It looks like MGM has decided to throw Red Dawn on the remake train. The word on the street comes to us from Cannes via comingsoon:
MGM said at the Cannes Film Festival that Red Dawn, John Milius’ 1984 movie about a group of American rebels fighting Soviet forces, is a candidate for a remake, says The Hollywood Reporter.
The Soviets are not an imposing threat in the minds of the American people any longer, and this film was so awesome in the 80’s because everyone was going crazy thinking about the commies. In this remake they would have to change the threat to China, rather than Russia to be more appropriate to this day and age.
Red Dawn is an enjoyable 80’s flick that stars a young patrick Swayze, who is ready willing and able to kick commie ass. The film is still sought out by people and I personally think a remake, is a mistake. I don’t fancy remakes much at all, and this one seems like a disaster waiting to happen. I doubt the same quirky magic of the original will strike twice. It’s starting to look like remakes have a 20 year rotation, I wish they would up it to 100 so I could enjoy the sleep of death rather than watching them.
Red Dawn without Swayze – no thank you.
