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Red Dawn (1984)
Wow. Some reviewers are too serious.
First. I am a Liberal. I oppose war in general, especially pre-emptive ones. But to make this movie out as propaganda is ridiculous!
The movie is set and was filmed in a small town in New Mexico USA. Las Vegas, NM to be exact, (northern NM). I grew up near there - in the mountains. The movie is a pretty good depiction of what it is like there (well - except for the communist invasion and all that). Most people there, myself included, would own guns. Many many trucks would have a bumper sticker like "they can have my guns when they pry them from my cold dead hands". Lots of kids would be trained to hunt and use weapons, from a young age. I was. Lots of people there, including myself, are or were members of the NRA.
Why is that all made-up or Propaganda? It is how life is in small town and rural New Mexico, especially in the Rocky Mountains.... It isn't San Francisco or Manhattan...
Also, one person complained about the number of black characters. Have you ever been to Northern New Mexico? In my entire K through 12 school experience we had 2 black people. Thats it. Our high school had about 900 people in it, and K-12 probably around 3000 total... 2 black kids in the whole 12 years I was there. If anything, the movie did not have enough Spanish people (Americans, they did have the Cubans).
This movie is great. It has everything you need from an action movie. It has Heroes you can get behind - but that still have realistic problems and struggles. It has bad guys who are evil - but that you can also see their side.
It has fun battle scenes, and the characters share good chemistry and dialog - for an action movie. It is also fun to see Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey shooting RPGs instead of dancing.
It is a fun "what if" and nothing more. People are reading way too much into this movie to make it into some political weapon.
I enjoyed this movie then, and I own it now, and I am a Liberal living in one of the most Liberal cities in the USA (on the Left Coast ! ). Some people just need to relax a little and stop over analyzing. Grab a popcorn and enjoy the flick!
WOLVERINES!
Doom (2005)
A good movie - if:
Answer these three questions truthfully:
1. Did you enjoy the DOOM, DOOM 2, or DOOM 3 video games?
2. Do you like The Rock?
3. Do you enjoy sci-fi shoot-em-ups?
If you answered Yes to:
0 of 3: You will not like this movie. Seriously, don't bother. This movie does not make any designs on being an Oscar winner. It is designed for one purpose only, and you watching it and then complaining about how bad it was would be pointless. This movie is what it is, and that will not change if you blow $10 on it.
1 of 3: You will enjoy this movie, probably rate it around a 7. It is a fun movie that performs as advertised.
2 of 3: You will really like this movie, probably give it an 8 or 9. You find yourself squirming for joy at some parts, and trying to figure other parts out - in a good way...
3 of 3: You will see it more than once, and you will be calling the studios asking for free goodies. You will mark the DVD release date on the calendar when you get home... You will have lengthy discussions with your friends about the plot line of the original games and where the movie fits in, and you will critique the stuff the movie put in and the stuff the movie left out.... You will recognize staircases and hallways in the movie...
We found ourselves wanting to rate this movie a high 9 or low ten. 9.8. It was very good, just not absolutely perfect to deserve a 10.
Long Way Round (2004)
Outstanding!
The only downside is it will make you want to get on a motorcycle and see the world.
:)
Except maybe not so much of it in one trip.
And maybe stay ... Ah, well, watch the series, you'll understand...
Ewan impressed us as being a pretty down-to-earth superstar - even from the get go. And if you have family, the ending will make you cry with tears of joy.
We couldn't stop watching, we had to watch all 7 episodes almost straight through. Even my 4 year old daughter found most of it interesting...