Detroit-filmed 'Red Dawn' remake prompts Chinese outcry, delayed due to MGM bankruptcy

MLive.com ^ | 11-15-10 | Jonathan Oosting

[444Flyer]

“...Beijing’s largest newspaper, the state-run Global Times, in June ran two editorials on the film, suggesting “U.S. reshoots Cold War movie to demonize China” and “American movie plants hostile seeds against China.”

While conspiracy theorists have suggested the U.S. government attempted to block the “Red Dawn” in the face of Chinese pressure...”

[Eye of Unk]

What are they afraid Americans won’t buy their crap from the big box stores?

[ScottinVA]

Instead of fighting the Chinese, the characters will be fighting Christians. That’ll please the ruling class AND the Chinese.

[444Flyer]

Ping

[normy]

Just like the first one pissed off the Soviets and Democrats.

[PGR88]

I fear the damage that can be done by people like Barney Frank, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer and George Soros much more than I fear the Chinese.

[Carley]

Little do the Chinese know, we fear our own government far more than we fear them.

[macrahanish #1]

Weren’t they one and the same?

[shelterguy]

“””Instead of fighting the Chinese, the characters will be fighting Christians. That’ll please the ruling class AND the Chinese.”””””””

Actually instead of seeing paratroopers and helicopters in the first scene you will hear the clippety clop of the horses hooves as the AMISH come to take over the country.

[rogue yam]

Weren’t they one and the same?

Yes they were.

Kennedy and the Commies

[seedman81]

Avenge Me!!!!

[elcid1970]

Amish buggy-borne Spetznaz armed with pitchforks and butter churns. Identified by their black brim hatted uniforms. Shouting “Gee up there, ol’ Dobbin”. Love it!

Ironically, the 1984 flick depicted the Chinese as cobelligerents of the U.S., though already nuked down to

“Six hundred million screaming Chinamen”

[444Flyer]

REMAKE TRAILER:

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/red-dawn-remake-trailer/f4cde67a06c3adf04231f4cde67a06c3adf04231-280646845735?q=red%20dawn%20the%20remake&FORM=VIRE1

[444Flyer]

The release date on that trailer said “Summer 2009”.

[popdonnelly]

I guess having corporate fascist white guys taking over the country doesn’t sound plausible anymore.

[Red Badger]

Perhaps they should change to MUSLIMS...................

[I Buried My Guns]

The chair is against the wall,

The chair is against the wall...

[Towed_Jumper]

..and as waves of Chinese infantry advance across “the fruited plain”...instead of screaming “Banzai!” they’ll be screaming “Walmart!”

[pnh102]

Why would China want to block the release of Red Dawn? If anything, it would be more of a comedy from their perspective since they won’t have to spend a single penny on a bullet to take over this country.

[KarlInOhio]

Just make up a country like the Grand Duchy of Fenwick... wait, I think I have seen that one.