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DVD ~ Patrick Swayze
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  • Actors: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, Darren Dalton
  • Directors: John Milius
  • Writers: John Milius, Kevin Reynolds
  • Producers: Barry Beckerman, Buzz Feitshans
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, Full Screen, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Polish, Dutch, Finnish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: MGM Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 18 Sep 2000
  • Run Time: 109 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004W4HZ
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18,038 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Special Features
4:3 Full Frame
1.85 Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English\German
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English French German Italian Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround
Trivia And Production Notes
Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Menu Screen
Chapter Selections


Synopsis
In the heartland of America, Russian and Cuban paratroopers begin to drop outside while classes go on in the high school. When the soldiers begin killing everyone in sight, local teens take to the hills to avoid the new totalitarian regime established in their little town and, as we later learn, throughout the world. As country folk, they are well familiarized with survival tactics and hunting, which allows them to carry out sophisticated acts of military sabotage, upsetting the balance of power in town with their guerilla warfare.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Dated but still fun in a nostalgic way, 2 Oct 2002
By Pete Murphy - See all my reviews
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John Milius (director and writer) lets himself down a bit with this film. Although it's not an absolute stinker, it does suffer from the fact that Milius always wanted to be a general in the US army and it's almost like he made this film for that reason alone. The dialogue isn't as good as he's produced in previous films like The Wind And The Lion or Conan the Barbarian, the action sequences seem a bit restrained too, but there's no denying his ability to shoot a gorgeous landscape.
Harry Dean Stanton chews up the scenery in a small supporting role and probably gives the stand-out performance of the film, despite his limited screen time. The cluster of Brat Packers do their jobs well enough without ever lighting up the screen, held back by a lacklustre script that doesn't give anyone the opportunity to really shine.
You just can't take this kind of film seriously even though at the time the plot concerning a communist (Cuban/Russian/Central American) invasion of the US may well have been at the back of the collective American mind.
20 years on it might look like pro American chest beating, but really it's a view from "the other side of the coin", a kind of Vietnam war in reverse, and makes you think about the ambiguities of war and friendship, in fact post September 11th it's almost poignant - where's the line between terrorist and freedom fighter? It's possible for someone to be both, it just alters according to which side you're on. Not that that makes Red Dawn a decent film - even at the time of its release it was a guily pleasure, and pleasures don't come much more guilty than this.

There's not much to say about the DVD really - it's got a functional 1.85:1 non anamorphic picture (that looks more like it's cropped at the sides from 2.35:1 to me) that could have done with a clean-up as it's a bit dark and grainy, a functional 2.0 surround audio track in multiple languages that doesn't really pack the punch the many battle sequences could do with, and it's got a trailer. It's cheap though, which with a nostalgic flick like this is probably best otherwise it would be left on the shelf in favour of something a little more modern and (dare I say it?) sophisticated.
Not an essential purchase, but I'm happy I bought it. I wouldn't ever expect to see a feature packed SE of this film, although a commentary by Milius would have been a nice extra.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Get out your popcorn and don't chock on the kernels!, 1 Dec 2002
By bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This is a fun get even with the bad guys movie. You might anticipate what is going to happen; but you will never outguess the details. Don't ask if an invasion can take place. It has. Now what are you going to do about it? Relatives shot, friends turned traitor, and outgunned, don't let that stop you. You are a wolverine.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must see., 30 Nov 2000
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This review is from: Red Dawn [VHS] [1984] (VHS Tape)
One of the first video's I owned and though that copy is long since dead I find myself compelled to purchase a copy yet again! The film centre's on the students who managed to escape when the communists (mainly the Cubans, with Russian support) invade the US. What is refreshing is the way the film looks at the changes that take place in the teenagers as they get used to killing and the way the violence is never glorified. Otherwise a ripping good yarn!!!
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