I would imagine in the old days the shaman or elder would regale their tribe with stories of courage and daring from their own days of old, hunting buffalo and dying of dysentery, while those who would listen would use their imagination and feel connected to a community. Or something. Then the oral tradition died, with the advent of the steam powered locomotive and the Oregon Trail.

But luckily for Rick Rey, producer of internet super show Epic-Fu, he resurrected the oral tradition like Lazarus…with a Web 2.0 twist. Instead of yapping about how our ancestors crossed the land bridge, and freed the slaves, while walking three miles in the snow with shoes bought for ten cents that would last for years, Rick Rey rallied around all those who would listen, to tell us the tale of Rambo III. Over his own Twitter account. I sat apt at my Macbook Pro in rapture, obsessively hitting refresh as Rick tweeted the courageous John Rambo fighting the Russians, assisting Afghanistan rebels, rescuing his friend Colonel Trautman, and crashing a tank into a helicopter. It was like I was really there with Rick Rey, watching him watch Rambo III, it was a glorious Web 2.0 retro 80′s Regan pop culture mish-mash of amazing, and thanks to Rick Rey the story of Rambo III will never be lost to the sands of time. And remember: THIS FILM IS DEDICATED TO THE GALLANT PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN.

PS: Rambo poster from the Epic-Fu Blog.

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