So, I should've posted this up months ago, but I've been in a huge lazy spell.
Obviously, I saw Rambo in the theaters and I loved it. This movie was pure action through and through. I really liked it because I think too many action films these days rely on flashy special effects and complicated story lines to drive them...but sometimes I just want to see something very simple...something where I don't have to think much. That's what this movie brought me and I loved it. And at the same time, I learned something about Burma...it's a F**ked up place and I'm soooo glad we have basic human rights.
I think Sly and his crew did a great job with this film because it delivered where it was supposed to deliver. The action was incredible, the sound effects were insane, the story was believable, and I didn't yawn once while watching it.
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I just recently saw the movie and here is what I posted on my site:
OH MY GOD!!! I have never seen more gratuitous violence, blood, and gore in my life. Unbelievable! The last 15 minutes are basically Rambo sitting behind a high powered, high caliber machine gun just firing away and ripping through guys. Here are my top 10 reasons the movie was asstastic:
1. Sly
2. Sly
3. I loved that the asian dude from the cingular wireless commercials was one of the mercenaries. They really picked up the A list to cast this one.
4. I loved how the missionaries thought they could actually make a difference.
5. Despite a warning on the way up stream from pirates, the missionaries think it is a good idea to continue.
6. During the last 15 minutes when Sly is just plowing through guys, I loved how the girl was just holding her ears, cradling back and forth, crying like she was just touched in her "no no" spot and just wants to go back to her happy place.
7. Fantastic that the one missionary dude who condemned violence the ENTIRE movie and gives Rambo a hard time about his beliefs and thinks he has all the answers ends up killing a dude in the end.
8. Movie was only about 70 minutes of actual movie footage (more than half of which had extreme violence).
9. Sly looked so swelled up from the 'roids and HGH, he looked set to pop. Nothing like seeing a 61 year old guy trying desperately to hang on to his glory years.
10. Sly
There are so many more reasons why you can't help but fall in love with this movie. The only thing that could have made this classic better was a Frank Stallone original song used either in a flashback montage or at the very least when the final credits are rolling.
I got an idea for the next Stallone movie...
Rocky vs. Rambo
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