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* [[Funny Moments]]: Most notably the elite paramilitary group...Eagle Scouts. It was a blink and miss moment, but the Arapaho National Forest information sign [[Russian Humour|when translated by Yuri turned out hilarious]].
* [[Gag Sub]]: Done with the Spanish and Russian subtitles on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B3Ewl1CzWg this youtube version]. There's a [[Riff Trax]] out there as well.
* [[Great Offscreen War]]: Much of what's known about [[World War III]] happens offscreen, particularly the wider US counterattack against the Soviets and the nuclear attacks on China.
* [[The Great Politics Mess-Up]]: Peace broke out with the Russians what, a year after this was made? And it's not like it was the height of the Cold War either, despite military overspending... But then again, the movie takes place in an [[Alternate History]] anyway.
* {{spoiler|[[The Hero Dies]]}}: Which contributes to several more tropes being played straight.
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* [[Not So Different]]:
** The Soviet soldiers in general. When they're not getting shot or blown up, they talk about their families, goof around, invent hilarious translations for English signage, and otherwise act a little like tourists.
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{{quote|'''Matt''': "What's the difference, Jed? Tell me, what's the difference between us and them?"
'''Jed''': "[[Shut Up Hannibal|Because...]] [[Occupiers Out of Our Country!|WE LIVE HERE!]]" ''(shoots soldier)'' }}
** Colonel Bella gets his moment as well when the aftermath of a Wolverines raid [[Heel Realization|reminds]] him of his own guerrilla fighter past:
{{quote|'''Bella''': "I have seen this before. But these are my men!"}}
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* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: The [[Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan]] inspired the film.
* [[Reality Ensues]]: At times it's shown that it takes more than just waving a gun around to fight a war.
* [[Reality Subtext]]: The current political climate necessitated the change of the antagonists in the remake from China to North Korea.
** The notion of using Chinese in the first place for the remake due to the Dissolution of Soviet Union. Noted that China was originally an ally of the U.S. also fitting the affiliation of China towards the end of the [[Cold War]].
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