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On January 13, 2009, Jason Roestel, of the [Miami] Examiner.com listed his choices for The Top Movies of 2008. “Rambo” came in at #2. In honor of the second place finish here are two quotes from the review:
This is how you bring a hero out of a 20 year retirement Steven Spielberg.
This was the bravest film of 2008.
You can read the entire piece by clicking here.
Mark S. Krzos of News-Press.com out of Fort Myers, Florida listed his Top 25 Movies of 2008. “Rambo” came in at #12. You can see the who list here.
Several critics over at the San Francisco Bay Guardian On-LIne site weighed in with their Favorites from 2008. Jesse Hawthorne selected “Rambo” as one of his and said this:
Rambo (Sylvester Stallone, USA/Germany) Sly captures American destruction and cynicism in half the time as PT Anderson’s meandering There Will Be Blood (2007).
Jeff Allard at ShockTilYouDrop.com lists his choices for Best & Worst Horror Films of 2008. Surprisingly, he places “Rambo” on the Best Film list! Here’s his rationale:
Sylvester Stallone’s return to one of his signature roles wasn’t horror, of course, but Rambo is a film no genre fan can afford to ignore…
High praise indeed!
On December 5, 2008, Marco Lanzagorta took a look at the impact the Rambo movies have had on U.S. culture for Popmatters.com. You can read his piece here. – Craig
I’m glad that Sly wants the story to be right, rather than just rushing a movie to the screen to make a buck. It will be worth the wait. – Craig
Last month I posted that the Rambo statue from Hollywood Collectibles Group was available for pre-order. Friday, I received the following e-mail from Mark at the Hollywood Collectibles Group:
Hey Craig,
I hope this finds you well. Just wanted to let you know that the Rambo 12″ statue is now
completely sold out!
Thanks,
Mark
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I hope that all SZoners who wanted one got their orders in. – Craig
On January 23, 2008, Cole Haddon profiled Sly and his work on bringing Rocky and Rambo back to the big screen. In the piece Sly talks about his debate with Quentin Tarantino in regard to the artistic choice to not kill off Rambo, how vanity got in the way of earlier movies, and how age has added a certain weight and responsibility to Rocky and Rambo. The piece is definitely worth a look. – Craig
The ad above appears in the August 2008 issue of Previews which goes out to comic and specialty shops throughout the USA.
I’m especially proud of this piece since the original sculpture first appeared on the StalloneZone. I was then contacted by Hollywood Collectibles and asked if I could put them in touch with Edhino, the artist who created the piece. I did and the rest is history.
If you’re interested in getting one for yourself, get your order in soon! – Craig