Posted on 09/22/2019 5:52:03 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The novelist behind the “Rambo” series is waging war — against his own creation.
Author David Morrell, who breathed life into Vietnam War vet and one-man wrecking crew John Rambo in his 1972 novel “First Blood,” is the latest critic to badmouth Sylvester Stallone’s newest film.
“I agree with these ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ reviews. This film is a mess, tweeted Morrell on Friday. “Embarrassed to have my name associated with it.”
Morrell stated he had initially been involved in the creation of “Last Blood,” which was to show a more impassioned Rambo; instead, Matthew Cirulnick completed the gory screenplay.
“I felt degraded and dehumanized after I left the theater,” the 76-year-old, Canadian-born writer told Newsweek. “Instead of being soulful, this new movie lacks one. I felt I was less a human being for having seen it, and today that’s an unfortunate message.” …
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We’ll add that to the list.
I am sure liberals agree with you.
You are pushy! I generally didn’t like the movie but only because it got the franchise cliches to the extreme and the whole story was too simple and predictable. I don’t care about the portrayal of Mexico and it has truth to it and I actually stated it on this thread.
We’ll have to agree to disagree on this one. When it comes to Mexico, I am with former President James K. Polk. Generals Pershing and Patton didn’t have much love for Mexico either. That country has always been a thorn in our Southern end.
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