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• Uh......One word...... SURPRISING!!! posted on 28 August 2009

  I like a lot of folks out there went to see this movie with the feeling that this was going to be cheesy, and too nostalgic... Boy, was I wrong. As you read these comments, you can see that most people who viewed this movie agree. It has a great meaning to what really happens in third world countries, and to that, a lot of us in this country don't condone violence, this movie shows that when a hand is around your throat, you may have to push back with equal, or more force..Sad, but true. The acting was very good, on all levels. And of course the future implications will arise, when some ignorant parent takes their 10 year old kid to see it, not realizing the R... yep.. R rating is there for a reason, then goes, and complains of the brutal, but darn near realistic battle scenes. Sly has been sort of picked on by the uptight crowd, who believe that (I have nothing against this actor) Will Farrell is one of the best actors of all time, but Sly CAN act. In this movie, you can really see this. If you are looking for a film to sit back, and relax to... THIS is NOT the film for you. If you are there to see a pulse driven, steroid shot to the cerebral cortex, a kick to the mid-region, a nuclear blast to all senses, this is the film that you would want to see. Hold tight, it puts you right there with the action!!!!

• Every new town just seems to bring you down posted on 28 August 2009

  I'll get my one and only gripe out of the way first. I don't like the title. Rambo 4 or John Rambo would have been far more appropriate but I will call the film Fourth Blood in this review to avoid confusion between the characters name and the film title.For the past 20 years John Rambo has remained in Thailand since his rescue of Colonel Trautman in Afghanistan. He lives a quiet life as a snake hunter and fisherman until he is propositioned by a group of simple and naive American missionaries from some quaint country town (think of Ned Flanders and his pals) to take them up river into wartorn Bhurma where carnage, rape, mutilations and amputations are a daily occurrence so they can help the sick and teach bible or some other such Mother Theresa uselessness.It takes some convincing but Rambo agrees to do it and is only happy to see the back of them. But when the missionaries are kidnapped (which was inevitable) he leads a ragtag bunch of mercenaries across the border to annihilate every Junta in their way. But Rambo doesn't merely shoot the baddies, he rips them apart in ways so bloody it would make Jason Voorhees blush.Yes, it's a rather thin story, but so what? The only people who would point this out are those desperate to hate the film. But if your film taste usually involves Keira Knightley in a frock or Cameron Diaz doing romcom then what the hell are you doing watching a Rambo film anyway? I had worries that the Rambo character might not be relevant anymore. He hasn't been around since the 80s and he stood for something rather different back then. Stallone has always played him as a cynic and someone who mostly doesn't care about the world after what it's done to him. With all of the carnage and cheapening of life that happens daily on our planet it does seem fitting that Rambo would retreat to a quiet corner until mankind needs his ruthless efficiency for killing again.Stallone looks great for his age and this, his seventh film as director, is certainly his most hardcore. At 61 it seems that old Sly has more testosterone pumping through his arteries than ever before.Another thing that worried me was the loss of Jerry Goldsmith and Richard Crenna. A Rambo movie simply cannot be a Rambo movie without those classic, signature themes. Brian Tyler, who is certainly not the best composer in Hollywood, does a competent, if not exceptional, job of blending his own tough action noise with Goldsmith's memorable tunes.Richard Crenna on the other hand is one of those actors that really should have lived forever without aging. His absence is not explained in the movie but Stallone claims that 'Trautman died the day my friend Richard died'. Though I did love the black and white dream sequence at the halfway mark. Rambo has vivid flashbacks to the previous films with images of Colonel Trautman. His voice calls out to him 'John...John!' until it fades into the voice of a Pastor calling for Rambo's help. It's like Trautman, Rambo's only real friend/father figure, is still trying to give him guidance from the next world.It could have been longer, but legend has it that Stallone has a director's cut in the works for DVD and it's surely a great night at the movies. It finishes of the Rambo story perfectly will surely please every single Rambo fan on the face of the earth. Fourth Blood is a real action movie, no PG13 Live Free or Die Hard garbage here. This is what an action film, a MAN'S film should be.

• The first EPIC of 2008 posted on 28 August 2009

  The fourth movie in the Rambo films outdoes all the other three and stands bold and firm among other action films. After the success from Rocky Balboa, Stallone could only get better and thats the exact case in this scenario. He may not be the greatest actor in the world, but Stallone remains one of the greatest action figures of our time. His best coming from Rambo! It excludes the three other petty films before it and becomes a daring, disturbing and magnificent epic.Action movies these days cant really grab the thrill, excitement and adrenaline, but this is by far not the case with Rambo. Sly delivers fast paced action. Bloody, brutal and in your face. It's that type of film that nobody under the age of 18 should ever watch. Each act of violence significantly gets 100 times more brutal including the classic Stallone finale. But taken above the violence is in fact a real emotional story. Think of it like the first Rocky film but without the gloves and a hell of a lot more violence.Think of it like the first Rocky film but without the gloves and a hell of a lot more violence.Sly Stallone is still here, and has reinvented the action movie as we know it.

• brilliant!! posted on 28 August 2009

  i remember seeing a trailer once on another website and thinking oh my, what a film we are in for, so i gathered a few friends and off we went to see it, firstly i was delighted to hear he'd kept all the original music which was just brilliant, so u get that real Rambo feeling right from the start, and the film doesn't drag out too like a lot of these big budget action films u see more of these days, this guy knows who he is, hes not running round trying to find out who he is, oh no, it starts steady and builds nicely in to an unbelievable pace of action and drama, i was a massive Rambo fan anyway, but of course along like a lot of other people i didn't want to see Stallone fall flat on his face running round with an oily body and a skimpy vest on in another so called flop of a film, the guy is in his 60s now, and hes still in brilliant shape, and he realises that he just doesn't need to run round in vests any more blowing everyone up, instead, he runs around in a tatty t-shirt blowing everyone up, but this time in a more believable and satisfying fashion, after seeing what the bad guys are up to this time, i loved this film, right to the point, no UN-realistic action sequences or plots, its just breathtaking!

• Stallone is Back! posted on 26 August 2009

  Now this is how an action movie should be made. Going to see this movie was a great experience. I went to the midnight show with my girlfriend and two buddies. When we arrived there was a big line for the movie and the theater manager was convinced to open a 12:15 show. The second the credits came on, the audience applauded like crazy. Every great action scene was met with numerous applause. And the ending, which I thought was a classic ending, had the entire audience give a standing ovation. As for the negative movie critics and their reviews... This is not an "Oscar" movie, but who wanted it to be? It's Rambo, classic action that got everyone to remember growing up with the other Rambo movies. I think this one was as good as "First Blood". It also had a realistic feel to it,as well as addressing the situation that's happening right now in Burma. Sylvester Stallone is kind of like the New York Yankee's. You either love him or hate him. But I think this film as well as last years "Rocky Balboa" shows that Stallone is truly gifted as a writer-director-actor. To direct yourself, especially in an action movie is very hard work(like Mel Gibson in "Braveheart")and I think Stallone did a wonderful job with it. People are hard on Stallone cause maybe he had a few bad movies out there, or they think in real life he is slow and talks like Rocky(why I don't know, it's called acting, it was a character he played)what ever reason, I think Stallone deserves more respect than what people give him. Hopefully, these two new movies he made can help him get his respect.

• Great film for those that like ultra violence posted on 26 August 2009

  First, to all the naysayers out there that are bashing this movie, why did you go to watch it? You know it is filled with violence and gore. That IS its purpose. It is what it is. It is not some Shakespearean drama, it wont cause you to reflect on the meaning of life. It wont cause you to have deep meaningful discussions over lukewarm coffee at your film of the month club. There is NO message in the movie (other than a 50 cal machine gun can do some serious damage). Pure and simple, it is a movie for those that enjoy violence! And if you like Ichi the Killer, Hostel, Gladiator etc.. you will like this movie. If you like heads exploding and limbs being cut off by machetes, you will like this movie. Take it for what it is worth-don't try to make it something it is not. This is the first action movie I have truly enjoyed in a very long time.

• Rambo......enough said!! (no big spoilers) posted on 26 August 2009

  You know when you are watching a darn good film when you are desperate for the main character to show their skills when someone makes fun of them. In this its the rubbish mercenary who makes fun of Rambo and throughout the bad mouthing i just thought "oooooo.....that there is John Rambo...". Also later on after Rambo makes his skills known to the mercenary's, i was just waiting for a man to say "who do you think you are, Rambo!!" But anyway the movie was incredible, easily the best action picture I've seen in along time and i mean long time. It was constantly entertaining, i was so engulfed in the whole film i actually stayed while the ending credits went up just to see if he finally did meet his father. I just wanted to see what happened and dare i say incredibly well shot for the ending. Though i felt the ending crept up on me from behind, i was enjoying the film so much i didn't really want it to end, just pure escapism but quality never the less. Some say he's lost it but i think he's finally starting to find it.The characters he works with have their unique little quirks but Stallone stands out by far, yet like any other film there are a few bits where you just think...mm mm...i dunno about that bit. But honestly heres a film you can finally walk out a cinema saying "I'm not to upset i paid 6 bucks to see that, was damn worth it!!" Now adays its also rare for a young person to show a look of concern whilst watching a violent movie, the village scene and the mine rice field scenes...talk about heart pounding stuff!! But the shocker has to be when the child is thrown into the fire...i felt so in on the story, i was drawn by the scenes of pure hellish evil. Stallone is skilled at building support for a character or theme, rocky is another prime example of this, Stallone loves to get people behind the hero. He loves to get people so involved rather than just to feel as though they are watching a movie. Think back to cliffhanger...were you not just praying from him to keep his grip?? Soundtrack...pure ambiance and atmosphere, the Rambo title...the theme when he stands triumphant at the end whilst looking over the destruction...genius...Stallone actually lets the viewer feel proud of what they have seen done, makes your hairs stand on end and a slight smile on your face.Anyone who says Stallone is not an actor needs a left hook, look at Rambo and Rocky, Rambo is hardened and theoretically emotionless towards his actions where as Rocky shows his feelings, to his son, Adrian and even the boxing commission in rocky balboa. One film for those who doubt his acting ability, COPLAND, see it...you'll be amazed at how talented Stallone actually is. He's passionate in all he does, he puts a lot of time and sweat into his work, he writes and directs, he isn't afraid to take the "boo's" which might come with it. How many folk laughed when they heard about rocky 6? well I'm sure they are eating their own words now. This man has truly came into his own, he's now enjoying making films rather than concerning himself with his pocket money. Which i think shows in his work, its more enjoyable for us as an audience.Stallone is, i think, a real credit to the film industry. He has brought in countless dollars through his movies, he's created legendary characters and a hero to many. How many people idolise or love rocky, they don't love Stallone they love the character he made.This man is like a great tasting wine, he has improved through age and is finally letting us sample some of the unique and powerful flavours which lay in his vintage, yet potent mind.Hail Stallone!!!

• Sylvester Stallone's best movie. posted on 26 August 2009

  After watching the first trailer I got high hopes for this film. Finally, it seemed, that Sly made a *real* RAMBO-film.And he did! This is by far the best Sylvester Stallone movie I have ever seen. It is brutal, it is powerful, it had depth. And very much so.If you are not familiar with Burma and the situation there, you should spend a few minutes reading up on the subject. The fact that they try to educate you with a few seconds of real (and painful) news footage (some as recent as fall 2007) is good, but not enough. With some insight in the Burmese situation, you will enjoy this film much more.It is vital to stand alert, watch every minor detail, closely see the actions Rambo is taking here - and everybody else for that matter. When the bullets start flying (and they do fly so very often in this flick), it's tough to keep up, but necessary still.Where movies like SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and HOSTEL tries to justify their violence with plot, RAMBO's violence IS the plot. Nowhere have we seen such an honest film with such a tough Central Question: is it ever justified to kill someone? The movie is short, it has four characters we learn the names of and only a few minor characters we care about. It is minimalistic in every sense - but it is so very well done that we are watching a pure masterpiece here.This is definitely not a film for everyone. But everyone should watch it. It is an important film, and it brings up an important subject. It is pure theater, pure excitement.When I go to a movie I want to FEEL something. And this film makes you feel so much.Pure excellence.10/10

• very improbable return posted on 26 August 2009

  A bigger Rambo, conceived for the new generation, more violent and brutal, but with a different spirit from the one of its predecessors. Stallone is less believable of course (he's more aged than 60 on the other hand..) and gives the impression of being focused too much on the past rather than on the future. In some respects the story and the scripts are even ridiculous but it's exactly what the audience expected it to be, after so many years of waiting. Moreover Rambo's reinvention could have been less full of prejudices against the Asians, but on the other hand biases were necessary for justifying such a bloodshed. Fortunately this one has been the last of the saga..

• Great great movie posted on 24 August 2009

  Next time a movie comes out, I won't read the critics, they are spoilers!!!!!! Anyways RAMBO was just one heck of a movie, being a Rambo fan and owner of the Rambo DVD collection I must say this should be put on DVD as soon as possible and added. The action was great, non stop, very simple story line and meaningful catchy phrases. I must say Sly looks great at 62, and his acting and directing job was just excellent. A lot of people thought this would be a bust but, HELL NO, RAMBO PROVED YOU WRONG. I hope more sequels like this come and I really hope a Rambo V doesn't come out, IV is enough. Long Live RAMBO

• Disappointing posted on 22 August 2009

  John Rambo got tamed. In the two-decade hiatus that separates his last outing from Rambo (formerly John Rambo, Rambo IV, Rambo IV: In The Serpent's Eye), the Vietnam vet has taken up fishing, packed on a few pounds and nailed a faux-peaceful look to his strangely unwrinkled features. But Sylvester Stallone wants us to believe that somewhere underneath his massive frame still lies a killing machine. Tough job, since he slumbers through his own movie as a supporting character, rather than the one-man army who almost single-handedly created the genre that defined the '80s.We get a script glued together from bits and pieces of Rambo: First Blood Part II (the jungle setting) and Rambo III (the rescue mission) that barely allows the ultimate soldier to wrap his meaty fists around any sort of action. After years living peacefully in Thailand, Rambo reluctantly agrees to take a group of Christian relief workers into war-torn Burma. "We can make a difference," the blonde and frail Sarah (Julie Benz) tells her sceptical guide, who replies, repeatedly: "Go home." She should have listened. As her group arrives at a Generic Third World Village, they are brutally attacked, the villagers are slaughtered and the survivors (why there are any is a mystery) taken prisoner. Rambo gets the news, sighs and goes to the rescue.Ham-fisted dialogue aside, we expect Rambo to at least deliver in the action stakes. And deliver it does, but the main man is left on the sidelines: Rambo leads a band of mercenaries to the rescue against an army of faceless bad guys. It's these taggers-along who do the lion's share of the heavy lifting - or at least heavy shooting.Meanwhile, the baddies are developed not even a little. We have no idea why these men are holding hostages in the middle of the jungle, nor are we given any clue as to how, if at all, it relates to the ongoing civil war there. But they sure are bad: soldiers shoot at prisoners as they run through a minefield; rape and decapitation are common practise. As counter-balance - and to satisfy the audience's blood lust, perhaps - Rambo goes heavy on the gore. Very heavy. When the action kicks in, torn limbs and exploding heads became part of the scenery in a never-ending climax designed for the Xbox generation (see, for example, Rambo turning a soldier into meatloaf using heavy artillery in one unusually inspired scene).The real problem with Rambo is the lack of an anchor. The late Richard Crenna was perfectly cast as the franchise's Col. Trautman (and, for that matter, in Hot Shots! Part Deux…) because he knew how to steer Rambo in the right direction. The character is sorely missed here, as Sly himself acknowledges by giving Rambo a dream sequence where Trautman tells him to stop denying who he really is: a killer.The other problem is Rocky Balboa. With the triumph of his sad-and-tender winner from last year, Sly thought he could win the '80s kids all over again through sheer nostalgia. But Rambo is no Rocky. He doesn't have a soft side; he needs to mope a little but then step straight into the action, period. Pushing 62, the actor/director was in the perfect position to tell the tale of the boxer in need of one last round - a tale that mirrored his own career - but here he can simply no longer deliver the kind of stunts expected from an action movie. The charisma-deficient mercenaries (one called "School Boy"? C'mon!) who tag along are a cheap excuse to provide thrills, leaving the audience with nothing to cheer but the all-too fleeting Rambo moments: an exploding arrow here, total carnage there. The brief running time - a bit under one-and-a-half hours - makes the whole experience bearable, but overall Rambo feels like the trailer for an adventure that never really ignites.

• When you're pushed, killing's as easy as breathing... posted on 22 August 2009

  The return of the 80's and early 90's classics have been hit or miss. Terminator 3, though watching Arnold as his greatest and most famous character was great, the movie was awful. Die Hard 4, though it had a good story and enjoyable cast, seemed to suffer with overdone special effects. I mean come on, Bruce Willis was surfing on a jet while stuff was blowing up left and right. Not to mention the movie was rated PG-13 and not rated R like the previous Die Hard movies thus appealing to a much younger crowd. But then came Rocky Balboa. This movie reminded me of what a great movie can be. It had a message, a story, great acting, and it didn't strive to be totally different from it's predecessors. With this sigh of relief I had high hopes for Rambo. Could Stallone make Rambo as good as Rocky Balboa? YES.This movie hits home. Everything about it is great. It's as if Stallone took every element that made the previous Rambo's good and mashed them all together to make one bad ass Rambo movie. The story was there, the action was there, and the level to which it was presented was very intense. This movie is chalk full of gore, and it works very well. Especially since the enemy is built up to be this mindless sick brutal force that thrives on killing the innocent. You can't wait until the first arrow cruises through a skull, or a knife slices across a throat. Very intense. I recommend this movie to anyone who loves action movies because this is one of the best. 10/10

• RAMBO (Sylvester Stallone, 2008) *** posted on 20 August 2009

  The fourth Rambo movie has been a long time coming – 20 years – and is the first one to be directed by Stallone himself; like ROCKY BALBOA (2006), this is a surprising return to form for Sly – and, in this case, emerges as perhaps the best in the series.Even so, the storyline is pretty thin – Rambo is hired to free a group of doctors taken prisoners in the war-torn jungles of Burma – and the film atypically short for contemporary fare (the end credits start rolling around the 80-minute mark!). However, Stallone makes up for these with a thoroughly unflinching portrayal of the cruelty and gruesomeness of war – which, instead of a modern Hollywood blockbuster, brings to mind those objectionable Italian-made jungle adventures or even the notorious "video nasties" of the 1980s! As a result, it would be interesting to see how the previous entries in the series stack up against this no-holds-barred bloodthirsty update but, alas, presently I don't have enough time on my hands to find out! What is certain, however, is that Stallone's "Planet Hollywood" pals – Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis – must be gnashing their teeth in envy…as Rambo unequivocally proves here that he truly is "The Last Action Hero". Incidentally, one is never really sure why the atrocities on the Burmese villagers are being perpetrated (and on whose orders) which, if one isn't bothered to come up with the expected metaphors, rather makes the relentless display of carnage throughout seem somewhat pointless and altogether less than entertaining – despite the familiar strains of Jerry Goldsmith's stirring Rambo theme! P.S. By the way, the print I watched sported the JOHN RAMBO title which, bafflingly, was shortened for the U.S. – as it would have tied in well with ROCKY BALBOA itself.

• Why I was disappointed with this film posted on 20 August 2009

  OK I see a lot of positive reviews here, and I had huge expectations for this movie before I went to see it but I have to say I wasn't pleased with the end result.I have always been a huge Rambo fan, so I was looking forward to this but I shall explain why I wasn't happy.The movie was too short, and there wasn't enough screen time for character development for neither the main characters or anyone else for that matter. I couldn't help thinking that this film lacked the magic of the previous three films. One thing I noticed half way through the movie was the absence of Rambo's trademark knife. This for me was a major disappointment, it wasn't just a knife, it was a symbol more than anything which evolved as the Rambo films progressed. I was glad to see the return of the bow and headband, but the knife should have been there.Apart from that the whole film was just mindless brutality, I really didn't have a problem with the violence, but it was the justification I had trouble coming to terms with. Rambo was immensely barbaric in this movie and most of the killing was unnecessary.The story for me wasn't strong enough to hold the film. Something else I was displeased with is that there is no reference to col. Trautman, who was integral to all the Rambo films. His death should have been mentioned somewhere in the film or some sort of reference, but there was nothing.What made the action in the previous Rambo films so unique was the clever traps set in the jungles, none of which we saw in this latest installment of the franchise, I will say it again it was just mindless explosions repeating over and over.I was glad to see the reprise of Jerry Goldsmith's wonderful music, but it was the same theme playing over and over again. We never heard the triumphant themes which we are so familiar with, and the score just didn't have enough depth.lastly I have a problem with the title, it was initially going to be called John Rambo, than they changed their minds and called it just Rambo. Why not just call it Rambo 4, since that's what it is. Sly made the same mistake with the last Rocky film and now he is done it again here I really can't see the sense in it.Overall I just see this as nothing but a pointless action film!

• tag line says all, the year's first great action movie. posted on 18 August 2009

  A straight action film only Stallone could deliver. Nobody else could direct such an uncompromising pursuit of battle. The battle sequences of this movie are glorious and violent in a way that is special, a new extreme level of tension was achieved in my opinion and I don't say this in blind excitement.This movie delivers a movie-high that is not often attempted. Movies usually hold back or simply fail at achieving visceral action and instead try to balance themselves between action, plot, drama, comedy, etc, and in many cases in modern films this only lowers the quality of the experience. The downfall of Rambo you could say is its small concern for character drama, indeed the scenes looking at the female lead and the mercenary group are pretty poorly acted (though this allows the scenes to focus on Stallone's disregard for their antics, it can get annoying to sit through).The mercenary group's character were so over the top in acting however it came off like farce to me which was actually really entertaining, seeing their macho lines fall dead in the air, Stallone giving them no respect.The battles were glorious even if the film has flaws, but it focuses on the battle as it should, and achieves glorious cinematic victory. Great experience.

• Good movie posted on 18 August 2009

  Normally I prefer romantic road movie, but I found with John Rambo some things interesting about live and love. The movie still very violent but that's the goal of this movie.It present the bullet impacts on the body as the reality. It present how kind of commander exist inside the camps. And it present which mind have some peace workers inside deep forest and hostile territories. John Rambo still play the hostile man against all forms of trial from USA and he may realize somethings new inside his home place and he still has some interrogation about the new style life.I said I burn to kill but think to kill and want think another trip.That's a very nice movie.

• Stallone's Back posted on 18 August 2009

  Hey, Movie Master T.J. here and I just watched the 4th Rambo. From a fan of the series point of view, it was bloody, violent, and full of pondering moments. This film actually is somewhat of a realistic film. It take's place in Burma, which is an off the map war zone that no one really knew about until Stallone called the U.N., wanting a location for Rambo to be in.The problems of Burma actually do exist and writer, director, producer, and main star Sly Stallone brings it to the big screen. In this entry to the 25 year old series, Rambo is isolated in Thailand, giving boat rides for money to people. He does this for a Christian group, when they become captured in Burma, and he must go in.This movie offered more development for Rambo, going off of Rambo II and III, without the cheesy 80's music. The film also gives Rambo less screen time than the previous films, and focuses on a real story. It also had a great color and sound overall, placing you right in the middle of the action. What I did not like was the unsteadiness of the camera in the dialogue heavy scenes and the camera acting as a firehouse in the action scenes. Maybe Sly took too much responsibility for one film; but overall, the film isn't that bad.Fans of the series should check it out and serious film enthusiasts should give it a once over. The reaction so far from fans and critics is mixed, but overall received better than 2 or 3. Out 4 stars, I give it 4 for historical accuracy, action, complex plot, and for a great ending for a series, although there have been rumors and talks of a Rambo V. I'm T.J. Goodlet, and this has been the film corner. When the DVD comes out, I'll be sure to give you a review of that as well.

• Rambo is back............................... posted on 18 August 2009

  Having heard all the hype over the past 2-3 years that Stallone was making another rocky and Rambo i didn't think at his age he could pull it off. After seeing rocky balboa i was actually quite impressed and now Rambo exceeded my expectations. I expected this new installment to the series to be the first hour of talking and story build up and then the last 20 minutes to be full on action but as i saw today it was the other way round. I was impressed also that there was no cgi and the explosions were all done old school and that it also looked like Stallone was doing all his own stunts which was great. Other than what i have already said Rambo was and excellent start to the year but i do hope that Stallone doesn't make another Rambo or rocky.

• This could have been a good TRAILER for the movie Rambo posted on 18 August 2009

  Making a sequel is not an easy thing to do and maybe as a stand alone this could have been an o.k. movie. but facing the previous movies done even so long ago, this one surly doesn't have what it takes. 62 year old silvester stalon still gives a good show but it seems as he started out to be a good movie he latter set out to take an afternoon nap.I'm not sure on what did they spend the 50 million budget since this movie doesn't even come close to some of the action combination scene in previews movies. I can't help but wonder where are the plot twists gone, why didn't I worry for any lives ? and where oh where is the standoff between an apache fighter helicopter an old Russian tank and maybe an unarmed stalon ?? the only plus which I hope to see in future genre movies is the real-like ultra violent death scenes. you just have to see it to believe it. its not gore, its just freakin realistic.You can watch this movie, and even enjoy it .. or you can watch one of the previous ones as well .. time is money.

• Very entertaining and much better than I expected posted on 16 August 2009

  I was never a fan of the first Rambo movie (First Blood) ,but still,I think it's a good film.Then,the other movies about Rambo were pathetic and the character became on a parody of himself.Now,director and actor Sylvester Stallone resurrects Rambo after twenty years.I honestly did not have big expectations for this movie but the final result really surprised me.The movie is not excellent but it's very entertaining and intense.One of the fails I found on this movie is that the combination of social message with violence is a little bit unstable.The other fails are minor.But,still with that,Rambo enormously entertained me and it did not bore me even one second.Stallone does not show glamorized violence.He shows very realistic and intense violence and I really appreciated that.My expectations for Rambo were very low and the film totally surpassed them.Yes,the movie has fails but it brought me a very entertaining and intense time.