Redbelt is great, despite a little bit of annoying Mamet stuff.

It’s meta*!

Redbelt is tremendously underrated. It’s always fun hearing Mamet’s dialogue, and even moreso from actors who don’t seem to force it. Plus, Chiwetel Ejiofor is good in everything.

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I really like the 2008 Rambo quite a bit as well. It’s well made and incredibly entertaining.

Don’t forget his turn as a sort of Medieval knight/Robin Hood-hybrid in Krull!

There are two things about this (great) article that I disagree with:

When Goldsmith’s It’s A Long Road played at the end, I got chills I tell you. Such a good ending scene for what was essentially a silly action film.

They realised they were no longer little girls...they were little women.

Yes I agree. The Rambo films actually managed to bookend well, along with the total (but entertaining) cartoons of 2-3.

I don’t need pop culture for changes. I need alcohol.

Yeah, you’re right, I forgot about that. But even though there were blasts of violence and action, that wasn’t his main genre.

Oh please. I remember him hacking limbs off in Excalibur

I’m feeling really old. I remember when Neeson played sensitive protagonists and reluctant hero-types in non-action movies. Those days seem so distant. I guess Darkman was the beginning of his current career, and that was decades ago.

Rambo is a fun dumb action film, that doesn’t take itself too seriously. I like it.

Any time investment of the No Limit Soldiers Wrestling Experience will be worth it at least for “Rap is Crap,” the scathing diss track from the West Texas Rednecks.

If I were to make a list of my favorite Cheers recurring roles, it would be a tough call between Eddie LeBec and Harry The Hat. And of all the romance plotlines, I rooted for Carla and Eddie the most. Every time Jay Thomas would show up on TV, I’d say, “Aww. It’s Eddie” and I’d watch. I didn’t know about the Emmys,…

And I’m sure he didn’t. Man...that makes me feel odd.

His final Letterman guest spot had the perfect punchline. He shook Letterman’s hand and said “We’ll never see each other again, will we?” to which Letterman replied “No, we won’t.”

His yearly visit to Letterman for the Quarterback Challenge and the Lone Ranger story (along with the performance from Darlene Love) became an odd family tradition for my family. RIP.