Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

GetPapa Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

stevemiller200 This is pretty much the original without the subtleness, the top-notch acting of Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, and the fantastic dialogue.

adelaidamedrano Excellent overall. Cast is great. If I had let myself be influenced by negative reviews on this film I would of missed out on what non-fiction is about (enjoying make believe). I read the acting was not good and I though compared to what because Chris Hemsworth is not only a pleasure to watch but believable. Josh Peck, I didn't recognize from Drake and Josh TV series, it was good to see a different side of him and he was great here too. I can only speak for myself I'd watch a sequel.

John austin Putting up a defense of the original 1983 Red Dawn may embroil you in controversy, but defending the remake might make people think you just took a sharp blow to the head. In an era of remakes and sequels and remakes of sequels, The new Red Dawn just shows Hollywood's creative gas tank close to empty. It's just another a big, soulless military shoot-em-up adventure that will be forgotten by most everyone as soon as the end credits role. I can't believe how much I missed Patrick Swayze after seeing this.If you had a problem with the premise of the first one, it's best not to get involved in this. You could make a case in the Cold War days of the early '80s for a Soviet invasion of America. People did talk about that in those days, and the government planned for that contingency (sorry folks, they did do that). But you really can't say that in 2012 about the Chinese or the North Koreans , or whoever these guys are supposed to be. The Chinese have never shown an ability or desire to project power outside of their own sphere, and the North Koreans barely have enough gas to drive to Seoul, let alone invade the US mainland. It's just not on the political radar, and for that reason alone, this just doesn't make sense.

laevyra Red dawn is entertaining if you keep in mind this is a fictional story along the lines of David and Goliath. Its about overcoming obstacles no matter how threatening or big they are. Not about why N.Korea invaded America. And the bonds of being in a team. If you are looking for a decent entertaining movie that has nothing to do with reality but more focuses on internal bonds and struggles, you should definitely watch this. If you are looking for a realistic action movie you rather skip this one.