Also that last Rambo movie was awesome. I hope Sly has a vision that honors the urban western theme of the original Death Wish. There was a movie called “Death Sentence” a couple years ago based on another book by the author who wrote the original Death Wish novel (he wasn’t happy with the film version and felt it glorified vigilantism). It starred Kevin Bacon as a guy who goes after the gang that murdered his son and ultimately ends up as depraved as his enemies. I think the silliest Hollywood convention in that movie and all the Death Wishes is the interracial groups of criminals doing the evil deeds. Last I checked gangs tend to be pretty homogenous, but I guess the film makers always felt they need to be politically correct with that aspect since the rest was not.
Skipped Death Sentence though, Kevin Bacon's a lefty. Might have to borrow it from the library, as it sounds interesting.
You're right about the gangs, they do tend to be homogeneous in real life. But in movies, do you ever see a non-white ‘biker’ in a biker movie for example? Nope. I guess it depends on the group, if you know what I mean.