Post by Madness on Oct 30, 2004 18:07:02 GMT -5
ROCKY VI
RAMBO IV
The blood is rushing away from my fingertips as I write this, but Sylvester Stallone is planning on geriatric sequels to both of his long-dead franchises. In an interview with Maxim (yeah, I know), Stallone says that he’s got ideas brewing for both films.
On the subject of John Rambo, he says “We're working on an interesting premise where Rambo is brought back from living on a ranch somewhere, and because of his skills in jungle warfare and survival, he's asked to lead a young group in a search-and-rescue mission. They can't believe this decrepit guy is a war hero, but when their technology fails, they see where Rambo excels.”<br>
I always thought Hot Shots, Part Deux! did the Rambo thing better than Stallone ever could. Of course, Richard Crenna and Lloyd Bridges are both dead, and Sadaam is in jail, but as long as Sly brings along Gabriella Sabatini and ends things with a climactic American Gladiators battle, we’ll be okay.
As for Rocky, says the Sly: “I used what George Foreman did with his comeback fight a few years ago as a model. Everyone thought he was a joke, but he followed his own drum.”<br>
Now, I’m going to be as even-handed as I can for a guy who really would rather not see Sylvester Stallone onscreen ever again. I don’t think I’m being hyperbolic when I say that George Foreman is an American hero. Perhaps the greatest American hero of all time. Folks, the fat drips right off of the burger! It cooks it on both sides at once! Without the Foreman grill, I may not have consumed any meat in college besides pepperoni on my pizza.
That being said, if Foreman is ultimately responsible for bringing a septuagenarian Rocky Balboa back to the big screen – in any incarnation – all the perfectly grilled chicken breasts in the world won’t be able to save him.
credit: Dark Horizons; Maxim
RAMBO IV
The blood is rushing away from my fingertips as I write this, but Sylvester Stallone is planning on geriatric sequels to both of his long-dead franchises. In an interview with Maxim (yeah, I know), Stallone says that he’s got ideas brewing for both films.
On the subject of John Rambo, he says “We're working on an interesting premise where Rambo is brought back from living on a ranch somewhere, and because of his skills in jungle warfare and survival, he's asked to lead a young group in a search-and-rescue mission. They can't believe this decrepit guy is a war hero, but when their technology fails, they see where Rambo excels.”<br>
I always thought Hot Shots, Part Deux! did the Rambo thing better than Stallone ever could. Of course, Richard Crenna and Lloyd Bridges are both dead, and Sadaam is in jail, but as long as Sly brings along Gabriella Sabatini and ends things with a climactic American Gladiators battle, we’ll be okay.
As for Rocky, says the Sly: “I used what George Foreman did with his comeback fight a few years ago as a model. Everyone thought he was a joke, but he followed his own drum.”<br>
Now, I’m going to be as even-handed as I can for a guy who really would rather not see Sylvester Stallone onscreen ever again. I don’t think I’m being hyperbolic when I say that George Foreman is an American hero. Perhaps the greatest American hero of all time. Folks, the fat drips right off of the burger! It cooks it on both sides at once! Without the Foreman grill, I may not have consumed any meat in college besides pepperoni on my pizza.
That being said, if Foreman is ultimately responsible for bringing a septuagenarian Rocky Balboa back to the big screen – in any incarnation – all the perfectly grilled chicken breasts in the world won’t be able to save him.
credit: Dark Horizons; Maxim
