090 Rambo III

At the Flicks

Our continuing and popular series on the politics of the Rambo films has the team journeying to Afghanistan to talk about the most expensive film of the series, Rambo III. Note that there is no more mention of First Blood in the title. This time our own Rambo style native warrior Neil (no knife, all golf club) joins us as the battle lines of discussion are drawn. During the course of this in depth discussion we answer these questions: * Why was this such a troubled production? * Who was the original director? * What weapon, designed by the Americans during the 1980’s (and prominently shown in Rambo III) was first used in this conflict? * Did John Rambo actually support the Taliban? These, and many other questions you didn’t know you wanted, or cared enough to ask. As with every other men on a mission flick, there are disagreements within the team. Nothing new there are Jeff and Neil disagree on many aspects of the film and each thinks they are right. Meanwhile Elijah and Graham talk around them, making sensible and enlightening points about the movie. We trust that you will want to join us on our journey and learn more about the film and the politics of the time. Enjoy and we look forward to catching up with you next month as we talk more Rambo.