Rambo (DVD, 2008, Widescreen)

RAMBO (2008) should be mandatory viewing for all citizens in the United States ?

Why do I say this ?

We as a society have had it so good for so long that too many of our people take our quality of life for granted today and thus sit back with apathy as warning signs pop up in front of us everyday that the America we loved and respected and was once great.... is eroding away from within every day.

It's depressing to see this once great nation rot from within like the Roman Empire did before us.

Along these lines, too many American citizens today know almost nothing about the world beyond AMERICAN IDOL and GREYS ANATOMY TV shows.

No lie....... when my wife and I were leaving the theatre after seeing RAMBO (2008) a group of 30-something adults were walking in front of us.....
They commented to each other.....
"Is Burma a real country or did they make that up for the movie ?"

YIKES.... we let people like this actually vote !

Many people focus only on the violence in this film and perhaps miss the larger symbolism that Stallone often interjects into his films.

Rambo, like many of us in our late 40s and older see people in power making the same mistakes, people becoming less thoughtful and considerate of others and basically see the damage caused by open door immigration and unchecked urban growth.

It all seems to prove the old adage to be more true than ever........

"Its a shame man's moral and social development fails to keep pace with his technological advances".

RAMBO reminds us of the type of integrity and determination and self-analysis real heroes and leaders go thru in life.

Unfortunately we see little of these noble characteristics in either cinema or real-life anymore.

The fact that a 61 year old action hero can outshine and ourperform today's modern "heroes" like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt on the screen is also a parrallel commentary on where our society is today.

We don't have many John Waynes, Charles Bronsons, Clint Eastwoods, or Stallones in our society today.

Instead we have limp "dish-rags" and decadent morals and wimpbaits who like to cry, whine, gripe and complain about things but never want to step up and actually fix or solve any problems.

Where have all the leaders gone ?
We certainly don't have any running for President in 2008 for example.

Rambo is a new movie that was released by Sly as he revisits the second of his franchise characters.

This movie finds a small intro that is very violent about troubles in Burma. It is basically newsreel type quality. This sets the stage for the bad guys in the movie.

The story finds Rambo capturing cobra's and other snakes (NOT RATTLESNAKES!) in the jungle. He is recruited by missionaries to take them up the river to Burma.

Eventually the missionaries are captured and Rambo takes a group of mercenaries that have been hired to rescue the missionaries up to Burma.

It is at this point that we get past the quiet brooding Rambo and we see the action that we remember from Rambo. There is the arrow attacks, the big guns, personal attacks with a machete/knife.

The main difference between the other Rambo movies and this one is the level of violence. Blood is flying, guts are spilling, limbs are flying, and the odd head ends up on a stick. It is very violent and lots of bullets are fired. Be careful with this movie with younger children.

4/5

Latsyrhc
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Really, who would have thought the resurrection of this 80s action icon would turn out to be this good? Hard-core action fans have long lamented that directors didn't bring the same level of graphic bloodshed that inhabits horror films to the action-adventure genre, but Stallone has rectified that with this movie, even going on record stating that he wanted to be as gory as he could get away with. Man, did he succeed, big-time! Bodily explosions, severed limbs, eviscerations, arrow impalements, shattered skulls, bullet holes galore, blood gushing everywhere...you get the idea--it's a gore-fest!! Of course, none of that would be worth jack without a good story, capable actors/actresses, and good directing, all of which is firmly in place here. There was not a better pure, straight-forward, take-no-prisoners action film in '08 than "Rambo," a killer (pun intended) flick for those looking for a brutal, bloody blast.

This movie is seriously awesome. If you thought the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan was brutal, you haven't seen anything until you've seen Rambo. Rambo is also short and to the point...we get absolutely no long drawn out pointless scenes. It's also fairly accurate as to what goes on over in countries like Myanmar (Burma), which adds to the authenticity of the movie. The plot is simple but extremely effective. Some scenes may be hard for some people to watch (especially the 2-3 minute scene of the village being attacked and brutalized by the Burmese soldiers), but scenes like this is what makes the movie because it makes you root for Rambo to come in and kill every single one of them for what they do. You see limbs being torn off, heads exploding, hundreds of bullets piercing through bodies and much more...it's pretty insane. It definitely shows exactly what a .50 caliber turret is capable of doing. Buy or rent this movie and get ready for 1hr and 20mins of brutally intense action that you don't get to come across too often.

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.

Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Ken Howard