Rambo

Name: Rambo
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: January 25, 2008
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Julie Benz, Sylvester Stallone

2008

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Lionsgate | Release Date: January 25, 2008 | R

Starring: Julie Benz, Sylvester Stallone

Summary: Twenty years after the last film in the series, John Rambo has retreated to northern Thailand, where he's running a longboat on the Salween River. On the nearby Thai-Burma border, the world's longest-running civil war, the Burmese-Karen conflict, rages into its 60th year. But Rambo, who lives a solitary, simple life in the mountains andTwenty years after the last film in the series, John Rambo has retreated to northern Thailand, where he's running a longboat on the Salween River. On the nearby Thai-Burma border, the world's longest-running civil war, the Burmese-Karen conflict, rages into its 60th year. But Rambo, who lives a solitary, simple life in the mountains and jungles fishing and catching poisonous snakes to sell, has long given up fighting, even as medics, mercenaries, rebels and peace workers pass by on their way to the war-torn region. That all changes when missionaries are captured by the Burmese Army. Pastor Arthur Marsh turns to Rambo for help. Although the United States military trained him to be a lethal super soldier in Vietnam, decades later Rambo's reluctance for violence and conflict are palpable, his scars faded, yet visible. However, the lone warrior knows what he must do. (Lionsgate)
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Director: Sylvester Stallone

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 92 min

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Pete Vonder Haar

A straight-ahead exercise in brutality. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Rambo teaches that fighting sucks, good intentions can be futile, and coalitions of the willing are a charade: A man's got to do what a man's got to do. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Stallone (who looks fit but mostly keeps his shirt on) has no intention of bogging the action down, but it's still a notably cheerless exercise, without knowing winks or stabs (pardon the expression) at humor. It is in all respects, rather, a completely workmanlike effort. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

It's 90 minutes of flying, dismembered limbs and explosions of blood, but give the man credit. Stallone can do action. If you want action and nothing but, here it is. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

In short, No. 4 is one big snore. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Needlessly violent? No, Rambo is needfully violent. Johnny R. is a man constructed of violence. Read full review

Carrie Rickey

With its first-person-shooter perspective and gun-andrun narrative, this one’s for the PlayStation crowd. It’s not a movie. It’s an adrenaline pump and purveyor of raw carnage. Read full review

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nickexile

May 23, 2011

One of my favourite movies, it really deserves more than it got. Great story and action, Stallone is really charismatic. An awesome finale to the series.

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TheSacMan

Jan 30, 2008

This exceeded my expectations. I mean I was dragged to this movie thinking it was going to suck. I made the mistake listening to the critics. Never again.

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RobS.

Jan 25, 2008

This movie Rocks...just don't bring your girlfriend...unless she likes gore!

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PaulC

May 22, 2008

Love the Rambo movies. This one is like the other Rambo movies. It is refreshing to see a war where somebody has some balls unlike president Bush

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OsitoH.

Feb 6, 2008

I really enjoyed it. Stallone is a man with moral as well as physical courage--he has the cajones to say that when dealing with evil men it takes more than appealing to their better nature.

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KelvinSelimor

Feb 28, 2022

Rambo. A real hell of a place. Although the 4th film about John no longer catches the same stories as the previous films, this does not make it worse. This part is where the real MEAT happens. The final scene and the scene of the shooting of the village is great in terms of cinema and veryRambo. A real hell of a place. Although the 4th film about John no longer catches the same stories as the previous films, this does not make it worse. This part is where the real MEAT happens. The final scene and the scene of the shooting of the village is great in terms of cinema and very terrible in terms of life.… Expand

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MattCohen

Mar 10, 2008

total crap :/

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