Been waiting patiently in the UK to see Rambo gut some asians? Well you might have to wait for DVD in some parts of the country.
According to UK newspaper, The Times, one of the largest cinema chains in the UK, Odeon, is refusing to screen Sylvester Stallone's new Rambo movie. The chain is citing undisclosed "commercial reasons". It has been suggested that this is a result of a breakdown in negotiations between Sony and Odeon over pricing due to Rambo's commecial flop in the States. However that crap doesn't wash with me much over here.
Rambo is already predicted to easily take the number one spot at the box office without Odeon's support meaning all three or so other big chains are quite happy to carry it without fear of a catastrophic loss of earnings and Odeon is a massive multiplex chain so it seems to me strange to say that it is the result of a deal gone sour especially when the same chain is still taking bookings for the nonentity 18 rated movies that are All The Girls Love Mandy Lane and WAZ.
So there's only one conclusion to reach. Odeon decided it would follow Hollywood's lead and start catering more to children than to adults. Helped by the likes of John McClaine's mediocre PG-13/15 rated, toned-down Die Hardouting, it seems even multiplexes have started turning their nose up at mature entertainment for adults. Apparently if you're over 21 you should be going to see exciting stuff like The Bucket List instead.
What hope do we have of seeing the movies we hope to see on the big screen when even multiplexes themselves turn critic and decide what big releases are worthy of their chain carrying.
So if you live out of the city in the UK and you only have an Odeon within travelling distance and you wanted to see Rambo this week, think again. Because apparently Odeon would rather fill their theatres with annoying cell-phone using teenagers than let us adults go watch one of our childhood heros come out of retirement. If you hate being told what you can't watch at your local theatre I suggest you write to them (in the blood of a Burmese soldier if you can) at ODEON Guest Services, FREEPOST ODEON.
