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So-so
Written December 2, 2012
Not too bad, but...

by felix88

It's hard to imgine the North Koreans pushing such a large and complex operation. Overall I still am a big fan of the origianl Red Dawn! Opps! Did I just date myself!
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Must Go!
Written November 22, 2012
Great Movie

by SeanHayden89

It was a great movie overall. It was a little shorter than what I like for a movie but that lead to no boring parts at all. It was inspirational with a great story and great actors. Very action-packed with a twist that i didn't see coming at all. Great movie that'd I'd see again and recommend to everyone.
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Written December 2, 2012
Go WOLVERINES

by dena1022

So I enjoyed the movie and it was nice that they did change up the story line. I guess I dont want to see the same movie updated. So that was great, But the acting with some was just so-so. They could have done better picking out people to portray the characters.
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Written November 25, 2012
Was a surprise

by Hawke

We saw the original Red Dawn and thought this would be worth the time. I read a review before going which didn't give a lot of praise. Since we already paid for the tickets, we obviously went and were pleasantly surprised. Due to this being made in contemporary times the show was much more realistic. This is a GO.
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So-so
Written November 22, 2012
A So-So recommendation is generous

by NYPerson1

This movie is, at best, okay. Mildly entertaining. The characters have no personalities, and the actors are dull. The action mostly seems to take place on the same block, every single time. Loved the original Red Dawn; this is a bland imitation.

The war makes even less sense than the one in the original did--which is hard to do.
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Written December 8, 2012
Red Dawn

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I liked the fact they did not copy the original, keeping the characters names was good. Lots of action, type casting was poor. Having Hemingsworth as the lead and an american did not work for me. I think the movie being a re-make was enough to draw an audience. I enjoyed the story change and the action.
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Must Go!
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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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 26, 2012
COME ON!

by kdtwing

if you would have made a modern day remake of the old story i would have appreciated it a lot more. And whats with the whinny kid from Nickelodeon? You ruined a cult classic. Missing critical scenes and its a completely different plot line.
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Written December 3, 2012
Worth seeing, but...

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...not better than the original Red Dawn. The plot, writing, and special effects all made this movie worth seeing. However, Josh Peck was miscast big-time and hurt the movie more than he helped it. The only other complaint of an otherwise pretty good flick was that US military equipment was used instead of Korean hardware...come on, producers...many Americans know the difference.
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Written November 27, 2012
Pretty good show

by LinkinPark78

I enjoyed this movie, but it's not for kids though, and I can't compare it to the original because I've never seen the original. The action was good, and Josh Hutcherson gave the best, funniest performance. A definite recommend.
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Written December 29, 2012
good remake

by NWCL123

Best movie of 2012? Hardly. Must see movie? Nope. You'll laugh so hard, you'll wet yourself? Don't worry about getting any depends. It will keep you riveted in your seat? Nah.

Good action flick that is unbelievable, but enjoyable? Yep.

Its a good movie for the nights when you are not serious enough to see a drama and don't want to see another cute animated movie and are not wanting any more syrup from twilight and aren't ready for corny comedies. That's when you see this one and you can pretty much like (not love or even really like) it.
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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 25, 2012
Still love the original more..Cant beat a classic

by FilmNut23

I was excited to see this movie..young fresh cast, simi changed plot line and sometimes updating never hurts.

Red Dawn is what i consider a cult classic, the emotions are raw and real and the acting was so much easier to connect to.
With this remake i struggled at some points to connect with the characters and look past the casting. I mean tom cruises son..really! Talk about daddy getting you a part.

But anyway the casting was one of my main problems, chris hemsworths part could have been played by anyone but I loved Josh hutcherson and Josh peck.

I did like that this movie was non stop action but i think they used that to cover up the lack of plot and the off the grid lifestyle that they didnt show enough of.

I wish I could go see a movie that i could leave and say yea..i'd see that again. Hell i wanna buy that on dvd. Its been awhile.
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Must Go!
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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