Red Dawn movie review

[@renoloverxoxo]

You don't know who Josh Peck is???

[@alexkiller2841]

@suny123boy1 if i’ve u imma kill myself

[@godinsurance4434]

Alex Killer28 english please!

[@siemenschuermans5097]

Drake and josh

[@mohamud60]

renoloverxoxo cant say i blame him since hes an early 80’s baby and probably had a life of his own when Drake and Josh hit

[@alexa5675]

Drake and JOSH

[@jaysplace01]

Spoiler they kill the best character in the movie in the dumbest way

[@davidfelter417]

They might as well have accidentally shot him in the face in the back of a moving car

[@MrBestcoments]

David Felter pulp fiction ? lol

[@jaysplace01]

haha thats what i was thinking XD

[@kayabusa7678]

The writers have done bullshit to chris’ role No wonder he was in god damn extraction in he same shit way but not the head

[@johnwatson1380]

Thank u now I m not going to watch this movie as I hate if something like this happens

[@robk1990]

I gotta give it to this remake- it actually showed how good the “Homefront” game series was....

[@rodrilover17]

The thing I mainly didn't like is the ending it didn't feel complete and they were going for the cliffhanger route but it didn't work out very well.

[@LavenousForever]

He saw the hunger games.... How does he not recognize Josh Hutcherson?

[@vincentnguyen1995]

Red Dawn could have been good but instead we get another generic action movie with a poorly written story and weak character development.

[@johnstriker480]

I enjoyed it, regardless

[@TheLennyLegoShow]

Nobody ever cared to explain how there was still a random Subway that was still open, let alone existing.

[@Heburntmyshake]

the North Koreans let people go back to their daily routines just under new ruling

[@Polkovic]

Jeremy should review the original Red Dawn

[@verbulent_flow6229]

Natikov I agree

[@laincorepilled]

The original movie is probably one of my favorite movies and then when I saw this I was dumbstruck by how awful it was. You certainly didn't get the same feeling from this movie as the first.

[@RomanumChristum]

How did just NK and Russia as well as Central Asia manage to take out the entire fucking US and the national guard just disappearing as well as our navy and air force, not to mention why would Central Asia join a coalition with Russia and NK? You'd expect China at least

[@Mind_of_MATT]

I'll stick with Red Dawn (1984). I miss John Milius.

[@DrDolan2000]

I miss Patrick Swayze. Gone too soon. Just like Jim Henson

[@DrDolan2000]

I guess my favorite remake would be The Thing. It's a remake of The Thing From Outer Space, for those who didn't know

[@GeahkBurchill]

Favorite remake of all time was Cronenberg's The Fly. It departed completely from the 1950's original and was superbly gruesome. After that, John Carpenter's remake of The Thing which lots of folks don't know was also originally made in the 1950s. Also, A Fistful of Dollars was a good remake of Yojimbo from 1961. Last Man Standing wasn't bad either, another remake of Yojimbo.

[@deadterrorist1875]

Geahk Burchill the fly was an absolute beautiful remake

[@williammesaeh1847]

Favorite remake is definitely the 2018 'A Star is Born.' But King Kong (2005) and the new IT series are both great.

[@Helljumper425]

I hear the people who wrote the Homefront game also wrote the script for the Red Dawn remake. So...if you want the REAL Red Dawn, go back to the one with Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen. It was actually pretty awesome.

[@ric3poversace477]

Okay. . . Maybe i was so lost in Josh Peck/nickelodeon nostalgia during this whole movie that i actually liked the film more than most. Idk. Also, sometimes i just can't stand old movies like the original, call me an idiot but seriously, maybe i was having a bad day when i saw the original but i liked the reboot better. Better!! See what i did there?!? There!!

[@fvillag1]

+Torus Brusk I also liked it the only thing I would want to give more in depth stuff but still it was a good movie.

[@SisypheanTragedy]

Aww man, that was the complete opposite from me. Absolutely hated him the whole way through it.

[@jumpingmoose5554]

I feel you, I actually liked this movie. not sure what people wanted, never seen the original but didn't think story was meant to be the strong point in the first place

[@awesomefilmsomega5559]

I liked this movie is haven't seen the original but I still liked this movie

[@kreevisful]

Idiot

[@LegitBuiscuts]

Josh Nichols?

[@koulor315]

i actually thought this movie was not that bad, it was fun watching the action, i just recently watched it for the first time on netflix

[@bleachboy200]

Jeremy i completely respect your reviews but i have to disagree with you this movie is really good and i loved it

[@johnstriker480]

Ditto! Good time, no alcohol required

[@anthony7438]

John Striker No, it is DOGSHIT

[@mistertestsubject]

I kinda agree with this, I felt that if it had a bit more build to the Korean invasion (seriously, ten minutes in?) would have done a good thing for the movie. And a little more time to really let the characters breath and establish themselves more effectively would have gone a long way. I personally didn't mind the plot that much, but it ain't perfect. So in my opinion this coulda been a really good movie; but it wasn't quite there.

[@BravestCoward]

Neither Batman Begins or Star Trek are remakes though, they're reboots, they're not remaking a previous movie, they're taking a franchise or character and making a new story/universe

[@TheUndeadMiracl]

SPOILER ALERT! My honest review: I loved this movie, not as much as the original, of course, but it was good. The characters: Matty (Josh Peck) Jed (Chris Hemsworth) Robert (Josh Hutcherson) Pete (Steve Lenz) Greg (Julian Alcaraz) Danny (Edwin Hodge) Setting: West Coast of America Plot: North Korea, with the help of Russia, take over the west coastal plain of America. A group of teenagers, with the help of a Marine, try to take on North Korea after watching their dad get killed. They soon go into war and it goes as planned, but there has to be a few sacrifices along the way. Review: I think the movie was good because I liked the characters, I felt emotional with them, probably I know the roles of them well. They do have to kill off a few characters, such as Chris Hemsworth, to make it more emotional, which it did. When the two brothers start getting along and talking to each other, Chris Hemsworth gets shot in the head. The plot kind of left us hanging, like why did Korea invade so many countries? How did it turn out at the end when it cut off the big battle? Not my favorite thing, but still a good plot! My overall review: 8.2/10

[@sunsetwolf1553]

I loved every bit of that movie, and I'm going to buy in on DVD.

[@wrightfamily7381]

I got a double feature at Walmart I got this one and the original for 5 bucks

[@sunjetzu]

this was such a terrible movie

[@luckyday465768]

I think my favorite non-disney childhood movie is An American Tail. I'm surprised that this move is almost forgotten I think there needs to be a review about this.

[@justindriscoll1844]

The plot of Red Dawn would work so great as a 10 episode show from Amazon Prime or Netflix.

[@fpsSYRIA]

This movie was crazy i loved it

[@___Xander]

I laugh my ass off when you do the "now it's a party" ratings

[@isadorehackel6052]

My favorite remake is Dredd

[@TheSirUno]

Not a remake though...just another take on the comic.

[@johnnyzero8853]

This movie is one of my biggest regrets of all time.

[@Polkovic]

So what would the original get?

[@jjstrongarms3720]

I saw this movie on Netflix bored out of my mind and thought "well it got 4 stars, this should be good" and boy was I wrong. This movie was one of the worst movies I have saw this year.

[@ohhKilla]

I like both but, I think I liked this one better.. But that's just my opinion.

[@thcrackman7514]

Scitronaunt damn bro chill

[@runner9528]

It's a stupid movie. The info dump was better.

[@jessicaneudigate5217]

I like this review mostly because it's entertaining and is more of a critique than a synopsis, like many other reviews Jeremy Jahns does.

[@sagallo1]

I agree. As a big fan of the original the remake did it a disservice. Actually, it sucked.

[@bromixsr]

Watched it while drunk.....still a piece of trash.

[@isaiahrobinson4214]

That movie was amazing I bought it on blue ray and dvd

[@Chocolian]

Favorite remake...hmm...I might say The Italian Job with Mark Wahlberg or Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I would have picked The Dark Knight trilogy, but I felt that would be cheating.

[@gooddog2001]

3:10 TO YUMA is my favorite remake, it was much better then the origional.

[@greyfox129]

it has the same writer of the original red dawn film. the reboot has a different writer who tweeked his version that had originally chinese enemies to north korean. homefront was being created a few years before the remake was written and it has north korean enemies. it went from being different (with enemies being different) to making it feel like a sad prequel story setting up to the story of homefront which takes place 2 years after the invasion.

[@ducknoverr5900]

agreed - a stupid movie, please stop making remakes.

[@lostrebel502]

This didn’t age well

[@jimbobbobjim9040]

My favorite remake is your mom . . . . . anybody? anybody? eh?

[@dakotatotten5355]

Great plot points love the head shots and her tension building is undeniable .plus low budget with all the money put to the final shot ! Great flick on the edge of my bed the whole time

[@Caboose]

The Departed. Remake of the japanese movie.

[@malignantmartian755]

It's older than that. Tomorrow When the War Began is like an Australian version of the original Red Dawn. However, I prefer to see them as their own thing.

[@ComedyKings17]

I personally really enjoyed this movie. I saw Chris Hensworth's skill over the rest of the group and how he had to train/teach the rest of them what to do made him the leader, and that the issues with his brother helps show his brother's growth in becoming a leader himself. The pockets of resistance were also said to be inspired by the Wolverines so they did make some difference. I know the movie isn't perfect or anything but I still really like it.

[@heatran1919]

I just realized that the comedian from watchman playes the dad in Supernatural. Holy shit. My world has been rocked just a bit.

[@japeth3213]

Well remake overall? Fistful of Dollars (remake of Yojimbo) but modern remake? Peter Jackson's King Kong

[@TheBekahning]

I don't understand why everyone seems to hate this movie....the ending had me bawling like a baby!

[@anfiasco]

the carrie remake coming out 2013 looks pretty cool. They have the budget this time to make some awesome destruciton effects.

[@jcharitat3002]

A better movie from this genre is based on a book, titled "Tomorrow When the War Began" and is currently on Netflix instant play. It's a foreign film, but it's actually pretty good in my opinion. I think it's worth a look, at least, Jeremy.

[@TonyH2468]

I have a brother in law 2 cousins, and an uncle who were all in the marines. They don't care being called Soldiers. They hate being referred to as "The Army," I never said they are "Just some soldiers" jackass. They are one of the top branches in the military obviously, but they are Soldiers. Solider is someone who fights for a nation. Last time I checked, Marines fight for our nation. They are all different in their ways, but all can be classified as a Marine Soldier, Army Soldier, etc.

[@Roxas3510]

I enjoyed it as well, but one thing about the movie annoyed me. I'm gonna try not to spoil anything, but I can't really explain it without spoiling something, so yeah, spoilers. I don't like how Josh's characters risked one of the operations just to save his girlfriend, getting one of their guys killed in the process, then made it seem as if his actions were justified because he managed to save her. Then (even though I knew this was coming) his brother dies and he lives. It just annoyed me.

[@xoxolikeastarkxoxo]

I could actually listen to you all day cause you make sense.

[@MidAtlanticOfficials]

No dude, I legitimately liked this movie. A lot. That might just be because I was a fan of the original. and seeing a remake that kept the ideas of the first one while making them a little more fresh and modern was really exciting to me. We all have our opinions, that's just mine.

[@dylanfix9118]

yeah I liked it too, and I get what he's sayin, it seemed like 90% of the characters didn't seem important enough to care who they were, and even with pretty much everyone dying at the end, I think I would still watch the original more

[@chrisgaddy10]

I have to disagree. This movie was excellent. I was very attached to the characters and the cause they were fighting for. I don't really know what you were looking for.

[@ColinSpalten]

My Favorite Movie Reboots: 1. Batman Begins 2. Rise of the Planet of the Apes 3. Ocean’s Eleven 4. Dredd 3D 5. The Amazing Spiderman 6. Casino Royale 7. The Incredible Hulk 8. X-Men: First Class

[@nickferdinande1646]

The concentration camp was filmed less than a half mile from my house. Damn waking up at 1am to automatic gunfire was crazy haha

[@Daibron]

All members of each brand of the military who see combat (marines, navy, army) are soldiers.

[@greyfox129]

that doesn't mean he wasn't inspired by red dawn and used the formula. teens who miraculously fight like spec ops soldier and are doing what the army can't do...pretty much like red dawn

[@waffle208]

Good, honest true review. If your not a military fanatic then there is no substance to the plot.

[@MAnnaconduit1]

Favourite remake is Dredd, true grit (I like both but the newer one is a more faithful adaption of the book) either then that, most remakes suck and lose the things the originals were excellent at showcasing, and what made them really special to us, beyond nostalgia.

[@LaReinaDelBarrio]

I think the remake of Night Of The Living Dead was an okay remake, but remakes rarely are better. The Thing (the FIRST remake) is good. When they do a "reimagining" that tends to be a better "remake." You've convinced me to wait for this film at the rental place... thanks!

[@MidAtlanticOfficials]

Dude, this fucking movie was a full on awesometacular. I swear to god, this is one of the best remakes of a movie I've ever seen. Seriously, I don't get why you hate on it.

[@nwesterbeckmaster]

yes i agree. the movie felt very rushed in many moments of the film. certain scenes took away the feel of the whole movie because they started and ended so quickly.

[@Jai137]

Red Dragon. Having Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter really elevates the movie.

[@KamiBosan]

with you both.. this movie has no boring part.. its war, aint no body got time to planned

[@vpfan207]

He's been immortalized as Josh Peck. No one can ever take him seriously again. He was too funny.

[@Unit1219]

They changed those images because it is much more palatable in this political environment to imagine the U.S. fighting North Koreans than the Chinese. As I stated prior the screenplay writer, John Milus, was involved in all three projects and that is why there are similarities. I enjoyed the original Red Dawn for what it was, but none of them can really rip each other off seeing as John Milus is the screeplay writer for all three.

[@MissTeenageNothing]

I agree with your review! I wasn't interested in seeing the film in the first place, however, when Skyfall sold out, we chose this as the third best thing (since Lincoln was also sold out). I regretted it since the beginning. The movie felt clumsy, really long, and I felt like this was some Lifetime, made for TV film that they decided to put on the big screen. the best part was the citizen rebellion. Other wise, unnecessary expenditure of money.

[@PackCorey]

It's really sad because Red Dawn really could've been one of those rare remakes that outshined the original like The Dark Knight, True Grit, The Departed, Scarface, The Fugitive, etc. It really could've been so great and so big that people would've almost forgot about the original and maybe could've been a potential contender for the Oscars for not only technical achievements but for some performances as well and maybe even for Best Picture and Best Director too!

[@corymiller536]

The dark knight didn't outshine anything

[@AlkisenSuper]

Scarface is my favorite, no doubt about it.

[@TheHannahcast]

If you don't count reboots, my favorite remake would be 2005's "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory".

[@WKCuber]

Charlie and the Micheal Jackson impersonator? That movie is horrible. Rewatch the original--like a lot, really let it cleanse the sole with it's quirky charm.

[@EricCarter12]

Christopher Nolan's Batman remake. But if I had to choose a direct remake then it would be peter jackson's king kong.

[@tbizzle00]

Casino Royale, The Thing (82'), Let Me In, War of the Worlds, Dawn of the Dead, Oceans Eleven, King Kong, 3:10 to Yuma

[@OverlordZephyros]

At least in the original they show a scene of tanks doing battle that makes you see that there still a war going on.

[@caesarplaysgames]

I don't think it was trying to be realistic. The original Red Dawn was unrealistic too. This was by no means a great movie, but if you put your realistic expectations aside, it'sa pretty entertaining movie. And the U.S military was busy counter-attacking. According to Morgan's character, the wolverines were only about 60 miles from the military.

[@MrKizzler99]

They don't make it clear but in the very beginning when it is setting the stage, it mentions of the "Pacific Rim Alliance" or something in all the news broadcasts and how Korea is joining it with Russia and other powers who are notable contenders against the US. That and when they meet the retired Marines in the woods, he says that the entire eastern seaboard is controlled by the Russians, meaning that the west/northwest was Korea's sector, and the US was split up by multiple invaders.

[@Hboogie182]

King Kong directed by Peter Jackson is one of the best remakes I've seen so far.

[@redluca56]

I just realised. Did Chris Hemsworth play Patrick Swayze's character in the remake? I remember Jeremy said if they were to remake Point Break (In a decent manner), they should have Chris Hemsworth play Patrick Swayze's Bodhi.

[@freddykrueger3890]

Hes aussie and a surfer plus he rocks a beard and goldie locks

[@rokaanalzeer]

Freddy Krueger plus bodhi is the type of dude that all guys want to be. And let's face it, us guys want to be Chris hemsworth

[@freddykrueger3890]

Exactly dawg

[@FireBirdFilmsAssemble]

Scarface was a remake of a 1932 film. I've seen both and I like the remake more, but I am not sure if you would.

[@AlaricReviews]

"HEAT" (formerly known as L.A. Takedown), and if you haven't reviewed that one yet, Mr. Jahns, you really should. Oh, and watch L.A. Takedown first if you haven't already, then watch Heat, and you'll have a perfect example of what actors can do with a script.

[@Razzorzful]

I didn't mean to say this stole the idea from the tomorrow series, I just said they sound similar and the tomorrow movie was better than red dawn (this version, can't account for the original)

[@masondavidson5657]

Call me crazy, but I kinda liked this movie. My only real complaint being its length, it only clocks in at 90 minutes or so, and all the issues stem from this length. Character relationships were sort of vague and sometimes things seemed very rushed. If the film had been 20 minutes or so longer, I feel they could've made it all gel better and given more time for people to care about the characters.

[@R_A120]

I didn't mind the film, apart from two things. 1. The camera work during actions scenes. What on earth were they thinking, its called a tripod, don't shake the damn camera while key action scenes are happening, are you high?! 2. The characters, or lack there of, I don't get why so many film just don't care enough to make you like the people you're meant to be sad to see get killed off. Like Jeremy said I couldn't name half of these characters.

[@woodins2008]

Favourite remake? Fright Night - Doesnt replace the original, but co-exists peacefully alongside it. Worst remake I have seen recently is Total Recall.

[@wayneconway1]

The Fly, The Thing, The Nutty Professor, Scarface, Dawn of the Dead, The Ring, Insomnia, Heat, Oceans Eleven, The Departed, Cape Fear.

[@MrAVEREX]

Dawn of the Dead, best remake ever, and your review of said film is pretty much all I need for my argument to be valid.

[@scottieman2]

Do have a point about how Wolverines somehow makes people upraise against the enemy. Telling me that they're the first? Right.... I could see if people were hearing that they're a bunch of teens then I could see.

[@artsyafroqueen]

I love the original, I was a bit excited for the remake because I think it would be a good one if it was handled right like you said. Robert was my favorite character (C.Thomas Howell) because he just did a 180 and got all badass, he even *spoiler?* shot the Mayor's kid when he betrayed them. No remorse. In this... he was played by Josh Hutcherson.... which could have been really good. He could play a part like that. Did they let him? Nope. Bad move. Also, the way one of them dies at the end *spoiler?* was ridiculous. In the original, he and his brother at least had a moment that was awesome and all of that... but this? Pfft. Shameful.

[@EricCarter12]

Oh good point. :-) My bad. Thanks for correcting me.

[@kevinh5757]

This movie deserves better critics it was good, on a book i read somebody said that the moment we compare one thing to another the news one will never be consider as good as the old one, i bet that a lot of people that critic this one it's just because they can get out of there heads the first one!

[@connornyhan]

Pretty much all of your complaints are mostly the same as mine with both. The first one needed to be remade given how sloppy it was. The remake makes every mistake the original made, with maybe the exception of the soundtrack in the new one which despite being clichéd is still better than the original's score. Favourite remake? Karate Kid, love both movies equally.

[@Cold780]

favorite remake? mmmmmm....... dont remember but find out next time on JeremyJahns

[@mamatt199]

The first red dawn kicked fucking ass. One of my favorite movies, highly recommend that movie.

[@mcsnoozeburger]

Dawn of the dead, instead of being a shot to shot it adressed the flaws of the first and fixed them, took the main plt and went a completley different plot

[@ProrogonLordoftheJags]

Yeah you're not the first one to say that to me. I get the two mixed up sometimes that's all.

[@tbizzle00]

I love the Coen brothers and I liked True Grit but for some reason I wasn't too crazy about it, definitely need to give it another watch

[@kenjiharimaCU]

Reboot, remake, reset whatever that's the best Re-start of a movie franchise imho.

[@leroybrown8771]

the Thing (1981) and Breathless (1983) are my favorite remakes