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Rambo III - The book

posted 14 years ago by zeeboe82
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I'm currently reading "Rambo III" - the book. Never read it before, but I'm really enjoying it. I can already tell that it's going to help me appreciate the film a lot more, which I'll rewatch soon. I'm also getting an interest in The Soviet War in Afghanistan, which I'd love to research.

I've always liked Rambo III because I enjoy realism in films, and I like that the film was set in a realistic context. It's cool seeing the Rambo character placed amongst that, and now that I'm actually learning the history behind the topic, I've become an even bigger fan.

[–] novastar_6 14 years ago

I've been reading it that past week, am about finished with it, and I came on here to say, if you've seen this movie, and you read this book......you're going to be in for a surprise because the book's story is almost completely different from the movie entirely. And between the two I really think the book's the better one.

[–] perfectpawn 14 years ago

On his site Morrell says that he based the book on an early draft of the screenplay -- apparently Rambo III, in his words, was going to have more of a "Rambo of Arabia" feel, with a pretty French doctor Rambo befriends and a more epic scope. But as production went on, various factors resulted in the film we now have, which was more action-heavy.