Rambo coming to Fox

~~Pollyparrot~~ · 12-01-2015, 08:04 PM

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/12/...lopment-at-fox

It could be good, Stallone needs to be in this. All depends on the right balance of action and story.

*Wildcat* · 12-01-2015, 10:12 PM

Cool. I hope Stallone stars in it. Last I read there was gonna be another movie but guess not anymore.

*shuriken* · 12-01-2015, 10:31 PM

Kinda hope he doesn't star in this. I wouldn't mind if he was a supporting and returning character, but dude is 70. As much of a Stallone fan that I am sometimes you gotta take a back seat.

*Wildcat* · 12-01-2015, 10:39 PM

He still in great shape though. Plus he'd be using makeup.

I just wonder if the violence would be toned down for TV.

*shuriken* · 12-01-2015, 10:45 PM

^^Oh I'm sure it will be. Yeah he's in great shape and they'll use makeup but I am pretty skeptical. We'll wait and see.

*ZariusTwo* · 12-02-2015, 05:41 AM

Can't they just rerun the cartoon?

~~Leo656~~ · 12-02-2015, 09:08 AM

If the last few weeks have proven anything, it's that The World Needs John Rambo!

Particularly, the world needs a Rambo project directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, written by Frank Miller.

That would just be like "whaaaaaat."

*Andrew NDB* · 12-02-2015, 12:01 PM

I'm a huge Rambo fan and this is terrible. New Blood, starring Rambo's son we've never seen or heard about ever? Who's an ex-Navy SEAL?

You know what it's going to be, right? It's going to be the son going on missions for the government and Rambo Sr. giving advice from time to time in ongoing cameos. All to the tune of OK-for-network-television levels of violence. Forget about Rambo cannoning trucks full of people to pulp, or throats getting ripped out or any of that.

The crime here is that seems to have taken Rambo: Last Blood off the rails. Which has been promised for a while.

*plastroncafe* · 12-02-2015, 12:05 PM

If this were a "First Blood" John Rambo, I might be interested.
But it's likely going to be something based more on the later movies...which I have absolutely no interest in.
Oh well.

*Andrew NDB* · 12-02-2015, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by plastroncafe

If this were a "First Blood" John Rambo, I might be interested.
But it's likely going to be something based more on the later movies...which I have absolutely no interest in.
Oh well.

I think the 4th one had a lot of merit. 2 and 3 are pretty disposable.

~~Leo656~~ · 12-02-2015, 12:11 PM

Oh yes. 2 and 3 are just dumb fun but the fourth is powerful stuff. People can eschew the over-the-top violence all they want but there is a lot of harsh and inconvenient truth in that movie. Particularly about how we're all animals when it's a matter of our own survival.

But yeah, I like the movies but I honestly don't give much of a sh*t about this.

*TigerClaw* · 12-02-2015, 03:12 PM

Since it will be on Fox, I'm sure the violence will be toned down quite a bit.

*Andrew NDB* · 12-02-2015, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Since it will be on Fox, I'm sure the violence will be toned down quite a bit.

Which kills the point of it. Rambo is synonymous with ridiculous levels of violence, people exploding and getting machine gunned to death left and right.

I could see if it was like, on AMC, maybe. But even then I'd say ditch the kid angle.

*plastroncafe* · 12-02-2015, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Which kills the point of it. Rambo is synonymous with ridiculous levels of violence, people exploding and getting machine gunned to death left and right.

I could see if it was like, on AMC, maybe. But even then I'd say ditch the kid angle.

Which is sad, because that's not what the first movie was like at all.

*shuriken* · 12-02-2015, 05:04 PM

^^ Always thought it was weird how a movie about a PTSD stricken soldier becomes a franchise about a killing machine going on missions because he can't adjust to civilian life.
Don't get me wrong I enjoy the sequels, but they are such a far cry from the original and its message its just kinda jarring.

~~Leo656~~ · 12-02-2015, 10:40 PM

It's inevitable when things that were never designed or intended to have sequels, get sequels.

*Andrew NDB* · 12-03-2015, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

^^ Always thought it was weird how a movie about a PTSD stricken soldier becomes a franchise about a killing machine going on missions because he can't adjust to civilian life.

But it sort of comes full circle in 4. In glorious bloody glory.

~~Leo656~~ · 12-03-2015, 01:56 AM

I'm really glad I'm not the only one who likes that under-appreciated gem of a movie.

Everyone dismissed it out of hand, like "Blaaaaah, more Rambo, who cares? They already wore it out." It's like "Nah dude, it totally justifies the entire idea."

See also: Balboa, Rocky

*Andrew NDB* · 12-03-2015, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

I'm really glad I'm not the only one who likes that under-appreciated gem of a movie.

Everyone dismissed it out of hand, like "Blaaaaah, more Rambo, who cares? They already wore it out." It's like "Nah dude, it totally justifies the entire idea."

You're not. Rambo 4 did decent bucks at the box office and afterward too.

~~Leo656~~ · 12-03-2015, 03:23 AM

The world needs more movies where a "Man of God" breaks another man's skull open with a rock when pushed too far, says I.

12-01-2015, 08:04 PM	#1
~~Pollyparrot~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Mo Posts: 127	Rambo coming to Fox http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/12/...lopment-at-fox It could be good, Stallone needs to be in this. All depends on the right balance of action and story.

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~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Oh yes. 2 and 3 are just dumb fun but the fourth is powerful stuff. People can eschew the over-the-top violence all they want but there is a lot of harsh and inconvenient truth in that movie. Particularly about how we're all animals when it's a matter of our own survival. But yeah, I like the movies but I honestly don't give much of a sh*t about this.

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shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	^^ Always thought it was weird how a movie about a PTSD stricken soldier becomes a franchise about a killing machine going on missions because he can't adjust to civilian life. Don't get me wrong I enjoy the sequels, but they are such a far cry from the original and its message its just kinda jarring. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

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~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	It's inevitable when things that were never designed or intended to have sequels, get sequels.

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~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I'm really glad I'm not the only one who likes that under-appreciated gem of a movie. Everyone dismissed it out of hand, like "Blaaaaah, more Rambo, who cares? They already wore it out." It's like "Nah dude, it totally justifies the entire idea." See also: Balboa, Rocky

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~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	The world needs more movies where a "Man of God" breaks another man's skull open with a rock when pushed too far, says I.