Nick-Goudy (uaz-78250)
The Red menace and Russkies and good old wholesome American boys.How the Russians and Cubans got to the center of America with no resistance and barricaded the strategic little town but kids could leave and enter is part of the magic!
djfrost-46786
Great movie, alot of great lines. WOLVERINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rdoyle29
It pains me to say it, but I really kind of hate this movie. I am an admirer of Milius. This film is dumb ... it's not just the premise that's dumb, the dialogue is horrendous and the plot doesn't stand up to even the most basic scrutiny. I could live with this if the film was enjoyable in a really basic way, like many idiotic Cannon films are, for example ... but this film is deadly serious and dull. It's a shame because a lot of superb character actors are involved ... Harry Dean Stanton, Powers Boothe ... Ben Johnson, for God's sake. It's just a tough, long slog for me with little value derived.
pyramidlove001
First, let me tell you my political views. I have none. I am independent. I do not subscribe to the polarities of republican/democrat. Therefor this is an objective review, or as objective as one can be.Every actor in this movie gives an incredible performance. And it is a star studded cast. Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen (as brothers), C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Grey, Lea Thompson, Harry Dean Stanton. The already good actors are finely tuned here for this epic war drama. There were several parts of the movie where the tears did jerk inside my eyeballs, admittedly. And it's a crying shame that so many people denied themselves the enjoyment of this movie from a sheer dramatic acting and cinematography perspective just because of some silly political views that you really have to search hard to scope out in this movie.Now, that being said, is the movie a product of its time? Absolutely. And that's what adds to the beauty of it (didn't see the remake and will not see it). But it also has many timeless characteristics. Brotherly love, the will to fight with heart and soul for your friends, family and nation. And the question marks it raises, like all good war movies. "Are we really any better than they are?"Enter this movie with an open mind or better yet, with no mind at all, and it will touch your soul. Period. The end.Have a nice day.
