- Studio: TriStar Pictures
- Release Date: May 25, 1988
- Starring: Sylvester Stallone
- Summary: Just when John Rambo thinks he can finally rest, he finds himself on one last mission to Soviet occupied Afghanistan to save his friend Clononel Trautman.
- Director: Peter MacDonald
- Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 15
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Mixed: 2 out of 15
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Negative: 9 out of 15
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This is a comic book movie, its outcome as predictable as it is satisfying, which is part of its charm. [25 May 1988, p.7]
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Director Peter MacDonald keeps the action exploding across the screen, building to a climactic game of "chicken" between Rambo in a Russian tank and the Soviet commander in a helicopter. Gung-ho Rambo fans won't be disappointed. [25 May 1988, p.43]
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38Rambo III is hardly the first Stallone-y baloney to climax with a commie wipeout; it is the first to palm off its star as the product of a Buddhist monastery. Like, whew. Rambo in a monastery is almost as stomach-turning as E.T. in a brothel. [25 May 1988, p.1D]
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38Though less offensive than its predecessor, Rambo III -- which is dedicated to "the gallant people of Afghanistan" -- is still a mindless and uninspired effort.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Rambo 3.....why would this be bad?...it's Rambo!
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10This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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