Red Dawn

So... does it ever explain why the Russians invaded? Does the fictionland version of the Russian Federation just not have anything better to do these days? Are we going to have to make a trope called "You have to have Russians"?

I'd love it if they mentioned in passing that Zimbabwe had invaded Europe and Cambodia had occupied Australia.

Because they're Russians. Russians, by definition, must invade the United States and/or Europe every time they show up in fiction.

Close. Zimbadwe only got the Balkans. Western Europe is contested as the Somalians invade and Italy has been occupied by Libya. Canada has also fallen to Cuba.

Also: Matt didn't say "HUG ME BROTHA!" after Jed killed Cho. 2/10 would not rewatch.

My actual rating is 4 or 5 out of 10. And I really wouldn't rewatch it.

Also also: I am convinced that they changed the invaders to Norks not to avoid offending China, but because Captain Cho is played by the same guy that played Colonel Moon.

edited 1st Dec '12 7:14:00 PM by CPFMfan

Changing from China to NK was confirmed by an official press release like nine months ago.

I know. And?

And I don't get why you needed convincing of something that was flat out announced.

It was a joke.

In the opening sequence, it was mentioned that Russian ultranationalists took over control of the country. Does this sound familiar to you? It should.

There was also a throwaway line about how the East Coast had been invaded by the Russians.

So... North Korea, Mexico, Cuba, China, Russia and some other countries all decided to gang up on America? XD

edited 2nd Dec '12 10:15:11 PM by ShirowShirow

Wait, were Mexico and Cuba part of it? Only North Korea and Russia get explicitly mentioned.

Just once, I'd like to see a movie where Switzerland just goes ape on everybody.

You would have to set that prior to the Thirty Years War. Because they pretty much did go ape in Europe. There is a reason why Swiss mercenaries were banned sine die from being used in the European theater of war except by the Papal Guard.

It was obliquely mentioned that the Texas-Mexico border has been "in flames for weeks." Whether that means the Norks tried to come through Mexico, or Mexico decided they wanted Texas back, was left unstated.

There was a flag raising ceremony in the beginning that showed the members of the alliance NK had joined but I was too distracted by how awful the CGI was to notice who else was in it. Seriously the cutscenes from the first C&C looked better.

One of them was India.

Now that is lawl worthy.

^ Not necessarily. An India hypothetically pressed for living space might have an eye on a certain mostly empty continent not too far away, but unfortunately has a rather powerful "best buddy" to watch their back.

(Yes, Clancy used that in Executive Orders, but that doesn't necessarily make it a totally impossible scenario... especially in a world where North Korea is considered a threat to the US in a conventional war, super-EMP or not. )

edited 3rd Dec '12 4:48:29 PM by Nohbody

Oh, and did you hear? Lichtenstein invaded Germany.

Is this like the time they got accidentally invaded by Switzerland or did they really commit?

Well, finally saw this movie. Knowing the premise, I went in with my brain turned off and expected Homefront the movie.

It standard fare. Nothing impressive, but couldn't really bring myself to hate it.

And on the whole "It was Russians all along" thing...

>*puts on Fake Russian hat (ushanka, of course)*<

"Hollyvood? Vy doink dis? Vat ve and Amerika had beink special. Never forgettink. But is over. Ve movink on. You movink on too. Findink new love, da?"

edited 11th Dec '12 11:46:29 PM by Malchus