On a whim, I went to see the new Rambo flick on opening night. Let me just say that I expected people to be blown away, but I didn't expect to be one of them. (spoiler: I was!)Sure, Stallone's old, but that wasn't really an issue here; and I realize that Rambo couldn't have been much less human if he were portrayed by a Kodiak bear, but aside from all that it was still a great movie, and I have my doubts that a musclehead like Sly could have written it. Although he would have had to write it, because the way he talks he would have had a hell of a time trying to dictate it. (Ha!)
On the surface, it's a blood and guts action film about a
war vet who reluctantly leads some missionaries into war-torn Burma, and ends up almost single-handedly fighting an army to rescue them when they get captured. Dig a little deeper, though, and you'll find a much more thought-provoking statement about human nature and perhaps the unavoidability of war. According to Stallone, he also wanted to use the film to bring attention to the crisis in Myanmar.
This is definitely not your fun, thrill ride of an action film like its recent predecessor, Die Hard 4: Yippee Ki-Yay Motherfucker With a Vengeance, because most of this film is quite believable. Also, the battle scenes are merciless, possibly the most gruesome I've seen, and there is a certain heaviness in the overall tone of the picture. Obviously, the title character was above and beyond the realm of normal men in terms of ass-kicking ability (and muscle mass) but that's a given, and who would have it any other way? Even at sixty-one years old, Sylvester Stallone brings it. If you're at all curious about Rambo 4, it's definitely worth a look.
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