Rambo IV. your thoughts

[anonymous-user]

I absolutely love this film too. I'd put it in the same category as "Taken"; a silly plot if you actually think about it, but deliciously brutal and very satisfying to watch

[Pesty]

Symbolica said:

silly plot if you actually think about it,:

probably but its actualy quite deep if you think about it.

Its politics are obviously to the right (liberal, christian works out that the only way forward is smashing a blokes skull with a rock towards the end)unless you go with guns you are not going to change anything etc etc

I have always admired stalone as much much more than a brain out action guy.

The only thing he ever got wrong way Rambo 3 and pushing the american political stance at the time (afghans noble,Russians bds)

Edited by Pesty on Saturday 28th July 22:42

[anonymous-user]

Pesty said:

I have always admired stalone as much much more than a brain out action guy.

I've always liked him. I think Cop Land was his finest hour, but very few people have seen it (suprising considering it also starred De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta) and also Demolition Man. Seen him in interviews and he always comes across as intelligent and knowledgeable, a far cry from the stereotype that people have of him.

[Pesty]

Yes I agree copland was his finest acting hour.

What a lot of people don't realise is, he writes some of the films he is in I belive.

[bexVN]

I saw Rambo IV at cinema, amazing. I found it gory, upsetting, shocking, incredible etc. I've seen it again recently and the combination of feelings were still there. Sl different approach to the other Rambo films (we watched all of them recently) but no disappointment here because of that.

[gbbird]

I agree with the OP, it is a good, gritty film, perhaps overlooked by many due to having Rambo in the title.

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[Halb]

I think Copland is OK, but for me Rocky Balboa is his finest hour. Some fine emotion there he manages to portray is a realistic way. It sorta shocked me a bit.

[Billyray911]

Cool story and all that,but I finally watched the latest Rambo last night on Sky.fk me it’s violent-it was great in all of its cheesiness.Check it out if you fancy brain out mayhem!

[Tony Starks]

The only thing that ruined it was the Sean Bean Ronin character, I very much doubt a British SF guy would behave like that. A US guy on the other hand.

[Halb]

I didn't find Rambo 4 cheesey, it's very little like Rambo 3.

I also disagree with the SAS bloke, he's nothing like the ronin wannabe, which surprised me as the film went on, because it grated at the start, he;'s a rounded character who isn't the professional dick he comes across as at the start.

[Pesty]

Tony Starks said:

The only thing that ruined it was the Sean Bean Ronin character, I very much doubt a British SF guy would behave like that. A US guy on the other hand.

He old school sas total egomaniac.

They still call me schoolboy no matter how many people I kill

Is it me or does it smell like a god damn wet dog this time of year

Try reading a paper instead of sleeping under it.

Can still sort of remember most of the dialogue after all these years. Must watch it again.

Oh and the blonde lady is still hot. She dropped off the radar after that.

[Halb]

Another wonderfully insightful critique from GRS

How The Rambo Movies Changed
https://youtu.be/XwIj49ABiTQ

[Tony Starks]

Halb said:

I didn't find Rambo 4 cheesey, it's very little like Rambo 3.

I also disagree with the SAS bloke, he's nothing like the ronin wannabe, which surprised me as the film went on, because it grated at the start, he;'s a rounded character who isn't the professional dick he comes across as at the start.

Its more the 'Brits get scared and panic until the heroic Yanks saves the day' element of it.