Review of Red Dawn (1984) by Bu?Ke — 13 May 2008

Not the greatest film ever made, but one of the most rewatchable.

This review of Red Dawn (1984) was written by Bu?Ke on 13 May 2008.

Red Dawn has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Donald P (96) on 17 Jan 2016

The critics gave this a rather low score in , why I don't know, it was very well made and prolific…

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By James S (2,117) on 13 Aug 2016

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Commie reviewers are sad. Their favorite people (Soviets) not portrayed as angelic utopians. So cheesy, but so awesome…

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Disappointing to a fault, Red Dawn is an exaggerated WWIII epic that makes absolutely no sense…

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