Todd’s Movie Blog

I’ve been seeing a lot ads on TV lately for the Sly One’s new film, Rambo.  My question is why another Rambo movie?  Like the Govenator, Sly’s getting a little long in the tooth for these kind of films (Arnold must agree as I’ve seen he turned down playing everyone’s favorite killer cyborg turned bodyguard for Terminator 4).  I guess I wouldn’t be so bothered by the new Rambo film if it wasn’t for the fact that ten years ago, Stallone said he wasn’t going to be doing anymore action films, as he felt he was getting too old and was going into more dramatic work.  That lasted for one film, Copland (1997),  I don’t begrudge him doing Rocky Balboa (2006) as it is his most popular character, and the series has always had hidden depths of character and dramatic potential.  But John Rambo?  The series hit it’s sell by date with Rambo: First Blood II (1985), and unlike Sean Connery, I just don’t believe Sly to capable of the physical feats shown on screen as he gets older.