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Rambo [2007]

Director: Sylvester Stallone
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, Graham Mctavish, Ken Howard
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent. UK
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

49 reviews
Sales Rank: 270

Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 88
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5035822160637
ASIN: B00140UBFY

Release Date: June 23, 2008
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Amazon.co.uk review

If you've been wondering what ever happened to ex-Green Beret super warrior John Rambo since he singlehandedly shot up a Pacific Northwest town (First Blood, 1982), returned to the jungles of 'Nam to free U.S. POWs held long after war's end (Rambo: First Blood Part II, 1985), and interrupted the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan long enough to blow lots of stuff up and rescue his old commandant from the Reds (Rambo III, 1988), then Rambo (2008) is for you. Without so much as a IV to dilute the brand name, Rambo --which is what most of us called the second, most iconic film in the series--may aspire to open a new era for a pop legend. But it's a thoroughly mechanical attempt to re-animate a franchise that, absent the anger, frustration, and self-loathing of the post-Vietnam years, has no meaning or purpose. For some time now Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) has been putt-putting along the Thai-Burmese border in a longboat, catching exotic snakes to sell. As for the 60-year civil war in Burma between the brutal government and the Karen independence movement, he ignores it. Enter a party of American missionaries whose dewy blond spokeswoman (Dexter's Julie Benz) asks Rambo to haul them upriver so that they can bring medical aid to the insurgents. After the requisite number of monosyllabic refusals, he does. Soon afterward the do-gooders are in a world of hurt, and he's summoned to lead a squad of mercenaries on a rescue mission.

As storytelling, the latest Rambo is the most bare-bones of the bunch. Rambo has little to say, so it's especially galling that Stallone, as director and co-writer, obliges him to have essentially the same conversation at three different points (the final distillation: "Live for nothing or die for something"). The Burmese army goons seem in competition to commit the most hideous atrocity (e.g., child skull-crushing underfoot), the better to justify the eventual, lovingly protracted spectacle of them being eviscerated by high-powered weaponry. Although shot in Thailand, the movie has mostly been photographed in brown, reducing any particular sense of place but, perhaps, perversely increasing our gratitude for the splashes of purple whenever hot metal tatters flesh. --Richard T. Jameson

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4 out of 5 stars

Brutal, bonkers violence July 22, 2008
This is a very, very violent movie set in a place experiencing hideous trouble. Modern day Burma is full of real horrors, and a lot are shown here. This is certainly no political film, but it's thought provoking - briefly.

Then comes the extreme carnage, of a particularly vicious kind. It's a very good action movie if you want extremes of just about every form of evisceration.

5 out of 5 stars

Great stuff! July 22, 2008
I've always enjoyed Stallone play Rambo.I certainly enjoyed this film,apart from the gruesome scenes,where the bad guys really prove that they are a right nasty bunch.Rambo goes in to rescue a group of aid workers kidnapped by the Burmese army.The action scenes are brilliant,especially when Rambo personally bumps the bad guys off.I honestly thought this was the best Rambo film.

4 out of 5 stars

Rambo comes back in style! July 20, 2008
John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone, who also directed this movie) has retreated to Thailand, where he collects snakes for snake-fighting contests. A group of religious missionaries try to hire him as a boatman to take him to war-torn Burma to bring aid and medical supplies to the victims there, and maybe to change the violent ways taking place there. Rambo initially refuses, claiming they are crazy to think they could possibly change anything there without weapons, but is eventually talked into it.

However, before long, the missionaries are captured, so Rambo, accompanied by a group of mercenaries for hire, sets out to rescue them, resulting in a powerful and vicious display of action that leaves you in awe.

Which brings me to my next point. Rambo received some bad press in the press over its vicious, gory violence that made out that the film glorified it. When you actually see the film, the reality is that it does nothing of the sort when the overall context is taken into account, and there is certainly nothing in the film that encourages the viewer to take pleasure in the human suffering depicted (even little children get killed by the Burmese) -- and that sort of thing would have been one of the times where the BBFC would have intervened even at the '18' category applied to this film -- although it is still very gory. Stallone has even given his character a more vulnerable side and is no longer a one-man army, thus making him more of a man that you don't feel quite so guilty about empathising with.

Ultimately, Rambo is a hardcore action war movie that does not pull any punches, and gives us action with an edge that has quite often been missing from mainstream cinema as of late. If you can stomach the very strong bloody violence, you should not be left feeling disappointed.

4 out of 5 stars

You just cant not like it July 15, 2008
First off, I have only seen Rambo: First Blood. So I will not be comparing this to parts 2 & 3, like other reviews might have done.
After being disappointed and almost bored to death by Die Hard 4.0, I assumed this would be another crappy comeback film. But I was pleasantly suprised.
As well as starring in it, Stallone also directs. And hes goes back to basics. No pointless in-depth story or bad twists. Just relentless, heart-stopping action. The first 30-40 minutes are a little slow. But the remainder of the film makes up for it.
The Burma soldiers are portrayed as complete rape, pilage and plunder scumbags. So you feel no remorse for the gory death that awaits them. And believe me, there are plently. Heads blowing up, limbs being blown off and a hell of a load of explosions. Basically the film is filled with lots and lots of dead people. Good news for the people who love over the top violence, this film has the highest body count of the Rambo films, averaging 3 a minute.
As well as constant action, Rambo 4 ends at a good time. No dragged out plot with 3 false endings. Just as you fear the blood bath may get boring, the film finishes. And when you think it finishes it does actually finish. Unlike the endless Die Hard 4.0.
Rambo 4 is the perfect film to unwind and put your brain away for 80 minutes. Enough dead people to fill a morge 3 times over and comic book stlye violence, similar to 300. Its so ridiculous you cant not love it.

4 out of 5 stars

Does exactly what it says on the box... July 15, 2008
When i heard Stallone was going to resurrect Rambo i was initially quite sceptical,due to his age and the length of time which has elapsed since the last one.Those fears however were quickly dispelled by about the time Rambo encounters a group of pirates whilst escorting some aid workers down stream via boat.Diplomacy quickly went out of the window and the mould was there and then cast for the rest of the film.Without giving the plot away (yes it has one) there are some really stand out moments,especially when he brings the arrows out to play whilst escorting the mercenaries to the guerilla camp in order to rescue the hostages.Matthew Marsden (of Coronation Street fame) has a decent role as a merc sniper and Paul Schulze (Ryan Chappelle in 24) is your typical wet behind the ears aid worker who doesn't understand the rules of engagement the antagonists play by.The only real negative is the annoying stereotypical cockney ex-special forces guy who writes Rambo off as nothing more than a tour guide.The scene near the end during extraction where Rambo gets his hands on a jeep mounted .50 cal is pure class and vintage Rambo.

Crtics will say this is just violence for violence's sake,but i would stronlgy disagree.It's all in context and perfectly proprotionate in terms of what the film stands for and there are some clear humanitarian issues which are at the crux of the story.

Although this could actually be watched as a standalone film,anyone who has seen the previous movies in the series won't be disappointed and if 90 minutes of solid action is prescribed,then look no further.This film delivers.Highly recommended.