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Old 08-11-2012, 06:25 PM   #21
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Even big "scare the mid west Evangelicals and Born Again's" China
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Old 08-11-2012, 07:36 PM   #22
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In the original russia came in two directions, down from the pac northwest and up from mexico via cuba. The Colorado location was where the deep insertion airborne guys went in, then after they dug in the tanks, infantry and other forces came rolling in. Thats the point where they were stopped.

In theory most of the midwest was littered with paratroopers, which is feasable because of the distances between towns. They bypassed the big cities, went straight for the smaller towns and military bases


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Old 08-11-2012, 09:54 PM   #23
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North Korea ability to project power is about the same as my ability to shit gold.
Norht Korea? Really? I'll fear North Korea the day they can get their rockets to go higher than a discount shitville bottle rocket.

You'd think they'd do an Arab Nation thing with SA, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, etc all joining forces. Well joining forces between the time they spend hating each other's guts. Still, it'd be more believable.
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Old 08-12-2012, 01:43 AM   #24
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North Korea ability to project power is about the same as my ability to shit gold.

Even big "scare the mid west Evangelicals and Born Again's" China couldn't project more than (calculates distance from China to large body of water..or mountain or "place with a modern army")
China is like my Cats...all gangsta until you squirt them in the face with water.
chinas got enough people they can just shove em in the water and build a corpsebridge

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Old 08-12-2012, 02:11 PM   #26
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Norht Korea? Really? I'll fear North Korea the day they can get their rockets to go higher than a discount shitville bottle rocket.

You'd think they'd do an Arab Nation thing with SA, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, etc all joining forces. Well joining forces between the time they spend hating each other's guts. Still, it'd be more believable.
Those making this movie were extremely concerned about offending people with their choice of bad guy so they chose North Korea. Sure it is unrealistic, but little more than your idea or even the concept of the original. What isn't unrealistic is losing money on a movie when large blocks of the international audience is pissed off about it. The producers are not worried about pissing off the NK audience because they spend no money. They are worried about pissing off the cash holding audience in China or all the Arab countries that would be offended at the concept you mention. No matter who the bad guy is the concept is ridiculous, why loose money to make the concept a touch less ridiculous?
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Those making this movie were extremely concerned about offending people with their choice of bad guy so they chose North Korea. Sure it is unrealistic, but little more than your idea or even the concept of the original. What isn't unrealistic is losing money on a movie when large blocks of the international audience is pissed off about it. The producers are not worried about pissing off the NK audience because they spend no money. They are worried about pissing off the cash holding audience in China or all the Arab countries that would be offended at the concept you mention. No matter who the bad guy is the concept is ridiculous, why loose money to make the concept a touch less ridiculous?
Meh to your "adult speak"
Why don't you go look at your portfolio or read the newspaper or something.
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Meh to your "adult speak"
Why don't you go look at your portfolio or read the newspaper or something.


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Those making this movie were extremely concerned about offending people with their choice of bad guy so they chose North Korea...
We must fear them.

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Funny, but I was expecting this remake ever since I saw "Tomorrow, When the War Began", which was essentially a "Red Dawn" remake made in Australia last year. They even have a sequel coming out this year.
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