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Originally Posted by webz

It didn’t need to go there. Rambo First Blood was a great social/political statement. When they made him basically GI Joe, it really changed the character. Rambo went from commentary on veterans to the symbol of 80’s greed and corporate Hollywood milking a franchise for every penny.

Rambo 1 was the best as it had the best story and my fav easily.

Without the action hero, Rambo wouldn't be iconic. No real merch to sell.

I agree with your point, as I look at many modern movies, especially popularized from nerd culture, trying to please an audience that aren't fans....and discard their true fans for the agenda.

With the attack on the past by the woke, I tend to put movies as now stand alone. They can call it Rise of Skywalker all they want, but no way it is part of Star Wars in my eyes. Same with any Terminator movie past T2, any movie past the original LOTR movies, and so on. The longer they stretch a franchise out, the more fractured the fan base becomes.