Well wow... just wow.
This film is about the fictional Soviet invasion of the U.S. and the resistance movement formed by some American teenagers.
The motivation of the enemy seems to be to spread world communism... Wait, a major world superpower forcibly invading a sovereign country with the intention of installing it's own style of government? Throw in the references to the Soviet's despicable invasion of Afghanistan (Its the 80's remember) and this movie is perfect for anyone who can enjoy a big, yummy, spoonful of socratic irony.
Even if you can suspend disbelief to the point where it's plausible that a handful of untrained teenagers can massacre scores of elite paratroopers the movie will still force-feed you clichés until you feel physically ill.
The invading Soviets enjoy nothing more than wholesale destruction, not to mention killing and/or raping just about every American they can find, while the stoic young resistance fighters variously avenge their parents or 'become men' in a yawn inspiring fashion.
All in all this is a film for those who just want to laugh at what filmmakers used to get away with or Patrick Swayze's attempts to be a brooding, manly leader.
This film is about the fictional Soviet invasion of the U.S. and the resistance movement formed by some American teenagers.
The motivation of the enemy seems to be to spread world communism... Wait, a major world superpower forcibly invading a sovereign country with the intention of installing it's own style of government? Throw in the references to the Soviet's despicable invasion of Afghanistan (Its the 80's remember) and this movie is perfect for anyone who can enjoy a big, yummy, spoonful of socratic irony.
Even if you can suspend disbelief to the point where it's plausible that a handful of untrained teenagers can massacre scores of elite paratroopers the movie will still force-feed you clichés until you feel physically ill.
The invading Soviets enjoy nothing more than wholesale destruction, not to mention killing and/or raping just about every American they can find, while the stoic young resistance fighters variously avenge their parents or 'become men' in a yawn inspiring fashion.
All in all this is a film for those who just want to laugh at what filmmakers used to get away with or Patrick Swayze's attempts to be a brooding, manly leader.