Dr.Mirakle32
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As a fan of both franchises, I have to say off the bat that the original ROTLA is my favorite film of ALL TIME. The best? Probably not, but one that never gets old for me. The original FIRST BLOOD, is my favorite action movie behind RAIDERS, and the two are probably the greatest action flicks of the 80's, introducing two of the most iconic film characters to movie audiences.
I grew up with Indy, and had patiently waited for a fourth RAIDERS for years. I actually didn't become a Rambo fan until recently, and didn't even see the original FIRST BLOOD until after seeing RAMBO. The first one I saw was R:FB 2, and I thought it was a fun, steroid-pumped 80's action flick. I saw RAMBO opening day, and was blown away. It was by far better than the second one, filled with gratuitous violence, and fairly realistic, testosterone-pumped action, while having real heart and a message. I read the original David Morrell novel immeadiately afterwards, and later saw the first film, which blew me away. Sure Rambo doesn't directly kill anyone in FB, but it really is a great character study (with plenty of ass-kickery.) You could really tell that the fourth film brought the character full circle.
KOTCS on the other hand, took the series and went from a timeless classic like ROTLA into a typical, sub-par, CGI Sumemr film, with flying CGI monkeys.
Which 4th do you feel was a worthier sucsessor to its respective original?
I grew up with Indy, and had patiently waited for a fourth RAIDERS for years. I actually didn't become a Rambo fan until recently, and didn't even see the original FIRST BLOOD until after seeing RAMBO. The first one I saw was R:FB 2, and I thought it was a fun, steroid-pumped 80's action flick. I saw RAMBO opening day, and was blown away. It was by far better than the second one, filled with gratuitous violence, and fairly realistic, testosterone-pumped action, while having real heart and a message. I read the original David Morrell novel immeadiately afterwards, and later saw the first film, which blew me away. Sure Rambo doesn't directly kill anyone in FB, but it really is a great character study (with plenty of ass-kickery.) You could really tell that the fourth film brought the character full circle.
KOTCS on the other hand, took the series and went from a timeless classic like ROTLA into a typical, sub-par, CGI Sumemr film, with flying CGI monkeys.
Which 4th do you feel was a worthier sucsessor to its respective original?