When Rambo Met Bridget

Two weeks ago, Bridget wrote a post and a column likening the situation with the Korean missionaries trapped in Afghanistan to the upcoming Rambo film. To quote our intrepid blogstress herself:

“In the upcoming fourth installment of the ‘Rambo’ franchise, Sylvester Stallone is shacked up in Bangkok when a group of Christian missionaries comes through, wanting to use his boat to get to Burma. ‘Burma’s a war zone,’ John Rambo lectures them in his signature warble. He initially refuses, the missionaries chide him for being insensitive, and he later relents under pressure, taking the lot up the river.

As expected, the missionaries fall victim to the bad guys (evidently Burmese villains are still acceptable onscreen), and endure torture and whatnot. And who’s expected to save them? Why, the guy who warned them it was so dangerous in the first place.

And now, Bridget reports that next week she will be traveling into the heart of the hurricane territory for a cheap, off-peak vacation. This gives me visions of the next next Rambo installment, "When Rambo Met Bridget." I can see it now (with apologies to Ms. Johnson):

“In the upcoming fourth installment of the ‘Rambo’ franchise, Sylvester Stallone is shacked up in Miami when a group of underpaid journalists comes through, wanting to use his boat to get to Puerto Rico. ‘Puerto Rico’s a hurricane zone,’ John Rambo lectures them in his signature warble. He initially refuses, the journalists chide him for being insensitive, and he later relents under pressure, taking the lot to the land of white beaches and colorful daiquiris.

As expected, the journalists fall victim to Mother Nature (evidently the effects of global warming are still acceptable onscreen), and endure torrential rains and whatnot. And who’s expected to save them? Why, the guy who warned them it was so dangerous in the first place.

Rambo goes in, battles the elements, and saves the would-be partying journalists from 100 mph winds and general mayhem! Hey, I'd pay $10 to see that film -- who wouldn't?