"Red Dawn" gone politically correct!

Started by Major Lord, April 03, 2011, 08:32:03 PM

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Major Lord

April 03, 2011, 08:32:03 PM
I am sure many generations of Cadets and Seniors grew up with the movie "Red Dawn" as one of their favorite and most formative movies. Since the Russkies have (ostensibly) gotten out of the World Domination business, they planned a remake of the original movie, substituting the CHICOMS for the Rusikey's and Cubanos in the original film. Turns out the producers were afraid of offending the CHICOMS ( and limiting film distribution) These are dark days indeed......North Korea is now the bad guy. A North Korean expeditionary force would not survive their first encounter with the LAPD....

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Major Lord
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RiverAux

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April 03, 2011, 08:33:23 PM
You forget that the dreaded Nicaraguan Army pushed up from the south and took much of the US....

Major Lord

#2
April 03, 2011, 08:40:39 PM
How could I forget the Nicaraguan Army? They murdered pretty much everyone on my Mothers' side of the family. ( Yes, I am pretty pissed of at commies in general) I wonder if the U.S. Border Patrol would notice (or care) that thousands of illegal North Koreans were coming across our Southern Border? My guess is that any North Korean infiltrators would make it about as far as San Diego before asking for asylum, welfare, in-state tuition, and a low interest home loan......

Major Lord
"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."

MIKE

#3
April 03, 2011, 08:52:03 PM
Obviously you haven't been playing HOMEFRONT. 
Mike Johnston

Major Lord

#4
April 03, 2011, 09:01:55 PM
Quote from: MIKE on April 03, 2011, 08:52:03 PM
Obviously you haven't been playing HOMEFRONT.

I don't listen to "hip-hop"..... :)

Major lord
"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."

ol'fido

#5
April 03, 2011, 09:45:59 PM
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NIN

#6
April 03, 2011, 09:51:48 PM
North Koreans or not, I just wish they'd release the darn thing. They shot it over a year ago.
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a2capt

#7
April 03, 2011, 10:19:51 PM
The Pacific nuclear research facility still denies that a case of plutonium was stolen from their vaults...


wuzafuzz

#8
April 03, 2011, 10:47:36 PM
Why don't they just let Charlie Sheen revisit Red Dawn?  He was in the original.  Now he has tiger blood and he's "winning!"  We wouldn't stand a chance.   >:D
"You can't stop the signal, Mal."

caphornbuckle

#9
April 03, 2011, 11:13:51 PM
Is anything sacred?  Does Hollywood not have an imagination of their own anymore?

I guess it's just an easy way to make money...too many remakes!
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Major Carrales

#10
April 03, 2011, 11:19:41 PM
Quote from: caphornbuckle on April 03, 2011, 11:13:51 PM
Is anything sacred?  Does Hollywood not have an imagination of their own anymore?

I guess it's just an easy way to make money...too many remakes!

I agree and have been making this point for a while.  Almost everything is a remake...Lost in Space, Star Trek, War of the Worlds, Manchurian Candidate, Dukes of Hazard, Planet of the Apes, The Day the Earth Stood Still...to just name a few.

Plus, they screw them up trying to make them more "hip" and grafting some political or social agenda or message on them whether they fit or not.  Don't mind a film with a message if it is an "ORIGINAL story or it its subtle, but when it comes off like an envelope with a "stamp" larger than it...its is more annoying. 
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HGjunkie

#11
April 03, 2011, 11:29:58 PM
Quote from: wuzafuzz on April 03, 2011, 10:47:36 PM
Now he has tiger blood and he's "winning!"

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jks19714

#12
April 03, 2011, 11:51:03 PM
One sniff of kimchi and LAPD would be running for the hills!  It would be interesting to watch the Koreans in East LA, though they would be outgunned for sure.  >:D
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The CyBorg is destroyed

#13
April 04, 2011, 12:19:01 AM Last Edit: April 04, 2011, 12:34:10 AM by CyBorg
Quote from: Major Carrales on April 03, 2011, 11:19:41 PM
I agree and have been making this point for a while.  Almost everything is a remake...Lost in Space, Star Trek, War of the Worlds, Manchurian Candidate, Dukes of Hazard, Planet of the Apes, The Day the Earth Stood Still...to just name a few.

And most of them SUCK.

The "reboot" of Star Trek was actually pretty good, because it completely departed from the existing storyline.  It kind of made a juvenile delinquent out of James T. Kirk, and showed that Mr. Spock really didn't like him too well at first.

I was a teenager when the original Red Dawn came out.  It's kind of looked at as hokey by the younger set today, but it showed a reality (the USSR) that existed at the time, as did "The Day After."  Let's hope the creative genii in Hollyweird don't try to remake THAT.

North Koreans?  Please.  Most of them would probably defect once they saw that they could actually get something to EAT here.  Not to mention that their armed forces are operating equipment that can best be described as "antique."
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The CyBorg is destroyed

#14
April 04, 2011, 12:25:19 AM
Quote from: RiverAux on April 03, 2011, 08:33:23 PM
You forget that the dreaded Nicaraguan Army pushed up from the south and took much of the US....

And Cubans.  One of my favourite characters in the original film was the Cuban Colonel who ends up disillusioned with the whole bit.

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wuzafuzz

#15
April 04, 2011, 12:40:38 AM
Quote from: CyBorg on April 04, 2011, 12:19:01 AM
Quote from: Major Carrales on April 03, 2011, 11:19:41 PM
I agree and have been making this point for a while.  Almost everything is a remake...Lost in Space, Star Trek, War of the Worlds, Manchurian Candidate, Dukes of Hazard, Planet of the Apes, The Day the Earth Stood Still...to just name a few.

And most of them SUCK.

The "reboot" of Star Trek was actually pretty good, because it completely departed from the existing storyline.  It kind of made a juvenile delinquent out of James T. Kirk, and showed that Mr. Spock really didn't like him too well at first.

I was a teenager when the original Red Dawn came out.  It's kind of looked at as hokey by the younger set today, but it showed a reality (the USSR) that existed at the time, as did "The Day After."  Let's hope the creative genii in Hollyweird don't try to remake THAT.

North Koreans?  Please.  Most of them would probably defect once they saw that they could actually get something to EAT here.  Not to mention that their armed forces are operating equipment that can best be described as "antique."
Remakes usually suck.  Although I thought the Battlestar Galactica reboot far surpassed the original.

I'm waiting for the CAP remake of "24."  Jack Bauer will become a school crossing guard who spends his spare time as a CAP safety officer.  He will teach us how to avoid tripping over our own feet, how not to fall out of bed, and the importance of avoiding any semblance of calculated risk.  The famous clock ticking will be replaced by all of us looking at our watches and wondering when class is over.  ;-)
"You can't stop the signal, Mal."

Slim

#16
April 04, 2011, 01:29:22 AM
Quote from: NIN on April 03, 2011, 09:51:48 PM
North Koreans or not, I just wish they'd release the darn thing. They shot it over a year ago.

You and me both.  Then again, some of it was filmed in your old 'hood, and some just down the street from my office.

Couple of guys I work with were hired as set medics for this movie.


Slim

ol'fido

#17
April 04, 2011, 03:02:33 AM
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Smithsonia

#18
April 04, 2011, 03:54:54 AM
I Live in Colorado. I am in the Civil Air Patrol. We've been fighting the Russians and Cubans for 25 years all alone over here. Hey thanks for the help, everybody.
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Major Lord

#19
April 04, 2011, 04:35:29 AM
Killing commies never goes out of style, but they are a protected species here in California ( Heck, most of the State Assembly have been card carrying members of the party) Can I get a non-resident hunting license for pinkos in Colorado? Is there a bag limit? Can we take their horns as trophies?

Major Lord
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