Rambo (Rambo IV) (2008)

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• Brad W

  
  Rambo is not a great movie, but as a Rambo fan I just felt it was good. John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is living in Myanmar and when a few men vanish there during a civil war attack, a few people ask Rambo to guide them to the Saleem to help the tribe with food and water. When a… More
  Rambo is not a great movie, but as a Rambo fan I just felt it was good. John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is living in Myanmar and when a few men vanish there during a civil war attack, a few people ask Rambo to guide them to the Saleem to help the tribe with food and water. When a woman who befriends Rambo is taken, he hires mercenaries to enter the forest and take her back, but its gonna be the goriest and deadliest of Rambos journeys. Sylvester Stallone doesn't talk much as Rambo, but we love him anyway. None of the other actors are interesting, probably becauae Stallone left the spotlight for himself, which was good. The plot is pretty much another Rambo film, with a few better improvements. Although with a slow start and boring actors, this is a great addition to the series.

• Jeff "

  
  Fourth entry in the Rambo franchise is one of the most violent films that I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot of violent films. The scope of the film is brutal, graphic and is also the goriest and nloodiest Rambo film yet. Yet despite this, this is an excellent fourth film Set on… More
  Fourth entry in the Rambo franchise is one of the most violent films that I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot of violent films. The scope of the film is brutal, graphic and is also the goriest and nloodiest Rambo film yet. Yet despite this, this is an excellent fourth film Set on a backdrop of real life atrocities, Rambo IV is a terrific film that proves that a Rambo film hasn't lost it' flair in delivering intense action. Of course the film takes a risk in showingthe suffering in Burma, and I do agree that it's somewhat inapropriate. But you have to look at it from another perspective too, using this the background of Burma atrocities as a story can bring to light some events that we didn't even know was happening in the world. Not only that, but it can also inspire people to maybe wanna do something against such actions. Sylvester Stallone said so himself by making this film he could bring to light these atrocities that people ignore. So in a way, this film is kind of a reality check as well as entertainment. Back to the film itself, usually by the fourth film, a film franchise looses it's spark and becomes tired, repetitive formulaic crap. But this is not the case with Rambo IV. Rambo IV is one intense, pulse pounding fourth entry. The film feels fresh, and doesn't feel strained in delivering the goods. I understand that using true events as a backdrop for an action film is hard for some people to grasp, but at the same it's a good thing because it exposes other important issues that politicians ignore. A terrific cast of actors star alongside Stallone and one noteworthy performance is Julie Benz whom I thought was absolutely terrific. Rambo IV is a thrilling action film that will please diehard Rambo fans, but is also a film that might polarize audiences due to it's extremely violent content. Thought meant for entertertainment, Rambo Iv brings important aspects of violent atrocities in a broken country into public consciousness. A perfect action film that actually has a profound message.

• Matt G

  
  Rambo is back! In the fourth movie of the Rambo series, directed by Sly himself, Rambo goes on a mission to save missionary aid workers and kicks the ass of anyone who goes in his way. Action packed, fun, and bloody! Grade: B+

• Anthony L

  
  Using real life atrocities, and terrible human suffering as a back drop/excuse for a violent action film doesn't sit right with me. It is extremely violent and gives out a terrible message, the first film made a really interesting point and raised a good question, the second was… More
  Using real life atrocities, and terrible human suffering as a back drop/excuse for a violent action film doesn't sit right with me. It is extremely violent and gives out a terrible message, the first film made a really interesting point and raised a good question, the second was a silly action film and the third, well, I'm guess Stallone doesn't talk about that one much anymore, but this part of the franchise I like the least. It's bloodthirsty, arrogant and just plain wrong. It's sad that in today's society this film isn't questioned, it's accepted far too easily for my comfort.

• Conner R

  
  In many ways, this is the most brutal action movie i've seen. There is so much carnage and blood that you can't help but see John Rambo's life in full. It's one thing to hear about Burma on the news, but another to see them getting blown in half on screen.… More
  In many ways, this is the most brutal action movie i've seen. There is so much carnage and blood that you can't help but see John Rambo's life in full. It's one thing to hear about Burma on the news, but another to see them getting blown in half on screen. Sylvester Stallone really knows the character and story better than anyone else, something tell me that he should have been directing the movie series from the get go. This has a great story and everything you could ask for in an action movie. It is by far the best in the series next to First Blood and if it were not for the pathetic church group that was a little too pathetic, it would easily be my favorite.

• Dan S

  
  Surprisingly a lot of fun. Its senseless violence at its best, and Stallone is so good as John Rambo, with some absolutely amazing carnage scenes that kept me glued. Its worth seeing if you don't get easily annoyed by the plot, for some reason, I didn't too much.

• Richard C

  
  B+

• Luke B

  
  I'm still annoyed at how the Rambo franchise devolved into cheesy messages, egocentric writing, and over-the-top acting. However, as an action movie, this isn't too bad. It's well shot and the quality is there. It also avoids cheesy action and has hardcore realistic… More
  I'm still annoyed at how the Rambo franchise devolved into cheesy messages, egocentric writing, and over-the-top acting. However, as an action movie, this isn't too bad. It's well shot and the quality is there. It also avoids cheesy action and has hardcore realistic violence. In fact it's so hardcore it does get a bit ridiculous. Guns ripping off limbs, heads exploding, children being thrown into fires. Stallone is obviously trying to inform us about the goings on in Burma, but rather than give us an education, he instead kills people. The films message of violence is also not particularly well handled. I get that sometimes violence IS the answer, but when they start showing everyone killing without a care in the world it descends into anarchy. The most enjoyable of the sequels, even if just to satisfy a bit of blood lust. Thank god the dialogue is kept to a minimum.

• KJ P

  
  I did not like how they actually showed the killing of the little kids in the poor town! By taking that away, I really enjoyed it!

• Carlos M

  
  Intense and visceral, a blood-soaked action flick that is quite appalling in its pessimistic speech that maybe the only useful weapon against brutality in the world is brutality itself.

• Al S

  
  A real surprise. It's a pure blood and guts action classic. Rambo is back and better than ever. Probaly the best one since First Blood. Directed and written by Stallone with such energy and fearless velocity. A slick and well-crafted adventure. An intense, shocking, eye-popping,… More
  A real surprise. It's a pure blood and guts action classic. Rambo is back and better than ever. Probaly the best one since First Blood. Directed and written by Stallone with such energy and fearless velocity. A slick and well-crafted adventure. An intense, shocking, eye-popping, head-bashing, bone-crunching, blood-thristy and exhilerating action-packed thrill-machine. Awsome adreniline-pumping action entertainment. It's truly heart-pounding, very thrilling and incrediably exhilerating. Sylvester Stallone gives a teriffic action-hero performance, bringing back the darkness, regret, wearyness and emotion that made Rambo one of his most popular characters ever. Stallone proves here that he's still a legend. A riveting and straight-forward edge of your seat adventure that you cant get enough of. An escape to old-school action movie fun.

• Michael G

  
  Rambo for me was a lot like Tom Cruise's performance in Tropic Thunder. I expected next to nothing, somehow managed to end up pleasantly surprised for a while there then when he refused to ease off the clutch he fell flat on his silly ass again and I got turned off. And… More
  Rambo for me was a lot like Tom Cruise's performance in Tropic Thunder. I expected next to nothing, somehow managed to end up pleasantly surprised for a while there then when he refused to ease off the clutch he fell flat on his silly ass again and I got turned off. And that's what Stallone does with Rambo IV. I expected nothing as every other Rambo movie gave us nothing--weak plot, horrific acting, the occasional terrible one-liner, entertaining action and that's about it. Same thing here, no surprise. Didn't mind it too much. Then the grisly, over the top action (honestly, the only reason I bothered with this movie) kicked in. And I love grisly, over the top action but here it just seemed ridiculous and pointless. I actually laughed for a few minuted but once I realized it went on too long that was it. I'm sure if I was drunk I wouldn't have minded. I do thank Stallone for keeping his shirt on and not subjecting us to the large piece of boiled chicken he calls his body. Other than a few unintentionally funny parts this movie was a fart out of the ass of Rambo 3. Thanks to Stallone for trying to hold it in for so long but we all know they've got to come out sometime...

• Cassie H

  
  When your pushed killing's as easy as breathing. I absolutely loved this movie. The guy @ Family Video said this was gory & he was right. But setting that aside it was pretty awesome watching Sly blow the heads off of the bad Bermese soldiers. Very good action flick. :)

• Jason O

  
  Unlike the recent "Rocky Balboa", "Rambo" is an awesome sequel. Very reminiscent of the three previous action-overloaded classics....you'd never know Stallone is about 20 years older now. Definitely worth a watch, if not a purchase.

• Coxxie M

  
  this fits somewhere on the top 10 dumbest films ive ever seen... it is just a waste of time for anyone. if you like this movie i am concerned about your mental state and whether or not you passed the 4th grade. and if you like it, i would say dont add me, but who am i kidding you… More
  this fits somewhere on the top 10 dumbest films ive ever seen... it is just a waste of time for anyone. if you like this movie i am concerned about your mental state and whether or not you passed the 4th grade. and if you like it, i would say dont add me, but who am i kidding you probably dont know how to do that.

• Phil H

  
  Holy f**king shit!!! if you like 80's action films with plenty of violence, gore, swearing and over the top gun play then this is THE movie you want. This is absolutely AWESOME I kid you not, its the best action film or film in general I have seen for years. This truely harks… More
  Holy f**king shit!!! if you like 80's action films with plenty of violence, gore, swearing and over the top gun play then this is THE movie you want. This is absolutely AWESOME I kid you not, its the best action film or film in general I have seen for years. This truely harks back to the days of old with Arnie and Stallone kicking ass. The plot is very very basic, a small bunch of do gooders want to try and change the nasty situation in Burma, they go in and get taken hostage by the ultra violent baddies. Hence an aliens, predator style rip story involving a small group of top badass mercs going in to save the day. The group is the typical bad mouthed unit from all countries with totally different skills and style which doesn't really make for good teamwork haha. I believe two are English, one American Chinese, one Indian and one US with rambo. As I said, memories of Hudson in Aliens and the commandos from Predator are strong in your mind. The cast are also really good, there is the slightly show off swearing thing going on which is a shame as its been done to death but the unit is small yet believeable. The idea is cliched and over used sure but it can be effective (not always) the loud mouth swearing English southerner is alittle annoying but the rest are likeable, the English sniper being a good character. The bad guys are all very effective too, the leader of the army being cruel and intense. Stallone is also surprisingly good here, he looks good, nice hair which is still dark (dyed?) looks fit, abit chunky but hey the guy is getting on, acting is deep but not great of course and the all American action man..again. I gotta say, I really thought this was a bad idea, Im no rocky fan but he really has pulled this of, Stallone has gotten better with age :) Still, this works well in the film and just adds to the build up. The baddies are really bad, really nasty and uber evil. BE WARNED there is an emense amount of violence, gore, blood, limbs, decapitations and knife play in this film haha :) the baddies go around killing the locals like squatting flies, they blow them up, chop them up, rape them and kill the children. They dont beat around the bush believe me, this could be the most violent movie in years. The amount of sniper shots taking peoples heads of is both cool and disturbing, I presume that would happen in real life hehe maybe. The effects are amazing, you can see they are using dummies but it just works as its all split second stuff. There appears to be no cgi, its all old fashioned stunts and plastic bullets, soldiers are getting holes blown in them, limbs are shot of all the time and the claret flows and splatters everywhere, plus there's action from a huge M60 mounted boat and Sly's trusted bow. What can I say, it just kicks ass, the final battle is the best I have seen since the harrowing opening sequence from Saving Private Ryan, you know whats gonna happen all the way but you dont care, this is old school movie action and its about f**king time haha Stallone has really hit the target and impressed me here, this is what Arnie has wanted to do since Last Action Hero but failed miserably and Im a huge Arnie fan since childhood. GO SEE THIS NOW...its frankly the best film in ages. If you like the good old days of action flicks with no cgi and just real men killing then this is the dogs bollocks. One warning though...this is RAW violence, extremely brutal. Simply for 80's fans only and probably not for the ladies haha. Stallone is back, the 80's are back and Im fudging loving this......AVE IT!!!

• E.J. B

  
  I went in expecting to see the most violent movie I'd ever seen, and I wasn't disappointed. This is certainly going to turn off many viewers and even trying to describe it to others will be difficult, but if it's action you want, it's action you're going to… More
  I went in expecting to see the most violent movie I'd ever seen, and I wasn't disappointed. This is certainly going to turn off many viewers and even trying to describe it to others will be difficult, but if it's action you want, it's action you're going to get in large doses. It's also nice that this time around, Rambo is not a pro-American tool. The movie depicts actual occurrences going on in Burma and does not exploit them, nor show that American democracy is the answer. Hopefully it'll raise awareness of the issue and others like it.

• Chris W

  
  On an artistic level, this film is not very good. On an entertainment level, the film is great. This film is neither the best nor worst film in the series. If anything, it's 2nd best. the story is ok, but like many action films, there's only just enough plot to provide a… More
  On an artistic level, this film is not very good. On an entertainment level, the film is great. This film is neither the best nor worst film in the series. If anything, it's 2nd best. the story is ok, but like many action films, there's only just enough plot to provide a reason for tons of action, violence, blood, and gore. Those are all things that this film has more than enough of. That's not a bad thing though. Stallone is actually a really competant director, and under his direction, the violence and action aren't wasted. There's a moral center to the film, and it doesn't come off as hokey, cheesey, or preachy. This is a more mature Rambo. Not having any of the cheesiness of parts 2 and 3 really helps. Like Rocky Balboa, this film strives for a tone closer to the first film. In the case of this film though, it's not nearly as close as Rocky Balboa is. It's close though. I feel that this film is too short, but I don't really know what to add except for some more character development. The acting is decent (for what a film like this needs), but could have been better. Overall, this is a decently satisfying experience, despite its flaws- like being a bit predictable here and there.

• Alexander W

  
  Never seen a rambo movie before, i know!?! but didn't really want to see one after because the story was THAT good. But saying that, there is plenty of combat, stiff heroic characters, and flirty war lines which made it fun for me

• Cassandra M

  
  #32 Rambo During his career, Sylvester Stallone gave the audience many great times to remember him.From Rocky and Rambo, to Demolition Man and Shade, Stallone was always a true super star. As an almost exclusive action films actor, he brought to the audience for over three decades,… More
  #32 Rambo During his career, Sylvester Stallone gave the audience many great times to remember him.From Rocky and Rambo, to Demolition Man and Shade, Stallone was always a true super star. As an almost exclusive action films actor, he brought to the audience for over three decades, high quality action movies. However, aging is always a problem for such actors and Stallone could escape it....a little though! His physical condition is tremendous! Let's not forget that he is almost 62. It is a fact that his last films did not manage to reach the quality of his previous successes. Driven, D-Tox, Avenging Angelo and Shade, were really good films indeed but their shine was not as big as Rocky or Rambo. That is why Stallone returned with his major two success roles. Rocky Balboa was excellent and meaningfull. Now it is time for...John Rambo! This film is simply excellent. Although it is mostly an action movie it has also deeper meanings such as ethical values and political messages. Just like Rocky Balboa, John Rambo uses the formula of the first movie mixed with this of the forth!Monosylabic dialogues from Rambo meet the political messages of the activists, The violent reaction of Rambo towards the brutal soldiers is justified by his ethical code with a deeper meaning that oppresion and injustice generates strong reaction! Acting as a whole, is very good and convincing. Stallone is really born to be Rambo and the supporting cast is made by young actors who meet the quality standards of Milo Ventimiglia. The project budget is 50m so as you understand there are many real-like explosions and effects. What is new is the ultra violent death scenes. They really look true!The story is interesting although ,as you expect, not complicated. To summarize, John Rambo is one of the best action movies that 2008 will probably bring to us.Also it is a must to see because not only it is a really good movie but also because it is the last Rambo film. Stallone even if he is 62, looks no more than 45 and his condition is impressive. A must for all action film fans and not only by them, Rambo is a really good film and you should not miss it. Best bit: Rambo shooting with bloody reesults to rebels

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