At nearly 73-years-old, Sylvester Stallone is showing no signs of retirement in this first trailer for “Rambo: Last Blood.”
At nearly 73-years-old,As the title suggests, this will be the last movie in the Rambo franchise.
The trailer looks like it takes place a few years after the events of 2008’s “Rambo.” At the end of that movie, Rambo returns home to the U.S. to reconnect with whatever family he has left.
At the beginning of this trailer, we see that Rambo is all alone, and is just trying to have as normal of a life as possible. However, after a group of bad guys force Rambo to relieve his checkered past , he must get back into action in order to get his revenge.
Yes, that was the most cliché plot for an action movie ever.
This looks dumb, but also like dumb fun
The Rambo franchise started off very seriously with “First Blood,” a film about a Vietnam veteran who comes home to find a country that has turned its back on him. However, the serious has gotten more and more silly with films that rely on over-the-top action.
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That said, over-the-top action can be a lot of fun, and this trailer hints that the movie might get that.
We’ll probably get to see Rambo blow up goons with his bow-and-arrow and lots of hack-and-slashing with his Bowie knife. Also, Rambo appears to have taken a lesson from Kevin McCallister from “Home Alone,” as he set a series of traps in his house to kill goons.
If Rambo’s traps are half as deadly as Kevin’s, these bad guys are in for a world of hurt.
We can’t help but talk about Stallone’s age. At 72, it really seems like he needs to leave action movies to the younger generation. If he does another “Rocky” movie, it will have to be about him fighting his nurse for his pain pills.
The trailer suggests that Rambo won’t be doing as much hand-to-hand combat as we have seen before. Hopefully, we will get traps and explosions like a “ Saw” movie, and we won’t see Rambo try to emulate John Wick.
Shut off your brain
This movie probably isn’t going to give you a dramatic insight into the life of a veteran. If you want that, watch a movie like”Born on the Fourth of July” or “American Sniper.”
However, if you are looking for mindless action that will keep you entertained for about 90 minutes, this should keep you satisfied.
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