No another jiggle-fest by examatrix Oh fer Gawd sake. Somebody buy the director of photography a steady cam already. I don't understand why these guys think they are building excitement by rocking and rolling the camera all over. This...
So-so Red Dawn by wjmcbeth61 It was so-so, the premise was kind of far fetched. Why would they attack Seattle? The acting was okay but the characters never seemed to fully embrace their roles Any age would be fine...
Must Go! Action by ODBPete I am a huge fan of the original so I was very skeptical about this new version, in my mind I knew there were going to screw it up.. After seeing it last night I have to say honestly,, it was better...
50 The Hollywood Reporter | Frank Scheck This version is unlikely to strike a similar chord with young audiences while severely disappointing older fans of the original. Read full review
50 Chicago Tribune | Michael Phillips Many of the original film's booby-trap scenarios are repeated here, but without Milius' grandiosity and nihilism. There's less of both in the new Red Dawn. It's not a disaster. It's just drab. Read full review
50 Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan Ultimately, the problem with this Red Dawn is the same problem with the first one. Despite the more realistic battle scenes, nothing in it feels more fateful than a football game. Read full review
50 USA Today | Claudia Puig Only those with paranoid fantasies of an en masse invasion on American soil will find Red Dawn remotely powerful. The concept should have been updated to allow for more complex and surreptitious kinds of warfare. Read full review