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Posted on 3/13/18 at 10:04 am to dallastiger55
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I remember being freaked out and always looking for parachuters outside my elementary school windows.
That is pretty much a nightmare scenario looking back at it. Especially since almost all older elementary, middle and high schools back then had one entire wall made up pretty much entirely of windows like that high school did. I remember that scene of the paratroopers shooting up the windows of the school being on the TV commercials for the film before it was released.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 10:31 am to Bankshot
As a social studies teacher I always hated the invasion. Social Studies teachers die first!!
Posted on 3/13/18 at 10:36 am to LSUDonMCO
Garnered first PG-13 rating due to number of people killed
I remember my mom dropping me off at the theater with friends and she would pick us up at the arcade after - good times!
I remember my mom dropping me off at the theater with friends and she would pick us up at the arcade after - good times!
Posted on 3/13/18 at 10:41 am to nicholastiger
What ever happened to the Family Action Adventure movie genre?
Iron Eagle
Red Dawn
Wargames
Flight of the Navigator
There were some enjoyable movies from that genre back then.
Iron Eagle
Red Dawn
Wargames
Flight of the Navigator
There were some enjoyable movies from that genre back then.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 10:42 am to nicholastiger
quote:Odyssey Arcade and Godfathers pizza after!
I remember my mom dropping me off at the theater with friends and she would pick us up at the arcade after - good times!
Posted on 3/13/18 at 10:45 am to Tigeralum2008
quote:
What ever happened to the Family Action Adventure movie genre?
Wrinkle in Time?
Ready Player One?
Shazam is looking like an old-school kids and one adult hero kind of movie.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 11:06 am to Tiger1242
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I liked how they skipped trying to explain how the kids got so good with grenades, RPG's, mounted machine guns etc.... Nobody wants to watch them train and shite.
It was the 80s - they could have had a 3 to 5 minute training montage with a Survivor song playing in the background. However, I agree with you that it was unnecessary and probably would have disrupted the flow and pacing.
John Milius don't play, y'all.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 11:09 am to Thracken13
quote:
I always had a thing for Erin Grey after that movie.
For frick's sake...
Posted on 3/13/18 at 11:13 am to Tiger1242
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I didn't realize how freaking dark it is
nah, it wasn't dark at all...
Posted on 3/13/18 at 11:13 am to Tiger1242
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This post was edited on 5/27/23 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 3/13/18 at 11:18 am to Tiger1242
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And it kind of is that, except I didn't realize how freaking dark it is, they show them mass murdering civilians constantly, including all of their parents, nukes were dropped on major cities, characters are constantly dying.
I mean damn they even kill one of their own for betraying them, before the final battle when they essentially are ALL killed, all while upbeat action music is being played
Welcome to the 80's, where the specter of nuclear war still existed. We had drills. Duck and cover. shite wasn't lollypops and everyone-wins-trophies.
We got locked outside on weekends and during the summer. Even when it rained. And no one called the children's welfare service.
Playing war outside was a thing. BB guns, sticks and rocks were our weapons. We jumped out of barns, swung on rope swings, and jumped into farm ponds and creeks. All in preparation for the Russian invasion.
WOLVERINES!
This post was edited on 3/13/18 at 11:20 am
Posted on 3/13/18 at 11:23 am to dawgfan24348
quote:they didn't just invade some random town in Colorado. Watch again, Listen and pay close attention.
One thing the remake did better was have them invade a west coast city and not some random town in Colorado
Posted on 3/13/18 at 11:25 am to DownSouthJukin
I love how you old guys seem to think the 80’s has a monopoly on children playing fake war games outside all day 
Posted on 3/13/18 at 11:28 am to Tiger1242
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think the 80’s has a monopoly on children playing fake war games outside all day
really.. i did it in the 60s and 70s too
Posted on 3/13/18 at 11:40 am to Ace Midnight
quote:Well, in fairness, if he had watched Buck Rogers, he would have also had a thing for Erin Gray along with Jennifer Grey.
For frick's sake...
Posted on 3/13/18 at 11:55 am to Tiger1242
Loved this movie when I was a kid.
I also killed a lot of imaginary Russkies in my backyard back in the day.
Shoot straight for once...you army.......pukes.
I also killed a lot of imaginary Russkies in my backyard back in the day.
Shoot straight for once...you army.......pukes.
This post was edited on 3/13/18 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 3/13/18 at 11:56 am to TigerMyth36
That's pre-nose job and Dirty Dancing Jennifer Grey
Posted on 3/13/18 at 12:07 pm to Tiger1242
Well, today you get arrested for pointing a finger at someone so it is a little harder to play war as a kid today.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 12:13 pm to TigerMyth36
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Well, today you get arrested for pointing a finger at someone so it is a little harder to play war as a kid today
And it's a shame.
Back in my day, my group of friends and I ran around the school playground with sticks (yes, safety patrol - STICKS), shooting at commies, gooks, and krauts, depending on what war we wanted to fight that day.
And the teachers didn't give a shite as long as an artery wasn't cut or a bone broken (broken fingers were acceptable).
This post was edited on 3/13/18 at 12:14 pm
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