According to Variety, Nu Image/Millennium Films and Sylvester Stallone have come to an agreement regarding the fifth installment of the Rambo franchise that re-kicked off last year: it’s totally on.
Stallone will be back to direct and star in the film, which will have John Rambo fighting human traffickers and drug lords in an attempt to save a girl who has been kidnapped at the U.S.-Mexico border.
I have to wonder, though, exactly how this newest one will be different from all the other Rambo movies or even Stallone’s upcoming work in The Expendables. There is a time and place for big, dumb, action movies and while I normally love them, I also love it when the plot makes a little bit of sense and I like the characters enough to want them to survive the next explosion.
arkonbey says:
This is why I don't like franchises. First blood = great film. Then it was all downhill. With a few notable exceptions franchises with exceptional first films only get worse as they go on.
Examples:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Rocky
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Matrix
gmcalpin says:
Usually I'm inclined to agree — but while I never saw 2 or 3, the recent Rambo was awesome. AWESOME.
It's a totally different sort of movie than First Blood, but as an action movie, it's gobs of fun.
Erin says:
Please, just stop. >.<
Nahtehn Sagataw says:
An action film about a lone, battle-hardened hero fighting human traffickers and drug lords to save a kidnapped girl? Sounds more like the plot to “Taken”, which was also a surprisingly excellent barrage of mindless violence. I don't know how much better the story would get by dumping the French locales and Liam Neeson for Mexico and Sly Stallone…
gmcalpin says:
It also sounds a lot like the plot to… Rambo. :1
HellionPryce says:
I for one, am looking forward to this. But i want to see Expendables NOW.
First Blood was a great film. 2 and 3 were victims of 80s and 90s excess. Rambo (4) was a great great throwback to a time where action movies were gritty and real, none of this CG laden crap with gimmicky camera tricks and the like.
Bring on more Stallone directed action films!
gmcalpin says:
They did use a bit of CG in Rambo, to make the people asplode. But your point stands.
Nahtehn Sagataw says:
Ah, touché…
Nahtehn Sagataw says:
Ah, touché…