Category: Rambo

Mike Torrance Hits the Bullseye with Rambo

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Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd shows us his take on Sly as Rambo.

Recently Mike ran a “Black Friday” discount on his sketches and sketchcards.  Since I’m a fan of Mike’s art, I naturally jumped on board for several.  Mike, as he always does, went above and beyond.  Next week I plan to share the present he included.  It’s too cool.

Until then, you can see more of Mike’s art at The Daily Sketch with The Krayola Kidd and his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.


“Rambo: Last Stand”

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 The big story this week is a potential new Rambo movie that could be in the works.  Although I felt that the last Rambo effectively wrapped up the series, I do like the idea of Rambo: Last Stand done “with the tone of Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven.”

 

It’s a tough call whether to do another since the last Rambo was so well respected by critics and fans of the genre.  Sly has been on a roll though with “Rocky Balboa”, “Rambo”, and “The Expendables”.  “Bullet to the Head” looks to be another winner and then we have the highly anticipated “Expendables 2”.  When Sly sticks with what he does best, he seldom stumbles, so it will be interesting to see what Sly decides with “Rambo: Last Stand”.  Either way, my guess is it will be the right choice.

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HCG: New Rambo Bust!

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Rambo is back and the Hollywood Collectibles Group has him.  From their website…

  • Dirty and bloodied from battle, this bust captures Rambo’s raw intensity, as he moves in to dispatch another enemy.
  • Featuring an accurate likeness of Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo from the latest Rambo movie, this amazingly detailed 1:2 scale bust portrays Rambo with his iconic knife in hand, poised to dispense instant justice!
  • This incredible piece of art stands 16¾” tall and is constructed from heavyweight polystone and then hand painted to the finest detail.
  • The HCG Exclusive version comes complete with a separate additional RAMBO nameplate, themed to match the bust. The HCG Exclusive edition is extremely limited – only 100 pieces will be available World wide! Only available directly from HCG, and not available from other sources.
  • Also available – Standard Edition.
  • Sculpted by Edinho Maga. Paint masters by John Allred.

As an added bonus for SZoners, thanks to the fine folks at Hollywood Collectibles Group, if you enter “RAMBOBUST” at checkout you will receive a 10% discount!  

 

Jeremy Treece Rocks Rambo

Craig / / 2011, Craig's Sly Art, Rambo

Jeremy Treece has created art for comic books, trading cards, animation and independent films.  Not too long ago, Jeremy was sketching live on U-Stream in a marathon session.  My buddy, John Beatty called me to say that he’d ordered a couple of pieces for me.  The first was his take on a young Rambo.  [JB also requested a Barney Ross of The Expendables and I ordered up a Jack Carter — they’ll be posted in the future.]

You can see more of Jeremy’s art here… and definitely again here at the SZ in the future.

 

 

New Rambo Action Figures in the Works

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Earlier this month is was announced that NECA has obtained the rights to make actions figures for The Evil Dead and the Rambo series. 

  • For Rambo, NECA is starting off with 7 inch action figures of Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo as seen in the first three movies. If all goes well, more are possible. These are scheduled to see release in 2012.

To read the full report, simply click here.   Thanks for the tip to Michael Beckett.

 

Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo

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On Febraury 23, 2011, Culture Mob posted a throughtful review by Josh Katz of Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo.  Here’s a taste:

  • To call Sylvester Stallone’s 2008 action epic Rambo “frustratingly watchable” mislabels the matter somewhat—the film is compulsively watchable.  On an aesthetic level, it is a well-shot, well-cut, entertainingly-if-not-always-competently acted, and relentlessly paced piece of work.  I’ve seen it five times, and it goes down smooth every time.
  • I believe Sylvester Stallone wanted to make an important movie.  If you listen to the commentary track on the theatrical cut of Rambo or watch his Production Diaries on the extended cut (and I recommend giving these a whirl, just to get a sense of how eloquent and thoughtful Stallone can be), he seems committed to bringing the plight of the Karen genocide in Burma to light.
  • Stallone is a master of action movie filmmaking; that much is certain.  He instinctively understands where the camera needs to go to maximize visceral and spatial impact, how to split the balance of exposition and action, and how to vary action scenes while marrying them to logical narrative momentum.

You can read the whole piece here.