…you can call me unpatriotic if you want for not supporting the .gov’s selfless efforts to “help” us into serfdom and servitude. But let somebody actually invade and you should look for Mssrs. Simon and Springfield on the beach, where we’ll be there to greet them but not to shake hands. I may not have all my limbs, but I’ve still got all my teeth.
Somebody remakes the 1984 classic Red Dawn, and the trailer’s got me wanting to watch it. Unlikely scenario? You betcha. North Korea? Geez, talk about the gang that couldn’t shoot straight. As somebody else said, the Vatican Guard could probably beat North Korea. I doubt NK could even get enough planes running, or keep them running long enough to get here. Apparently for commercial reasons the producers decided China wasn’t a very wise choice as an antagonist. Okay.
I dunno, maybe it’s just revenge deferred. You know the old joke: “Patience, hell. I’m gonna go kill something.” For this broken-down old Freedomista, that’s the way movies like this make me feel. It wouldn’t actually be nice at all, but sometimes the thought of having an enemy you could really cut loose on, live or die, is attractive. Y’know?
Joel, you know I love ya. We’ll have to disagree on this one: I’m going to be prejudiced -against- this movie. I’ve seen too much of what passes as a “good movie” to the American public. Exhibit A: Transformers. Really, America? Really? Transformers? What the hell were you thinking? The fact that a movie studio is able to get funding for an obvious waste of a theater screen like “Battleship” is proof that America has gone down the tubes. Not circling the drain. Not on the edge. Gone.
Of course, in the movie, it’s got to be someone in the military to be in charge of everyone. Someone in a position of “authority.” Because EVERYONE looks up to the military as heroes and leaders, right? I fully expect them to use a cliche along the lines of, “You expect me to turn a ragtag bunch of kids into a fighting unit?” I’ll just relish the fact that they’re still flying Chinese planes, wearing Chinese uniforms, and using Chinese weaponry and equipment. If I see it. After it comes out on DVD. Used.
If I had to shoot up an actual army, even one from North Korea, I’d be happy to take advice from somebody who’s had some experience in that regard. “Kicked NK ass real good” doesn’t appear on my resume. So that part doesn’t bother me.
Re: Transformers – I saw the first one, and you’ll find no argument here. Missed the sequel(s?) and of course Battleship, and plan to continue doing so. You’re completely right, this remake could be a turkey. All I’m saying is that, philosophical commitments aside, this is the sort of movie I usually end up enjoying because it pushes my “wanna kill bad guys” buttons. Hell, there were parts of Avatar I liked. Not many, but some.
Since you admitted it first I’ll second the Avatar guilty pleasure. I expected to hate 100% of Avatar and 90% of it was indeed crap on a cracker. But the 10% with the flying creatures was my happy place. “You mean I can capture a dragon and fly it in battle like a fighter jet? Count me in! I’d like a dragon so much I’d even put up with the blue hippies.”
But can you weave a USB port into your ponytail? Because if not, no dragons for you.