Red Dawn
SCORE: 44
I saw the Red Dawn remake in the five
dollar bin at a local retailer. I thought it should be worth five
dollars. This is where I admit I was wrong. Red Dawn is not worth the
five dollars. Maybe I will be able to sell it and get some of my money
back. The first thing you need to do in Red Dawn is suspend any realism.
Supposedly some EMP knocked out all of the electronics, including for
the military. Here is the problem I served in the Air Force. I know they
have shielded devices so the base can continue to operate.
Since Red Dawn is a war movie, you can expect blood, gore, explosions,
death, and plenty of violence. I am surprised Red Dawn was not given the
‘R’ for Restricted rating. Another reason I think Red Dawn should have
gotten the ‘R’ rating is the language. Man there is all kinds of bad
language in Red Dawn. It is over the top like the violence in macabre
and morbid rated video games.
The message in Red Dawn is about standing up to the invaders and
fighting for freedom. With the history of America I am surprised there
were not more people rising up and fighting against the North Koreans in
Red Dawn. Yes this movie has North Korea somehow flying all the way over
to Seattle and Spokane and conquering it. This is the same North Korea
that is not able to conquer South Korea. And we are expected to believe
they came all the way over here and conquer us. Then a small band of
freedom fighters beats them all over the place.
There is another interesting message in Red Dawn. This movie admits war
is horrible, hard, and very tough. It does not try to sugar coat it.
Wolverines die off in Red Dawn. So this movies tries to have some
realism in that at least. Too bad it failed in so many other areas.
- Paul
Graphics: 40%
Sound: 20%
Replay/Extras: 50%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: DVD
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Developer: Film District
Rating: ‘PG-13’ - Parents Strongly Cautioned {Sequences of Intense War
Violence and Action, and for Language}
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