from not having a good trailer and marketing set up.

12-03-2012, 12:04 AM	#33
DarthVader 2004 Executive Producer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 13,562	On the level of sucky movies Red Dawn surely is not as bad as people are growning about. It has its over acted parts but its based off of an 80s movie who had Charlie Sheen in it. So its gotta be an improvement already from the original. I am saying Red Dawn was and is hardly as bad as many other movies that deserved the word suck in the title.

12-03-2012, 12:05 AM	#34
Justin Executive Producer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 11,896	Just stop Vader.

04-07-2013, 01:19 PM	#37
IanTheCool Executive Lego Producer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13,401	Oh you guys are nuts. This movie was brutal. The pacing was downright awful. There was very little set-up with these characters so that when the plot kicks into gear, we don't know any of them besides the two brothers, and therefore don't care about them. It was just a whole bunch of red shirts. And after that, the pacing didn't get any better. I mean, they did a training montage! An honest to goodness training montage. And afterwards we just accept that these kids are now a fully functioning guerrilla unit. The premise is absolutely ridiculous, and it never really gets explained. How exactly were the North Koreans able to take the entire country over in a morning by complete surprise? I know we're just supposed to accept it and move on, but its so ludicrous and never properly explored that it was hard to do so. Can I also mention the awful casting? Chris Hemsworth was fine and actually provides some gravitas to the film, but he is so heads and shoulders above everyone else in talent that it makes it glaringly obvious how weak the other kid actors are. The worst of the bunch is the brother Matt, who would probably be considered the central character. The guy they cast as him was just some mopey kid who looked like he was going to cry half the time. I could not stand this character, which took a lot of enjoyment out of the film. Red Dawn is a good example of an action movie being made without a clear vision by the director. Its too silly that it leaves the "goofy fun" territory and the action isn't unique enough to care on that level. The characters are a bunch of nobodies, the pacing is completely unguided, and it turns out being quite the mess. 4/10