Red Dawn (2012)

Many people sh!tted on this film when it came out in 2012. But by the looks of it in 2018 it doesn't seem as far fetched anymore. I thought the character development was very well done. It had just the right amount of sadness as action. The acting is very believable. This film was actually shot in 2009. At the time America had a good president so the events of this film seemed ridiculous.

Not going to blow you away with Oscar performances but for a bunch of kids, this is a prettt entertaining movie.

I really don't like a lot of movies... But I am realizing that it's not that I hate every movie, I just don't go with the flow.Take this movie, for example. I found it quite enjoyable! The story does not make any sense? Yes, this is true. But this is the starting point, not the goal. That a bunch of teens becomes trained marines overnight is not realistic? That is very true; but this could be said for more or less all the movies in this genre.What I liked in this movie is that people died! I am sick and tired to see all this war movies where: if you are the hero - you are bullet proof. OK, you get beaten a lot, but you are invincible. I hate it. Where bullets are flying around and bombs explode, you are gonna get killed. Even if you are a good looking champ.And furthermore, not all happy ending have to be perfect! Not all ending have to be happy, if I might add. Here, at least, there is no magic button or miracle solution, that makes all bad go away.It is not a realistic movie. Far from it. But at least it feels a bit different and that's what I enjoyed.

I have noticed (it's not hard) that this movie is getting thrashed for being so much worse than the 1984 original. It seems like a lot of reviewers might grew up with the Dirty Dancing casted 1984 version. I had never seen the 1984 or the 2012 versions but did so yesterday (2012 version) and today (1984 original).First, the 1984 release has a 6,3 and the 2012 remake has a 5.4 rating. That's not a huge difference.Josh Peck has received a massive amount of hate for his performance. Yes, the casting of him is weird and his performance is not solid, but I can remind you that good acting was not overrepresented in the 1984 version either. No, Josh Peck doesn't look like a brother to Chris Hemsworth but does Charlie Sheen look like a brother of Patrick Swayze?The new film gets criticism for unrealistic warfare tactics (and outcomes)... But I couldn't really find less of it in the old original...So here's what I did. I had a bad day and needed something where I don't have to think too much, I get into my 12-year old mode and enjoy the ride (People! It's a bunch of kids killing hundreds of trained soldiers that has superior fire power, one has do dumb down first!). It worked, and was a prerequisite for BOTH versions.