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      Red Dawn

      PG-13 Released Nov 21, 2012 1 hr. 33 min. Action Adventure List
      15% 144 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score When North Korean troops invade U.S. soil and take over the city of Spokane, Wash., a recently returned Iraq War veteran (Chris Hemsworth) and a group of teens (Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson) flee to the woods and form a band of freedom fighters. Dubbing themselves the Wolverines, the youths launch guerrilla attacks against the invaders -- but how long they can sustain the fight in the face of the enemy's superior numbers and firepower remains in question. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Mar 06 Buy Now

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      The rebooted Red Dawn lacks the original's topicality, but at least pays tribute in delivering the same short shrift to character development and general logic.

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      Ken W Absolute trash movie. 🤦‍♂️ Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Frederick W Pretty bad movie for Chris Hemsworth. I really like the actor but this is one movie I wish he never took. 15 seconds of fame for the cast and they glorying that it was something they did outstanding but that’s about it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/17/24 Full Review Benjamin A Movie was very entertaining, shows what can happen if we as Americans are "asleep at the wheel". Not as good as the original, but there is still plenty of expense and emotion. Also, some funny parts. My favorite when they run into the subway and get all the food. I recommend seeing this movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/11/24 Full Review Jack G Heartless, soulless, and brainless, this version of Red Dawn lacks a reason to exist when we already have the original. The movie tries to update the story for "Modern Audiences" with references to Call of Duty, product placements, and updating the invading army from Russia to the North Koreans, but these "updates" drag the film down and date it even more than the original. When it isn't adding new material, it is recreating the original beat for beat. Well, as close as it can with it's PG-13 rating. Sure the original is also rated PG-13, but the amount of blood is way higher in that film compared to this one. It really made you feel the impact of this invasion and the horror of it all. This film has none of it and goes out of its way to hide it, even when a scene is focused around it just to avoid a potential R rating. The impact of the original has been lost in translation. Also, while this film will hit the same beats of the original, the execution is done in a less intelligent way than the original. It is almost as if they knew that they need scene X, so they copied scene X without knowing why it was there in the first place. This happens a lot when it comes to the guerilla warfare aspect of the film. There is just no logic to how they adapted those scenes from the original. There is also no care put to the action sequences in this film either. The shakey cam and fast edits obscures the action and makes it hard to tell what is going on a good amount of the time. They also try to make the action set pieces more over the top than the original, which misses the point of the original. It doesn't feel like this could happen to you and what that situation would be like. It feels like a big Hollywood blockbuster that most people will forget about in 10 years time. The cast ranges from serviceable at best, to mostly forgettable, to cringe worthy at worst. There are also strange choice through out the cast where characters are suppose to be related to one another, but you would never be able to tell based on who they casted in the roles. Overall, this movie is a watered down version of the original and another example of a classic movie from past that didn't need to be remade. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/01/24 Full Review Suzanne S OK so I've read the reviews and people don't like it for a variety of reasons, but you know, it's full of action, it's got great people in it, it's not plausible, but you know most of the movies that are like this aren't plausible anyway. It's a good action movie if you know this is fiction and it's just something to watch. Time goes by fast there's no really drag to the film. It's streams free on Xfinity so watch it. It's not bad. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/27/23 Full Review Roger L My grandchild like fights but I am not sure that he would have liked this movie. No adults with some brains could have approved this stupid stoy. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." Isabel Lucas as Erica and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." (L-R) Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert, Adrianne Palicki as Toni, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Col. Andy Tanner and Connor Cruise as Daryl Jenkins in "Red Dawn." Adrianne Palicki as Toni and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." (L-R) Connor Cruise as Daryl Jenkins and Josh Hutcherson as Robert in "Red Dawn." (L-R) Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Col. Andy Tanner and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." (L-R) Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert, Josh Peck as Matt Eckert, Josh Hutcherson as Robert and Connor Cruise as Daryl Jenkins in "Red Dawn." (L-R) Josh Peck as Matt Eckert, Josh Hutcherson as Robert and Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert in "Red Dawn." Josh Hutcherson as Robert in "Red Dawn." View more photos

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      Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk It's hardly worth the wait. Rated: 2/5 Sep 1, 2017 Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard Rated: 2/5 Mar 15, 2013 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian This has to be the year's most pointless remake: a boring and badly acted reboot of John Milius's gung-ho red-scare actioner from 1984. Rated: 1/5 Mar 14, 2013 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Filled with corny speeches and uncharismatic performances, there’s not one iota of dynamism to this dull action fodder. Rated: 1/4 Sep 21, 2022 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Throughout the movie you’ll find huge gaps in logic, glaring plot holes, and numerous moments where all you can do is bury your face in your hands. Rated: 1/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com With its over-hyped bravado, laughably machismo dialogue, and stilted performances, the film often feels like a high school acting class Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis When North Korean troops invade U.S. soil and take over the city of Spokane, Wash., a recently returned Iraq War veteran (Chris Hemsworth) and a group of teens (Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson) flee to the woods and form a band of freedom fighters. Dubbing themselves the Wolverines, the youths launch guerrilla attacks against the invaders -- but how long they can sustain the fight in the face of the enemy's superior numbers and firepower remains in question.
      Director
      Dan Bradley
      Executive Producer
      Vincent Newman, Kevin Halloran
      Screenwriter
      Carl Ellsworth, Jeremy Passmore
      Distributor
      Open Road
      Production Co
      Contrafilm
      Rating
      PG-13 (Intense War Violence|Intense Action|Language)
      Genre
      Action, Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 21, 2012, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 8, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $44.8M
      Sound Mix
      Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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