Movie Review... Rambo (2008, not 1988):
Looking for a movie with dialog, intense acting, or deep emotion? Don’t see Rambo. Want to see explosions, blood and guts, and high volumes of gunfire? This is your movie.
“Live for Nothing, or die for something” and “If you didn’t bring any guns, you aren’t going to change anything.” Ok, now that we got the dialog out of the way, the next hour and a half is explosions and gunfire.
Seriously, here is the semblance of a plot. Because we can no longer make Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia the enemy, Burma is the new choice. Government troops are trying to kill villagers and press their sons into military service. (They do this by the way with Vietnam era US Jeeps and trucks) Rambo is a snake catching boat pilot just down river in Thailand. Some Christian missionaries coming to help the Burmese villagers ask Rambo to give them a ride north. They are of course kidnapped shortly after being dropped off. As every good pastor does, the missionary’s leader hires mercenaries to rescue them and Rambo ends up being their boat driver too. This time he goes along on land as well. I’ll let you figure out if he ends up rescuing the girl after killing 783 bad guys and firing 2,384,864 rounds of 50 cal.
This movie is very stereotypical of Asians and Christian Missionaries. It is very bloody and graphic, unlike previous Rambo flicks. Think 300 levels of gore. It also has some language, so it’s definitely out for women and children. If you feel like action, violence, blood and guts, go for it.
16 comments:
Thanks, Nine Mil Nate. How'd you get that moniker?
Or "An Inconvenient Day for the 783".
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Thank you! That's what I said about all the previous Rambo movies. I don't have time to write a great review like this, but if I did, whew! Well, I've gotta go direct a blockbuster. Good job!
Stallone can drive a boat, too? I'll bet it has an automatic transmission.
I think this movie may have stolen my copyrighted screenplay. My title is "Kapow, pow, pow, bang, bang, pow, ratta tat tat, zing, pop-pop-pop, pucka pucka pucka, pow, pow, kaboom, pow, pow, pop, BOOM, ssss, pow, POW, clunk, ssss, kaboom, POW, pock-pock-pocka, pocka, pocka, thunk, bang, bang, foom, kaboom, urgh, uhh."
I think your description was too soft and fuzzy. Remember the old days and be kind.
Where was I when the Rock called? I'm ready. I'm on top. Until next time, I'll keep my uniform ironed. I'm a genuine real McCoy.
I always go to the big triple blog for making my movie "must see" choices. This reviewer just bolsters my decision to check here first.
whaddya mean "out for women"? You must be one of those beer gut mutts. Get on track, Jack.
I liked the one where Rambo hid in the mud wall and then "bam"
I saw this stinkin movie, and its not nearly as good as you make it sound. What's it, about a 0 on a ten point scale?
I judge a movie by how much popcorn I eat. In this one, I ate a "elephant size" tub of butter corn. Plus, I had to have Jubies and a giant Raisinettes. By this measure, I'd say this is a 9 on the 10 point scale, and worth about 3 pounds on the bathroom scale.
I think this movie shot blanks
"Bo" saved the day
in the usual way
He was clean and brave
with that close Burma Shave
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