Rambo
2008 Directed by Sylvester Stallone
Synopsis
Heroes never die... They just reload.
When governments fail to act on behalf of captive missionaries, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo sets aside his peaceful existence along the Salween River in a war-torn region of Thailand to take action. Although he's still haunted by violent memories of his time as a U.S. soldier during the Vietnam War, Rambo can hardly turn his back on the aid workers who so desperately need his help.
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Boy, I picked the wrong movie to eat a sandwich during.
PS: Why is this movie actually good? It's like The Expendables, but without the cast, and without sucking.
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There isn't one of us that doesn't want to be someplace else. But this is what we do, who we are. Live for nothing, or die for something. Your call.
-John RamboEasily the best Rambo film since the original First Blood, but nowhere near as good. The setup and plot are kept simple and plausible (to a point) which is it's saving grace compared to the earlier sequels. There's nothing wrong with the plot being simple and straightforward though, it's actually what you want in a film like this.
John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) here comes off as a broken man at first, thankfully. Considering there's 20 years between this and the last film, it's nice that they actually show…
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Rambo taught me this:
Burmese people explode like ripe cherries if you look at them wrong.
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One star purely for the ending climax, one and a half for the rest. The final act was gory, epic, awesome, triumphant, climatic, action packed and bloody - just the way it was teased all throughout the film. We're toyed around with using short snippets of action which really pissed me off, but as soon as the film went by, quickly may I add, the climax is worth all the wait.
The film itself, apart from the ending, is actually pretty shit. The mercenary characters are achingly annoying and bland, the bald guy is just hilarious how tough he thinks he is and the Christians have NO character whatsoever. I just don't give a shit…
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When you aren't watching countless people explode, or children being shot, or a baby being tossed into a raging fire, you are treated to completely nonsensical philosophical debates between Julie Benz and Stallone. Benz's doe-eyed innocence is ridiculously overplayed.
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Great way to end the franchise. Stallone is the man!
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One star purely for the ending climax, one and a half for the rest. The final act was gory, epic, awesome, triumphant, climatic, action packed and bloody - just the way it was teased all throughout the film. We're toyed around with using short snippets of action which really pissed me off, but as soon as the film went by, quickly may I add, the climax is worth all the wait.
The film itself, apart from the ending, is actually pretty shit. The mercenary characters are achingly annoying and bland, the bald guy is just hilarious how tough he thinks he is and the Christians have NO character whatsoever. I just don't give a shit…
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20 years later, and after the success of Sylvester Stallones' return as Rocky Balboa in... 'Rocky Balbao', he was lured into bringing back another iconic hero from his back catalogue - John Rambo - for one final mission and christ, what a send-off!
Firstly, let me say this out-does 'First Blood: Part 2' and 'Rambo III' and stands neatly below 'First Blood' - not due to iconography of the film, but for the simplicity and toning down of things to bring Rambo back to how we remembered him before he took to freeing countries and taking on armies. He's a slightly broken man, at home in the shadows and the damp jungles grafting with his bare hands and living an…
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So... after watching half a dozen indie films at Sundance I needed some nonsensical blood, violence and explosions. You know, a real movie.
This hit the spot.
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This movie was silly and fun. There was little to no substance, just Rambo being a badass and beating up the bad guy.
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A film with incredibly limited ambitions which it manages to achieve.
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rambo is on a killing spree again and hes so fucking angry loved it!
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The ultimate Rambo sequel. This is a movie that should never have been made, and that's probably why I love it so much.
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"Mein Name ist John Rambo!" RATATATATATATATATATA
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Got give stallone some misguided credit for the third act of this film. Most third acts are where alot of the story resolution and the like is done.
In rambo the third act is just an all our fucking rampage of the kind stirling archer would be proud. No story, just dudes shooting other dudes.