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In Middle America, three teenagers travel to Cooper's Dell after responding to an older woman's online invitation for sex. However, their schoolboy fantasy turns sinister as Christian extremists, led by the twisted preacher Abin Cooper (Michael Parks), hold them captive in a compound known as the Five Points Church. As the Pastor and his congregation embark on a reign of terror forcing the boys to witness executions before being prepared for their own death, they have to contend with the arrival of Federal Agent Joseph Keenan (John Goodman) and his team who are armed, dangerous and ready to bring them all down.
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In Middle America, three horny teenagers travel to Cooper s Dell after responding to an older woman s online invitation for sex. However, their schoolboy fantasy turns sinister as Christian extremists, led by the twisted preacher Abin Cooper (Michael Parks), hold them captive in a compound known as the Five Points Church. As the Pastor and his congregation embark on a reign of terror forcing the boys to witness executions before being prepared for their own death, they have to contend with the arrival of Federal Agent Joseph Keenan (John Goodman) and his team who are armed, dangerous and ready to bring them all down.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Red State is the story of 3 high-school lads who are desperate to get laid. Responding to an online advert, the guys show up at a remote trailer and at the insistence of the lady of the house, down their beers. Waking up confused and disorientated, it's clear the trio have been waylaid by the militant and bigoted 5-Points church (a thinly-veiled swipe at the Westborough Baptist Church), led by Pastor Abin Cooper (The brilliant Michael Parks - Kill Bill, Volume 2) who are renowned for picketing anything to do with homosexuality and amorality in society.
With the guys held hostage and about to "meet Jesus" at the hands of the church, the ATF coincidentally show up at the church compound to serve a warrant concerning the purchase of fully-automatic weapons, mere weeks before a change in the law prohibited ownership of them. It turns out the ATF are correct and a massive stand-off & resultant shoot-out ensues when said fully-automatic weapons are let loose. With the government's orders to 'clean-up' this domestic terrorist cell and the religious fanatics zeal, neither side is willing to back down, will anyone survive this complete political mess of church vs. state?
Well, where to begin? Red State is a political hand grenade quite simply, it's sure to inflame tensions both side of the fence as blame is equally apportioned. It's also immensely violent and in these respects really hasn't had to bite it's tongue to fit in with any studio's idea of acceptability (Director Kevin Smith is self-distributing the film).
The acting is fantastic, most notably John Goodman (The Big Lebowski) and especially Michael Parks whos softly-spoken old-testament religious fervour actually begins to make sense until you shake off his irrational arguments. Where RS falls down however is that it is a bit preachy (appreciated it's about a firebrand preacher) but it makes all of the law-enforcement officials and church members equally despicable leaving you no-one to root for. Whilst Goodman provides the only champion, even he doesn't come off well. As a result, I really felt Red State was missing a message apart from the obvious "religious extremism is bad" and "the government are a bit shoot-first, ask-questions-later".
Completely different from anything out there at the moment, well filmed and well directed by Kevin Smith, this has attracted all sorts of negative press, but it's unique and unabashed, for that reason alone it will make you think and consequently it's well worth a watch!
With the guys held hostage and about to "meet Jesus" at the hands of the church, the ATF coincidentally show up at the church compound to serve a warrant concerning the purchase of fully-automatic weapons, mere weeks before a change in the law prohibited ownership of them. It turns out the ATF are correct and a massive stand-off & resultant shoot-out ensues when said fully-automatic weapons are let loose. With the government's orders to 'clean-up' this domestic terrorist cell and the religious fanatics zeal, neither side is willing to back down, will anyone survive this complete political mess of church vs. state?
Well, where to begin? Red State is a political hand grenade quite simply, it's sure to inflame tensions both side of the fence as blame is equally apportioned. It's also immensely violent and in these respects really hasn't had to bite it's tongue to fit in with any studio's idea of acceptability (Director Kevin Smith is self-distributing the film).
The acting is fantastic, most notably John Goodman (The Big Lebowski) and especially Michael Parks whos softly-spoken old-testament religious fervour actually begins to make sense until you shake off his irrational arguments. Where RS falls down however is that it is a bit preachy (appreciated it's about a firebrand preacher) but it makes all of the law-enforcement officials and church members equally despicable leaving you no-one to root for. Whilst Goodman provides the only champion, even he doesn't come off well. As a result, I really felt Red State was missing a message apart from the obvious "religious extremism is bad" and "the government are a bit shoot-first, ask-questions-later".
Completely different from anything out there at the moment, well filmed and well directed by Kevin Smith, this has attracted all sorts of negative press, but it's unique and unabashed, for that reason alone it will make you think and consequently it's well worth a watch!
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I loved this movie! Its a horror comedy, in the style of the Cohen brothers, if they had written a movie with Tarrantino. I wont give away any of the plot, but if you like Cohen brothers movies, Tarrantino movies, or Eli Roth movies, then I'd recommend you check this out. And the main guy (Micheal Parks) is ah-maze-ing! Scary yet totally captivating. 5 Stars.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I saw Red State at the cinema and after the the fuss over it being awesome and best film of the year I was expecting this to be really brilliant and disturbing,well although it wasn't as I expected it to be I still was pretty engaged in liking this movie.............its not that unnerving and I didn't find the movie creepy at all,but on the other hand I did find it to be quite stimulating and rather gratifying in an unconventional fashion. it does have its moments where you'll feel the need to fall down laughing at some of its invasive humour, especially the bits where the cops come into
the story is unadulterated and the acting is competent from most of the cast,the violence are quite off the cuff and there are some unpredicted twists and turns within.
certainly one to watch
I say give it a go and you might like it
the story is unadulterated and the acting is competent from most of the cast,the violence are quite off the cuff and there are some unpredicted twists and turns within.
certainly one to watch
I say give it a go and you might like it
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