Stallone and crew saw Myanmar aftermath

[devilgrrl]

Stallone and crew saw Myanmar aftermath
By JEFF WILSON, Associated Press Writer Mon Oct 1, 4:53 PM ET

LOS ANGELES - Sylvester Stallone says he and his "Rambo" sequel movie crew recently witnessed the human toll of unspeakable atrocities while filming along the Myanmar border.

"I witnessed the aftermath — survivors with legs cut off and all kinds of land-mine injuries, maggot-infested wounds and ears cut off," Stallone told The Associated Press in a phone interview Monday. "We hear about Vietnam and Cambodia and this was more horrific."

The 61-year-old actor-director returned to the U.S. eight days ago from shooting "John Rambo," the fourth movie in the action series, on the Salween River separating Thailand and Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.

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The "Rambo" script, written long before the present Myanmar uprising, features boatman John Rambo — the Vietnam War-era Green Beret who specializes in violent rescues and revenge — taking a group of mercenaries up the Salween River in search of missing Christian aid workers in Myanmar. The character "realizes man is just a few paces away from savagery when pushed."

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"I was being accused, once again, of using the Third World as a `Rambo' victim. The Burmese are beautiful people. It's the military I am portraying as cruel," he said.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071001/ap_en_ot/people_stallone_2

[tblue]

1. Is Stallone a Republican like all the other action 'heroes' (Willis, Norris, Arnold)?

Maybe he's got both brawn and brains. And a little compassion, too.

[diva77]

4. here's a link to his campaign contributions

http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Sylvester_Stallone.php

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. Stallone gave $1000 to Rick Santorum

:puke:

[WCGreen]

7. Willis is safely back in the fold...

He strayed because of 9/11....

[TomInTib]

2. I hope this tanks his fucking movie.

Fuck that John Rambo character.

I have lived that river business.

Fuck stupid, steroid-fueled Stallone.

Fuck those False Patriots.

I will tell you how it works, pencil-dick Stallone.

Surprise, motherfucker.


OK, I am nine kinds of drunk.

But fuck that phony fuck.

[orleans]

3. so what did this "hero" do after witnessing the aftermath of these "horrific" crimes?

did he alert the media?

did he tell the public what was going on?

or did he fuck it and continue on his merry way?

i wonder when they were there

[monktonman]

6. I was thinking that as well

Being there for a MOVIE you'd think he could have shot a few frames.

[RebelOne]

9. I would assume that he alerted the media.

Otherwise, this story would never have been published.

[orleans]

14. but when? right away? or ten months after the fact? n/t

[WinkyDink]

5. Burma, thanks. "Myanmar" and "Yangon" are the tyrants' names.

[mainegreen]

12. Agreed. n/t

[devilgrrl]

13. That is how the headline was written by the source...

but thanks for letting me know. :eyes:

[Mr Rabble]

8. The same "Rambo" Stallone who avoided Vietnam...

by working at an all girls school in Europe during that time?

This guy is an absolute hack, and apparently a coward.

[Javaman]

11. So when is he running for president? LOL

avoided viet nam yet plays a vet in the movies. He has it all, draft dodger and actor. he's a regular ray-gun and moron* rolled into one! LOL :rofl:

[Mr Rabble]

15. Totally true. Parenti does an excellent analysis

regarding the role of the entertainment media is shaping public perception.

Stallone's Rambo movies, aside from the fact that Stallone was a draft dodger, were little more than propaganda pieces.

The most obvious example is the inclusion of Russians in Vietnam. Russians are shown torturing American POW's; they are shown dropping napalm; they are shown collaborating with the Vietnamese.

Obviously none of these things actually happened.

[Greeby]

16. Another Rambo film?

Maybe they ought to have used the alternate ending to the first film after all

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg7wy4X0Y8c