Red Dawn (DVD, 1998, Movie Time)

"DAWN COMES UP LIKE THUNDER'. RED DAWN OPENS WITH ONE OF THE MOST SHOCKING SCENES EVER FILMED;ON A PEACEFUL MORNING, THROUGH THE WINDOWS OF A HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM,STUDENTS SEE PARATROOPERS LAND ON THE VARSITY FOOTBALL FIELD:THE INVASION OF THE UNITED STATES HAD BEGUN! AS THEIR TOWN IS OVERRUN BY FOREIGN NATIONALS,EIGHT TEENAGERS ESCAPE TO THE MOUNTAINS. TAKING THE NAME OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM,THE WOLVERINES, THEY WAGE UNREMITTING GUERRILLA WARFARE IN DEFENSE OF THEIR PARENTS,THEIR FRIENDS AND THEIR COUNTRY.POWERFUL,CHILLING AND ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING, THIS OUTSTANDING FILM FEATURES SOME OF TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STARS.PATRICK SWAYZE,CHARLIE SHEEN,C. THOMAS HOWELL,LEA THOMPSON,JENNIFER GRAY, AND VETERAN HARRY DEAN STANTON. WHEN IT COMES TO THRILLING ENTERTAINMENT,RED DAWN WINS THE WAR WITH A VENGEANCE!

I remember when this movie first came out. I was 12. The Cold War. Ronald Reagan. Russia and their "nukes". Remember doing nuke drills and hiding under your desk at school?
Aww then here comes Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen to save the day.
One crisp autumn morning Russian paratroopers suddenly drop out of the sky and begin to take over the US. Jed(Patrick Swayze) speeds up to the Highschool to get his little brother Matt(Charlie Sheen) and picks up a few extra boys trying to get out of harms way. They head for the hills where hopefully they'll be safe.
This movie has a young allstar cast of Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Gray.
If you never got the chance to see this movie in 84 when it came out, now is as good as time as any to reminisce the days of the Cold War.

What do iI like: I have always liked Patrick Swayze's movies,
Sorry to hear how sick he is now .


What do I love : I can see how a situation like this could happen eventually
I like how the kids pull together to
accomplish what they have to do to
survive. I wonder how many teens today
might be willing to defend their
families,friends,and country ,
with their lives,or just
BE"RE-EDUCATED" to go along with the invasion forces.

I KNOW IT IS ONLY A MOVIE, HOLLYWOOD AND
ALL. This is a CAUTIONARY TALE of what WAR here could
look like. BUT MAKES YOU THINK , WHAT IF???

As a military veteran this movie to me essentially has
captured the STRESSES OF PATRIOTISM,
ALL THE EMOTIONS OF LOVE,
AND THE UTTER FUTILITY OF WAR....



What do I dislike: My daughter watched this and REALLY DIDN'T
like the ENDING,but thought it was an EXCELLENT
MOVIE.


Why did I buy it: I saw this movie sometime in the 90's and wanted
to see it again, one day my daughter came to visit
and asked me if I had ever seen it. I decided to
look on Ebay to buy it .

this movie is excellent, if you love war films and can appreciate a good embelishment or fantasy esc twist than this is a movie you want to watch. a quick synopsis, a group of brothers camping find there country being invaded over night by communists, armed with hunting rifles they fight to free there home town.

Absolutely love this movie, not only the story but the theme music is incredible. Would like to get it as a ring tone on my cell. Wanted to get this one since I started converting from VHS to DVD. Seeing the young actors that are now stars is one of the thrills of this movie. Not sorry I bought it. Story shows the gradual development of the gorilla movement into a serious threat to the invading Russian and Cuban armies. If you haven't seen it you should. It's well worth the money and you will enjoy it.