Jason EganJohn Rambo or Ramb-old
July 8th 2008 15:54
Of course, i had to bite my tongue when i saw Rocky Balboa a couple of years ago. When he revealed his toned body, as a 60 year old, my jaw hit the floor. There was no way that i came close to that now let alone could aspire to looking like that in 25 years time. The movie wasn't too bad either. I was a fan of Rocky Balboa and the movie was definitely a trip down memory lane. It just gets depressing when memory lane gets a little longer every year.
With that said i suppose i could acknowledge the subtext on the plight of the Burmese people and the cruelty they have to endure. This movie had a message of sort, but it was just a little difficult to see through all the blood and severed limbs. It was surely more graphic than the last 3, which would explain it's R Rating.
In the end i guess it is mainly disappointment i feel that Rambo didn't live up to the expectations i had from when i was a kid. Maybe it's unfair of me to expect a 60 Stallone to be able to revive a character 20 years later and not have him evolve- or devolve, as the case may be. After all, we all change, why can't John Rambo. Don't get me wrong, it's not as bad as it could have been, but on a personal note, it just left me unmoved. And feeling old.
So while not the fitting farewell i was hoping for, it definitely looks like a final farewell. No sign of Rambo 5: Last Blood. Oh crap!! I hope i haven't given anyone any ideas?
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