Rambo

Holy shit is this movie violent and awesome! It has some extra points because of the lovely Julie Benz, Sly is a fan of Dexter so he wanted to work with her.

I liked this gore fest very much. This sequel really cranked up the gore factor to 11, and yes, there are some upsetting scenes of children and innocent people getting butchered and burned alive and stuff but, the final payoff from John J. MOTHERFUCKING Rambo killing every single soldier in sight is pretty damn amazing.

Sly himself directed this thing, and I think it shows.
If you haven't seen this little blood diamond of a movie, be sure to check it out.

P.S. It is pretty interesting to think about this film as the only Rambo movie where he keeps his shirt on at all times, he never gets captured and there's not an helicopter involved.

First Blood

This movie is just great, the pacing is great, it's beautifully shot, the story is quite engaging, and it's all around genius.

It always gets me, the way John J. Rambo is just minding his own business and the town sheriff goes on just being an asshole, it's the ultimate 'fuck da police' movie.

Also I think it's a great way to deal with the stress of being a veteran and trying to adjust back at the 'normal' life. How he has to bow down to authority just because of the smelly uniform.

Also, the final speech always brings tears to my eyes, yes, tears. Sounds weird but it really hits me in the heart.



P.S. The large piece of rotten canvas that Rambo finds in the woods and cuts into a shitty coat, was in fact a real piece of rotten canvas found by the film crew during the movie's production. Since there was only one piece, Sly joked about how the canvas became a treasure on the set. After filming ended, Stallone kept the rotten canvas and still has it to this very day.

Long before Stallone was hired to play Rambo, other actors were being considered for the role such as Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Nick Nolte, John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, James Garner, Kris Kristofferson and Michael Douglas.

Also, I've always loved the cheesy exploitation-like narration of the trailer.