Mike D
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I found this in the latest FIREARMS NEWS, very interesting reading.
When Red Dawn was released in 1984, film critics seemed like they were trying to outdo each other to convince the movie-going public that the film was not only bad, but also ludicrously improbable.
"As it stands, the film is simply too ridiculous for words," wrote one. "f nothing else, Red Dawn plays like a Reaganite masturbatory fantasy," sneered another.
For some reason, many "progressive" male movie reviewers can't seem to just talk about a movie without imposing sexual fantasies of their own (one Red Dawn review I looked at actually had a sub-section titled "Homoerotica"). Without getting too deep into psychoanalysis, I liked the movie for what it was and know plenty of others who did as well. And while we don't pretend it's the greatest cinematic masterpiece ever produced, it's managed to retain a lasting place in the public consciousness and garner enough interest to produce a 2012 remake
When Red Dawn was released in 1984, film critics seemed like they were trying to outdo each other to convince the movie-going public that the film was not only bad, but also ludicrously improbable.
"As it stands, the film is simply too ridiculous for words," wrote one. "f nothing else, Red Dawn plays like a Reaganite masturbatory fantasy," sneered another.
For some reason, many "progressive" male movie reviewers can't seem to just talk about a movie without imposing sexual fantasies of their own (one Red Dawn review I looked at actually had a sub-section titled "Homoerotica"). Without getting too deep into psychoanalysis, I liked the movie for what it was and know plenty of others who did as well. And while we don't pretend it's the greatest cinematic masterpiece ever produced, it's managed to retain a lasting place in the public consciousness and garner enough interest to produce a 2012 remake
Is Red Dawn Really Just Ridiculous? If Not, Who Would Citizen Disarmament Help? - Firearms News
If you want to keep the peace, keep and bear arms. Don't give up your guns. Any other choice would be ridiculous. - Firearms News
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