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Rambo
Directed by Sylvester Stallone
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Symphony of Rage and Redemption
Best and most outlandish war film since Peckinpah’s WILD BUNCH. Ultra violent, ultra stylized, but never condescending or patronizing; an adult film for adult audiences, and Stallone treats both the material and his audience with great respect. I understand Stallone was profoundly influenced by Ruggero Deodato’s 1979 CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, and it shows in every unsparing, unforgiving frame. CH, however, endured rightful notoriety from too-realistic, nauseatingly real-time horrors; Stallone thankfully spares us that; but his depictions of human suffering are at times extremely tough to witness; yet he pulls us through it with sheer pulse-pounding adrenaline and a real gung-ho, get the baddies – and they ARE bad – most Americans are clueless about the true nature of evil in this world, and Stallone nails it perfectly.

Clint Eastwood is our Gary Cooper; Stallone, with this masterpiece, may be our new John Wayne.

Rating: 10 of 10. Bravo, Sly!

“This Movie Wraps Up The Rambo Saga Very Well”
I’ve been a longtime Stallone fan.I loved the”Rocky”saga.Especially the current release.It was sad to see that almost all of Rocky Balboa’s friends and family were gone,most of all “Mickey”(Burgess Meredith)his manager,”Apollo Creed”(Carl Weathers)his opponent and friend,and his beloved soulmate/wife”Adrian”(Talia Shire),but he still came out on top,a true heroe.In the “Rambo”series,Sly shines again.In all the Rambo movies,you see a man driven toward a purpose,fulfilling the need to successfully complete his mission.The message in these movies is we are americans and proud of it.It also kindles a flame of pride for our many men and women,who enter military service to defend our country and it’s freedom.Though I’m not a veteran myself.I am disabled with Cerebral Palsey.I am very proud of our veterans,who fought,and many who gave up their lives to help others in need,and keep our country strong.My niece,Megan Wahner,a 22 year old Marine,stationed in Aphghanistan,strengthens my pride in our nation’s military.While some young people,are out worrying about their next party,shopping spree in Beverly Hills,Young people like Megan sits in a foreign land,dodging bullets,and hoping to stay alive,so she can go home to her loved ones again.”Rambo”is not only a film to see,but to own as well.Though Sly’s co-star and dear friend Richard Crenna(who died of cancer after Rambo 3)wasn’t in this fourth film in the series,he did an excellent job of his portraying Rambo’s commander Colonel Sam Trautman in the first 3 Rambo films.Richard would be very proud of his friend Sly.If you want alot of action in a movie,this one’s for you.Rambo is tough,but has a heart for his fellow humans,and their well being.Stallone has always entertained me with his great films.This one is one of them.

RAMBO is more than faithful to the franchise, a real eye opener
Despite the fact that I grew up with Sly films, I’m not a huge Rambo fan. But no one can deny the character’s place as the iconic action hero. I admit that when I heard Stallone was reviving Rambo (as well as Rocky), I was more than skeptical. But both films were dutifully faithful to their respective franchises and profess now that I was wrong about Stallone – he has garnered my full respect as a quality director and film maker, at least within the confines of his own beloved franchises.

In the case of Rambo, Stallone pulls no punches (no pun intended.) Here we get another glimpse of John Rambo as a lost man. We also get to see him lay down untold destruction on a group of Burmese militia, lead by a very sadistic leader.

This is hardly a brainy film, but who would ever expect a Rambo film to be so? What we DO expect is something dramatic and intense action and on the surface, Rambo delivers in spades. But the film’s underlying beauty is its message about the true terrors of Burma and like countries. Of course this film is fictional, but Stallone did plenty of research; even the chief villain (Maung Maung Khin) is a former freedom fighter in Burma and I’m sure added his own nightmarish accounts of the realities of the situation.

And let me say this now, this film is a blood bath, but not in a Hollywood sense….in a very realistic sense. When you watch this movie, remember that is happening RIGHT NOW, somewhere in the world.

Not a huge fan of mindless action, nor a violence-junkie, I was surprised by how visceral and powerful this film is. Not for the faint of heart, but if you’re a fan of old-school, brutal action films, don’t miss it.

It’s also a lean 91 minutes long, which is very welcome in today’s Holloywood bloating of 2+ hours films.