Red Dawn remake changes villians from Chinese to N. Korean

[Unchainme]

The decision was apparently made by MGM alone, "no one at the studio has had discussions with Chinese government officials about Red Dawn." Over the last few years, the box office in China has become a key place to make strong earnings, which is why you see films like The Karate Kid working with them. In business terms, this is just them watching out for their product. "We were initially very reluctant to make any changes," says Tripp Vinson, one of the producers. "But after careful consideration we constructed a way to make a scarier, smarter and more dangerous Red Dawn that we believe improves the movie." I certainly hope so.

http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/mgms-red-dawn-remake-will-have-north-korea-as-revised-villain/

I'm a sucker for movies like this..and scenarios that would possibly play out.

Korea has slightly more of a vindictive attitude towards America, over say China, who just views as an economic partner.

[SunisinuS]

http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/mgm...vised-villain/

I'm a sucker for movies like this..and scenarios that would possibly play out.

Korea has slightly more of a vindictive attitude towards America, over say China, who just views as an economic partner.

More likely China would be it....and we would say who is on our side? ....150 million screaming Cossacks!

[FORD]

North Korea is going to invade the US??

I knew this remake was going to suck from day one. Now it just upped the suckage level by a factor of 1000. At least.

[binnie]

Another remake - I just don't get it.

Given that TV drama has been flourishing in recent years, there are evidently plenty of great writers out there. For what reason though Hollywood seems more interested in re-hashes....

[Unchainme]

North Korea is going to invade the US??

I knew this remake was going to suck from day one. Now it just upped the suckage level by a factor of 1000. At least.

It's set in Seattle from what I've heard.

Sort of an odd choice for a neo-con cult classic.

[FORD]

They probably set it "in Seattle" so they could actually film it in Vancouver BC, and things wouldn't look too out of place.

Unfortunately the neocon shitbags ARE trying to take over this state, (see the "Discovery Institute") though I'm not sure whether or not that had anything to do with the movie's supposed location.

[SunisinuS]

Another remake - I just don't get it.

Given that TV drama has been flourishing in recent years, there are evidently plenty of great writers out there. For what reason though Hollywood seems more interested in re-hashes....

I count it up to the "Star Search" factor and its evil progeny "American Idol"...least Chuck Berry would have gonged the whole thing if he could get a do over.

Writers of this next generation have been taught that originality is elusive.....so they just give up trying before they start..... Sigh.

[Kristy]

Let me guess: N. Korea invades the U.S. (somehow - let's look past the plot holes) and their crack parachute team lands in downtown Chicago and surrenders at the first sign of a fast food restaurant. Most likely they'd be shell-shocked over seeing electricity for the first time in their lives. You know, without the Regan paranoia look for this film to go straight to DVD at a bankrupt Blockbuster near you.

[Kristy]

Plus America is so corporate anymore look for the final scene being rewritten from "Wolverines!" to "Costco!"

[SunisinuS]

plus america is so corporate anymore look for the final scene being rewritten from "wolverines!" to "costco!"

lmfao

[FORD]

Let me guess: N. Korea invades the U.S. (somehow - let's look past the plot holes) and their crack parachute team lands in downtown Chicago and surrenders at the first sign of a fast food restaurant. Most likely they'd be shell-shocked over seeing electricity for the first time in their lives. You know, without the Regan paranoia look for this film to go straight to DVD at a bankrupt Blockbuster near you.

Well, if it's set in Seattle, they would probably be surrendering at Dicks' drive in. Only question is whether it would be the Queen Anne location (near Seattle Center) or on Broadway in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

[Nitro Express]

Good to hear Dick's is still there. It aways cracked me up that a place called Dick's was in the gay part of town.

[Nitro Express]

Plus America is so corporate anymore look for the final scene being rewritten from "Wolverines!" to "Costco!"

It's been corporate for most of it's history but in the old days, corporate charters were temporary and were only renewed if the corporation served the best interest of the citizens. Politicians even though they always were corrupt would break up monopolies because their voting base would not tolerate out of control corruption. Today the voter just goes to sleep expecting someone else to fix the problem. They pretty much vote D's and R's without doing any real research on the candidates and the one who have the big corporate campaign money always seem to win.

[Nitro Express]

We have fascism but instead of a motivated and in control Adolf Hitler we have these bought off puppets who aren't leaders at all. Who runs things are the people on the puppet's staff which amazingly have a revolving door between corporations, banks, and government. It's not the Obama Administration. It's the General Electric and Goldman Sachs administration with some Chicago mobsters thrown in for good measure. Why is Obama always late at addressing a crises? He doesn't have his script written for him yet. When the subject matter is over his head like economics and tax policy, they have to bring in Bill Clinton to do the press conference for him. There hasn't been any real leadership in the White House for many years. We have puppet presidents.

[FORD]

Good to hear Dick's is still there. It aways cracked me up that a place called Dick's was in the gay part of town.

As immortalized in the classic Sir Mix-a-Lot video "Posse on Broadway".......