View Full Version : Red Dawn (2012)
Moose-Knuckle
08-09-12, 19:37
We have a release date of 21 November 2012.
For those that may be wondering why the long delay . . . well MGM went bankrupt a year or so ago and the rights to Red Dawn were in limbo. Open Road Films is releasing it now.
I watched the trailer when I saw Total Recall last weekend. Open Road has NOT released it online however. They've already gone after a few sites for copyright infringement that have attempted to post it. Here are a few stills that have been released and the official movie poster/billing.
Chris Hemsworth (aka Thor) playing Jed Eckert:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/AKS-74/reddawn2012still1.png
Note the Krebs Custom quad rail on his Suchka:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/AKS-74/reddawn2012still2.jpg
First offical movie poster released today:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/AKS-74/Red-Dawn-FINAL-One-Sheet-HI-RES-jpg_170038.jpg
About freaking time. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be scarred for life if they screw this up. Red Dawn was one of those movies I obsessively watched as a young'un.
-Jax
I have the original on DVD, one of the only war movies the wifey will watch with me due to Pat Swayze. I saw the movie in the theatre as a kid (yes, I am that old) and still like it today. I hope this version is as good as the original. Thanks for the heads up.
Reagans Rascals
08-09-12, 20:58
No thank you.... I can only take Hollywood running out of ideas and ****ing up perfectly good movies with remakes for so long.... and Red Dawn is the line....
this one, as with the new Total Recall, will stay in my do not watch category...
There was no love story in the original, unless you even remotely try to count the little playful banter between the Colonel and Erica... yet Hollywood has to ****in sell out, and throw that shit in this one just so females will go with their men to see it... it's ridiculous and there is no end in sight to the shitstorm
just an FYI.... in the coming years... expect to see Top Gun 2, Independence Day 2 & 3, Avatar 2 & 3, and yes... you guessed it... even a Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2....
like I said.... they are bankrupt on ideas...
"Meanwhile, Matt is searching tirelessly for his girlfriend Erica who is being held prisoner by the invaders. He will stop at nothing to rescue the girl he loves even if it means risking his life to do so....
ehhhhhhhh I mean come the **** on... really....
I've been looking forward to Lone Survivor so much because I read Peter Berg is directing it... and then I realized Ben Foster is in it and that shot it right to shit.... even if Mark Whalberg is playing Luttrell... just waiting for the love story to pop its head up there too.... I have yet to see a movie in today's times that didn't include in some way shape or form, something that had nothing to do with the actual plot of the movie, usually being a love story just cobbled in there
crusader377
08-09-12, 21:33
More of the complete lack of creativity of hollywood. Instead of making new movies with new ideas, its just more of the same of remakes on old movies.
I like modernize movies. Yeah their out of ideas, who cares! Give it a chance......
Moose-Knuckle
08-09-12, 22:08
Half the time I enjoy the "remakes" better than I do the original. Some examples are 'The Thing' (1982) over the 'The Thing' (1951), 'I Am Legend' (2007) over 'The Last Man on Earth' (1964) and 'The Omega Man' (1971), '3:10 to Yuma' (2007) over '3:10 to Yuma' (1957), et al.
I won't excuse the studios for their lack of creativity; however, the studios own the rights to these films. So it's good business since to re-release a movie they already own and milk it to a whole new generation.
As for 'Red Dawn', I'm looking forward to it as I did 'Total Recall' (2012). The trailer was sweet! My take on it is that I hope this new version opens this generation's eyes up to all that is important like the original version did for mine growing up.
About freaking time. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be scarred for life if they screw this up. Red Dawn was one of those movies I obsessively watched as a young'un.
-Jax
It's already screwed up.
China got offended, especially after giving us a bunch of money, so the bad guys were changed to North Koreans.
Which makes it the second most ****ed up travesty right behind Sum of all Fears which was changed after 9-11 to "nazis" so muslims wouldn't be offended.
Making the invaders North Korean makes the movie completely ridiculous. They can't even keep the power on in their own country.
Half the time I enjoy the "remakes" better than I do the original. Some examples are 'The Thing' (1982) over the 'The Thing' (1951), 'I Am Legend' (2007) over 'The Last Man on Earth' (1964) and 'The Omega Man' (1971), '3:10 to Yuma' (2007) over '3:10 to Yuma' (1957), et al.
I think those are the ONLY examples. Well those an Man of Fire. The original had Joe Pesci and Christopher Walken and somehow managed to still suck.
If the success rate was anything close to 50/50 I'd be ok with it.
I'm actually fine with them taking a relatively unknown film like 3:10 to Yuma and redoing it properly. It's when they **** up classics like "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "King Kong" (the 1977 version being the horrible remake), and sadly that is the usual result.
Moose-Knuckle
08-09-12, 23:22
China got offended, especially after giving us a bunch of money, so the bad guys were changed to North Koreans.
Correct, don't want to piss off the new land lord.
Moose-Knuckle
08-09-12, 23:27
I think those are the ONLY examples. Well those an Man of Fire.
Yeap, 'Man on Fire' is on my list as well for prefering the remake to the original.
The original Red Dawn did have some slight love story in it, but was cut out of the final... oddly though, one of the scenes was in the trailer!
I just can't see any of us 45 to 55 year old guys, who were there for the original, and remember the cold war, enjoying the new one.
I have the original on DVD, one of the only war movies the wifey will watch with me due to Pat Swayze. I saw the movie in the theatre as a kid (yes, I am that old) and still like it today.
I saw it the summer I graduated from HS. Had a friend a year younger than me. He was grossly offended and walked out. He had somewhat communist type sympathies.
I hope this version is as good as the original. Thanks for the heads up.
Will be interesting to see if they screw it up or not.
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I saw it the summer I graduated from HS. Had a friend a year younger than me. He was grossly offended and walked out. He had somewhat communist type sympathies.
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EXCELLENT. The movie worked as intended.
:D
I was in high school when it was released and I remember it making a distinct impression on many midwestern classmates. They started looking at us kids with those AR rifles a little differently, as if maybe we knew something they didn't.
I also remember the movie that was supposed to make the big impact "The Day After" really didn't hit many close to home like everyone was hoping. It just wasn't quite up to being "On The Beach" for the 80s. Being "made for TV" sure didn't help it much either.
But the one that truly sent chills down my spine, more than Red Dawn and The Day After ever could was "Amerika" (1987). That was one of the most plausible visions of a cold war loss that I have ever seen. Sadly most of America was too stupid to grasp the significance of it and it didn't have Charlie Sheen and Swayze running around with AKMs and it didn't have ICBMs flying out of the ground so most people watched it for 15 minutes and dozed off.
And if I could remake one thing from the 80s it would be Amerika. Problem is we are almost there and people might not recognize the point of the movie.
And while I'm at it...
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2825/alert.jpg
EXCELLENT. The movie worked as intended.
:D
Yep, and I was offended that he was offended :p Though with him I guess it was par for the course.
This was in Massachusetts but most of us were gung ho about it. Just this one kid (and to a lesser extent his brother, who share my birthday) had problems with it.
I was in high school when it was released and I remember it making a distinct impression on many midwestern classmates. They started looking at us kids with those AR rifles a little differently, as if maybe we knew something they didn't.
I also remember the movie that was supposed to make the big impact "The Day After" really didn't hit many close to home like everyone was hoping. It just wasn't quite up to being "On The Beach" for the 80s. Being "made for TV" sure didn't help it much either.
I remember "The Day After". That one scared me.
But the one that truly sent chills down my spine, more than Red Dawn and The Day After ever could was "Amerika" (1987). That was one of the most plausible visions of a cold war loss that I have ever seen. Sadly most of America was too stupid to grasp the significance of it and it didn't have Charlie Sheen and Swayze running around with AKMs and it didn't have ICBMs flying out of the ground so most people watched it for 15 minutes and dozed off.
And if I could remake one thing from the 80s it would be Amerika. Problem is we are almost there and people might not recognize the point of the movie.
I never saw it, unfortunately. In fact, I don't know if I knew about it. I was out of the country in Germany most all of 1987 (Mar 86 through Dec 18 87) so missed TV and movies those years.
I wish they had it available on DVD. According to Wikipedia it has never been put on DVD -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerika_(TV_miniseries)
Thanks for mentioning it.
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Magic_Salad0892
08-10-12, 02:57
No thank you.... I can only take Hollywood running out of ideas and ****ing up perfectly good movies with remakes for so long.... and Red Dawn is the line....
this one, as with the new Total Recall, will stay in my do not watch category...
There was no love story in the original, unless you even remotely try to count the little playful banter between the Colonel and Erica... yet Hollywood has to ****in sell out, and throw that shit in this one just so females will go with their men to see it... it's ridiculous and there is no end in sight to the shitstorm
just an FYI.... in the coming years... expect to see Top Gun 2, Independence Day 2 & 3, Avatar 2 & 3, and yes... you guessed it... even a Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2....
like I said.... they are bankrupt on ideas...
ehhhhhhhh I mean come the **** on... really....
I've been looking forward to Lone Survivor so much because I read Peter Berg is directing it... and then I realized Ben Foster is in it and that shot it right to shit.... even if Mark Whalberg is playing Luttrell... just waiting for the love story to pop its head up there too.... I have yet to see a movie in today's times that didn't include in some way shape or form, something that had nothing to do with the actual plot of the movie, usually being a love story just cobbled in there
Ben Foster is awesome, and there really is going to be an Independance Day 2. The writer/director of the original announced that he was in the process of writing it, very recently.
Magic_Salad0892
08-10-12, 02:59
They can't even keep the power on in their own country.
Doesn't mean that they're not crazy enough to invade another country anyway, and in that movie they had help.
Reagans Rascals
08-10-12, 03:12
Ben Foster is awesome, and there really is going to be an Independance Day 2. The writer/director of the original announced that he was in the process of writing it, very recently.
Ben Foster is about as awesome as a wet fart gone wrong..... and I know theres going to be an Independence Day 2 that's why I wrote it.... there is a 3 slated as well.... along with Top Gun 2, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2.... I was specifically warning those here of the impending shitstorm....
Reagans Rascals
08-10-12, 03:12
Ben Foster is awesome, and there really is going to be an Independance Day 2. The writer/director of the original announced that he was in the process of writing it, very recently.
Ben Foster is about as awesome as a wet fart gone wrong..... and I know theres going to be an Independence Day 2 that's why I wrote it.... there is a 3 slated as well.... along with Top Gun 2, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2.... I was specifically warning those here of the impending cinematic shitstorm....
Magic_Salad0892
08-10-12, 04:18
Ben Foster is about as awesome as a wet fart gone wrong..... and I know theres going to be an Independence Day 2 that's why I wrote it.... there is a 3 slated as well.... along with Top Gun 2, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2.... I was specifically warning those here of the impending shitstorm....
Are you ****ing joking?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2... Is Bob Hoskins gonna be in it?
Reagans Rascals
08-10-12, 04:21
Are you ****ing joking?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2... Is Bob Hoskins gonna be in it?
http://screenrant.com/tag/who-framed-roger-rabbit-2/
I scrolled through the list of upcoming films on IMDB a while back.... and discovered quite a few turd sandwiches lurking just over the horizon...
and yes... Tom Cruise is slated to be in Top Gun 2.....
the only ones worth getting excited over IMO are Taken 2, Anchorman 2, Zoolander 2, possibly Lone Survivor, maybe Zero Dark Thirty, Skyfall, and A Good Day to Die Hard....
oh and the new announcement for a Dumb and Dumber sequel....
http://screenrant.com/tag/who-framed-roger-rabbit-2/
I scrolled through the list of upcoming films on IMDB a while back.... and discovered quite a few turd sandwiches lurking just over the horizon...
and yes... Tom Cruise is slated to be in Top Gun 2.....
the only ones worth getting excited over IMO are Taken 2, Anchorman 2, Zoolander 2, possibly Lone Survivor, maybe Zero Dark Thirty, Skyfall, and A Good Day to Die Hard....
oh and the new announcement for a Dumb and Dumber sequel....
The second installment was pathetic. I had to watch the original right after viewing the second movie just so I could feel laughter satisfied. The original was pure genius.
Are you ****ing joking?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2... Is Bob Hoskins gonna be in it?
I thought the sequel was called "Who reamed Rosie Rabbit"? Oh, wait, my bad, that was the porno version. :p
EXCELLENT. The movie worked as intended.
:D
I was in high school when it was released and I remember it making a distinct impression on many midwestern classmates. They started looking at us kids with those AR rifles a little differently, as if maybe we knew something they didn't.
I also remember the movie that was supposed to make the big impact "The Day After" really didn't hit many close to home like everyone was hoping. It just wasn't quite up to being "On The Beach" for the 80s. Being "made for TV" sure didn't help it much either.
But the one that truly sent chills down my spine, more than Red Dawn and The Day After ever could was "Amerika" (1987). That was one of the most plausible visions of a cold war loss that I have ever seen. Sadly most of America was too stupid to grasp the significance of it and it didn't have Charlie Sheen and Swayze running around with AKMs and it didn't have ICBMs flying out of the ground so most people watched it for 15 minutes and dozed off.
And if I could remake one thing from the 80s it would be Amerika. Problem is we are almost there and people might not recognize the point of the movie.
The Day after was about as close visually to a nuke out as we could get. Very realistic. The fire sweeping across the landscape, seeing skeletal "glowing" before a screaming vaporization....freaky man. Too bad it was made as a protest by anti nuke folks. I remember Amerika, saw maybe one or two episodes. The black helicopters were cool. I don't remember the show lasting very long. It would be nice to see something like that again. As for the Chinese being cut out of the new Red Dawn, were the movie producers afraid of making a premonition that may very well come true? On a side note, if something like that does happen, better sooner than later. I don't want to be an old fart when it happens and not be able to kick ass. :D
CarlosDJackal
08-10-12, 08:22
Ben Foster is about as awesome as a wet fart gone wrong..... and I know theres going to be an Independence Day 2 that's why I wrote it.... there is a 3 slated as well.... along with Top Gun 2, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2.... I was specifically warning those here of the impending cinematic shitstorm....
And this is why I don't bother going to the movies anymore. I prefer to hit the range and actually do some shooting instead. :rolleyes:
The entire Amerika series is on YouTube for anyone interested.
Moose-Knuckle
08-10-12, 12:20
Full trailer released today:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/red-dawn-2010-2/trailers/
Doesn't mean that they're not crazy enough to invade another country anyway, and in that movie they had help.
They can't even invade South Korea with help. Canada is a more credible threat to the US.
The Day after was about as close visually to a nuke out as we could get. Very realistic. The fire sweeping across the landscape, seeing skeletal "glowing" before a screaming vaporization....freaky man. Too bad it was made as a protest by anti nuke folks.
And that is sorta what I meant. Made for TV quality effects and a heavy agenda bias hurting it's credibility.
I remember Amerika, saw maybe one or two episodes. The black helicopters were cool. I don't remember the show lasting very long. It would be nice to see something like that again.
It didn't last very long because it was a mini series. Basically portrayed what life would be like in the US after a successful Soviet win in the Cold War.
As for the Chinese being cut out of the new Red Dawn, were the movie producers afraid of making a premonition that may very well come true? On a side note, if something like that does happen, better sooner than later. I don't want to be an old fart when it happens and not be able to kick ass. :D
No it was a pure PC move done to not offend the Chinese.
Reagans Rascals
08-10-12, 13:46
Full trailer released today:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/red-dawn-2010-2/trailers/
ehhhhhhhh god......... so now its an EMP weapon.... that trailer gave me bubble guts...
I saw it the summer I graduated from HS. Had a friend a year younger than me. He was grossly offended and walked out. He had somewhat communist type sympathies.
He propably would have loved 1987s "Russkies", the one where all the twelve year olds commit treason.:D
"King Kong" (the 1977 version being the horrible remake), and sadly that is the usual result.
The special effects in the 77 version were criminal. How can you go from countless, painstaking hours spent by a team of creature creators in the original to a guy in a freaking monkey suit fighting muppets? They should be ashamed.
Moose-Knuckle
08-10-12, 15:36
ehhhhhhhh god......... so now its an EMP weapon....
If not an EMP then what, a trébuchet . . . :confused:
Magic_Salad0892
08-10-12, 18:36
http://screenrant.com/tag/who-framed-roger-rabbit-2/
I scrolled through the list of upcoming films on IMDB a while back.... and discovered quite a few turd sandwiches lurking just over the horizon...
and yes... Tom Cruise is slated to be in Top Gun 2.....
the only ones worth getting excited over IMO are Taken 2, Anchorman 2, Zoolander 2, possibly Lone Survivor, maybe Zero Dark Thirty, Skyfall, and A Good Day to Die Hard....
oh and the new announcement for a Dumb and Dumber sequel....
Dumb, and Dumber was absolute trash anyway. Who gives a shit? The only good Jim Carrey film is Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind.
Taken 2 looks amazing. Anchorman 2 looks amazing. Skyfall looks reeeeally amazing. And A Good Day to Die Hard will be satisfying.
I'm happy now.
Dumb, and Dumber was absolute trash anyway. Who gives a shit? The only good Jim Carrey film is Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind.
So you liked The Royal Tenenbaums but you thought Dumb and Dumber was absolute trash?
Honestly most of Carreys movies are mediocre at best, but at least Dumb and Dumber was mindlessly funny in a Three Stooges sorta way. But he's still 10 times funnier than Ben Stiller will ever be.
Ben Stiller only did ONE funny film and that is Dodgeball, and it only worked because he was playing a douchebag so it was perfect casting.
And if I had to bet money, I'd put it on "Dumb and Dumber To" being funnier than Zoolander 2...or the original for that matter.
Dumb and Dumber absolute trash!!??
Heresy!!
I used to think that, I could barely get through it the first time I saw it and thought it was barely tolerable. Then I watched it 88 more times and laughed my balls off. Rushmore is probably my favorite comedy of all time; Tenenbaums was good but it was Anderson's precipice into knowing he was strange and people liked that, making following films looks like they tried too hard.
Dumb and Dumber absolute trash!!??
Heresy!!
I used to think that, I could barely get thought it the first time I saw it and thought it was barely tolerable. Then I watched it 88 more times and laughed my balls off.
Yeah, it does need to grow on you. First time I saw it I didn't even watch it all the way through.
Magic_Salad0892
08-10-12, 19:53
Yeah, it does need to grow on you. First time I saw it I didn't even watch it all the way through.
I hate "dumb" comedy. It's embarrassing to me. I prefer stuff like Clue, or Snatch, or even asshole comedy like Role Models, or Anchorman.
I hate "dumb" comedy. It's embarrassing to me. I prefer stuff like Clue, or Snatch, or even asshole comedy like Role Models, or Anchorman.
So you didn't like Dodgeball?
Regarding Red Dawn remake, I wonder if they'll keep the reference in it to the hostile forces using gun store records to find out who owns guns. Interesting how back in the 80s people were more aware of the dangers (and anti-liberty nature) of those records being kept, where today most are apathetic about such things.
Moose-Knuckle
08-10-12, 20:58
Regarding Red Dawn remake, I wonder if they'll keep the reference in it to the hostile forces using gun store records to find out who owns guns. Interesting how back in the 80s people were more aware of the dangers (and anti-liberty nature) of those records being kept, where today most are apathetic about such things.
Good point, I for one will go and pay to see it. This is one aspect I intend to look out for and compare to the original.
Magic_Salad0892
08-10-12, 21:49
So you didn't like Dodgeball?
I actually did like Dodgeball. I put it in the same catagory as Anchorman.
I actually did like Dodgeball. I put it in the same catagory as Anchorman.
LOL. You and I will never be going to the movies together.
Dodgeball was hilarious, Anchorman sucked.
Regarding Red Dawn remake, I wonder if they'll keep the reference in it to the hostile forces using gun store records to find out who owns guns. Interesting how back in the 80s people were more aware of the dangers (and anti-liberty nature) of those records being kept, where today most are apathetic about such things.
http://lonelymachines.org/red_dawn/red_dawn02.png
Yup, that's a line from the scene I am referring to. He goes on to discuss the purpose in finding those files.
ForTehNguyen
08-10-12, 22:21
Official Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoqlBHSePw0&feature=player_embedded
Magic_Salad0892
08-10-12, 22:39
LOL. You and I will never be going to the movies together.
Dodgeball was hilarious, Anchorman sucked.
HOW CAN YOU SAY IT SUCKED?
YOU HORRIBLE SCORPION MAN. :D
You mean Naughty Korea is coming to town?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/australian-newspaper-rebrands-koreas-naughty-nice-korea-151243525--oly.html
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EXCELLENT. The movie worked as intended.
:D
I was in high school when it was released and I remember it making a distinct impression on many midwestern classmates. They started looking at us kids with those AR rifles a little differently, as if maybe we knew something they didn't.
I also remember the movie that was supposed to make the big impact "The Day After" really didn't hit many close to home like everyone was hoping. It just wasn't quite up to being "On The Beach" for the 80s. Being "made for TV" sure didn't help it much either.
But the one that truly sent chills down my spine, more than Red Dawn and The Day After ever could was "Amerika" (1987). That was one of the most plausible visions of a cold war loss that I have ever seen. Sadly most of America was too stupid to grasp the significance of it and it didn't have Charlie Sheen and Swayze running around with AKMs and it didn't have ICBMs flying out of the ground so most people watched it for 15 minutes and dozed off.
And if I could remake one thing from the 80s it would be Amerika. Problem is we are almost there and people might not recognize the point of the movie.
its funny that you mention the "we know something they didnt" part. I've gotten multiple texts from friends in the past month asking, "do you like glocks?" and "i think i want an "M4", and "I think I need a gun, could you go to the gun show with me?"
HOW CAN YOU SAY IT SUCKED?
YOU HORRIBLE SCORPION MAN. :D
I wanted to like it, it had Christina Applegate in it.
But it seems with Will Farrel it is either a complete hit or a miss. Step Brothers is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. But Anchorman was almost as bad as Talladega Nights. It was slightly better only because it had Christina Applegate in it.
Moose-Knuckle
08-11-12, 01:27
Official Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoqlBHSePw0&feature=player_embedded
Beat ya to it, post #28 on page #2. :cool:
Half the time I enjoy the "remakes" better than I do the original. Some examples are 'The Thing' (1982) over the 'The Thing' (1951), 'I Am Legend' (2007) over 'The Last Man on Earth' (1964) and 'The Omega Man' (1971), '3:10 to Yuma' (2007) over '3:10 to Yuma' (1957), et al.
I won't excuse the studios for their lack of creativity; however, the studios own the rights to these films. So it's good business since to re-release a movie they already own and milk it to a whole new generation.
As for 'Red Dawn', I'm looking forward to it as I did 'Total Recall' (2012). The trailer was sweet! My take on it is that I hope this new version opens this generation's eyes up to all that is important like the original version did for mine growing up.
I agree with you on the remakes you listed. I also liked the remake of True Grit better than the original if only because the Mattie Ross character was far less annoying than the original.
With respect to Red Dawn; I'll definitely see it once it comes out but I'm not setting my expectations real high. And I should clarify, I'll see it once it comes out on blu ray at the RedBox for $1.50. There aren't many movies these days that will justify me paying the outrageous prices at the theater. I think Act of Valor was the first movie I've seen at the theater in like 6 years.
ETA:
If the success rate was anything close to 50/50 I'd be ok with it.
I'm actually fine with them taking a relatively unknown film like 3:10 to Yuma and redoing it properly. It's when they **** up classics like "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "King Kong" (the 1977 version being the horrible remake), and sadly that is the usual result.
Good points as always.
ETA2:
Dumb, and Dumber was absolute trash anyway. Who gives a shit? The only good Jim Carrey film is Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind.
Taken 2 looks amazing...
Plus I think I read in a post that you like The Royal Tenenbaums. All credibility you once had is gone and you are forthwith banned from having an opinion on any and all movies :D
Dodgeball was hilarious, Anchorman sucked.
Exactly!
Moose-Knuckle
08-11-12, 12:28
I agree with you on the remakes you listed. I also liked the remake of True Grit better than the original if only because the Mattie Ross character was far less annoying than the original.
Spot on about True Grit and Mattie Ross. :cool:
BrigandTwoFour
08-11-12, 13:28
If anyone here plays videogames, this movie was already made over a year ago into a mediocre game called Homefront.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mdug8eQ0H4
Heavy Metal
08-11-12, 13:36
Official Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoqlBHSePw0&feature=player_embedded
Looks damn COD MWish!
Heavy Metal
08-11-12, 13:38
I also liked the remake of True Grit better than the original if only because the Mattie Ross character was far less annoying than the original.
I always thought Miri was supposted to play that caracter as annoying.
Magic_Salad0892
08-11-12, 23:31
I agree with you on the remakes you listed. I also liked the remake of True Grit better than the original if only because the Mattie Ross character was far less annoying than the original.
With respect to Red Dawn; I'll definitely see it once it comes out but I'm not setting my expectations real high. And I should clarify, I'll see it once it comes out on blu ray at the RedBox for $1.50. There aren't many movies these days that will justify me paying the outrageous prices at the theater. I think Act of Valor was the first movie I've seen at the theater in like 6 years.
ETA:
Good points as always.
ETA2:
Plus I think I read in a post that you like The Royal Tenenbaums. All credibility you once had is gone and you are forthwith banned from having an opinion on any and all movies :D
Exactly!
**** you both! :p
**** you both! :p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Vs5WAxodw
Magic_Salad0892
08-12-12, 05:16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Vs5WAxodw
Well played, Sir.
Well played...
Moose-Knuckle
11-21-12, 19:14
So . . .
Anyone see it yet?
I have to work through the holiday so I'll catch it this coming weekend. :(
Ah...forgot this was out. Thanks Moose. Yeh will definitely see this one....after Thanksgiving, work, running a booth at a gun show all weekend, more work, range day...then hopefully I'll be movie bound. :suicide:
-Jax
MountainRaven
11-22-12, 01:34
Saw it.
It was OK. Some nice shout outs to the source material. Several WTF moments. Apparently, high schoolers in Spokane are now taught how to clear buildings while North Koreans are not. Ending was pretty much meh.
I'll stick with the original. And if they really wanted to remake it, they should have kept it set in 1985, a la the original and World in Conflict. And Operation: Flashpoint.
Moose-Knuckle
11-22-12, 20:06
Apparently, high schoolers in Spokane are now taught how to clear buildings while North Koreans are not.
I have not had the chance to see it yet, but have a question for you in regard to your comment above. In this version Jed is a combat vet who recently returned home correct? If so did he happen to impart any of his MOUT training to his rag tag band of fighters? I would assume not since the first film had no mention of training and they were waylaying combat hardened Spetsnaz units.
VooDoo6Actual
11-22-12, 20:41
I have not had the chance to see it yet, but have a question for you in regard to your comment above. In this version Jed is a combat vet who recently returned home correct? If so did he happen to impart any of his MOUT training to his rag tag band of fighters? I would assume not since the first film had no mention of training and they were waylaying combat hardened Spetsnaz units.
Yes, USMC Iraq vet.
In fact he does impart MOUT tactics et al including ambush, AW, STA/RSTA, CARVER matrix, & C4ISR etc. Weapon skillsets/tradecraft were @ least 100X better than Bourne Legacy. This AO had Spetsnaz components & advisors but specifically N. Korean Airborne forces coupled w/ American mechanized elements w/ American Flag decals that were underneath a red & yellow "Commielike" Flash. Undertones were there if you paid attention.
Moose-Knuckle
11-22-12, 21:12
Yes, USMC Iraq vet.
In fact he does impart MOUT tactics et al including ambush, AW, STA/RSTA, CARVER matrix, & C4ISR etc. Weapon skillsets/tradecraft were @ least 100X better than Bourne Legacy. This AO had Spetsnaz components & advisors but specifically N. Korean Airborne forces coupled w/ American mechanized elements w/ American Flag decals that were underneath a red & yellow "Commielike" Flash. Undertones were there if you paid attention.
Schweet, thanks for the reply. I'm stoked about seeing this one.
Have you ever been to Spokane? Teaching room clearing is needed... North Koreans don't have buildings so they obviously can't learn how to clear them...
Saw it.
It was OK. Some nice shout outs to the source material. Several WTF moments. Apparently, high schoolers in Spokane are now taught how to clear buildings while North Koreans are not. Ending was pretty much meh.
I'll stick with the original. And if they really wanted to remake it, they should have kept it set in 1985, a la the original and World in Conflict. And Operation: Flashpoint.
VooDoo6Actual
11-23-12, 09:04
North Koreans don't have buildings so they obviously can't learn how to clear them...
Pyongyang, North Korea
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e225/teehee321/n01_RTR30KUS.jpg
Pyongyang, North Korea
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e225/teehee321/n01_RTR30KUS.jpg
Reminds me of City 17:
http://th04.deviantart.net/fs46/PRE/i/2009/180/f/0/City_17_Citadel_square_by_REALTRASE.jpg
The buildings are for show, they're empty.
Moose-Knuckle
11-23-12, 19:23
Reminds me of City 17:
http://th04.deviantart.net/fs46/PRE/i/2009/180/f/0/City_17_Citadel_square_by_REALTRASE.jpg
Hah! One of my all time favorite shooters. :cool:
AZ-Renegade
11-23-12, 22:12
Saw it today, I was pleasantly suprised as it was much better than I thought it would be.
Had a few good one liners. I really liked Jed Eckert's (Hemsworth's) comment on TEC-9s.
One thing that bugged me was how the Wolverines fired their rifles on full auto alot. I'm no guerilla fighter, but it seems to me if your supply line was scavenging ammo from dead bad guys, you would try to conserve. Oh well.
Definitely worth a matinee showing.
I liked it a lot. Definitely a lot better than I thought it was going to be.
LowSpeed_HighDrag
11-24-12, 00:32
The original was far better, this version deserves its 11% rating from Rotten Tomatoes.
problem for me is every time I hear Korea mentioned I now think of PSY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
I shoot weddings so I hear this every week and get to watch the floor fill up with folks dancing like this !!!
AZ-Renegade
11-24-12, 08:50
That song makes me want to kick a midget.
jklaughrey
11-24-12, 09:08
Kicking midgets! Count me in, they are creepy.
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That song makes me want to kick a midget.
that sounds like a bad country song :)
Got up in the morning pulled my wranglers on as I got out of bed
saw this midget so I kicked him in his head
kicked him so hard I think that midget is dead !
AZ-Renegade
11-24-12, 11:01
Or a punk rock band.
Kicking Midgets.
Or a punk rock band.
Kicking Midgets.
ahhahah that would be a good one
I used to love 'Tex and the HorseHeads"
great punk/western band from the 80s or so ?
Moose-Knuckle
11-27-12, 02:22
Finally saw it this past weekend and rather enjoyed it. My only complaint is that I wished they would have made the film a little longer. It was short and it gave the feeling that something was missing. A lot of people got turned off by this film once the Chinese were replaced with North Koreans as the invading/occupying force however as with the first film the story unfolds as the invaders are in fact a multinational force. The North Koreans were solely tasked with taking the Pacific North West. As with the original film’s screen play the “plot” was based upon actual Soviet Military Doctrine of invading CONUS where they would fragment the nation; you would have a Russian district, a Chinese district, a North Korean district, et al. Pretty spooky really as this sort of thing is on the books. All in all a good movie.
Saw it today with the kids and really enjoyed it. I thought they did a good job with Jed's character and I liked the ending as well.
Excellent remake. In my opinion I liked this much better than the original. Went with a female friend who is liberal but supports gun rights. To quote her "This wouldn't surprise me if this actually happened with the way things are going..."
Over all excellent movie and I especially found the part where they changed it up surrounding the "deer" hunt part of the movie. This version was much funnier.
The original was far better, this version deserves its 11% rating from Rotten Tomatoes.
I liked the original way better. The remake was a decent movie when not compared.
The actor that plays the younger brother really set this movie back a lot. He has a real punchable face and demeanor.
Moose-Knuckle
12-13-12, 14:54
I liked the original way better. The remake was a decent movie when not compared.
The actor that plays the younger brother really set this movie back a lot. He has a real punchable face and demeanor.
I'm with you on this. He reminds me of a younger version of Jay Thomas (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0858988/).
Saw it tonight. Lots of intense actions. I think the actions, special effects were better than the original. But I feel it could stand alone on its own. My girlfriend didn't see the original but she enjoyed this remake. I'm with the others, the ending was kind of empty and weak.
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