The newest, and FIFTH "Rambo" movie, debuting this Friday, promises to be the FINAL installment in the Rambo franchise. I plan to see it, but I hope it LIVES UP to the pledge made in the TV commercial....I hope this is Finito. Even the title, "Rambo: Last Blood," suggests this is "it" for Rambo, and I hope that that title is not misleading.
Don't misunderstand me, I've ENJOYED Rambo movies and all of the vicarious violence that comes with them!! I have the box set of the four previous movies on DVD and we watched them all together one snowy Saturday last winter, and loved 'em But in THIS one, supposedly, Rambo is seeking to permanently retire to a PEACEFUL lifestyle and is drawn back OFF of his rocking chair and back IN to his vengeful ways. (And when Rambo goes off HIS rocker, man, he REALLY "goes off his rocker," Lol!!) I just hope that Stallone kills the character off, frankly. It's the only way he'll EVER let it go, short of when HE dies.
"Rambo" movies will have, when this new one debuts, appeared during the Presidencies of the last THREE Republican Presidents (Reagan in '82, '85 and '88; Bush 43 in 2008 and now TRUMP in 2019.) That's a LONG run, it's time to quit and, in fact, the 73 year old Stallone needs to "retire" Rocky, ALSO. (And the only way he'll do THAT is if he kills THAT cash cow off, ALSO.)
My suggestion?? Hopefully "Rambo" dies at the end of this FIFTH movie (I'll know Friday, Lord Willing.) Then, Stallone should make a seventh "ROCKY" movie and kill HIM off (this could be referenced in "Creed 3" when THAT is made. After all, the stage is SET for Rocky's death in the FIRST two "Creeds" but The Rock deserves to pass on in his OWN franchise.)
If all of this happens, it would end "Rocky" and "Rambo" in all ODD numbers..."Rambo" would have 5 movies, "Rocky" would have 7 but, altogether with the "Creed" movies, it would be 9. (ODD numbers just seem more....COMPLETE in these matters.)
Without a doubt, yes, I've become disenchanted with Stallone this year (see THIS blog http://chetitorial.blogspot.com/2019/07/rockhead.html, and the one from Feb. 26th.) My disenchantment has LOTS to do with my desire to see "Rocky" and "Rambo" killed off by Stallone. So ANOTHER reason Sly needs to finish off his most famous characters is so that he can concentrate on GETTING TO KNOW THE LORD IN A MUCH BETTER WAY THAN HE KNOWS HIM NOW. I'm well aware that he made a profession of salvation about a decade ago, but IF he's even saved he needs to begin GROWING.
He needs to work on SYLVESTER STALLONE before he leaves this world, and he'll never do that, I fear, while he focuses more on his CREATIONS rather than his own CREATOR.
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