Maybe if it weren’t for the Stephen J. Cannell television techniques (cars flying through the air or exploding on impact), the asinine, comedic banter between the deputies, some poor writing and Richard Crenna, First Blood might have been okay. Ted Kotcheff isn’t a good director though, so maybe not. Kotcheff shoots exteriors well (the stuff […]
Entries Tagged as 'David Morrell'
First Blood (1982, Ted Kotcheff)
June 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Tagged: Brian Dennehy· David Caruso· David Morrell· Michael Kozoll· Orion Pictures· Sylvester Stallone· Ted Kotcheff· William Sackheim· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Rambo III (1988, Peter MacDonald)
February 11th, 2008 · No Comments
According to IMDb, Rambo III was the most expensive movie ever made at the time of its release. It shows. Enormous sets, lots of vehicles–Rambo versus a helicopter, Rambo versus a tank, Rambo in a tank versus a helicopter. For all the money, it ought to look fantastic–except director Peter MacDonald, a camera operator and […]
Tagged: David Morrell· Kurtwood Smith· Peter MacDonald· Sheldon Lettich· Sylvester Stallone· Tri-Star Pictures· ★
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, George P. Cosmatos)
February 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Rambo’s pretty awful. It’s not terrible–not too terrible to watch anyway (at least once, though New York Times critic A.O. Scott should probably be fired for supporting it to any degree). The main technical fault lies with George P. Cosmatos, who somehow managed to stock the crew with capable people (editor Mark Goldblatt is no […]
Tagged: David Morrell· George P. Cosmatos· James Cameron· Kevin Jarre· Sylvester Stallone· Tri-Star Pictures· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Rambo (2008, Sylvester Stallone)
January 28th, 2008 · No Comments
First, I need to get the theater-going experience out of the way. I do not remember the last time I’ve been in a theater filled with stupider people. They did not shower for the most part. Their girlfriends had to explain the complicated parts to them. I can only imagine what seeing Rambo III would […]
Tagged: Art Monterastelli· David Morrell· Lions Gate Films· Sylvester Stallone· ★½



