Andrew Wallenstein of the Hollywood Reporter has an article about the “John Rambo” trailer reprinted at NorthJersey.com. Here are some excerpts [emphasis is mine]:
- After just three days on YouTube, the “Rambo” sneak peek has emerged as one of the biggest attractions on the site; two different clips have racked up more than 400,000 views each. That’s impressive given the franchise has been in deep freeze for nearly two decades.
- A carefully crafted crescendo of ultraviolence, the clip culminates in a phantasmagoria of carnage the action genre hasn’t served up in decades.
- Setting expectations for “Rambo” with an entrails-filled trailer could prove problematic if Stallone and company don’t deliver a final cut that maintains the violence quotient, notes Eric Lichtenfeld, author of “Action Speaks Louder: Violence, Spectacle, and the American Action Movie,” which recently was published in a revised and expanded edition by Wesleyan University Press. “If they end up cutting back on the violence, what will the reaction be?” Lichtenfeld says. “There could be an interesting backlash.”
- “I think it’s possible Stallone wants to see what kind of reaction the gore is going to get,” says Lichtenfeld, who believes an unrated DVD version could be an option.
Wallenstein brings up some interesting points in regard to the violence in the trailer and how it will effect the final cut of the movie if it stays in… or if it is edited out. For the full article click HERE. – Craig
