Sneak preview: The new “Red Dawn” remake
Red Dawn paints small town life here with swift, clean strokes. It took only a few minutes for me to feel like I knew these guys and what makes them tick. Their world, basically, is a world of trucks, chicks, strong personal loyalties and vague apprehensions for their future – the kind of world Springsteen has made a career singing about.
Their world is about to change, however, and abruptly. With no warning other than an ominous rumbling noise, and their house shaking, the Eckert boys and their compatriots wake up one morning to see Chinese paratroopers dropping out of the sky in a massive, thunderous air assault. It’s a genuinely frightening, gut-wrenching sight as transport planes disgorge an endless number of Chinese soldiers into the skies above this otherwise quaint town. At one point, an American missile hits one of the planes – and the plane’s fiery wreckage crashes right into one of the houses. Reality is suddenly hitting these teenagers in a big, 9/11-sized way.
This initial Chinese assault plays out almost entirely from the perspective of the teenagers, who are forced to grab anyone they can, hop in trucks, and race like hell out of town into the woods to a family cabin. The Chinese, who are landing vehicles, soldiers and command-and-control units, try to stop the Eckerts and their friends – but the kids successfully slip away.
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I move that the battle cry of “Wolverines!” be overdubbed with “Honey badgers!”
teke184 on March 17, 2011 at 4:34 PM
Too bad we don’t get to see that version.
SirGawain on March 17, 2011 at 4:35 PM
No, it was “Updating my FACEBOOK!” via yesterdays comment on a thread.
upinak on March 17, 2011 at 4:35 PM
Umm, so these are Chinese invaders?
What happened to the North Koreans, or is that only for release in China?
sharrukin on March 17, 2011 at 4:36 PM
Wait, I thought is was supposed to be the Norks! Wha’ happened?
karl9000 on March 17, 2011 at 4:36 PM
what, no North Koreans? heh
upinak on March 17, 2011 at 4:36 PM
hollywood is out of ideas. It happens to all socilaists sooner or later…
unseen on March 17, 2011 at 4:40 PM
As a nod to the actor who played the younger brother in the original, the battle cry should be “Tiger Blood!”, or at least “Duh! Winning!”.
malclave on March 17, 2011 at 4:40 PM
link crashed.
portlandon on March 17, 2011 at 4:40 PM
I think most teens (not already in the military) and 52% of the adults would probably welcome the communist invasion. After all, everyone get’s free healthcare and just look at how good Cuba’s medical system is.
ReaganWasRight on March 17, 2011 at 4:44 PM
Paul Krugman would be jumping up and down for joy waving a Chinese flag.
Rod on March 17, 2011 at 4:49 PM
They are digitally altering the film (it’s in the can) so that the “Chinese” soldiers are instead “Norks”.
In other totally unrelated news… the recently released video game Homefront, based on a story by John Milius [the director of Red Dawn], features the United States invaded by North Korea.
darclon on March 17, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Video Detective says this. Interesting!?
upinak on March 17, 2011 at 4:54 PM
That would require the Norks to have aircraft that could reach America.
James on March 17, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Horrible link. I really wanted to see.
I feel so left out =(
Ugly on March 17, 2011 at 5:00 PM
That’s not good. It seems to indicate a limited marketing time and limited distribution. Which means ticket sales will be low.
amerpundit on March 17, 2011 at 5:01 PM
I don’t know. Red Dawn was a cult hit so people may go if they see it on Fandango or in their paper, it may be a huge hit and be played longer than expected.
upinak on March 17, 2011 at 5:09 PM
Those pics of the posters look similar to those that ANSWER brings to protests…
JetBoy on March 17, 2011 at 5:11 PM
I may have to see if netflix has this. I have to admit, Jason did a good synopsis of the movie on this link.
upinak on March 17, 2011 at 5:17 PM
And he’d be one of the first to get a bullet in the ear.
CurtZHP on March 17, 2011 at 5:33 PM
But in Krugman’s case, there are no vital organs in that vicinity.
malclave on March 17, 2011 at 5:36 PM
I’ve heard that the movie has been shelved.
pseudonominus on March 17, 2011 at 5:44 PM
Doubtful.
Movie distribution has gotten to the point where, if you don’t make the money in the first 4 weeks, you’re not going to make it unless you’re an extreme outlier like Titanic, Avatar, or The Sixth Sense.
This is especially true since the movie is being released in April, meaning that there are months coming up where cinemas will have 2-3 screens dedicated, by contract, to certain wide-release films like Cowboys And Aliens and the Thor movie.
teke184 on March 17, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Now THAT I can believe, both due to the re-dubbing of any China references to being Norks and due to US distributor MGM being in a perilous financial situation.
MGM’s been so broke the last few years that they couldn’t even start pre-production on the next Bond film for several years and that’s a series that prints money for them.
teke184 on March 17, 2011 at 5:52 PM
Hahaha! Breakin’ Charlie’s balls never gets old!
Libs quit, surrender or collaborate.
‘Pubs fight back or go down shooting!
Wow, this is a HOLLYWOOD movie? Between this and Battle of L.A., it’s beginning to sound like they’re starting to get it!
Tony737 on March 17, 2011 at 5:57 PM