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Red Dawn [1984]
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Director John Milius (The Wind and the Lion, Dillinger) spares no expense in bringing an absolutely gripping sence of reality to the chilling action scenes. Scripted by Milius and Kevin Reynolds, this outstanding film features some of today's most popular stars, including Patrick Swayze (Ghost), Charlie Sheen (Platoon), C. Thomas Howell (The Hitcher), Lea Thompson ("Caroline In The City"), Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing) and veteran actor Harry Dean Stanton (Alien). WHen it comes to thrilling entertainment, Red Dawn wins the war with a vengance!
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Special Features
4:3 Full Frame
1.85 Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English\German
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English French German Italian Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround
Trivia And Production Notes
Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Menu Screen
Chapter Selections
Editorial
Synopsis
In the heartland of America, Russian and Cuban paratroopers begin to drop outside while classes go on in the high school. When the soldiers begin killing everyone in sight, local teens take to the hills to avoid the new totalitarian regime established in their little town and, as we later learn, throughout the world. As country folk, they are well familiarized with survival tactics and hunting, which allows them to carry out sophisticated acts of military sabotage, upsetting the balance of power in town with their guerilla warfare.
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From the Back Cover
Red Dawn opens with one of the most shocking scenes ever filmed; on a peaceful morning, through the windows of a high school classroom, students see paratroopers land on the varsity football field; the invasion of the United States has begun!
As their town is overrun by foreign nationals, eight teenagers escape to the mountains. Taking the name of their high school football team, the Wolverines, they wage an unremitting guerilla action in defence of their parents, their friends and their country.
The Funniest Film Ever Made
Review date: 2008-08-26 Rating: 10 out of 10
I cant reccommend Red Dawn enough.Easily the most laughable film ever made.Shocking propaganda and hilariously cheesey and wooden performances from all invovled.Frighting that it was ever supposed to be taken seriously.Patricks "tormented" Lawerance of Arabia leader type character is worth the asking price alone.The film is constant throughout with each scene just as absurd and humourous as the preceeding one.A true classic,fun for all the family.10/10
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Kick The Tyres And Light The..... Mickey Mouse Clubhouse?
Review date: 2007-08-26 Rating: 4 out of 10
Ah, the extreme possibilites Hollywood throw our way from time-to-time, merely in order to identify with certain "age groups" (who just so happen to be a large demographic when it comes to cinema business, natch). One of the most popular is to throw adolescents / pubescents into adult situations, situations that would fry their synapses and rob them of limb co-ordination if they'd actually encounter them in real life. N-n-n-n-nineteen? The average age of the Hollywood Hero is about 8, apparently.
And like many other "adults" who grapple with the everyday armageddon of death-and-taxes (and dropsy), such scenarios can be utterly tiresome. "Red Dawn" is a case in point - High school seniors / freshmen fighting off the blood-splattered ferocity of the Red Army and it's Central American allies? Maybe I'm alone here, but I wouldn't sleep soundly in my bed if I knew that the Security of the "First World" was in the hands of a acne-scarred Patrick Swayze. And guess what? The invading forces actually fear them! c'mon Comrade, nothing a little napalm and Actor's Studio time can't fix..... "WarGames" was partially plausible since children take to computing like Mother's Milk, and it's something they could accomplish in their Ali-Larter festooned bedrooms. They don't tend to wander into Fort Brag and practice with RPGs much.
The new 2-disc special-edition of this film (Region 1, naturally) is a far better proposition than this - it even has a "Carnage Counter" that tallies up the huge body count. This DVD is bare bones, ancient, and poor in picture. Still, for such a small fee one can't really complain. Bl**dy kids....
Impossible, but a healthy role reversal
Review date: 2007-07-13 Rating: 8 out of 10
Of course, the events portrayed in "Red Dawn" could never have taken place. The US armed forces would never have allowed such an invasion to get a toehold, let alone to be completed - the lessons of Normandy, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa were too fresh in the memory. Besides, no foreign nation could have defeated the US forces on their own ground.
That said, the movie constitutes a marvellous mental exercise in seeing things from the other guy's point of view. Scan through the reviews here, and count the references to dealing with the invader the American way - with hot lead, cold steel, etc. Then turn the picture upside down, and imagine the invaders are Americans and British, and the Wolverines are Iraqi or Afghan "insurgents". If you do it quickly enough, you will probably get some invaluable cognitive dissonance, as your ideas are shaken up. Then, perhaps, you will realize that Americans don't have a monopoly on hating and resisting invaders. Everyone feels exactly the same.
As an action movie, "Red Dawn" scores high. Apart from the implausibility of the whole scenario, the plot is reasonably credible and consistent. Like "The Patriot" and "Braveheart", it stirs the blood with exciting combat sequences. Strongly recommended for all but military nitpickers.
Much better than one could think
Review date: 2007-06-07 Rating: 8 out of 10
I confess that I always liked this movie, although I am aware that it is not a major (or even a major minor) one. But a story about USA under communist occupation is something you do not see every day - and it is not so badly made. The fighting scenes are more credible than not, decors are well chosen (Rocky Mountains) and the story is really not so silly at all. The fight with the MI-24 helicopters in itself is worth the price of the DVD location. In fact, this movie can surprise you, so if you feel like a little cinematographic curiosity with your popcorn - go get it. And after that you can always start a conversation with "Well, I just saw a great movie with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey" and when you get the answer "Sure, the Dirty dancing", you can answer smugly "Not at all"! That is worth a couple of bucks!
Essential Viewing
Review date: 2006-05-17 Rating: 10 out of 10
It is important to remember that one Soviet Premier prophesied: we won't have to fire a shot when we take over the west - it will simply implode.
Forget the plot line, forget the acting - this is a movie about the survival of freedom.
How many West Berliners died trying to escape to East Berlin?
The only sophisticated people who don't loathe all that Communism stood for are Western leftists who benefit from the capitalism they detest.
It is difficult for post cold-war people to appreciate the world-wide threat communism posed in the 60's, 70's, and 80's.
This movie is a fun if trite reminder that communism, leftism, socialism, and all other forms of political/beaurocratic control and dictatorship are evil.
Long live freedom!
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
C. Thomas Howell
Lea Thompson
Darren Dalton
Charlie Sheen
Patrick Swayze
Creators:
Patrick Swayze (Primary Contributor)
C. Thomas Howell (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: MGM Entertainment
Manufacturer: MGM Entertainment
EAN: 5050070003062
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, Full Screen, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2000-09-18
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 109 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1984-08-10
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: German (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)
Language: Italian (Subtitled)
Language: Portuguese (Subtitled)
Language: Swedish (Subtitled)
Language: Danish (Subtitled)
Language: Polish (Subtitled)
Language: Dutch (Subtitled)
Language: Finnish (Subtitled)