Sunday, April 13, 2008

Rambo fails to impress

Hi fans of Stallone,

I am here to tell you something we never wanted to hear about the all hyped up final installment of the Rambo series. There are no two ways about it. You push that ‘Nam veteran Green Beret into a conflict zone, and even if the world might bloody implode, he’s going to swagger out all sweaty and superior.

That’s the rule, deal with it.
Now, the immortal John Rambo, back on the screen after 20 years, is tackling a nightmarish genocide situation in some hellhole. What is it like?

By itself, honestly, one is forced to admit that might be a workable idea — and is that Shankar I spy, scribbling down notes and rewatching Edward Zwick’s film? — especially if done zany and very camp, but the problem with revamping a franchise is that you need to let go of the nostalgia and take a dive, to make a fresh start of things.

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