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Rambo

Date: Mar 05 2008

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Have you noticed a lot of people wearing red bandannas lately? In American culture, the name Rambo is synonymous with extreme violence and a red bandanna around the head. Sylvester Stallone first played Rambo in 1982 and the character, who is a veteran of the Vietnam war and skilled in all sorts of fighting, quickly became a cultural icon.

Now, more than 20 years, after the first Rambo movie, Stallone has once again picked up his giant gun to shoot a lot of people. Jason and Beren are excited to see it.

Dialog

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Jason

Beren

Jason: Did you hear that heroes don’t retire, they only reload?

Beren: I might have heard that. Are you talking about a certain hero named Rambo?

Jason: Oh yes.

Beren: John Rambo?

Jason: None other. I would say the one and only except I saw about 50 of them walking down the street yesterday.

Beren: That’s hilarious. They were going to the premiere of the new Rambo?

Jason: I guess so.

Beren: Is there like a tagline? Is that the tagline? Heroes don’t retire they just reload?

Jason: Something like that.

Beren: That’s awesome. I think First Blood is a really good movie.

Jason: Yeah?

Beren: It’s really good. Like, exploding arrow tips? Who has that besides Rambo?

Jason: Why do they remake all these ‘80s action movies? They’re making a new Terminator. Can’t we come up with our own action classics?

Beren: Who’s gonna be in the new Terminator though?

Jason: Christian Bale.

Beren: Oh, see, that’s the difference. Rambo is still Sly Stallone.

Jason: It’s true.

Beren: He just was like juicing up with the human growth hormones. He hasn’t aged a day. That, and a cocktail mixed with Botox.

Jason: Has he aged a day though? Or does he look exactly the same.

Beren: He looks like he’s melting, like his face is melting. But it’s still Sly.

Jason: Well, he’s probably more sinister then. Probably kicks more butt.

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Discussion

Jason misremembers the tagline of the movie Rambo, which is “Heroes don’t die, they reload.” But don’t you think “Heroes don’t retire, they reload,” makes a better tagline anyway?

Even though he gets it wrong Beren knows what he’s talking about. The one and only Rambo. Well, maybe not the one and only since Jason saw a bunch of people walking down the street dressed like Rambo.

What makes the new Rambo movie special is that it has the same star as the original movie. A lot of action movies get remade with new actors. For instance, the new Terminator will star Christian Bale instead of Arnold Schwarzenegger. But Beren loved the first Rambo movie, First Blood, and is glad the same guy is playing Rambo.

Beren suggests that Sylvester Stallone has gone to great lengths to keep himself looking young. Nonetheless, she says, his face doesn’t look so good.

But Jason doesn’t care. A messed-up face is fitting for a character like Rambo.

What action hero would you like to see “reload” and make a new movie?

Comments

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J'adore

Latvia

I saw this film…It’s too bloody for me!

boy from Baku

Azerbaijan

all Rambo are very cool movies

Samjung

China

blood~

Samjung

China

i like it

sweet_ girl

United Arab Emirates

hi gyu

i dislike see blood or so curdle me

good luck gyuz

muniru-n

Ghana

HI,

THIS IS MUNIRU.

muniru-n

Ghana

HI,

THIS IS MUNIRU.

zjyang

China

rambo is my favorate character

suly8825

Taiwan

i think this movie is quite bloody! but ,in other hand , it makes relize how inhuman the war is .

carlosbertholdi

Brazil

Talking about Rambo, I want to see they make a Ghostbusters 3 and a new good old class B movie, Evil Dead 4.

someone_ nowhere

Saudi Arabia

i didn't like the movie there were alot of violence

and blood

i'm not sayin that i don't like this kind of movie but rambo is what i didný like

SÉRGIO

Brazil

War films makes me to think about the life! and till where the people can get at! Peace everytime!

SÉRGIO

Brazil

I haven't seen it yet, but it must be cool. The first was so good , i like this kind of film so much, but i think it sholud be only on TV instead of being a real life. Peace for the world!

renoshan

Sri Lanka

it was crusious moment.every one has a thought wheter its bad or not we come out as a nature indivituals

daosaochi21

Viet Nam

I think it is valuable somewhat. It remind me of the Vietnam war.Actually,the war continues to weigh heavily on the consciousness of all who can remember the fighting because the Vietnamese's thoughts remain in the past, the present and the future. However, we are looking forward to a great film industry as well good relationship between countries. I can't denied that American films are wonderful.