No disrespect to Stallone, but I think he needs to put his action genre days to bed now. He's so old. He'll be 72 next year, and while I'm sure he's still very physically fit, it's just insane for an old age pensioner to still be doing what he does on-screen. The same applies to the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and all the other mega stars I grew up watching. As you get older naturally, you should consider playing roles more suited to that age group. You know? Otherwise, it just feels silly and vastly far-fetched when you think that a 71-year-old one man wrecking crew can pull off all these great feats.

I get that Rocky is a beloved film, and I always did say that because he loves the sport of boxing, the Rocky Balboa character could still be in spin off films as a manager or commentator. This was something I envisioned back in the 90's after we had the dreadful Rocky V, which was hardly the conclusion fans wanted, but then we got Rocky Balboa in 2006 which was also stupid, but sort of the conclusion we needed. Although half the time I felt the cast were acting so hammy (or wooden). No longer did it have that classy tone like the first three films. Rocky IV is so cheesy. Plus, the sixth film was like a dull retread of the first two films, without the equal amount of charm. Like Rocky V, it has its moments, I guess. The ending in the fifth film with his real life, late son (Sage) at the stairs in front of the museum and statue is one of the series' best moments, but the rest of the film wasn't that hot.

I wasn't really keen on Rambo either, to be honest. As a kid, you'd bet your bottom dollar I'd want to see more sequels. An endless amount of sequels. But as I got older, I just didn't care much for Hollywood milking all these franchises I treasured during my youth. I'm referring to the fourth film, not the character. John Rambo, unlike Rocky Balboa, is pretty much done.

Rambo has an odd title as well, because the first film is simply known as First Blood, while the other two sequels from the 80's are numbered. In general, the fourth (and final film) didn't feel like it was in the same league as the original trilogy. It didn't have that 80's type attitude to it any longer, so the backbone just wasn't there anymore. It was just a crazy and violent film, with tons of gore that was very over the top. Also, all the other movies had Richard Crenna as his commanding officer, Sam Trautman, but he sadly passed away years before Stallone made this fourth movie. It's just not that impressive.

By the way, there's this garbage "thriller" set in New York City, called No Place to Hide. The exact year of release is debated, but it was around 1973 it originally came out, and then they shot new footage for a revised version, called Rebel. Well, Stallone looks so handsome in it, which is about the only highlight. But the hacks who released it used a screenshot of Rambo on a motorcycle for the front cover of the video box, to make people think it would be a great film. It's not. It's basically about a bunch of students wanting to blow up buildings as part of a political movement. I'm not even sure if Stallone was supposed to be the rightful star. It's likely the proper film was re-released, and then edited to pieces with Stallone somehow ending up as the focal point of the plot.