Sergei Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Of none other than the "important" movie, Red Dawn! As is so aptly put by the greatest film critic of our era, Debbie Schlussel, This is one of those things that makes you feel old. But it’s especially auspicious, since we’re now in a statist trend in America, under a big brother President. Yesterday, August 10th, was the official 25th anniversary of an important movie, “Red Dawn,” which depicts a Soviet Communist invasion of America and a band of American teens–the “Wolverines”–who heroically fight them off. It was released on August 10, 1984 amidst the Reagan Revolution. And in many ways it was symbolic of why it was so important for the Reagan Era to succeed over Communism. Although it was panned by many critics (a/k/a liberals) at the time, “Red Dawn” is a great movie that stands the test of time . . . if you realize that the Communist threat of yesterday in the movie could easily be the Islamic threat of today, taking over our country unless we stop them. Only a few years after “Red Dawn” came out, the Soviet Union fell. But several of the Communist leaders on our own Western Hemisphere, in Latin America, who were around then–like Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega–are back or have been replaced by far worse, such as Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Bolivia’s Evo Morales. Damn critics (aka. liberals)! :mad: :mad: :mad: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalins Organ Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Yeah 'cos Venzuela and Bolivia (and Cuba) are gonna invade the USA and make it a communist state.........like ...real soon now...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 If they do, at least American teenagers will be able to shoot the invading Latinos with compound bows. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I would offer Ms. Schlussel this clue: Red Dawn was panned because it was total horsesh*t from beginning to end. I saw it when it came out and felt that I had been robbed of my admission fee. It was wrong in its overall conception and it was wrong in all its details. You can't get much wronger than that. It wasn't even a proper fairy tale IMO, because a good fairy tale points to a deeper truth by way of fantasy, but RD was merely delusional. In that, I agree that it was fittingly emblematic of the Reagan administration. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I think the phrase we're looking for is "batsh!t insane" Edit: lol - if you google < batsh!t insane debbie schlussel > you get, well, you get quite a few hits 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I would offer Ms. Schlussel this clue: Red Dawn was panned because it was total horsesh*t from beginning to end. I saw it when it came out and felt that I had been robbed of my admission fee. It was wrong in its overall conception and it was wrong in all its details. You can't get much wronger than that. It wasn't even a proper fairy tale IMO, because a good fairy tale points to a deeper truth by way of fantasy, but RD was merely delusional. In that, I agree that it was fittingly emblematic of the Reagan administration. Michael Well as a teenage boy when it came out, I loved it. One of my favourite films of the era when the local video shop offered about 100 VHS tapes all up. I mean, I still realised that it was total crap propaganda, but it made for good fantasy for all of us teenage wannabe Rambos. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 It's good camp stuff, at par with Adam West's Batman (I feel Tim Burton ruined the franchise). The good news is, there's going to be a remake! The Chinese, together with Russians (WTF?), invade USA. In 2010. These posters are part of the marketing: What next, remakes of all Chuck Norris films? (I think he's not going to be particularly accurate, looking straight at you but firing at two completely different directions...) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 (I think he's not going to be particularly accurate, looking straight at you but firing at two completely different directions...) Doesn't matter. Chuck never misses. It helps to have a cooperative screenwriter that understands his job and who signs his paycheck. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I think the phrase we're looking for is "batsh!t insane" Edit: lol - if you google < batsh!t insane debbie schlussel > you get, well, you get quite a few hits She's not insane! That's simply the state of conservative punditry in the US today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksy Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Don't disrespect the Chuck Chuck Norris facts: Remember the Soviet Union? They decided to quit after watching a DeltaForce marathon on Satellite TV. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 The dark is scared of Chuck, is what I heard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshal Blücher Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Chuck seems to be firing those guns sort of as an afterthought. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleete Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 (I think he's not going to be particularly accurate, looking straight at you but firing at two completely different directions...) Peripheral vision, dude! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Jezz, is "Red Dawn" the best American Right-wingnuts can come up with as a symbol of their cause in art?!? They're worse off than I thought. Somebody get a scholarship fund started to send some of these folks to film school. I mean, I'm no expert on the art form, but there *has* to be something better that hews to their general worldview out there in the vast body of work that has been put out on celluloid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 What about Delta Force? That kicks Muslim butt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalins Organ Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I think the gun in Chuckey's left hand would break the thumb of a normal man - jsut as well it's Chuckey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Peripheral vision, dude! *pfft* Vision is for sissys. Chuck Norris knows where you are. Always. He doesn't need to see you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Yes, and I'm sure those SMG's firing pistol bullets are hitting targets at least 500 metres away and blowing up T62's in the process! Regards KR 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Yes, and I'm sure those SMG's firing pistol bullets are hitting targets at least 500 metres away and blowing up T62's in the process! Regards KR Not to mention their 5,000 round magazines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 WOLVERINES 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixxkiller Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Chuck seems to be firing those guns sort of as an afterthought. Thats cause everyone was already dead! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixxkiller Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Man I still love Red Dawn. So what if its utter fantasy... PS All the 80's action war flicks were all kinda goofy compared to standards now. Biggest laugh I ever got from a war movie was this http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218542/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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