Red DawnMovie Reviews

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    Written April 1, 2013

    Pretty Good

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    Ok, this movie was surprisingly good. I loved the action, though it did feel like the actors couldn't or didn't really get into their roles but it was good enough. It had those sad, WTF, and funny moments. I was excited to see Chris Hemsworth and Josh Peck in this movie. There were awkward moments with the characters But overall I loved the movie and for a remake, not too bad.

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    Written November 22, 2012

    This not your father's Red Dawn.

    by reberjc

    Red Dawn is an action packed remake of the 80's hit movie. The story line follows along the orginal but the scenes are in different order. It is an action packed movie with passable acting. I thought Chris Helmsworth was good as Jed Ekert, but Josh Peck was a terrible choice as Matty. he came off as a bratty wimp that always has this nervous stupid look on his face.

    The action was good and the fighting scenes were pretty good. Major suprise towards the end that you didn't see coming.

    3 out 5 stars.

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  • So-so
    Written December 2, 2012

    Not bad

    by HY_DandDB

    I'm not going to give it RAVE reviews (like I did The Avengers) but it was a good movie nonetheless. I will without a doubt be adding this one to my DVD collection when the time comes.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  • So-so
    Written December 12, 2012

    Funny with a little action

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    I enjoyed it mostly because I laughed throughout. It didn't hit me as good as the first one, but that one may have been as good as I thought because I was young at the time. Overall a fun movie for a bit of relaxation from life.

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  • So-so
    Written December 25, 2012

    Great Theater average movie

    by dbryan1964

    Red Dawn was a good movie but as soon as it started to get interesting it ended. You felt like you needed to see it again to understand it. North Korea/ China maybe. It just didn't make sense for Nor Korea to come here like that without help from another country.

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    Written November 22, 2012

    Far beyond my expectation!

    by Mile66

    Having watched the original Red Dawn many, many times, my expectations were set high up. I was expecting to see the same movie with better FX and new actors. It was not the first movie, redux. Not at all. The story has appealed to a couple of RD1984 moments, and of course the general idea of some young folks that found themselves in a position in which they had to decide to fight or to submit to foreign armed invaders that, without warning, parachuted themselves into an All-American town. The combat scenes were more realistic that those on the original versions, and the outcomes more credible. The end...go check it out by yourself. Expect the unexpected. Great movie. Fast paced, action packed, it feels shorter than it actually is. I sincerely recommend.

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    Written November 24, 2012

    let a real marine down

    by mpena1705453

    This movie was a joke .Dont waste your time . Its a let down compared to the original. Dont take you kids and the acting was bad

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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    Written December 2, 2012

    Red Don't

    by Educator57

    OMG! The worst movie that I've seen in a very long time. I fell asleep and woke up just in time for the ending to leave the showing. It's really bad and a poor replay of the original with Patrick Swayze in the 80s. Please, don't waste your precious time or your hard earned money.

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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    Written November 24, 2012

    Red Dawn

    by allen1364

    Loved it, but of course I am a conservative patriot.....recommend that every one should go and learn what this country is all about before we have a real Red Dawn.

    • 5 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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    Written December 9, 2012

    A Waste of TIme

    by annapolissailing

    If you're under 20 years old and you haven't seen a lot of good movies, you'll find Red Dawn a fun diversion. For the rest of us, watch the trailer, accept that you've absorbed anything good this movie has to offer, and save a couple hours of your life for something more useful than wasting it on this film written, acted and directed to appeal only to teenagers.

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    Written December 9, 2012

    Red Dawn

    by Tn3msewells

    Good movie but could've had a better ending. The guy from Drake & Josh shouldn't have been in there or at least not the main character...that was just wierd. He's definitely too old to have played the part of a teen.

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  • Must Go!
    Written November 21, 2012

    Excellent!

    by adam.finley1

    Being a former service member I was very impressed by the technical aspect of this movie. I also believe they protrayed the scenerio of an ivasion, the current events included in the movie, and resistance that might be encountered by an enemy were very acurate. I must say the action in the movie was very realistic, the acting not so bad, and they stayed pretty true to the original movie. Over all it was a great movie! I haven't been to a movie in a theatre for at least four years and I went and saw the midnight showing. Great over all movie!

    • 5 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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    Written December 25, 2012

    Very Patriotic

    by CyndiSings

    This movie will restore your faith in the love for freedom for which America was once known. It gives us hope that we could get it back, but at such a sacrifice.

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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    Written November 24, 2012

    Worth the money and the time

    by blogger123

    This is not your fathers Red Dawn. This is a lighter (in the character development arena) treatment of the same topic. More explosions, more fighting, more action. Kept true to some parts and then veered off in others. On its own, it was a good movie and for those looking to be entertained, it does just that.

    If you're looking for a deep movie, keep looking. I would recommend it though and I saw lots of families in the theater who seemed to enjoy the movie as much as I did. OK for younger kids as well -- not too bloody and of course they had to use the 1-time "F" word for the PG-13 rating, not necessary, but I guess it's like a that second helping of pumpkin pie. You don't have to do it, you shouldn't do it, but you do it anyway because you can.

    • 7 out of 11 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written November 25, 2012

    WOLVERINES!!!!!!

    by megchandler520

    I loved every second of it. It kept you on your toes and it drew you in and made you feel the emotions of the characters.
    ONLY downfall is I feel they could have done more with the ending.
    WORTH EVERY PENNY!

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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ZacBarger So Red Dawn was not all it was hyped up to be. Then again, those kind of movies are my worst enemy so. #whatcanyoudo

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enjoikris The new Red Dawn movie was goooood

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DerekPriester Red Dawn was such a good movie. I want to be a kick ass fighter like that one day

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Sincerely_Esmer I was crying throughout the whole time I was watching Red Dawn

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CBCebulski Just saw the Red Dawn remake. My big problem was the kid didn't yell "WOLVERIIIIIIINNNNNES!!" like the original. Need to drag out the I & N!

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