Rambo III is fairly close to being more of the same as this film triumphantly carries on the quite spectacular action setpieces that were comfortably established in First Blood Part II, just now in an entirely different setting with some similar plot beats from its predecessor this go around. This one revolves with the titular John Rambo now combatting off the Soviet Army in the deserts of Afghanistan, and has to try to save his former military commander/longtime friend from them, a key figure that has been mutually supporting him ever since the first-ever entry in this franchise.

Stallone, of course, broadens upon his character here, although not on the same level as First Blood unsurprisingly, with him maintaining the…

Zaysen: Are you insane? One man against trained commandos... Who do you think this man is? God?

Colonel Trautman: No. God would have mercy. He won't.

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This was a big improvement on the second movie, while still lacking some of the realistic action and emotion from the first movie. 
I liked the opening showing how Rambo is living a peaceful life, when he is brought back in action to save an old friend. 
It helped give some more characterization of Rambo and the fact that his mission was more personal, also made it feel like more was at stake. 
The action was great and full of kills and explosions. Some of the kills went a bit…

The third instalment in the Rambo film franchise, Rambo III has the raw energy & unflinching brutality of its predecessors and is a typical example of 1980s action cinema but unlike the last two chapters, it's also grated with lots of cheese which turns it campy at times but then again, it makes up for that drawback with its impressive action set pieces.

Rambo III finds the Vietnam-war veteran residing in Thailand when he's approached by his former commanding officer who asks for his assistance in delivering supplies to anti-Soviet fighters in Afghanistan. Tired of fighting, Rambo refuses his offer but when he's captured by the Soviet forces, Rambo goes on a solo mission to rescue him from his captors.

Directed…

"You don't have to hunt him... he'll find you" - Trautman,

I wonder how many people learned where Afghanistan is because of this film... movies help us learn.

In Rambo III, John is peacefully existing in a monastery when he gets news that his friend, Colonel Trautman, has been caught by Russian forces in Afghanistan. He goes into Afghanistan to get his man back. The film's goal is to make people aware of atrocities in Afghanistan and boy does its pro-Afghanistan bent look interesting through 2020 eyes. I think Rambo III doesn't work as well as part 2 because the stakes feel different and Rambo just doesn't feel like Rambo to me.

The first movie is just plain good, and…

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This is easily the worst of the franchise thus far. Where Part II flourished in the midst of the brainless action, this third film can’t quite get there. There are some great scenes in this romp. The helicopter flying low, attacking the innocents, scene is one of the best looking scenes in the franchise. The action is extremely well-shot as well. What action there is (not much compared to the first two), actually hits me harder than it did in the second. The issue here is the time between those action scenes. The story here isn’t that intriguing. Granted, it wasn’t in the last film but at least that film knew that fact.

The second…

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Rambo III (1988)

Shouldn't this be called 'Rambo II: First Blood Part III'? It's almost as if they couldn't decide what they wanted the title of the franchise to remain as.

That aside, if you thought the last instalment was over-the-top, this one takes it one step even further (if that was even possible). This time, Rambo is living in Thailand trying to make peace with himself, until Colonel Trautman approaches and asks him for assistance with an anti-Soviet uprising in Afghanistan. It's not until Trautman is captured on duty and held hostage that John agrees to help the rebels and run the Soviet forces out.

I do like how Trautman was given a bigger…

Also known as: the one where Rambo goes to Afghanistan to help fight against the Soviets, and in the process unintentionally creates the future Taliban.

The third and weakest entry in the series is where things went downhill. The first one attempted to be a serious movie, though I don't think it was fully successful. The second one was a great big load of ham, but enjoyable if you accepted it for what it was. Both films were basically about coming to terms with the Vietnam experience and the disgraceful way the US treated its Vietnam veterans, and by the end of the second film, John Rambo had reached his full culmination as a character. There was no place left…

It has been said a million times about how the first Rambo movie is mostly a quiet and reflective movie about dealing with PTSD, and the scars of war. Then the second film is a major departure. It is a pure action film that uses the setting and internal conflict from the first film and makes it an external conflict.

This movie is also mainly an action film. But this time instead of Vietnam, the film is set in Afghanistan. Any movie set between 1970 and 2020 that deals with American interest in Afghanistan if fraught with complications. I don't remember the film, but I remember watching a movie where the Taliban were fighting along side the Americans. Which would…