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RE: Rambo: Last Blood (what were you thinking Stallone?)
September 30, 2019 at 4:30 am
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Quote: Sly doesn't really do moral complexity
How can you even think this, let alone say it? You're ignoring the cinematic masterpieces 'Rhinestone' and 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!'.
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RE: Rambo: Last Blood (what were you thinking Stallone?)
September 30, 2019 at 10:47 am
I'm thinking he was thinking, money, money money.
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RE: Rambo: Last Blood (what were you thinking Stallone?)
September 30, 2019 at 11:55 am
(September 30, 2019 at 10:47 am)no one Wrote: I'm thinking he was thinking, money, money money.
Stallone is reportedly worth around US$400 million. I don't think it's a money thing.
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RE: Rambo: Last Blood (what were you thinking Stallone?)
September 30, 2019 at 12:14 pm
(September 30, 2019 at 12:09 pm)LastPoet Wrote: (September 30, 2019 at 11:55 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Stallone is reportedly worth around US$400 million. I don't think it's a money thing.
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RE: Rambo: Last Blood (what were you thinking Stallone?)
September 30, 2019 at 12:23 pm
That's the point: he HAS the money, he doesn't NEED the money. He can afford to feed his ego by making pictures that LOSE money.
Budget for 'Last Blood': US$50 million
Worldwide gross for 'Last Blood': US$48 million (as a rule of thumb, a film has to gross 1.5X its production budget to break even)
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RE: Rambo: Last Blood (what were you thinking Stallone?)
September 30, 2019 at 12:27 pm
(September 30, 2019 at 12:26 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: (September 30, 2019 at 10:47 am)no one Wrote: I'm thinking he was thinking, money, money money.
It is his self respect as a decorated veteran who fought for his country in the movies.
And before that, it was his dream to show people what he imagines boxing is like.
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RE: Rambo: Last Blood (what were you thinking Stallone?)
September 30, 2019 at 12:50 pm
And before that what it was like to feed his family by breaking legs for the loan sharks.
