This is what Rambo is all about.

Alternate Title:

Rambo-Forearms

Ram-Bore

This film had such a weak story line it could only be strung out for an hour and a quarter. It basically concerns a group of christian missionaries being held hostage in Burma, and Rambo, along with a group of mercenaries, being contracted by a Pastor to free them.

Rambo 4 is in stark contrast to the other Rambos where he muscle posed his way to self glory. In this film, however, he must have been too self conscious of his love handles and sausage veins that the central focus of Rambo, and his character as a whole for that matter, was his forearms.

The Burmese soldiers were portrayed as verminous killing scum who feed live people to pigs, and Sly even makes further propaganda swipes at Burmese generals by portraying the one in this movie as a raper of young boys.

The killing is so gratuitous and lustful, you wonder what kind of sick, sado-masterbatory audience could enjoy this snuff movie. Rambo manages to effortlessly kill everybody in every imaginable way, and would have encountered more resistance had the Burmese army been replaced by a bunch of grannies armed with knitting needles and balls of wool. And where the hell he manages to find , in the middle of the jungle, some kind of huge, thermo-nuclear device to detonate at short notice is any one’s guess.

This abomination of a movie further insult by trying to add believability to this sado-wet dream, by allowing Rambo to get a slight nick from a bullet to his shoulder in the last minutes of the film, as he’s mopping up the final remaining Burmese ‘skittle’ soldiers.

It was a pity Rambo’s Kernel is no longer alive as he was the real star of the Rambo franchise and provided the only hint of class and proper acting.

Anyone claiming this was just a bit of fun should watch again the actual footage of the suffering of the Burmese people shown at the beginning of this film, appreciate how Sly has tried to glorify himself at their expense, and then should proceed straight to the doctors and have their brains checked out for advanced syphilis.

Smitty,

Vic

Sometimes Hot Fuzz quotes are very relevant.

Vic

That was the most over the top, ridiculously unrealistic violence I think I’ve ever seen in a movie. Since when do human heads EXPLODE when shot by a sniper?

Vic

I have to say that I pretty much agree with your review. I really liked the film, although I don’t think it’s comparable to the “First Blood” film. Of course, that is probably the nostalgia talking! I was kinda shocked at how gory the movie actually was, but it was nice to have real bad guys to hate and just KNOW that Rambo is going to get the head bad guy!! The line “Live for nothing or die for something” I thought was a bit contrived, but all in all, I enjoyed the movie. Screw the big name critics, they’re obviously morons! Not EVERY movie has to make a social statement, some can just be FUN!!!

I should use your comment as a reference whenever anyone accuses me of being an “elite” reviewer because I hate a POS like AVP-R.

Vic

Thanks for stopping by. Let us know what you think after you’ve seen it. Although I disagree big time with the review you’re referring to, distribution of a film does not necessarily mean that something was done right in regards to the movie. I’ve seen PLENTY of stinkers on the big screen.

And Smitty, thanks bro… I almost ditched it due to the consensus over at Rotten Tomatoes!

Vic

Rambo was a lot better than I went in expecting…..I had bought the tickets Thurs morn the Thurs night I read the E-online review and was ready to just ditch the movie completely. E-online will never have my business ever again. It’s like they had a personal political issue against the movie. Anyway Vic you rock.

Smitty