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Dioneo · 2008-02-04, 11:35 AM

Well, if you are going into Rambo looking for things like plot, realism, drama, coherent story etc. you will be very disappointed.

If you go in looking for over the top action, cartoonish villains and non-cartoonish violence you will be satisfied.

Although the bad-guys have plenty of dialogue, none of it is subtitled. Obviously this was an intentional choice. I wonder if Stallone thought people would find it easier to watch brutal violence when the victims (innocent or not) are jabbering away in a language you don't understand? An unintended side-effect: I'm sure a lot of YouTube footage with hilarious sub-titles will appear.

This is probably the goriest action movie I've ever seen. It really is worse than Saving Private Ryan. Needless to say, all the violence/gore is gratuitous.

Stallone wanted to highlight the atrocities taking place in Burma because of it's long standing civil war. The opening few minutes of the movie do just that. In the end that message gets buried under piles of bodies and buckets of blood.

While most of my comments are kind of negative, I did like the movie for what it was. Like Rambo - a killing machine.

Bud Bray · 2008-02-04, 01:51 PM

DUH! It's a R A M B O movie! If you want plot & character development, go see The Bucket List! BTW, the new Indiana Jones movie WON'T be a deep, heavy, thought provoking experience, INDY will be kicking butt!

PHAND · 2008-02-04, 03:51 PM

First Blood was a good movie with a good story.

First Blood Part II and Rambo III were a little too action oriented to have much of a story at all.

stump14 · 2008-02-04, 11:32 PM

Rambo 3 was horrible and after watching the previews for the new Rambo movie makes me not want to go see it, maybe a rental down the road.

dezzpayne · 2008-02-09, 12:42 AM

First Blood was a great movie. Picked it up on Blu-Ray recently. 2 was pretty good. 3.....had really cool helicopters!

Dioneo · 2008-02-15, 04:43 PM

More info about Rambo's only redeeming quality

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/wor...land.rambo.cnn

REFLEX · 2008-02-15, 05:40 PM

Rambo was great! I laughed throughout most of it..... it was a fun movie to see, and thats something that doesn't happen often. Yes I know what kind of movie it is and thats why I went. Its very rare to really enjoy a movie these days in the theater with no story.. haha.

2008-02-04, 11:35 AM	#1
Dioneo Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: GTA IV Posts: 1,768	Rambo Well, if you are going into Rambo looking for things like plot, realism, drama, coherent story etc. you will be very disappointed. If you go in looking for over the top action, cartoonish villains and non-cartoonish violence you will be satisfied. Although the bad-guys have plenty of dialogue, none of it is subtitled. Obviously this was an intentional choice. I wonder if Stallone thought people would find it easier to watch brutal violence when the victims (innocent or not) are jabbering away in a language you don't understand? An unintended side-effect: I'm sure a lot of YouTube footage with hilarious sub-titles will appear. This is probably the goriest action movie I've ever seen. It really is worse than Saving Private Ryan. Needless to say, all the violence/gore is gratuitous. Stallone wanted to highlight the atrocities taking place in Burma because of it's long standing civil war. The opening few minutes of the movie do just that. In the end that message gets buried under piles of bodies and buckets of blood. While most of my comments are kind of negative, I did like the movie for what it was. Like Rambo - a killing machine. __________________ Long live the console war! Buy 'em all! Just don't give Sony any of your Personal info!

2008-02-15, 04:43 PM	#6
Dioneo Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: GTA IV Posts: 1,768	More info about Rambo's only redeeming quality http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/wor...land.rambo.cnn __________________ Long live the console war! Buy 'em all! Just don't give Sony any of your Personal info!

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2008-02-04, 01:51 PM	#2
Bud Bray Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Burlington, Ont Posts: 225	DUH! It's a R A M B O movie! If you want plot & character development, go see The Bucket List! BTW, the new Indiana Jones movie WON'T be a deep, heavy, thought provoking experience, INDY will be kicking butt!

2008-02-04, 03:51 PM	#3
PHAND Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Burlington, ON Posts: 356	First Blood was a good movie with a good story. First Blood Part II and Rambo III were a little too action oriented to have much of a story at all.

2008-02-04, 11:32 PM	#4
stump14 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 237	Rambo 3 was horrible and after watching the previews for the new Rambo movie makes me not want to go see it, maybe a rental down the road.

2008-02-09, 12:42 AM	#5
dezzpayne Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Barrie, ON Posts: 1,374	First Blood was a great movie. Picked it up on Blu-Ray recently. 2 was pretty good. 3.....had really cool helicopters!

2008-02-15, 05:40 PM	#7
REFLEX Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Edmonton Posts: 93	Rambo was great! I laughed throughout most of it..... it was a fun movie to see, and thats something that doesn't happen often. Yes I know what kind of movie it is and thats why I went. Its very rare to really enjoy a movie these days in the theater with no story.. haha.