Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Pre-release discussion here.

Movie:
Red State (Starring Michael Parks, Michael Angarano, Nicholas Braun, Kyle Gallner and Melissa Leo)

Official Release Date:
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Rating:
Not Yet Rated

Running Time:
97 min. (1h. 37m.)

Official Site(s)
Red State U.S.A. Tour – List of tour dates and option to purchase tickets
Red State of the Union Q&As – Podcast featuring cast of crew of the film
The Red Statements – Blog about the process of selling, touring and promoting the film

IMDb:
5.8 (386 votes as of 03/04/11)
IMDb Page

Rotten Tomatoes:
Fresh: 2 Rotten: 5 (29% as of 03/04/11)
Rotten Tomatoes Page

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Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

did anyone here fork over the dough to see the radio city debut?

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

/\ I'm going to Boston on Sunday night.

I figured it would be good to start a Reviews Thread for Red State, since Smith is now touring the film, and this thread could provide a place to openly talk about the film far ahead of its release without spoiling the previous thread.

In addition to your thoughts on the film, please share your experience with the Q&A. For me, I’m looking forward to it since I’ve never seen Kevin Smith live, but the venue in Boston isn’t an actual movie theatre, so I’m not sure how they are going to project the film in a comedy club. :shrug: Regardless, it should be a pretty cool event.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

just be for warned that well, kev likes to talk ALOT and will prob go as long as he's allowed

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

/\ That's what I am hoping for! My wife took the next morning off from work, just in case it turns into a late night. The film starts at 8PM, so the Q&A should start at about 9:45ish.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Is the film being shopped around now the final cut? If not, it's a bit unfair to be reviewing it yet.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Rockmjd23 - so did you actually see it or is this just more Smith bashing?

I'm really curious to see how he did with this one.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

ha - in that case......I kind of don't blame you then

I had no idea this was being released so fast as well.......whoever sees it soon; please let us know what you thought.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

It's another seven months to release and there's already a review thread? Kind of jumping the gun a bit. I have to give the Smith credit as based on the teaser it looks like a serious horror movie and not a screwball comedy. :thumbsup: to Michael Parks. I would be willing to bet future promos will be hyping the presence of Melissa Leo since her Oscar win. No tour dates in FL. :(

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Bullshit film from a bullshit director. 0/5 stars.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

You saw it? Sounds like a :crap:

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

so you didn't see it? Alright....sooooo..yeah...

I'm hoping you saw it?

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

4/5 - I went to the Radio City show on Saturday night. I enjoyed the movie quite a bit. I won't post spoilers, as I'm sure I'm in the minority of people here that have seen it and I don't want to ruin anything. I will say a few things however: Michael Parks is unbelievably amazing in this movie. While extremely dark in tone, there are a few laughs here and there which are nice. Kevin Smith keeps you guessing...you think the movie is going one way, and then it goes another (and a few times at that). There were a few things here and there that didn't quite work for me, but overall it's very good and definitely worth checking out when it opens wide if you don't want to pay the extra money to see it on tour.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Does the original ending where

still stand or did Smith change it?

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Not the ending. I don't think that was an ending that was ever actually filmed, though he did talk about it during the Q&A.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Ok, that ending must have been tied to the


That gives me a little more interest in seeing it in October, knowing it doesn't cop-out (no pun intended) like that.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Yeah, that's the alternate he talked about. But no,

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Sold out here at the State Theater Minneapolis MN showing. I forgot about this and was going to try and check it out.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Why do you bother then? Do you get some sick satisfaction out of it? Is there a feeling of being hip or cool that you get when you do this? I don't get this at all.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

I'll be going to the screening/Q&A in Atlanta on March 29th. I'm pretty pumped.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

i'm debating about going to the Kansas City showing this saturday--i'm a big fan and have never seen him live but $87.00 after ticketmaster fees is alot to shell out....still good seats available tho

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Didn't ruin my poll as it is not mine. Didn't answer the question either. So I will just lump you into the category that you do get some sort of satisfaction voting zero stars in polls for things you have not even seen. No other way to explain it. Why vote on something you have not seen? The point of it is to gauge what other opinions are of the movie. Your zero star vote is of no value to anyone. It will be now that eveyone knows you always vote zero for some reason. So your opinion will automatically be discounted.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Not offended by the zero...just..childish. Which is odd cuz I'm probably the most childish one here.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Why is this all of a sudden an issue with a Kevin Smith movie? So typical.

Re: Red State (Smith, 2011) - The Reviews Thread
 

Without a doubt I believe this is Smith’s best film. It is efficient, nuanced, and visceral. Smith’s script starts the viewer down one path, and confidently takes some really sharp turns in unexpected directions, each of which come off as a rewarding surprise.

Michael Parks is fantastic, but the film is populated by some really stellar supporting performances; in particular John Goodman, Melissa Leo, and Kerry Bishé.

I think this film is going to surprise many people when it is released. There is some humor peppered into the film, but it serves as needed levity during what is an overly somber and gruesome chain of events.

I absolutely recommend this film to anybody, regardless of your opinion of Kevin Smith’s previous films. If you like his work, you’ll appreciate the maturation and even recognize a little of the humor. If you’re not a fan of his work, it is still a hell of an experience, and wholly original.