Red Dawn is a Masterpiece from the Reagan Era

[The Inquisitive]

Wow, that might be the ultimate feel good, "GO USA, WE'RE NUMBER 1" film ever. Who cares that it's based on flawed and delusional premises, and the result of American nostalgia for "the good war" in which the roles are so clearly defined.

PS: I am drunk

[Inchworm]

1. Wolverines! !!!!!!!!!!1111 11111!!! one

umm, I am fairly drunk.

Was it even Wolverines? or Cid was here.. some dang thing lol

:applause:

[The Inquisitive]

2. Fuck those commie bastards!

Thinking they can resist a pack of disgruntled highschoolers... poor Soviet sops just couldn't cope with US teen angst...

[Inchworm]

3. careful..

I have a strong urge to piss in the radiator :P

:)

[TheMightyFavog]

4. Those kids were using assymetrical warfare tactics.

Hell, they were doing the same shit the insurgency in Iraq is doing to our guys right now.

[Inchworm]

5. yup

[pinniped]

8. That's because they were in an elite para-military organization, the Eagle Scouts.

Wolverines!

[WolverineDG]

13. :ahem:

check out my user name. :)

yes, I know crappy movie, but when I joined DU, I wanted to express my desire to take back my country from the neocons. "WOLVERINES!"

dg

[Lisa]

6. it's just so funny seeing the terms "masterpiece" and "Reagan era" in the same sentence (n/t)

[Giant Robot]

10. And Red Dawn in that list too.

Wolverines! (Go Blue!)

[Richard Steele]

7. Indeed, just as "Dirty Harry" has been described as "a fascist masterpiece".

You don't have to agree with its viewpoint to admire its workmanship.

[Paladin]

17. What Workmanship Is There To Admire?

At least "Dirty Harry" strived and attained something more than being a gun nut's simplistic wet dream.....

[Beerboy]

9. Go Michigan!

PS: You're not drunk alone. DU is kick-ass!:toast:

[datasuspect]

11. it is war porn

AVENGE ME!!!!!!

[baldguy]

12. "Red Dawn" was prophetic.

Just substitute Iraq for America.

[SPKrazy]

14. Dorky as it was

I liked it anyway :shrug:

[ileus]

15. It was a feel good movie.

[abq e streeter]

16. Ridiculous right wing B.S. ---and fun to watch

Any other New Mexico DUers here? You probably noticed the big battle scene on the tracks in front of the old Castaneda Hotel in Las Vegas ( we have a Las Vegas too).

[MrCoffee]

18. don't even try to deconstruct "Red Dawn"...just let the goodness wash over you

Red Dawn kicks ass and doesn't even bother with taking names.

from the opening parachute drop to the monument in the snow, Red Dawn is awesome piled on top of awesome.