Looks very interesting. Red Dawn-esque. Hot chicks, guns, explosions...what else could you ask for?

 

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If you're a fan of John Marsden's best-selling Tomorrow series, you're going to love this: the first official trailer for the highly anticipated film adaptation, only on MovieFIX.

 

Director and screenwriter Stuart Beattie told MovieFIX he's "thrilled" to finally show off part of Tomorrow: When the War Began.

 

"I've been working so hard on it for so long that I just want people to see it," he said. "We've had two test screenings of it so far and... they loved it."

 

Beattie, who wrote the screenplays for Hollywood mega-hits such as G.I. Joe and Pirates of the Caribbean, confessed that his favourite bit of the teaser is a sneak peek of a massive explosion that hurls star Lincoln Lewis off his feet.

 

"That was filmed in one take... it just worked magically," he said. "Lincoln somehow got that high in the air. I don't know how he did that. The other actors had no idea the explosion would be that big. So their reactions are genuine. They were scared s***less!"

 

Tomorrow: When the War Began opens in cinemas on September 2.

 

Video at link

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http://yourmovies.com.au/news/?i=183173&action=news

Looks decent based on the trailer. Altho, reading the description of the books, it seems as if they're written for early teen girls... :?

It actually looks like a good flick, I would drop the coin to watch it.

Not a "go to the movies" but definitely between "i'd rent it" and "worth getting a bootleg"

The books seem to be Twilight meets Red Dawn, but I'll watch it when it comes out but I wouldn't go to the theater for it. It's on my must rent list.

Looks decent, though definitely a Red Dawn throwback. It does seem pretty PG though (I NEED MORE AMERICAN-IZED BUTT KICKING )

As for chicks with accents, awesome

As for chicks with accents, awesome

+1!

Grab ye eye patches and strap on the peg leg, there's booty to be had boys! AARRRRGG.

Tomorrow, When the War Began was adapted into a feature film of the same name that was released on 2 September 2010 in Australia and New Zealand. It was written and directed by Stuart Beattie, and starred Caitlin Stasey in the role of Ellie Linton.[1]

 

>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow,_When_the_War_Began

 

PS and yee such Red Dawn copy its not even funny.... it was relevant then, i dont know who in the world wud wanna invade Australia! from all the places.... just the logistics of it def wud not justify the gains (and wat gains anyways??)

I'm waiting till it comes out on channel 9 for free.

AAAARRRRGGGH indeed

Who's the enemy?

Who's the enemy?

 

Generic "Asians"

 

Apparently it isn't specifically defined.

So I just finished it.

 

Not too bad, some tense moments in there.

 

They made some movie oopsies...Like running to the barn when the jet drops 500lb bombs on the house...sorry but 50 yards away means your guts get turned to jelly.

 

Raise the bucket IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW. Don't take pacifists with you as your gunner. Always remember your lighter.

 

Learn to loot the dead soldiers, including the spare mags.

 

Which reminds me of something I read a few years back...

 

http://billstclair.com/blog/stories/handgun.html

 

This is an excerpt, read the rest at the link above.

What Good Can a Handgun Do Against an Army.....?

 

A friend of mine recently forwarded me a question a friend of his had posed: "If/when our Federal Government comes to pilfer, pillage, plunder our property and destroy our lives, what good can a handgun do against an army with advanced weaponry, tanks, missiles, planes, or whatever else they might have at their disposal to achieve their nefarious goals? (I'm not being facetious: I accept the possibility that what happened in Germany, or similar, could happen here; I'm just not sure that the potential good from an armed citizenry in such a situation outweighs the day-to-day problems caused by masses of idiots who own guns.)" If I may, I'd like to try to answer that question. I certainly do not think the writer facetious for asking it. The subject is a serious one that I have given much research and considerable thought to. I believe that upon the answer to this question depends the future of our Constitutional republic, our liberty and perhaps our lives. My friend Aaron Zelman, one of the founders of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, once told me:

 

"If every Jewish and anti-nazi family in Germany had owned a Mauser rifle and twenty rounds of ammunition AND THE WILL TO USE IT (emphasis supplied, MV), Adolf Hitler would be a little-known footnote to the history of the Weimar Republic."

 

Note well that phrase: "and the will to use it," for the simply-stated question, "What good can a handgun do against an army?", is in fact a complex one and must be answered at length and carefully. It is a military question. It is also a political question. But above all it is a moral question which strikes to the heart of what makes men free, and what makes them slaves. First, let's answer the military question. Most military questions have both a strategic and a tactical component. Let's consider the tactical.

 

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Generic "Asians"

 

Apparently it isn't specifically defined.

 

HAHA there are only one nation that the gov and the writers portray as invaders nowadays. Of course we have to be politically correct and can't call them Chinese

And as to ur second point of: gun vs army. It mite be relevant to the beginning of the last century when the playing field was more or less equal (draft system, communication, transportation, weapons and the rest) but I think in modern times with modern military unless the military itself is morally and mentally in doubt there is lil armed civs can do.

And as to ur second point of: gun vs army. It mite be relevant to the beginning of the last century when the playing field was more or less equal (draft system, communication, transportation, weapons and the rest) but I think in modern times with modern military unless the military itself is morally and mentally in doubt there is lil armed civs can do.

 

Eh, I don't know about that. What defines a "contemporary/modern military"? Is it the ability to wage conventional warfare thanks to advances in technology that tip the scale? Or is it the modernity of the nation? Either way, when looking back on history, warfare and different military forces (relatively speaking) have all suffered when dealing with certain types of opposition. To cut the history lesson short, that type of opposition has taken the form of insurgency. This was an issue with the Romans, Persians, Brits, and the US (both in Vietnam and currently). Counter-insurgency has evolved, but the concept of asymmetric warfare (and its effectiveness against more "advanced" military forces) is as old as written language (David vs. Goliath?)

Eh, I don't know about that. What defines a "contemporary/modern military"? Is it the ability to wage conventional warfare thanks to advances in technology that tip the scale? Or is it the modernity of the nation? Either way, when looking back on history, warfare and different military forces (relatively speaking) have all suffered when dealing with certain types of opposition. To cut the history lesson short, that type of opposition has taken the form of

insurgency. This was an issue with the Romans, Persians, Brits, and the US (both in Vietnam and currently). Counter-

insurgency has evolved, but the concept of asymmetric

warfare (and its effectiveness against more "advanced" military forces) is as old as written language (David vs.

Goliath?)

 

True I totally understand and agree to your point .. But just cause there is banch of ppl with guns who are somewat skillful with shooting them does not mean they are efective fighting force today. Remember that back in the days large proportion of population went through some kind of military training cause of draft system. Majority of military nowadays go through some kind of urban combat training. We, the citizens, do not. We are not trained the tactics or the stress of firefight or survival in war zone... So if there is a safficient force, will and technology civil resistance can and wud be broken pretty easily

Back to the topic, I mean movie...

 

I just saw it and it was OK. Not great and not for a $10 movie ticket. Maybe a redbox $1 rental.

 

It is a teenage, cute, lovely, dovely type movie. Not very realistic, a bit cheesy. Low budget movie. I think the tanks and helicopters were toy models. Not a more serious tone movie like Red Dawn.

 

I have to admit, 2 of the 4 chicks were cute/hot so I did enjoy some of the movie.

Ellie was rather fetching. I want one for my survival retreat.

I saw it recently as well, and I'm also in the "it was OK" boat. Decent movie.. a couple of the girls were certainly cute, which made it a little easier to watch It's definitely more geared towards teenagers.. but not bad at all.

 

Turns out my wife had never seen Red Dawn (no idea how that never came up before), so we watched the two movies back to back. Red Dawn is on a whole different level, even with its 80's cheesiness.