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First by IncredibleYoda	Oct 20th, 2003 12:04:02 AM
Yes.
Sly needs to stop by The Only Woj	Oct 20th, 2003 12:09:01 AM
Please. Sly. Listen. You must stop this. You're the only one who can. You must prevent more of your horrible movie ideas from being made. Strap yourself to a wall, lock yourself in a closet, kill yourself, whatever it takes. It's your chance to be a hero. Kill yourself. Do it for the kids, or at least for Michael Jackson. Do it for Michael. Oooo! Kill him too, that's be nice.
HArry, get your ass in there and show them how it's DONE!!! by Rcamacho2278	Oct 20th, 2003 12:13:16 AM
after Rambo helped save terrorism in rambo 3 do we need another rambo?? why can't stallone do something diffrent for a change I mean jesus even Ahnold tried other roles.
this will never happen by fabfunk	Oct 20th, 2003 12:14:23 AM
anything posted in this talkback will be pointless, because this, and ROCKY VI, will NEVER get made. Though what's up with this STallone cop movie, 2 NOTORIOUS? Or THUGZ LIVES? Where the hell did they get these titles?
Teen Rambo by kabong	Oct 20th, 2003 12:15:39 AM
Claire Danes was good in T3--but shouldn't have been in T3. Had to make it a teen flick. Had to make it a chick flick. So revamp the Rambo franchise. Rambo can be a girl. Stallone can have a daughter he never knew he had. And maybe she can fight vampires. Yeah! Ooooohh, it's going to be good!
I..... by motherwell	Oct 20th, 2003 12:16:48 AM
would play a young Rambo in a second. I'd get to get all slashed up and tortured and then escape and kill everyone. EVERYONE.
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The Rock should play a young Rambo by SexyBeast	Oct 20th, 2003 12:28:53 AM

Rambo 4 by George Newman	Oct 20th, 2003 12:37:33 AM
The only Rambo 4 that i will recognize is Hot Shots Part Deux. Hilarious movie. Awesome.
This is how you kill people, little boy by diego	Oct 20th, 2003 12:39:47 AM
I cannot see any moral redemption in a film like this. Mini-Rambo, maybe. Like having Vern Troyer join the cast and turn it into a fucking musical, then I'll go watch it for kicks.
you know in first blood by slade justice	Oct 20th, 2003 01:06:02 AM
when he has flash backs when they are trying to shave him with the straight razor...a film about rambo trapped in a v.c. camp and having to fight his way out would be fucking awesome....but even if they did a rambo film set now with stallone...who wouldn't go see it..probably lots of people but i fucking would....
And every single VC will be played by a younger version of Soon by Fred	Oct 20th, 2003 01:17:05 AM

Aren't...... by Boba Feet	Oct 20th, 2003 01:26:34 AM
Elijah Wood and Sty (oops, Sly) the same hieght?
Rambo IV...why can't you people see that!!! by ABking	Oct 20th, 2003 01:49:09 AM
Why can't you people see Rambo, now in his 50's with legendary status leading a team against terrorists? After Stallone directs his Tupac and Biggie movie and people see how brilliant he is as a director again (Rocky II-IV), Hollywood will kiss his ass again!!! Oh yeah, RAMBO IV will KICK much ASS. http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ zachary/petition.html
Problem solved: use a CGI Rambo of the younger Stallone! by Smash Drama	Oct 20th, 2003 01:51:12 AM
It worked for Jar-Jar and the Incredible Hulk, it WILL work for Rambo 4. Oh, and have Mike Meyers dub Rambo's voice in a Scottish accent. Sit back and watch the money roll in. Smash out.
Elijah Woods is a pansy by themaestro	Oct 20th, 2003 04:29:26 AM
Yeah the Simon Birch kid would be more believable. This has to be a joke. Please god let it be a joke!!
"I'm comin' to get YOU.." by DocPazuzu	Oct 20th, 2003 04:31:47 AM
As much as I'd like to see a new Rambo movie, I detest the idea of flashbacks to 'Nam. Who the hell wants to see a young Rambo anyway? No, we just want Stallone. Have Brian Dennehy come back as the leader of some neo-fascist militia out west with a heinous plot of destruction for the United States. Send Rambo in to demolish them. The Sheriff vs Rambo again. Full circle. You know you want it.
" As much as I'd like to see a new Rambo movie, I detest the ide by Spacesheik	Oct 20th, 2003 04:45:39 AM
That's a damn good idea. Richard Crenna is dead unfortunately, so you could have a reformed Brian Dennehy as a good guy sidekick to Rambo in a domestic crisis of some sort. Or you could ditch the US neo nazis theme and have Brian Dennehy call Rambo to help with another survivalist gone apeshit in his town. Sorta like THE HUNTED meets FIRST BLOOD. In other words, Rambo would be tracking another Rambo, he has met his equal. Maybe have the Rock or someone like that play a bigger, more dangerous adversary. No matter what they do Brian Dennehy MUST be in it.
They Should Do That To... by MyWord	Oct 20th, 2003 04:55:59 AM
Rocky instead. I'd love to see Rocky growing up and being trained by Mickey. How everything went downhill for him and how he ended up working for the mob. That would be a better story. Taking Rambo back to Vietnam sounds great but it'll just be an empty action flick to relaunch the Rambo franchise. I'd rather have filmakers use their brains for once and come up with a whole different character who will embody the action hero title for the millenium.
alkabor by Spacesheik	Oct 20th, 2003 05:04:34 AM
Vietnam is a cliche now, movie-wise. Ditch it. If it's Gulf War related or something like that, it would eb much more interesting. Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait, Iraq, anything but Vietnam pls.
Just hire an unknown who looks like Stallone. by Mosquito March	Oct 20th, 2003 06:51:30 AM
RAMBO is a household name, people will see it no matter who's in it. You're not gonna find a "name" actor who looks even a little like Stallone. The only films that managed to pull off that feat were River Phoenix as young Harrison Ford in LAST CRUSADE, Ewan MacGregor as young Obi-Wan Kenobi. But, look at the kid who played young Bruce Willis in UNBREAKABLE. The kid looked exactly like him. Granted, he wasn't carrying the film. But, they should just find some unknown kid who looks like Stallone, and hire some "name" actors to play the baddies, and a young Colonel Trautman.
I just don't understand why Stallone doesn't do RAMBO 4 himself by Shanghai Nicky	Oct 20th, 2003 06:53:31 AM
If a 56-year-old Arnie can do T3, a 50-something Pierce Brosnan can do Bond, etc., I don't see why Stallone would be considered as too old for another RAMBO. It's not as though audiences would have to buy him as the world heavyweight boxing champ, KO'ing athletes in their early 20s. All he'd have to do is carry a gun and perform a couple of fancy moves, jumps and rolls while shooting people.
Still, wasn't ROCKY VI all scripted and ready to go a while back by Shanghai Nicky	Oct 20th, 2003 07:17:04 AM
The premise being that Rocky Balboa would train a young fighter or make a comeback for a charity boxing match? With the 30th anniversary of ROCKY coming up in 2006, it would be nice to have ROCKY VI coming out then. Still, last I heard was that MGM didn't want to put up the money. (Why not, though? Surely another ROCKY would be pretty cheap, really.) In the meantime, Sly should get in shape for doing ROCKY VI by doing RAMBO IV. Why not? Why the FUCK not? I mean, what exactly does he have to lose at this point? He's had dud after dud, flop after flop, and today's young'uns are probably quite justifiably wondering why this old man who stars in direct-to-video dreck is considered some kind of huge star. He makes movies like GET CARTER and DRIVEN, so it's not as though he's retired from the action game and wants to just do regional theater or something. How hard would it be to get a RAMBO IV script together? RAMBO: "I'm not going back to Vietnam. My war's over." SOMEONE ELSE: "But... but, it's your son, Rambo. The son you never knew you had." CUT TO: Rambo helping to rescue Rick Yune (or someone) from heroin dealers in Thailand (or something or somewhere). Or maybe a U.S.-set action thriller along the lines of FIRST BLOOD? How hard would that be? What else is Sly gonna get a huge paycheck for these days? He could also do a ROCKY prequel for TV, writing and/or executive producing, showing us the young Rocky's teenage years, his introduction to boxing, being taken under the wing of local mobster Gazzo, doing time in juvenile hall, standing up to his violent father, meeting Paulie and Adrian, getting serious about his fighting.... As well as all that, Sly should lobby for a part that'll increase his "coolness" factor. He almost got the De Niro role in JACKIE BROWN, and that would have been great. He should get himself a recurring role in THE SOPRANOS. I'm serious. Something like the Ralphie Aprile character.
Hey, MyWord, great minds think alike! by Shanghai Nicky	Oct 20th, 2003 07:30:19 AM
Wouldn't it be cool for a ROCKY prequel (which could be a TV movie, miniseries, or a full-blown theatrical feature... hmmm, 30th anniversary coming up) to focus not just on the teenage and twentysomething Balboa, but also deal with the rise to stardom of Apollo Creed, the cocky kid from L.A. who becomes an Ali-style superhero and hero of the African American community? And he's worshipped by Balboa, too. (We got a few hints of this in the first ROCKY.) This time, we'd SEE the young Rocky putting an Apollo Creed poster on his wall, rushing to catch Creed's latest fight on TV, jostling to see the screen in the dive bar packed with "bums" who never "took a shot". Oh my God, I'm geeking out at the thought of it! On to Brian Dennehy - yes, he was one of the best things about FIRST BLOOD, and the really cool thing was that the Sheriff Teasle character WASN'T an evil, black-hatted villain, but a fairly sympathetic character who's actually a good man just doing his job, but doing it overzealously (the Jack Starrett character, who tortures Rambo without Teasle's knowledge, now THERE's a son of a bitch). In Stallone, Dennehy and Richard Crenna, you had three lead roles PERFECTLY cast and PERFECTLY played. BTW, I gather that Sly was also considered for the role of Butch in PULP FICTION.
by CONNOR MCMANUS	Oct 20th, 2003 08:28:59 AM
Dude It's not Ralphie Aprile. There was Jackie Aprile and Ralphie Siffaretto.
Elijah Woods as about as good a choice as Don Knotts. by JRo	Oct 20th, 2003 09:21:50 AM
What the heck is wrong with you Harry!? Elijah Woods?! Wait, I've got a better idea! Let the Sci-Fi Channel develop this new movie and maybe they'll cast a WOMAN! ;-)
Connor, I stand corrected.... by Shanghai Nicky	Oct 20th, 2003 09:25:52 AM
....and as a huge Sopranos junkie who owns all the box sets I should hang my head in shame. But don't you think Sly would be great for THE SOPRANOS? (Heck, they got Burt Young for an episode...) Should the show get a few famous guest stars in? Sly, De Niro, Ray Liotta, Keitel, even Pacino? Or would that be a lame idea?
"It's over, Johnny." by Bad Guy	Oct 20th, 2003 11:26:41 AM
"NOTHING IS OVER!!" Apparently, including this franchise. "I Was a Teenage Rambo"? Anyway, anyone remember Scott Valentine, the guy that used to play Mallory Keaton's boyfriend, Nick, on "Family Ties"? When that show was on the air, I always thought that "that" guy looked EXACTLY like a young Stallone. What's he doing nowadays? Hell, even he's probably too old at this point.
Rambo = 9/11 terrorist by Arcadian Del Sol	Oct 20th, 2003 01:09:46 PM
Uhm, how can there be a Rambo IV? At the end of Rambo III, he was the hero of the Taliban. The only place this franchise could logically go would be if The Rock were to halo into Afghanistan and kill Rambo for being a partisan to the 9/11 terrorists.
Ever hear the term 'badass' used outside of its usual meaning? by abcdefghijklmnop	Oct 20th, 2003 01:09:53 PM
Young Rambo is all wrong. The character is no longer relevant, and the film should address this fact. I would rather see a film closer to the style of something like Bronson's 'The Mechanic'- with the older Rambo sensing a kindred spirit and attempting to help him. Instead of just casting a 'young Rambo', why not a 'young Danforth'- or someone that John feels he has already failed to save once? Of course, no one wants another Rocky V, so at some point things must (inevitably) go badly- with the older, outmatched Rambo forced to battle his demons once again.
I think they should call it Rambo IV: Wacky Iraqi with Hulk Hoga by Lord Shatner	Oct 20th, 2003 01:33:58 PM
"He can eat things that would make a billy goat puke, brother"
"Youth must be served." Ha ha ha! by Unamerican2	Oct 20th, 2003 02:30:26 PM
That's quite funny in view of the fact that Sylvester Stallone is quite obviously homosexual. Come on, that face? With that body? Come on, it's obvious ain't it?
A younger Rambo? Good, we can finally see him played the age his by Aston Lad	Oct 20th, 2003 02:41:40 PM
The film adaptation was pretty faithful to the book, except for changing the characters ages as well as who lived and died. The sequels were dumb but fun. And Hot Shots! Part Deux spoofed them brilliantly.
"Youth must be served" by DocPazuzu	Oct 20th, 2003 02:58:53 PM
....is a cookbook!
heh by AlgertMopper	Oct 20th, 2003 03:59:57 PM
get Gart Ennis to write the script, i wanna see him write a movie set in NAM, rather than just war comics
yeah little rambo vs. vietnamese/how hip and trendy/and they'll by watashiwadare	Oct 20th, 2003 07:09:57 PM
hollywood gets stupider by the minute. dumb old ideas are suddenly new.
ALL YOU NAYSAYERS MOTHERFUCKERS MAKE ME SICK!!! by super Cucaracha	Oct 20th, 2003 07:15:06 PM
Stallone is still cooler to watch than that bald fuck Vin Diesel. He still has that tough as nails look. Shit...I thought Get Carter was cool as fuck in its own way. I still remember all you cocksuckers kissing his ass when he was on his prime and now you see a fag like Diesel and all of a sudden you disrespect him. I agree that Stallone can now concentrate on action movies like Charles Bronson or Clint Eastwood used to make. You bastards obviously did not see him on that Monday Night Football presentation...he is still in shape (looked better than the Governator). Rambo 4 can still be made like the original First Blood. Sly is so cool that he was in porn once and that's something you fucking geeks dream about doing.
Hulk Hogan should star in the new Rambo by die^low	Oct 20th, 2003 07:57:16 PM
dead or alive you're coming with me, brother
Sage Stallone by super Cucaracha	Oct 20th, 2003 09:56:11 PM
Sly' son Sage can play the young Rambo. He was alright in Daylight and of course looks like him a bit.
Rambo 4 idea by UberSpectre	Oct 20th, 2003 11:58:06 PM
Here is an idea, Rambo has a son who joins the army, his son who gets captured in Iraq, Colombia, Iran, N.Korea some country and then an older wiser Rambo has to go in and kick ass and then he and who ever plays his son both kick ass... Or have him fight ninja's or something its all good
Young Batman, Young Flash, Young Hannibal, Young Rambo...? by chien_sale	Oct 21st, 2003 02:19:26 AM
Fuck, Hollywood is fucking obsessed with Justin Timberlike, fucking pedophile producers.
Rambo 4 Idea: Rambo goes back to adult school and learns how to by Bong	Oct 21st, 2003 04:44:00 AM

Sage Stallone? You gotta be kidding! He's a lousy actor, almost by Shanghai Nicky	Oct 21st, 2003 08:40:42 AM

Still, joking apart, Curacaracha Smash, by Shanghai Nicky	Oct 21st, 2003 08:47:29 AM
I agree with you entirely. Sly has more star quality in his left bicep than crappy, charmless pretenders like Vin Diesel and The Rock. AND more talent: he was nominated for Best Actor AND Best Screenplay for ROCKY, has written and directed on numerous occasions, and gives TOWERING performances in the likes of ROCKY, FIRST BLOOD and GET CARTER. In COP LAND, he blows De Niro, Keitel and Liotta off the screen. There is NO reason why he couldn't do RAMBO IV, and NO reason why he shouldn't. Who would begrudge him one last throw of the dice with Rambo, given that Arnie did T3 and Willis is apparently going to make DIE HARD 4? Yo, Sly, you gotta do it! You're an action hero! You can't just turn it off like some goddam radio!
How the mighty have fallen! by WarDog	Oct 21st, 2003 12:22:28 PM
Who cares that the last one was made in 1988. This just shows how much Sly's career has slipped, if he 's desperate enough to think THIS has any chance of helping him make a comeback. "Gee, my fans loved the Rambo series--YEARS AGO, but we'll ignore that--let's make another!" ONLY Indy IV has a marginal chance of being a success. Neither this awful idea or a Diehard 4 does.
Thank you Shanghai Nicky by super Cucaracha	Oct 21st, 2003 05:55:38 PM
Stallone has given us two iconic characters in Rocky and Rambo and I am pretty sure that even our kids will know who these two characters are. Not many actors today can claim to have done that...only a few like Clint Eastwood with Dirty Harry, Arnie with The Terminator, Mel Gibson with Mad max. Shit!, I don't even think that Tom Cruise has an iconic character and he's supposed to be the biggest of them all. These people are so quick to knock a guy down and forget what he has acomplished. You're right Nicky, Copland is an amazing movie and forgotten by the academy.
Frodo as Rambo Sheesh...... by kal_el42164	Oct 22nd, 2003 01:42:28 AM
NO disrespect but I cant see Elijah Wood as a young John Rambo how about a bulked up Tom Welling from smallville. I think he would be great
frodo as teen rambo is the sexiest tomboy beanpole ever! by xhorbius	Oct 22nd, 2003 03:59:15 AM

Scott Valentine from his Family Ties years could've played a you by StoneMonkey	Oct 22nd, 2003 09:45:21 PM
I'm still pissed the DVD for First Blood doesn't include the original ending as a bonus scene. Rambo killing himself didn't sit well with test audiences back then, or was it greed for sequel potential?
r4 subtitled BAMBO by ftjm	Oct 23rd, 2003 06:29:55 AM
ALONG WITH THAT SORDID LITTLE FREAK ELIJAH WOOD as young rambo.......him and present day JR travel further in the future to see "BAMBO" whos mysteriously rambo himself circa 2100 ad it would make a killer story line like bruce willis' THE KID.... but honestly i like UberSpectre's idea (SEE POST 2003-10-20 23:58:06) of havin rambo's son being captured by a rogue state, infact ...lets say rambo's son is a CIA operative assigned to take out a psychotic double-agent who also happens to be a general. it seems the general has been selling nukes and other WMD's to the rogue state (preferably jamaica or some territory that practices voodoo).......he learns of rambo junior's arrival and decides to ambush the kid.... cut to 4 years past and we see rambo's son rotting like a piece of dog turd in a filthy prison surrounded by those asshungry security guards and other sicko inmates.. cut to....sly stallone aka COLONEL rambo (he is reinstated following the death of his chief colonel sanders or whatever his name was...) and we look at a teary eyed battleworn stallone on a chopper hell bent on succeeding in his last mission... to save his son & demolish the general, and end the curse of the voodoo on the rogue state RAMBO 4 turning supernatural would just be fukin outta this world or..........STALLONE
r4 subtitled BAMBO...(continued) by ftjm	Oct 23rd, 2003 06:36:07 AM
stallone could fuckin drop it all and just use HUNTER'S script hunter the novel penned by jb huggins which was kickass as well laterz FTJM

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