Sylvester Stallone is hailing his 4th 'Rambo' picture as the movie he's most proud of making in his 40-year Hollywood career. The 61-year-old Stallone credits his improved work with going back to basics on the latest Rambo movie, blaming much of Rambo III's shortcomings on the extravagant action sequences.
He says, "Now I think, 'What a crock of crap that (Rambo III) was.' Most people like the first one, which was a lot simpler.
"So I learned from that and the new Rambo is more like that. This is the best movie I have ever done and it meant the most to me so far."
Hot off the box-office success of his revived Rocky and Rambo franchises, the action star has sealed a deal to produce and star in two more action films. 'Rocky Balboa' cost $24 million and went on to gross $70 million worldwide upon its release in 2006. The latest 'Rambo' has taken in $25 million in its first 10 days in theaters.
In addition, Stallone has been developing a relaunch of the 'Death Wish' franchise, which was originally fronted by the late Charles Bronson.
The Dark Horizons website is also reporting that the aging action star will star in a remake of
yet another Bronson flick, the 1972 hit 'The Mechanic'.
