I beg to ask... is Stallone going through a midlife crisis? - Blu-ray Forum

flipsyde2000 · 11-04-2007, 11:46 PM

Ok so I recently went to see Saw IV... Awesome movie by the way... However I saw a preview for Rambo. I think the idea behind this is just retarded. Seems to me like stallone just can't let go. Rocky and Rambo were both good series, but seriously when your 61 years old do you really need to reprise these rolls. I'll give some credit that Rocky Balboa wasn't horrible but I don't think it gave the series any justice it didn't already have. Now to go on in do the Rambo thing... Seriously I mean COME ON!!!! He's stretching I have respected him and enjoyed many of his previous rolls... Maybe we will get fortunate and get a boxed set for Blu. That seems to be the only good I could see from it.

pedigree · 11-04-2007, 11:48 PM

im gonna see it lol

Spankey · 11-04-2007, 11:49 PM

Looks awesome to me. Can't wait. Rocky Balboa was great. Rambo looks even better in some ways.

zed0118 · 11-04-2007, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flipsyde2000

Ok so I recently went to see Saw IV... Awesome movie by the way... However I saw a preview for Rambo. I think the idea behind this is just retarded. Seems to me like stallone just can't let go. Rocky and Rambo were both good series, but seriously when your 61 years old do you really need to reprise these rolls. I'll give some credit that Rocky Balboa wasn't horrible but I don't think it gave the series any justice it didn't already have. Now to go on in do the Rambo thing... Seriously I mean COME ON!!!! He's stretching I have respected him and enjoyed many of his previous rolls... Maybe we will get fortunate and get a boxed set for Blu. That seems to be the only good I could see from it.

I do believe from what Sly has said on Aint-It-Cool that this is his way of saying good-bye to these characters. And I must applaud his efforts. Rocky was a really good movie, and I thought a great way to say, "good-bye" to that character. If Rambo is anywhere near as good, then kudos to Sly and, "Yay" to the fans of this great character.

Seretur · 11-04-2007, 11:54 PM

The fourth Rambo can be a nice sendoff to the series. More of a welcome return to the introspective sadness of the warrior forced to fight in First Blood, and less the propaganda tools of the second and third one.

And at least he won't be aiding the Taliban in this one...

pedigree · 11-04-2007, 11:55 PM

get'er done

bdrex28 · 11-04-2007, 11:57 PM

I thought Rocky Balboa was pretty good, perhaps I had no expectations and that's why. Regardless, it was a good view.

C6 Z06 · 11-05-2007, 12:01 AM

I flew that boy around a few times down in Florida (him and Bridget) when they were filming movies together. That was a long time ago.

jaymzbo · 11-05-2007, 12:11 AM

there was a story on this movie last night on headline news I believe, and I noticed that part of movie will take place in Mynanmar (Burma). In light of the recent upheaval in that country, I was wondering if this new Rambo movie will be related to the recent uprisings? Or is this just coincidence?

vsbdtv · 11-05-2007, 12:23 AM

It's hard to believe that "First Blood" was released about 25 years ago and that Stanlone is still doing these pictures. Stalone is what, 61 years old?

I saw the preview for "Rambo" this weekend when I went to see "American Gangster". At first, I just laughed to myself. But after the recent relative success of "Rocky Balboa", I started thinking that maybe this movie has a chance.

Unlike "Rocky" though, where the recent movie had a personal connection with Stalone's life, "Rambo" looks more like a formula effort.

Deciazulado · 11-05-2007, 12:26 AM

I screened a film for him and Melanie. That was a long time ago

EricJ · 11-05-2007, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seretur

The fourth Rambo can be a nice sendoff to the series. More of a welcome return to the introspective sadness of the warrior forced to fight in First Blood, and less the propaganda tools of the second and third one.
And at least he won't be aiding the Taliban in this one...

Actually, fan-fakey "Rambo vs. the Taliban!" movie-rumor baloney was sliced up and tossed around on 9/12--
Stallone claimed then that he had no real intention of doing one, but...one "Rocky Balboa" and five or six years of "Never throw away a title" later...

(At least now, it's a nice, safe Myanmar, with nice, clear bipartisan bad guys that nobody pays attention to, and which conflict will probably still be around by the time the movie comes out, unlike "Rambo III"'s bad timing with the Russia-Afghanistan war.)

u_nick · 11-05-2007, 01:39 AM

I liked the new Rocky, so I'll check out the new Rambo.

I figure, why not? They are his movies, and if he wants to bring tback the character, go for it. If its bad, then i just chalk it up to another bad movie. I see lots of them, so one more wont kill me.

GTsmokeya · 11-05-2007, 05:09 AM

You know in real life he is short and kind of a jerk.

GTsmokeya

Rocky balboa, looked awful. Although I have not seen it.

J_UNTITLED · 11-05-2007, 02:49 PM

Trailer.

WickyWoo · 11-05-2007, 03:37 PM

Honestly, I've never liked the Rambo flicks

But I'm going

Why?

Because it looks like a low-budget 80s bloody R-rated action movie, and I miss those.

And it's got Julie "Darla" Benz in it.

Spankey · 11-05-2007, 03:41 PM

I just thought about the title of the thread. At 60, Stallone is well passed the point of a mid-life crisis. He seems intent on giving these characters a proper send off. Rocky V and Rambo III were not good movies.

11-04-2007, 11:46 PM	#1
flipsyde2000 Member Member since:Jul 2007 Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:1175 Trading Score:2	I beg to ask... is Stallone going through a midlife crisis? Ok so I recently went to see Saw IV... Awesome movie by the way... However I saw a preview for Rambo. I think the idea behind this is just retarded. Seems to me like stallone just can't let go. Rocky and Rambo were both good series, but seriously when your 61 years old do you really need to reprise these rolls. I'll give some credit that Rocky Balboa wasn't horrible but I don't think it gave the series any justice it didn't already have. Now to go on in do the Rambo thing... Seriously I mean COME ON!!!! He's stretching I have respected him and enjoyed many of his previous rolls... Maybe we will get fortunate and get a boxed set for Blu. That seems to be the only good I could see from it.

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11-04-2007, 11:48 PM	#2
pedigree Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	im gonna see it lol

11-04-2007, 11:49 PM	#3
Spankey Power Member Member since:Oct 2006	Looks awesome to me. Can't wait. Rocky Balboa was great. Rambo looks even better in some ways.

11-04-2007, 11:54 PM	#5
Seretur Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:An Island in the Adriatic Blu-ray collection:521 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	The fourth Rambo can be a nice sendoff to the series. More of a welcome return to the introspective sadness of the warrior forced to fight in First Blood, and less the propaganda tools of the second and third one. And at least he won't be aiding the Taliban in this one...

11-04-2007, 11:55 PM	#6
pedigree Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	get'er done

11-04-2007, 11:57 PM	#7
bdrex28 Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Edmond, OK Blu-ray reviews:4	I thought Rocky Balboa was pretty good, perhaps I had no expectations and that's why. Regardless, it was a good view.

11-05-2007, 12:01 AM	#8
C6 Z06 Special Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Virginia 4K collection:427 Blu-ray collection:1695 Trading Score:18	I flew that boy around a few times down in Florida (him and Bridget) when they were filming movies together. That was a long time ago.

11-05-2007, 12:11 AM	#9
jaymzbo Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:NW FL Blu-ray collection:311 Trading Score:1	there was a story on this movie last night on headline news I believe, and I noticed that part of movie will take place in Mynanmar (Burma). In light of the recent upheaval in that country, I was wondering if this new Rambo movie will be related to the recent uprisings? Or is this just coincidence?

11-05-2007, 12:23 AM	#10
vsbdtv Active Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Atlanta, GA	It's hard to believe that "First Blood" was released about 25 years ago and that Stanlone is still doing these pictures. Stalone is what, 61 years old? I saw the preview for "Rambo" this weekend when I went to see "American Gangster". At first, I just laughed to myself. But after the recent relative success of "Rocky Balboa", I started thinking that maybe this movie has a chance. Unlike "Rocky" though, where the recent movie had a personal connection with Stalone's life, "Rambo" looks more like a formula effort.

11-05-2007, 12:26 AM	#11
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7044 DVD collection:4044	I screened a film for him and Melanie. That was a long time ago

11-05-2007, 01:39 AM	#13
u_nick Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CT, US Trading Score:27	I liked the new Rocky, so I'll check out the new Rambo. I figure, why not? They are his movies, and if he wants to bring tback the character, go for it. If its bad, then i just chalk it up to another bad movie. I see lots of them, so one more wont kill me.

11-05-2007, 05:09 AM	#14
GTsmokeya Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	You know in real life he is short and kind of a jerk. GTsmokeya Rocky balboa, looked awful. Although I have not seen it.

11-05-2007, 02:49 PM	#15
J_UNTITLED Power Member Member since:Jul 2006	Trailer.

11-05-2007, 03:37 PM	#16
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	Honestly, I've never liked the Rambo flicks But I'm going Why? Because it looks like a low-budget 80s bloody R-rated action movie, and I miss those. And it's got Julie "Darla" Benz in it.

11-05-2007, 03:41 PM	#17
Spankey Power Member Member since:Oct 2006	I just thought about the title of the thread. At 60, Stallone is well passed the point of a mid-life crisis. He seems intent on giving these characters a proper send off. Rocky V and Rambo III were not good movies.

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