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mk  ·  4802 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Remembering 1984's Red Dawn and worried about the 2012 Remake
So I watched it again. It is exactly what I rememebered it to be. It doesn't take more than 5 minutes before their teacher is gunned down and they are heading for the hills.

What I didn't remember was Robert's suicide by helicopter. They guy was just played-out, I suppose. He had gone to the other side with the execution of Daryl, and knew that there was no going back.

I also was struck by how weak the ending was. Supposedly, Jed and Matt are creating a distraction by going A-team on the Cubans and Russians while Danny and Erica escape to Free America (FA), but given that they were in the mountains, I don't see how attacking the town would have been necessary for them to cross more mountains. I suppose they needed a climatic fight, but it seemed totally unecessary. Maybe it was suicide too.

It did awaken some memories I had as a kid, terrified of WW3, but mostly it was just over-the-top and fun. "Avenge me boys! Avenge me!" -Holy crap.

Too bad that Jennifer Gray got a nose job. It really worked for her.