Rambo: Fourth Blood!
Can I just say something? Over the past few nights, I've rewatched the First Blood/Rambo series on DVD. And you know what, I honestly think Stallone may be able to pull off Rambo IV yet. Not that the series is terrific (even though the first movie is), but its only now that I've recognised the fact that the character, John J. Rambo, is the perfect old-school '80's figure to resurrect. Why? I'll tell you.
Unlike the other Stallone 80's character being resurrected, Rocky Balboa, Rambo has a past he's forced to remember. Be it to protect his rights of humanity and equality, or to bust Lt. Troutman out of a Middle-Eastern bighouse, Rambo is based on revisiting himself. Which is why a new film centred on Rambo 17 years after his last adventure isn't such a horrible idea.
See, the characterisation built in the first three films can actually be used to make this a potentially awesome climax for the character. It would round out the series like no other has dared. Think about it: A prisoner of war returns home to forget his past, wages war against authority, gets sent to prison to forget his past, gets out of prison to complete a mission, goes to the mountains to forget his past; goes to the desert to free his old leiutanant...
And what next??? 17 years of living in a US surburban area supressing and forgetting his past, with noone dragging him back into the fray of recollection. 17 years!!! And we just know it'll be badass when some kidnappers mess with the wrong sonofabitch.
I don't know, I'm just psyched. This is one of the few films of 2006 I'm actually anticipating. It will probably be silly, but the possibilities just entice my 80's-ish appetite. It'll be ok to see Stallone doing something again, as well. They just better retain that nice 'Rambo' music, in memory of Jerry Goldsmith, of course.
posted by Ryan at 5:23 pm
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