After sleeping half of the movie, I decided to review it again. I'm not much keen with Muppet eye Rambo (or Stallone's other famous characters either) or war movies gerenally. Film was one of those black and white stories, where you know all the time who's the bad guy and who's not. Local's talk sounded (for purpose) gibberish. Movie is also a good example of modern techonology: good stuns, lots, LOTS of gore with the help of digital special effects. Beginning was too long and sleepy.

manliest film i've seen in ages |m/

This film blew my mind. The amount and intensity of the violence makes this no comic book affair like parts two and three...This is some truly disturbing stuff. Stallone, however, is able to walk the tightrope and deliver a highly entertaining film without being completely repulsive. This is one of the better action films from the 1980s...In 2008 and I feel that's the best compliment this film can get.

Pros: Man, a lot of people get killed/maimed/tortured in a gory and horrible fashion. Cons: See pros. That is all the happens in this movie.

Stallone should have known when it's enough... it's just not really entertaining to see a 60-year-old Rambo...

A short, bloody, raucus movie. On it's own it would be perhaps a 65/100, but as a bookend to a pop-culture legend, it transcends. Stallone is a genius when it comes to film. He's too easy to mock, but the fact is he knows what he's doing with every move. He knows what people want to see. Stallone didn't compromise, and gave us closure that will brings unexpected emotion. Not for the character, but for our own childhood. Terrific.

I've heard this movie described as an '80s action movie made in 2008, a point which I would agree with. But the problem with this movie is that it can't decide if it wants to fully embrace the balls to the wall action or try and go the serious route like "First Blood". It's got some decent action sequences, but the plot is razor thin. It's inconsistent, to say the least. Plus, if you watched the trailer (where Rambo turns a soldier into red Jell-O) then you've already seen what you came for.

Knock knock. Who's there? It's Rambo. AAAAAAAAAARGH. That's what this movie is, Rambo droppin' in on fools and fucking shit up. It's fun. I like the Rambo in First Blood more and this movie doesn't have the raw emotion of Rocky Balboa but this movie has the raw violence and a little bit of social commentary as well.

This is a gory, dark, sharp-edged action flick that will leave you speechless. Most of the film consists of insane gory executions and guts splattering everywhere. Some nice explosions too, but the plot and dialogue are pretty weak. Just turn your mind off for about 80 minutes and enjoy.

I was surprised at how much this improves over the other two sequels in terms of it's cinematography.. It's for the most part great, and oftentimes stunning to look at. The dialog is awful and the plot is all the same, but it does a better job of getting you invested in it and it's vastly better than the two films before it. I do like Julie Benz as well. Doesn't have anything on the first, but I enjoyed it for what it was. Manly.

At the top of any Republican viewer's Netflix queue, no doubt. It's a film where Rambo is sent in to rescue a group of wholesome white people from a group of evil brown people. The most telling - and patronizing - scene is one where the audience is expected to react with disgust at a Burmese girl being raped, then with sheer horror at the mere prospect of a white girl suffering the same fate. Nonetheless, in typical Rambo tradition, it's a gory and sincere exploration of real-world conflicts.

It's not bad but it's not really good. Violent to beyond cartoon levels and the bad guys may as well wear capes and dress in black, twirling moustaches. Mind you, stepping on a landmine on being hit by a burst of heavy caliber machine gun fire should look like it hurts, and not the usual bollocks of 'just a flesh wound'. In conclusion, not bad but all the depth of a puddle under a steamroller.

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Not half bad, a true action movie in the tradition of the best the '80s had to offer. Takes itself a little too seriously, perhaps.

Gory action flick. Me like.

A nice piece of action

Not a movie for the plot or dialogue, Rambo is one of those 'no thinking' films that is all about the gore. Lots of gore.

Um, can't really say anything that hasn't been said. It's like an awesome R-rated movie trailer that ended so abruptly I couldn't believe how much time had gone by. Great action, gore, effects, but can you really call it a 'movie'?

This is a movie with guts. Plenty of it.

Fun. Being provoked by this is like being provoked by a 3-year-old calling you evil.

Bodies exploding left, right and centre. Maybe one of the most violent films i've ever seen, brilliant and fun.

Ridiculously gory, thin on development, and yet still manages to be awesome. The length is just right to keep it entertaining throughout.

Watching Rambo felt like I was seeing a long dead genre of 80's action rise from it's ashes into a new dawn in a triumphant manner. I shed a single manly tear.

Gore-fest.