The movie I chose, Red Dawn (2012 edition) was overall EXTREMELY unrecomended on the Rotten Tomatoes site. On the "tomatoreader", the film reached a lowly 11%. I saw this film in theaters some months ago, but still vividly remember specific scenes and interesting details that caught my attention. I thouroughly enjoyed the film, and disagree with the reviewers who seemed to be comparing this newer version to the older version. They were seemingly attached to the older film, which I think they may have biased them in their film reviews. They kept comparing the second to the first, without really investigating the details that make a good film good like camera angles, actors, and dialogue. The Rotten Tomato reviewers quickly disregarded the newer version of Red Dawn. One such reviewer that I specifically disagree with is Liam Lacey with The Globe and Mail (his full review can be found at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/red-dawn-if-you-love-preposterously-insincere-flicks-this-ones-for-you/article5471124/). Lacey rated the film one and a half stars and called the film "preposterously insincere". Lacey's full review attacks the original characters that the actors are portraying. Disagreeing with Lacey, I thought the actors did a wonderful job portraying their characters that were certainly sincere and practiced. One of the few reviews that actually recommended Red Dawn was by Kevin Carr with 7(M) Pictures (his full review can be found at http://www.7mpictures.com/inside/reviews/reddawn_review.htm). Carr speaks well of the new version, comparing it to the older one, but not neccesarily saying which one is particularly better. Carr writes, "Director Dan Bradley definitely pushes all the right buttons", continuing, saying that the choices of actors was good and the script was engaging. I agree with Carr and his review because I thought the choice of actors and changes in the plot were beneficial to the overall story when compared to the old version. I enjoyed the film and would still definitely recommend it despite the films weak reviews.
REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS
The movie I chose, Red Dawn (2012 edition) was overall EXTREMELY unrecomended on the Rotten Tomatoes site. On the "tomatoreader", the film reached a lowly 11%. I saw this film in theaters some months ago, but still vividly remember specific scenes and interesting details that caught my attention. I thouroughly enjoyed the film, and disagree with the reviewers who seemed to be comparing this newer version to the older version. They were seemingly attached to the older film, which I think they may have biased them in their film reviews. They kept comparing the second to the first, without really investigating the details that make a good film good like camera angles, actors, and dialogue. The Rotten Tomato reviewers quickly disregarded the newer version of Red Dawn. One such reviewer that I specifically disagree with is Liam Lacey with The Globe and Mail (his full review can be found at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/red-dawn-if-you-love-preposterously-insincere-flicks-this-ones-for-you/article5471124/). Lacey rated the film one and a half stars and called the film "preposterously insincere". Lacey's full review attacks the original characters that the actors are portraying. Disagreeing with Lacey, I thought the actors did a wonderful job portraying their characters that were certainly sincere and practiced. One of the few reviews that actually recommended Red Dawn was by Kevin Carr with 7(M) Pictures (his full review can be found at http://www.7mpictures.com/inside/reviews/reddawn_review.htm). Carr speaks well of the new version, comparing it to the older one, but not neccesarily saying which one is particularly better. Carr writes, "Director Dan Bradley definitely pushes all the right buttons", continuing, saying that the choices of actors was good and the script was engaging. I agree with Carr and his review because I thought the choice of actors and changes in the plot were beneficial to the overall story when compared to the old version. I enjoyed the film and would still definitely recommend it despite the films weak reviews.