Nov
19
2009
EmpireOnLine.com recently posted their list of The Top 25 Best One Man Armies in the Movies. Of course, Rambo came in at #1. Who could argue with that? The rest of the list can [and should] be debated. Isn’t that the purpose of lists? Here are my suggestions for the top ten:
- Rambo played by SYLVESTER STALLONE in FIRST BLOOD, RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD, PART II, RAMBO III, RAMBO
- Lee played by BRUCE LEE in ENTER THE DRAGON
- Bryan Mills played by LIAM NEESON in TAKEN
- Geno Felino played by STEVEN SEAGAL in OUT FOR JUSTICE
- Creasy played by DENZEL WASHINGTON in MAN ON FIRE
- Walker played by LEE MARVIN in POINT BLANK
- El Mariachi played by ANTONIO BANDERAS in DESPERADO, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO
- John Matrix played by ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER in COMMANDO
- Blade played by WESLEY SNIPES in BLADE, BLADE II, BLADE TRINITY
- John Preston played by CHRISTIAN BALE in EQUILIBRIUM
To see the full list, click here.
Sep
07
2009
Harry at AICN has scored again. This time he has a copy of the synopsis to “Rambo V: The Savage Hunt.” The plot does sound like an adaptation of the novel Hunter written [with Sly in mind] by James Byron Huggins. Since I’ve always pulled for Sly to make Hunter, I like the idea of adapting it to fit Rambo. I also like the Harry thinks that they should drop the “V” from the movie title [I suggested the same thing yesterday] and simply call the movie “Rambo: The Savage Hunt.”
You can read Harry’s full post here.
Sep
06
2009
On Friday, September 4th, Harry @ AICN posted about a conversation he had with Sly about the plot of the next Rambo movie. Tentaively titled, “Rambo V: The Savage Hunt,” the story follows Rambo, who is brought to the Pacific Northwest to lead a Black Ops team, as they hunt down a genetically enhanced soldier created in a secret muilitary project. Although Sly is still working on the story, it’s obvious that he’s ready to take Rambo in a new an unexpected direction.
Later Harry updated the report with a voice message from Sly himself [which you can hear] talking about his plans for Rambo. You can read and hear the report here.
I like the new direction that Sly is leading Rambo. Almost reminds me of the plot of Hunter (which I would still like to see Sly do). I also like the proposed title for the film, but I would drop the “V” and just call it “Rambo: The Savage Hunt.”
Other sites who’ve picked up the AICN story include:
Sep
01
2009
The news broke today that Sylvester Stallone will return to write, direct and star as Rambo in a 5th film. Word is that Rambo will be crossing the border to bring back a girl kidnapped by Mexican drug lords. As you can imagine, Sly returning to one of his signature characters is making headlines in places like:
