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Written November 27, 2012
Just Enough of a Twist

by KLSawyer

Enjoyed the show. There was just enough of a twist that it was enjoyable to watch. Definitely feel like they were setting it up for a sequel!
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Written November 25, 2012
EPIC MOVIE! GET YOUR A** TO A THEATER NOW!

by ncislover1

I hadn't seen the original but this film was amazing! So many plot twists and such a great story line. The acting was very good (especially josh hutcherson and mr. hemsworth ;)). I have nothing bad to say except I wish it was longer!!!!!
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Written November 27, 2012
Red Dawn Not so Good

by kmhenley1

If you like the original, this will not meet your expectations. The acting is sub-par and the character development was poor. None of the characters were all that like-able and it was hard to follow who was who.
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Written December 6, 2012
Fun

by bekahboo005

I wasn't expecting great things from Red Dawn from all of the bad reviews but I'm glad I went anyway. I really enjoyed the movie and there was a lot of action and suspense to keep you watching. I would recommend this movie to everyone. Go see it!
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Written November 24, 2012
Ron Playero

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A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers. The acting of Chris Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson great.I also like the the bond brother in the movie RED DAWN is great remake of 80 s classic but the first Red Dawn with Patrick Swayze & C. Thomas Howell fighthing the with invading Soviet forces feel more real back 80 s.
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Written December 20, 2012
Don't compare it.

by FLASH1465

Don't compare it to the original just go and enjoy it. Moves pretty quickly but good action throughout. If you've got a a couple of hours to kill you could do worse .....(killing them softly). I give it a B...enjoy.
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Written December 3, 2012
Better than the first

by Eric Colclasure

even though I liked the first one but it was set up as a country setting, the new one with the more updated graphics and in the suburbs was really good. All Liberal demectates need to see what is going to happen to our country if we keep going down the current path.
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Written November 25, 2012
Very Enjoyable

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Me and my kids liked it. A very good modern version, they used current military tactics and world events. I didn't want to see an exact remake of the original.
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Written November 23, 2012
A good adaptation and update of a personal favorite

by RKCH

I saw the first one when it premiered in the early 1980's and it has been one of my favorites. I was curious to see what they might do with the premise.

It was very entertaining. Chris Hemsworth was great as Jed and Adrianne Palicki as Toni were excellent. Brett Cullen was awesome as Ted Eckert, the father of Jed and Matt- he did a lot with a very small role. Josh Peck was not particularly outstanding as Matt - he looked way too young next to Hemsworth and lacked the conviction. The whole "gotta rescue Erica" subplot was distracting. Josh Hutcherson as Robert was a bit wasted - either make him the tech guru with significant contribution or let him go stark raving mad like C. Thomas Howell did in the original.

The updating required due to technology and warfare changes was generally well done. It is too bad they did not release it with the Chinese as the bad guys as filmed - a foreign policy "bow" they did not need to make.
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Written December 2, 2012
Red Dawn

by shithose2000-running

Lots of fairly believeable action. Not a cinematic masterpiece, but quite entertaining.Also it is sobering in that if forces one to face the fact that our way of life actually rests on rather fragile underpinnings, and cannot be taken for granted. It doesn't surprise me that the critics don't like the movie; they disapprove of anything violent, or what they perceive as mindless patriotism. They tend to be generally "progressive".
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So-so
Written November 23, 2012
No, its not as good as the original.

by JenksHog

If you come in with low expectations you will enjoy yourself. If you come in expecting this to be as good as the original you will want your money back. The premise of N Korea invading the US is too stupid for words.
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Written November 22, 2012
THE BEST!!!!

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This movie was one of the greatest movie i've ever saw. I loved this movie and when this movie comes out on dvd i[m buying it. :) This movie was one of the greatest movie i've ever saw. I loved this movie and when this movie comes out on dvd i[m buying it. :) <3
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Written December 2, 2012
Red Dawn, a must see movie

by chryskelly

I thought this movie was great, it did kind of make me think that there will be a part 2 because of how it ended. But I loved the action and the way the WOLVERINES came together. I can't wait for it to come out on DVD, it is a movie that i will buy.
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Written December 14, 2012
It's Darkest Before the RED DAWN, and it Should've Stayed that Way...

by MrBobert

I didn't hate this RED DAWN remake, but that might've been because I was drunk while watching it. Chris Hemsworth has tons of charisma as a lead actor, but he can only spread it out so much before it all breaks down. Almost every other actor falls flat, especially the co-lead that we're supposed to accept as a worthy successor to Hemsworth's character.

Characters die off with little to no impact, and the ones left alive might as well be dead considering how lifeless they are. I won't even go into the ridiculously misguided patriotism and jingoistic fervor that seeps throughout the film, or the simpleminded caricatures employed by the filmmakers.

I have no memory of the original RED DAWN, but I'm fairly certain it's nowhere as insipid as this remake.
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Written December 18, 2012
Not to be Taken Seriously

by imara90

If you're going to sit through this movie, be prepared to suspend your disbelief and forget all about reality. The action was interesting but not much else. Action movies need to realize that they don't always need to force the requisite romance into every movie. But damn did Josh from Drake & Josh grow up!
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