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Rambo III
Action, blood, violence - so see it! |
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 "God would have mercy. He won't."With Stallone endlessly reeling out follow-ups to both Rocky and First Blood there is little wonder why he got type-cast, and why interest in both series kept dropping. Personally I find the products of Stallone's sequels aren't as dreadful as the critics seemed to think. Each new Rambo movie is another great addition to the action genre. Rambo III doesn't deserve all the pasting it received (even by Stallone himself during a recent interview). This film is meant to be part of the action genre. With this objective in mind it succeeds spectacularly. From top to bottom the film is nothing but badass action, explosions and lots of killing. If you want a good action movie, Rambo III definitely delivers. In this instalment we find the classic troubled Vietnam veteran John J. Rambo (Stallone) living a secluded life in a monastery. His old mentor Colonel Trautman (Crenna) is captured by the Russians and held prisoner in heavily guarded Soviet territory. As a mark of respect for Trautman, Rambo of course takes it upon himself to launch a rescue mission. With the help of some Afghan rebels, Rambo assembles enough ammunition to satisfy a small army and heads into Soviet territory. From that point on the rest of the movie is nothing but action - guns, explosions, helicopters, tanks, Rambo's bow, Rambo's knife and plenty of ammunition. Rambo III is probably on par with the second Rambo film. It's just cartoonish violence with little evidence of a plot holding it together. I am a massive fan of the action genre; hence I was very satisfied with the high level of action and violence. Lots of people get killed in creative ways. The final battle in particular is everything we have come to expect from the Rambo series. Sylvester Stallone was presented with a Razzie Award for Worst Actor. It's entirely your opinion whether you agree with this decision or not. Personally I think the man is underrated. There is potential talent in other genres. For the first Rocky film he was even nominated for an Oscar (two Oscars actually - one for Best Actor, another for Best Screenplay). I find it unfair that the Razzie committee take such pleasure in giving Stallone so much criticism. In this film his performance isn't that bad. I will admit, though, that there's a lot of screaming, a lot of contrived line deliveries and plenty of opportunities to show off his muscular physique. Once again this is an action movie so don't expect an Oscar-worthy performance. The director was also given a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Director. The directing is standard for the action genre. Action is entertaining, the drama is absurd. Rambo III was also given a very high budget so it looks quite epic at times. The action in particular is on a large scale. Several other Razzie Award nominations include Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay. The screenplay is actually quite terrible. There was an attempt at providing back-story and character development. This failed spectacularly. Much of the dialogue sounds wooden and lifeless. Once again, an action film is expected to contain this content. Rambo III lacks the intelligence and ingenuity of First Blood; instead this has been replaced with an enormous rack of ammunition and firearms. This is definitely the weakest Rambo movie but it's certainly tolerable and it has an astronomical entertainment value. 7/10 Comments
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