Rambo IV’s Gruesome Movie Trailer

Rambo IV’s Gruesome Movie Trailer - Raises Some Eyebrows

Allie @ Gone Hollywood | Thursday, May 24, 2007

I guess all those muscle-building human growth hormones really work. Frankly, for a 60 year old man, he looks pretty damn good.

When a movie series has been dormant for nearly 20 years, what’s the best way to resurrect it? For ‘Rambo,’ it’s with cartoonish violence and tons of viral buzz.

The trailer for ‘John Rambo,’ the newest installation in Sylvester Stallone ’s Vietnam Vet-turned-vigilante series, was posted online earlier this week, and has generated movie Internet buzz akin to the “Snakes on a Plane” phenomenon. On Youtube, the two clips have garnered more than a million views.

The footage in the trailer is more “Grindhouse” than “Platoon,” showing Stallone as John Rambo ripping out a man’s throat, gunning a man in a truck to pulp, decapitating another and disemboweling a foe in the gruesome 3 1/2 minute clip.

The Hollywood Reporter hints that Stallone and ‘John Rambo’ could hit a ratings snag unless they tone down the violence a bit, as the Motion Picture Association of America could slap the film with the dreaded NC-17 rating.

“If they end up cutting back on the violence, what will the reaction be? There could be an interesting backlash,” author Eric Lichtenfeld told the Hollywood Reporter.

Another hurdle “John Rambo” may face is the same fate that “Snakes on a Plane” suffered — lots of pre-release Internet buzz without the box office results to back it up. And with the release date for “Rambo” set for May 25 of 2008, there could be too much time for fans to tire out of the gory hype.

source: aol

Rambo IV’s Gruesome Movie Trailer - Raises Some Eyebrows

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