Dave Corkery

Where have all the good action heroes gone?

Besides Jason Bourne, our current movie decade’s hero output pales in comparison to 80s cinema. The Reagan era of gung-ho all American heroes is ancient history, replaced by renegade good guys that run from their own government instead of fighting for it. Is it any wonder then that Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone have optimistically re-donned their filthy vests and tank tops to once again dodge explosions and be too old for this shit? No, it’s not.

So, what reason has Rambo to kill people with his shirt off this time? Some God-faring blonde chick, that’s who. When we first revisit our hero, he’s living the simple life that we all dream of; as a cobra-farmer in Thailand (we’ve all had that dream, right?)

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