Red Dawn
Red Dawn
The city of Spokane, Washington is awakened by a North Korean paratrooper invasion. Marine Corps veteran Jed Eckert and his civilian brother, Matt, escape with a group of friends to an isolated cabin in the woods, where they witness the execution of their father at the hands of the ruthless Captain Cho. The brothers unite with their friends to form a guerrilla resistance group--the Wolverines--to drive the invaders from their home.
Hipster ZOMBIE reviewedApril 4, 2025
The original Red Dawn was a cultural and classic from the 1980s that wasn’t afraid to comment on the all too real Cold War conflict. This new updated version came out during the early days of the woke mind virus. The film’s original antagonist, China, was switched to North Korea. Despite a young up and coming cast led by Chris Hemsworth, the film lacks the gritty realness and overall sense of dread from the original. MGM’s decision to not have China or Iran as a modern day antagonist speaks to the studios cowardice to create a film that could have been a big conversation starting hit. Instead we get a Red Dawn in name only that fails to even come close to being as memorable as the original.