There's a confusing narrative surrounding 1982's "First Blood." Amid the mayhem of its bloody blockbuster sequels, the film either gets misremembered as a straightforward action flick, or is claimed to be a deep exploration of the psychological effects of war on returning soldiers. But the adaptation of David Morrell's 1972 novel is both.
As his franchise took off, Sylvester Stallone's John Rambo would evolve (or devolve?) into a more stereotypical action hero, cutting down entire armies with belt-fed machine guns over the course of four sequels. Stallone even thinks "Rambo 4" is his best action film. But in "First Blood" the character is more multi-faceted. A Vietnam vet who finds himself at odds with the society he believed he was fighting for, John Rambo doesn't directly kill anyone once he runs afoul of a hard-hearted small-town Sheriff and his deputies. Instead, he flees into the Washington State wilderness and...
As his franchise took off, Sylvester Stallone's John Rambo would evolve (or devolve?) into a more stereotypical action hero, cutting down entire armies with belt-fed machine guns over the course of four sequels. Stallone even thinks "Rambo 4" is his best action film. But in "First Blood" the character is more multi-faceted. A Vietnam vet who finds himself at odds with the society he believed he was fighting for, John Rambo doesn't directly kill anyone once he runs afoul of a hard-hearted small-town Sheriff and his deputies. Instead, he flees into the Washington State wilderness and...
- 3/4/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Bringing "First Blood" to the screen was just as grueling an ordeal as the events of the film itself. Now remembered as one of the best action movies of all time, the 1982 film cemented Sylvester Stallone's status as one of, if not the biggest, action star of the '80s. Its guerilla warfare action was buttressed by a script, adapted from David Morrell's 1972 novel which explored the lingering effects of the Vietnam war on Stallone's combat veteran, John Rambo. That socio-political consciousness would fade as a franchise emerged in the wake of "First Blood," but the initial movie remains a singular example of an action film going beyond the standard bombast and spectacle of the genre. It just took some serious effort to bring it to fruition.
The movie sees Rambo take on an entire Sheriff's department, the national guard, and state patrol in the woodland of Washington state.
The movie sees Rambo take on an entire Sheriff's department, the national guard, and state patrol in the woodland of Washington state.
- 2/26/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
In the ‘80s, probably more movies than you realize became animated series. Sure, The Real Ghostbusters and Disney’s spinoff series were prolific, but did you know even Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber, Beetlejuice, Bill and Ted, The Karate Kid and Back to the Future had cartoons? Those all make sense as they were family friendly films. But even some R-rated movies spawned kiddie cartoons.
Peter Weller | Orion Pictures Corporation/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images R-rated ‘Robocop’ movies had 2 animated series
The Robocop live-action films would eventually go PG-13 and include a child character in Robocop 3. But, there’s no mistaking the first two Robocops are not for kids. Still, the idea of a robot police officer could be kid-friendly, if you stripped it of the ultra-violence, profanity, corporate satire and Jesus metaphor.
The first Robocop animated series came out only one year after the 1987 original movie, so it...
Peter Weller | Orion Pictures Corporation/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images R-rated ‘Robocop’ movies had 2 animated series
The Robocop live-action films would eventually go PG-13 and include a child character in Robocop 3. But, there’s no mistaking the first two Robocops are not for kids. Still, the idea of a robot police officer could be kid-friendly, if you stripped it of the ultra-violence, profanity, corporate satire and Jesus metaphor.
The first Robocop animated series came out only one year after the 1987 original movie, so it...
- 2/22/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Nothing is more compelling in sports than an underdog. Whenever people root for dynasties or debate who the Goat of a given sport is, I am immediately uninterested. Dominance is boring. It's impressive, but it's boring. Underdogs always make for the best stories and end up making the best protagonists in movies about sports. Nowhere is that more evident than in "Rocky," which is basically the prototype of this kind of story and has been endlessly ripped off since its release in 1976.
Part of the reason none of the "Rocky" sequels work for me is that he loses that underdog status. When Rocky Balboa is on top, he no longer becomes interesting to me, in the same way John Rambo is no longer interesting once Stallone decides he's the ultimate badass and not a Ptsd-haunted veteran. Stallone wrote "Rocky" when he himself was an underdog, a guy trying to get...
Part of the reason none of the "Rocky" sequels work for me is that he loses that underdog status. When Rocky Balboa is on top, he no longer becomes interesting to me, in the same way John Rambo is no longer interesting once Stallone decides he's the ultimate badass and not a Ptsd-haunted veteran. Stallone wrote "Rocky" when he himself was an underdog, a guy trying to get...
- 1/26/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
“I had a bit of a crisis of faith as we were cutting the movie together,” admitted James Cameron of his billion-dollar-grossing Avatar: The Way of Water. “It was too violent. I wanted a balance between the beauty, the epiphany, the kind of spiritual aspect of the film, with the action, and I felt it had gotten a little too grim.”
While those who’ve balked at the blockbuster’s three-hour-plus runtime may find it hard to believe, Cameron says he trimmed some violent moments from the film.
“I actually cut about 10 minutes of the movie targeting gunplay action,” Cameron told Esquire Middle East. “You have to have conflict, of course. Violence and action are the same thing, depending on how you look at it. This is the dilemma of every action filmmaker, and I’m known as an action filmmaker.”
Those are shocking admissions for the man responsible for...
While those who’ve balked at the blockbuster’s three-hour-plus runtime may find it hard to believe, Cameron says he trimmed some violent moments from the film.
“I actually cut about 10 minutes of the movie targeting gunplay action,” Cameron told Esquire Middle East. “You have to have conflict, of course. Violence and action are the same thing, depending on how you look at it. This is the dilemma of every action filmmaker, and I’m known as an action filmmaker.”
Those are shocking admissions for the man responsible for...
- 12/27/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
There are generally two main schools of thought on "Rocky IV:" You can bemoan how ridiculous the franchise had become since the grittiness of the Oscar-winning original film, or celebrate it for finally shrugging off all semblance of reality to become such a glorious example of '80s excess. I say life is too short for the former and, while it is the most thinly plotted of the series to that point, I still love "Rocky IV" for the bombastic sports cartoon that it is.
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is no longer just the lovable slugger from Philly; now he is a boxing superhero whose powers are an indestructible head and indefatigable spirit, a man so full of good intentions that he can even win the hearts of those stony-faced Russians in the death throes of the Cold War. That is where we end up in "Rocky IV." Having...
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is no longer just the lovable slugger from Philly; now he is a boxing superhero whose powers are an indestructible head and indefatigable spirit, a man so full of good intentions that he can even win the hearts of those stony-faced Russians in the death throes of the Cold War. That is where we end up in "Rocky IV." Having...
- 12/11/2022
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
Sylvester Stallone may be bitter about his Rocky franchise debacle; however, the action star is currently ready to enjoy unveiling his newest project as a mob boss in Oklahoma in Paramount+’s Tulsa King. Stallone has been making interesting choices since his swan song to the action character, John Rambo, in Rambo: Last Blood. He appeared in an Amazon Original movie where he played a retired superhero titled Samaritan. He also lent his voice to the CGI character of King Shark in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.
Stallone first worked with Gunn with his brief appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and then returned to give a similar performance to Vin Diesel’s Groot character as the mono-syllabic, brute King Shark. ComingSoon reveals that Stallone has voiced his interest in returning to the lovable, dangerous character. In an interview with ComicBook.com, the Tulsa King star says,
Yes,...
Stallone first worked with Gunn with his brief appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and then returned to give a similar performance to Vin Diesel’s Groot character as the mono-syllabic, brute King Shark. ComingSoon reveals that Stallone has voiced his interest in returning to the lovable, dangerous character. In an interview with ComicBook.com, the Tulsa King star says,
Yes,...
- 11/16/2022
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Sylvester Stallone shot down more zeroes than John Rambo did enemy forces.
Stallone starred as the Vietnam War veteran in five movies: the original trilogy and two subsequent movies as part of a franchise reboot. The original movie “First Blood” was a critical and commercial darling with the subsequent two sequels being received less warmly.
Read More: Sylvester Stallone Reacts To Bruce Willis’ Aphasia Diagnosis: ‘That Kills Me’
In a new interview, Stallone revealed that he was offered “Rambo IV” before “Rambo III” even came out. He turned down the offer and a whopping 34 million before the studio realized that a fourth film was inadvisable.
“I turned down 34,” Stallone recently told The Hollywood Reporter. “We were doing ‘Rambo III’. We thought it was going to be the biggest hit — this was before it came out. And I was paid a fortune for it.
“Then they go, “We want ‘Rambo IV...
Stallone starred as the Vietnam War veteran in five movies: the original trilogy and two subsequent movies as part of a franchise reboot. The original movie “First Blood” was a critical and commercial darling with the subsequent two sequels being received less warmly.
Read More: Sylvester Stallone Reacts To Bruce Willis’ Aphasia Diagnosis: ‘That Kills Me’
In a new interview, Stallone revealed that he was offered “Rambo IV” before “Rambo III” even came out. He turned down the offer and a whopping 34 million before the studio realized that a fourth film was inadvisable.
“I turned down 34,” Stallone recently told The Hollywood Reporter. “We were doing ‘Rambo III’. We thought it was going to be the biggest hit — this was before it came out. And I was paid a fortune for it.
“Then they go, “We want ‘Rambo IV...
- 11/8/2022
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
The timing couldn't be better for Sylvester Stallone to conduct a tell-all interview with The Hollywood Reporter reflecting on his career and offering insights into the personal bouts he's gone through. Stallone is in full promotional mode to hype his new starring role in Paramount+'s "Tulsa King" from "Yellowstone" co-creator Taylor Sheridan. The Hollywood legend also has a reality show about his home life in the works. Still hustling after all these years, Stallone seems to have retained the same undying spirit he carried within him during the intense struggles and obstacles he endured and overcame to get "Rocky" made.
Moving from the classic underdog story that helped define the character pieces of the 1970s, Stallone moved into the Reagan era of the 1980s with a relatable, survivalist story about a forgotten Vietnam veteran by the name of John Rambo. Based on David Morrell's engrossing novel, "First Blood...
Moving from the classic underdog story that helped define the character pieces of the 1970s, Stallone moved into the Reagan era of the 1980s with a relatable, survivalist story about a forgotten Vietnam veteran by the name of John Rambo. Based on David Morrell's engrossing novel, "First Blood...
- 11/7/2022
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
Sylvester Stallone and the general filmgoing public seem to have very different views of John Rambo. Thanks to the bold, ultra-jingoistic attitudes of "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and "Rambo III," the title character came to be, throughout the 1980s, a symbol for unstoppable American military might. Rambo was often seen charging shirtless into gunfire-heavy areas, heavy artillery draped around his body, firing bullets into anyone or anything that entered his field of vision.
This ultra-macho, military-forward vision of Rambo stands in direct contrast to Ted Kotcheff's 1982 original "First Blood," co-scripted by Stallone. In that film, Rambo is a depressed veteran, defeated by life and saddened by the deaths of his wartime compatriots. Rambo is then treated so badly by the local cops -- being mistreated is depicted as a symbol for veterans' plight -- that he "snaps" back into military mode, tragically becoming a solider again, kind of against his will.
This ultra-macho, military-forward vision of Rambo stands in direct contrast to Ted Kotcheff's 1982 original "First Blood," co-scripted by Stallone. In that film, Rambo is a depressed veteran, defeated by life and saddened by the deaths of his wartime compatriots. Rambo is then treated so badly by the local cops -- being mistreated is depicted as a symbol for veterans' plight -- that he "snaps" back into military mode, tragically becoming a solider again, kind of against his will.
- 11/7/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Action icon Sylvester Stallone is making his television debut with the Paramount+ series Tulsa King. In this new series, Stallone will play a mobster who gets assigned to a small town in Tulsa. This will be a change of pace for the actor to star in an episodic streaming show. He will make one last appearance as Barney Ross in the upcoming Expendables 4, but will action franchises be left behind him for good as he proceeds with this new mob series?
Stallone sits down with The Hollywood Reporter and discusses some of his latest hardships with trying to get his rights to the Rocky franchise, which he created, as well as where Rambo will go after the release of Rambo: Last Blood. Earlier this year, Stallone posted on his official Instagram, calling out the producer, Irwin Winkler, and his son David, who own the rights to Rocky, as he...
Stallone sits down with The Hollywood Reporter and discusses some of his latest hardships with trying to get his rights to the Rocky franchise, which he created, as well as where Rambo will go after the release of Rambo: Last Blood. Earlier this year, Stallone posted on his official Instagram, calling out the producer, Irwin Winkler, and his son David, who own the rights to Rocky, as he...
- 11/7/2022
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
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Action stars old and new, gun fights, punch ups, explosions, Gerard Butler saving the U.S. president — if it says Millennium on the tin, it’s generally easy to imagine what’s inside. To celebrate 30 hugely successful years in the busines, the company has picked out 10 films from its library that best represents its rise to , including multiple franchise-starters and one decidedly un-gung ho prestige moment.
16 Blocks (2006)
The first film to bare the Millennium name. Avi Lerner’s Nu Image had been producing films since 1992, but this gung-ho crime-thriller — starring Bruce Willis as a boozed-up, burned-out NYPD detective — was the debut outing from its, then, subsidiary label Millennium Films. It was also the final movie from legendary Hollywood director Richard Donner.
Rambo (2008)
John Rambo returns! Two decades after his last outing (and with rights eventually acquired by Millennium via Miramax), Stallone donned the...
Action stars old and new, gun fights, punch ups, explosions, Gerard Butler saving the U.S. president — if it says Millennium on the tin, it’s generally easy to imagine what’s inside. To celebrate 30 hugely successful years in the busines, the company has picked out 10 films from its library that best represents its rise to , including multiple franchise-starters and one decidedly un-gung ho prestige moment.
16 Blocks (2006)
The first film to bare the Millennium name. Avi Lerner’s Nu Image had been producing films since 1992, but this gung-ho crime-thriller — starring Bruce Willis as a boozed-up, burned-out NYPD detective — was the debut outing from its, then, subsidiary label Millennium Films. It was also the final movie from legendary Hollywood director Richard Donner.
Rambo (2008)
John Rambo returns! Two decades after his last outing (and with rights eventually acquired by Millennium via Miramax), Stallone donned the...
- 11/4/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 1982 action thriller saw Sylvester Stallone play a wounded veteran with depth that was later betrayed by a series of xenophobic sequels
The original ending of First Blood had John Rambo, an ex-Special Forces super-soldier in Vietnam, pulling a gun from his mentor’s holster and asking him to pull the trigger: “You trained me. You made me. You kill me.” Finally surrounded after waging war against seemingly every armed man within Cb range in the Pacific north-west – a local police department, inept “weekend warriors” for the national guard, the US army – Rambo wants his Green Beret Geppetto to kill him rather than the strangers that don’t understand him. Moreover, he wants to be released from the pain he carries from a conflict that scarred him physically and mentally overseas and left him despised and unmoored at home. His mentor obliges.
Test audiences hated that ending. As did Kirk Douglas,...
The original ending of First Blood had John Rambo, an ex-Special Forces super-soldier in Vietnam, pulling a gun from his mentor’s holster and asking him to pull the trigger: “You trained me. You made me. You kill me.” Finally surrounded after waging war against seemingly every armed man within Cb range in the Pacific north-west – a local police department, inept “weekend warriors” for the national guard, the US army – Rambo wants his Green Beret Geppetto to kill him rather than the strangers that don’t understand him. Moreover, he wants to be released from the pain he carries from a conflict that scarred him physically and mentally overseas and left him despised and unmoored at home. His mentor obliges.
Test audiences hated that ending. As did Kirk Douglas,...
- 10/22/2022
- by Scott Tobias
- The Guardian - Film News
John Rambo is a character who has permeated pop culture in more ways than one. He's become a stand-in for the stereotypical '80s action hero. He's a glistening, muscle-bound killer who will happily take out a village full of unspecific foreign stereotypes with a bazooka. For people who have never seen "First Blood," Rambo is just another stupid action hero.
But "First Blood" just isn't that type of movie. It's a slower, bleaker film, about a Vietnam veteran who returns home to a country that doesn't want him and refuses to help him. It's an anti-war movie beyond all else, and this was very much by design.
Of course, like with everything in Hollywood, success creatively corrupted the franchise. The second movie, "Rambo: First Blood Part II," was a far more action-packed affair, with Rambo going on a mission to save a bunch of POWs in Vietnam. Along the way,...
But "First Blood" just isn't that type of movie. It's a slower, bleaker film, about a Vietnam veteran who returns home to a country that doesn't want him and refuses to help him. It's an anti-war movie beyond all else, and this was very much by design.
Of course, like with everything in Hollywood, success creatively corrupted the franchise. The second movie, "Rambo: First Blood Part II," was a far more action-packed affair, with Rambo going on a mission to save a bunch of POWs in Vietnam. Along the way,...
- 10/18/2022
- by Matt Rainis
- Slash Film
In 1982's "First Blood," Sylvester Stallone stars as John Rambo, a Vietnam War veteran who single-handedly goes to war with the fictional small town of Hope, Washington. Though it's not stated in the movie, it's obvious Rambo suffers from a severe case of post-traumatic stress disorder, which is accentuated by flashbacks of being tortured as a prisoner of war during the scene in which the local officers arrest and torment him in jail. These flashbacks prompts Rambo to go into survivalist combat mode.
Based on David Morrell's 1972 novel of the same name, the movie is a compelling commentary on the damaging effects Vietnam had on U.S. soldiers who felt mistreated upon their return home from the war. "First Blood" is a perfect mix of action, storytelling, and emotion, which is why it's my favorite action film. Sadly, I can't say the same for the 1985 sequel, which follows the...
Based on David Morrell's 1972 novel of the same name, the movie is a compelling commentary on the damaging effects Vietnam had on U.S. soldiers who felt mistreated upon their return home from the war. "First Blood" is a perfect mix of action, storytelling, and emotion, which is why it's my favorite action film. Sadly, I can't say the same for the 1985 sequel, which follows the...
- 9/24/2022
- by J. Gabriel Ware
- Slash Film
Pakistani superstar Fawad Khan and former Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram will be seen sharing screen space in an upcoming film titled ‘Money Back Guarantee – Mbg’. Fawad, who has worked in Indian films such as ‘Kapoor And Sons’ and ‘Khoobsurat’, took to Instagram to make the announcement and also share the poster of the film.
He wrote: “Unveiling the first look of our next movie “Money Back Guarantee – Mbg”. A film by Faisal Qureshi. Teaser coming out Sept 9, 2022, 10:00 am (Pst).”
“In Theaters Worldwide: April 21, 2023. Starring: Fawad Khan, Wasim Akram, Shaniera Akram, Mikaal Zulfigar, Ayesha Omar, Javed Sheikh, Jan Rambo, Gohar Rasheed, Hina Dilpazir, Shayan Khan, Mani, Kiran Malik, Ali Safina, Marhoom, Ahmad Bilal, Adan Jaffer, Shafaat Ali and Adas Waseem.”
The film will hit the screens on April 21, next year.
Fawad will also be seen in ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’, an action drama directed by Bilal Lashari. It is...
He wrote: “Unveiling the first look of our next movie “Money Back Guarantee – Mbg”. A film by Faisal Qureshi. Teaser coming out Sept 9, 2022, 10:00 am (Pst).”
“In Theaters Worldwide: April 21, 2023. Starring: Fawad Khan, Wasim Akram, Shaniera Akram, Mikaal Zulfigar, Ayesha Omar, Javed Sheikh, Jan Rambo, Gohar Rasheed, Hina Dilpazir, Shayan Khan, Mani, Kiran Malik, Ali Safina, Marhoom, Ahmad Bilal, Adan Jaffer, Shafaat Ali and Adas Waseem.”
The film will hit the screens on April 21, next year.
Fawad will also be seen in ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’, an action drama directed by Bilal Lashari. It is...
- 9/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Academy Award winner Allison Janney stars alongside Jurnee Smollett (Birds of Prey) in Netflix‘s Lou, an upcoming action thriller that just received an official trailer today.
Lou comes to Netflix on September 23. Watch the trailer below, which makes an action star out of Allison Janney. And it looks like she’s about to make even John Rambo proud.
In Lou, “Thinking she’d put her dangerous past behind her, Lou (Allison Janney) finds her quiet life interrupted when a desperate mother (Jurnee Smollett) begs her to save her kidnapped daughter. As a massive storm rages, the two women risk their lives on a rescue mission that will test their limits and expose dark and shocking secrets from their pasts.”
Logan Marshall-Green and Ridley Asha Bateman also star.
The film is directed by Anna Foerster from a screenplay by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley, with Bad Robot’s JJ Abrams,...
Lou comes to Netflix on September 23. Watch the trailer below, which makes an action star out of Allison Janney. And it looks like she’s about to make even John Rambo proud.
In Lou, “Thinking she’d put her dangerous past behind her, Lou (Allison Janney) finds her quiet life interrupted when a desperate mother (Jurnee Smollett) begs her to save her kidnapped daughter. As a massive storm rages, the two women risk their lives on a rescue mission that will test their limits and expose dark and shocking secrets from their pasts.”
Logan Marshall-Green and Ridley Asha Bateman also star.
The film is directed by Anna Foerster from a screenplay by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley, with Bad Robot’s JJ Abrams,...
- 8/22/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
No, John Rambo is not retiring.
If you thought last year's "Rambo" was the last flick in the popular series, you thought wrong, because Sylvester Stallone is already planning another sequel.
"Yeah, we are doing another 'Rambo,' but the conflict is whether to do it in America or a foreign country," he told Extra.
Of course, this does not necessarily come as a surprise. After last year's film, Stallone never really said he'd be done with killing bad guys as Rambo.
Unfortunately, that's pretty much all he said about the project. Last year's "Rambo" was produced on a $50 million budget and took home $42.7 million domestically.
Stallone will soon be back with "The Expendables," which he is directing and starring in. More brutal big-screen killing is on the way!
If you thought last year's "Rambo" was the last flick in the popular series, you thought wrong, because Sylvester Stallone is already planning another sequel.
"Yeah, we are doing another 'Rambo,' but the conflict is whether to do it in America or a foreign country," he told Extra.
Of course, this does not necessarily come as a surprise. After last year's film, Stallone never really said he'd be done with killing bad guys as Rambo.
Unfortunately, that's pretty much all he said about the project. Last year's "Rambo" was produced on a $50 million budget and took home $42.7 million domestically.
Stallone will soon be back with "The Expendables," which he is directing and starring in. More brutal big-screen killing is on the way!
- 1/30/2009
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
Now that John Rambo has killed the absolute shit out the evil Burmese military, what population gets ventilated next? After the popularity of Rambo, Sylvester Stallone and studio Lionsgate unsurprisingly intend to bring the badass ex-Green Beret back for more messy slaughter. The question seems to be where that carnage occurs, as Sly tells Extra: "Yeah, we are doing another 'Rambo,' but the conflict is whether to do it in America or a foreign country." Considering his upcoming...
- 1/30/2009
- by Dave Davis
- JoBlo.com
Personally, I thought Stallone dodged a bullet a year ago with Rambo. It wasn't nearly as good as his other franchise revisitation, 2006's Rocky Balboa, and the movie did Ok. There were probably higher hopes for a Rambo movie on the heels of the success of the sixth Rocky movie, but it did well enough.
And because of the way the film ended, you might have hoped that was it, that John Rambo had finally found some peace and he'd go be old now. Apparently not.
"Yeah, we are doing another Rambo, but the conflict is whether to do it in America or a foreign country," Sly told Extra (via Worst Previews). Before you roll your eyes right out of your head, though, listen to what Sly's cooking up for the cinquel:...
And because of the way the film ended, you might have hoped that was it, that John Rambo had finally found some peace and he'd go be old now. Apparently not.
"Yeah, we are doing another Rambo, but the conflict is whether to do it in America or a foreign country," Sly told Extra (via Worst Previews). Before you roll your eyes right out of your head, though, listen to what Sly's cooking up for the cinquel:...
- 1/30/2009
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Sylvester Stallone, who is preparing to shoot action-adventure The Expendables , told Extra that he's planning to play John Rambo again. "Yeah, we are doing another 'Rambo,' but the conflict is whether to do it in America or a foreign country," said Stallone. Sly last played the role in Lionsgate's January 25, 2008 release Rambo , which earned $113.2 million worldwide. That pic cost $50 million to make.
- 1/29/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Talk about under the radar. The sequel to the lackluster first person Vietnam War shooter Shell Shock is carrying with it a new twist -- your enemies are now undead! Enter Shellshock 2: Blood Trails, the first ever Vietcong zombie game.
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails is a violent first-person survival horror game set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Gameplay centers on the use of psychological horror and fear, relying on the power of suggestion, mood, tension, and foreshadowing - implying the notion of danger, potential danger, imminent danger, and horrifying acts that have or are implied to have occurred or will come to pass.
In the words of John Rambo: "Do we get to win this time?"
From Eidos Interactive, Shellshock 2: Blood Trails is set to hit store shelves on February 24th, 2009, for the PC, PS3, and Xbox360. Pre-order your copy below and check out the trailer!
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails is a violent first-person survival horror game set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Gameplay centers on the use of psychological horror and fear, relying on the power of suggestion, mood, tension, and foreshadowing - implying the notion of danger, potential danger, imminent danger, and horrifying acts that have or are implied to have occurred or will come to pass.
In the words of John Rambo: "Do we get to win this time?"
From Eidos Interactive, Shellshock 2: Blood Trails is set to hit store shelves on February 24th, 2009, for the PC, PS3, and Xbox360. Pre-order your copy below and check out the trailer!
- 1/23/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
When was the last time you were at the mall and you hear about that big confrontation at Victoria Secret between 2 women over the last bra in stock, probably never. How about having the opportunity to discover how John Rambo will get rid off the bad guys in the jungle of Rain Forest Cafe. These are some of the many silly situations faced by Kevin James in his new film Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Like it was expected the screenplay in this film is as silly and absurd as it can be, but sometimes well performed and presented silly situations [...]...
- 1/16/2009
- by The Critic
- SmartCine.com
The Expendables Sylvester Stallone, the action genre deity who helped provide the world with characters like John Rambo is now working on an explosive project destined to blow our minds - before a single frame is even filmed. His new film, The Expendables, about mercenaries who aim to overthrow a dictator in South America, is comprised of a dream team of ass-kickers. Using names important to both the past and present, it stars Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, and not to mention Stallone himself. Recently added to the cast list is Mickey Rourke, who is metaphorically pile-driving audience members one by one with his performance in The Wrestler. With action greats from different eras, it seems like this film is only a Steven Seagal or Arnold Schwarzenegger short of being an instant...
- 1/7/2009
- The Scorecard Review
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I’d never been to Austin, TX before, but it’s one of those cities that I’ve heard so much about that I couldn’t wait to finally get a chance to check it out. So when the invite came in to be flown into Austin for a visit to the set of Platinum Dunes’ redux of Friday the 13th, I sure didn’t have to think about it for very long. A free trip to Austin? Hell yeah. A free trip to Austin to see the return of one of the most beloved serial killers of all time?
Hell fucking yeah!
”For us, to work with an iconic villain like Jason Vorhees is a dream come true” producer Brad Fuller explained to myself and my fellow reporters upon our...
I’d never been to Austin, TX before, but it’s one of those cities that I’ve heard so much about that I couldn’t wait to finally get a chance to check it out. So when the invite came in to be flown into Austin for a visit to the set of Platinum Dunes’ redux of Friday the 13th, I sure didn’t have to think about it for very long. A free trip to Austin? Hell yeah. A free trip to Austin to see the return of one of the most beloved serial killers of all time?
Hell fucking yeah!
”For us, to work with an iconic villain like Jason Vorhees is a dream come true” producer Brad Fuller explained to myself and my fellow reporters upon our...
- 10/30/2008
- by Johnny Butane
- DreadCentral.com
Rambo was a welcome edition of the John Rambo saga. Some critics have slammed Rambo: First Blood Part 2 and Rambo 3 saying they were over the top, but what they don't understand is Rambo was such a great film because of the previous movies. The entire first half of Rambo is extremely tense because the viewer (hopefully) knows what John Rambo is capable of, how far he can be pushed before he goes psycho and just butchers everyone, and that he has tried to hide from war but will never be able to completely escape fighting, murder, and combat because that is all he has left. Wit...
- 8/17/2008
- MoviesOnline.ca
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