Posted on 05/27/2007 9:58:58 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
Gruesome 'Rambo' Trailer Slays on Internet
http://video.aol.com/video-search/id/4151401962
When a movie series has been dormant for nearly 20 years, what's the best way to resurrect it? For 'Rambo,' it's with cartoonish violence and tons of viral buzz.
The trailer for 'John Rambo,' the newest installation in Sylvester Stallone 's Vietnam Vet-turned-vigilante series, was posted online earlier this week, and has generated movie Internet buzz akin to the "Snakes on a Plane" phenomenon. On Youtube, the two clips have garnered more than a million views.
Gore, Guts and Tons of Buzz Click Here to Watch the 'John Rambo' Trailer (Warning: Extremely Graphic Content) 'Rambo' Isn't the Only Thing Making Headlines for Stallone:
http://video.aol.com/video-search/id/4151401962
The footage in the trailer is more "Grindhouse" than "Platoon," showing Stallone as John Rambo ripping out a man's throat, gunning a man in a truck to pulp, decapitating another and disemboweling a foe in the gruesome 3 1/2 minute clip.
The Hollywood Reporter hints that Stallone and 'John Rambo' could hit a ratings snag unless they tone down the violence a bit, as the Motion Picture Association of America could slap the film with the dreaded NC-17 rating.
"If they end up cutting back on the violence, what will the reaction be? There could be an interesting backlash," author Eric Lichtenfeld told the Hollywood Reporter.
Action's Elder Statesmen It's not just you who's getting older, so are your celluloid heroes.
Another hurdle "John Rambo" may face is the same fate that "Snakes on a Plane" suffered -- lots of pre-release Internet buzz without the box office results to back it up. And with the release date for "Rambo" set for May 25 of 2008, there could be too much time for fans to tire out of the gory hype.
Besides "Rambo," Stallone has had other things on his mind lately. He recently plead guilty to illegally importing muscle-building human growth hormones into Australia, and was slapped with a fine for the offense.
A friend sent me a clip of that last week. Very brutal.
Stallone is a left-wing has been. I must admit, however, to enjoying “Rocky Balboa” aka Rocky VI.
I thought Rambo was going after OBL.
Rocky Balboa and Apocalypto were films of the year for me last year. Balboa was the perfect ending to the Rocky films.
I thought it was white nazi’s who were harassing native americans...now we get Burma?!?! WTF?
Hmmm...
Might not suck.
I’ll wait for the DVD.
I seem to recall hearing that too. Looks like they had a change of plans.
It’s a movie.
According to the IMDB, it will not be released until next year (May 25th, 2008).
Rocky Balboa was the movie that Rocky V should have been. I was going in thinking that it would be a joke, but found it to be very well written. Kudos to Sly for a job well done.
I see a combined sequel as a win-win possibility...
Snakes on Rambo!
Samuel Jackson: I said we got some MF snakes on MF Rambo! Do you understand what I’m saying you MF!
Sylvester Stallone: Yo Adrienne, I think this one is a Python.
Samuel Jackson: I said we got some MF snakes on MF Rambo! I did not say we have some MF snakes on MF Rocky! Do you got that you MF!
Sylvester Stallone: Sorry about that. You know I think I made too many sequels. How about we get a Polaroid together, me and you. Alright?
Samuel Jackson: You dumb MF!
How irrelevent to the REAL evil in today's world...
Sly didn’t have control for Rocky V. He got it for this one because others thought it would be a loser.
Well alrighty then - let ‘er rip!
Yeah nevermind that whole Al Qaeda/War On Terror thing.
Think Stallone is aware he has to outdo Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer?
I don’t think that they will ever make a movie about one particular person going after OBL. The guy had better change his name and go into hiding because Al-Qaeda will try to get him just to prove a point. Don’t forget that OBL is a member of the ROP and not just some wild-eyed murderer.
/jasper
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