Sylvester Stallone’s ultra-violent action series spans nearly four decades.
Stallone was 36 when he starred inFirst Blood.He was 73 by the time ofLast Blood.
That’s what we call ajourney.
Sylvester Stallone in ‘First Blood’.Credit:Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty
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It’s a sentiment that still rings true.
The piece goes on: “There was just the shared giggles overDavid Carusos uncharacteristically enthusiastic presence.
Sylvester Stallone in ‘First Blood’.Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty
(‘I knew there was something about that guy!')
The universal round of applause when the late, great Richard Crenna made his entrance as Col. Samuel Trautman.
(‘God didnt make Rambo…
Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’.Nancy Moran/Sygma via Getty
I made im.')
And the mass marvel at the ballad ‘Its a Long Road’ playing over the end credits.”
What happens next results in alotof dead bodies, which is what droveFirst Blooddirector Kotcheff away from the project.
Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rambo III’.TriStar/Getty
“In my film, hes against killing, he wont kill anybody,” he told EW.
“In the sequel, hes turned into a killing machine.
He kills about 75 people!
Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rambo’.Everett Collection
I said, ‘Thats not the character I created.
If youre gonna do that, good luck, have a good time.'”
That was a disappointment for some.
Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rambo: Last Blood’.Yana Blajeva/Lionsgate
The film still has its pleasures, though.
Searching for his old friend, he travels to Afghanistan and teams up with the Mujahideen.
He added, “I failed totally.”
(It scooped up another $135 million internationally, though.)
It would be two decades before we got another film featuring John Rambo.
Thus,Ramboarrived in 2008 with a lot of raised eyebrows.
Never underestimate Sly, though.
Successful as it was, though, many took issue with what they deemed an excessive amount of violence.
EW’s criticmade note of the carnagebut still found a lot to like.
He added, “But I got excoriated because the movie’s so violent.
It’s children being burnt alive.
That’s what makes Civil War worse than anything.
It’s your neighbor, all of a sudden, killing you.
I was really happy with that film and I never thought it would ever reach the theater.”
“A few years later, Stallone himself made it sound likeLast Bloodwas fast approaching.
(There was also talk of aRamboTV series, though it wouldn’t have involved Stallone.)
Then 11 years after its predecessor,Rambo: Last Bloodhit theaters.
