Rambo [Blu-ray] | ![Rambo [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516DTvDqO6L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Julie Benz, Ken Howard, Sylvester Stallone, Graham Mctavish, Paul Schulze
Studio: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 86
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: Burmese (Original Language), English (Original Language), Thai (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 93
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
MPN: 23299
UPC: 031398232995
EAN: 0031398232995
Theatrical Release Date: January 25, 2008
Release Date: May 27, 2008 (In 16 Days)
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RAMBO (BLURAY) (BLU-RAY DISC)
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If you've been wondering what ever happened to ex-Green Beret superwarrior John Rambo since he singlehandedly shot up a Pacific Northwest town (First Blood, 1982), returned to the jungles of 'Nam to free U.S. POWs held long after war's end (Rambo: First Blood Part II, 1985), and interrupted the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan long enough to blow lots of stuff up and rescue his old commandant from the Reds (Rambo III, 1988), then Rambo (2008) is for you. Without so much as a IV to dilute the brand name, Rambo--which is what most of us called the second, most iconic film in the series--may aspire to open a new era for a pop legend. But it's a thoroughly mechanical attempt to reanimate a franchise that, absent the anger, frustration, and self-loathing of the post-Vietnam years, has no meaning or purpose. For some time now Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) has been putt-putting along the Thai-Burmese border in a longboat, catching exotic snakes to sell. As for the 60-year civil war in Burma between the brutal government and the Karen independence movement, he ignores it. Enter a party of American missionaries whose dewy blond spokeswoman (Dexter's Julie Benz) asks Rambo to haul them upriver so that they can bring medical aid to the insurgents. After the requisite number of monosyllabic refusals, he does. Soon afterward the do-gooders are in a world of hurt, and he's summoned to lead a squad of mercenaries on a rescue mission. As storytelling, the latest Rambo is the most bare-bones of the bunch. Rambo has little to say, so it's especially galling that Stallone, as director and co-writer, obliges him to have essentially the same conversation at three different points (the final distillation: "Live for nothing or die for something"). The Burmese army goons seem in competition to commit the most hideous atrocity (e.g., child skull-crushing underfoot), the better to justify the eventual, lovingly protracted spectacle of them being eviscerated by high-powered weaponry. Although shot in Thailand, the movie has mostly been photographed in brown, reducing any particular sense of place but, perhaps, perversely increasing our gratitude for the splashes of purple whenever hot metal tatters flesh. --Richard T. Jameson Beyond Rambo 
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 a new classic May 2, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Even though Rambo isnt as young, slim, or fast as he was in the first 3 movies this was still a great action movie. It's violent as one would expect so its for older teens & adults only. I'm glad Stallone returned to make this film (and Rocky Balboa). I'd definitely recommend this, especially if you're a fan already. I saw it in the theater and when I left I was saying how I have to buy this when it becomes available. Looking forward to seeing it on blu-ray!
Rambo May 1, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This was an awesome movie
lots of action
Rambo 4 was my favorite
great job stallone April 30, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
stallone has done it again...
this is a awesome movie. isaw it in theaters when it came out and i have to say it was a pretty awesome movie there was action lurking around every corned. and i do mean every corner.
overall this is a great movie if you like action-shootin
 Rambomania April 28, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well, this is pretty much non-stop ultra-violence and on that level it works surprisingly well. I'd certainly rather watch Sly slay evil-doers than watch him wallow in self-pity over Adrienne once again. Rambo is back in the jungle where he belongs, doing manly things, looking quite buff for a Vietnam vet, I must say. But still fighting his inner demons as he pounds out the iron ware and ventures forth into the night.
The basic plot line is as black and white as any ever written, and pretty bare bones at that. They've found the perfect villians in the Burmese Army, perhaps one of the few groups other than the janjaweed, whom no one will shed a tear for. And we get some pretty nasty scenes to help us uderstand just how much these folks need killing. Versus the Christian Karin rebels who've been valiently fighting the Burmese government for decades. Then throw in a group of evangelical Christian do-gooders boldly going into the Heart of Darkness itself. So, Rambo is literally on the side of the Angels on this one, sort of St. Michael with a 50 cal, blowing holes in bad guys you can see through.
For me, the interesting moment is when Rambo comes to the self-realization that he hasn't been fighting and killing all these years for God and country. He does it because that's who he is, that's what he does. And even the head evangelical, having shown his extreme distain for Rambo early on eventually comes to accept the need for violence in another defining moment and kills his own bad guy before it's all over.
But, it's a non-stop thrill ride beyond any doubt. If you are a Rambo fan, you pretty much have to see this movie, because that's who you are, it's what you do.
 not the most outstanding of Sly's outings April 26, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having not remembered anything from the original Rambo trilogy other than the films were pretty kickass (I was ten when I saw them), I can't be asked to compare the fourth installment to its predecessors. i can, however, tell you that I enjoyed the fourth movie. As a punch-them-up thriller with lots of explosions and gory, bloody scenes it works pretty well. Sly is a bit too old to be running around killing people, but the script gives him plenty of reason to stay in one place and puts a lot of action onto the other cast members. The action sequences are done decently, but the acting from the cast (not so much from Stallone as from everyone else) is subpar even for an action film. Also, Stallone must be a 24 fan because he freely steals Jack Bauer's conviction from season 6, "Live for nothing or die for something." Overall, this is a pretty high-paced action film but it feels mostly strained and the terrible acting weighs it down. But it should be commended, if ever so slightly, on bringing the Burmese situation (and, therefore, the situation of all ailing, fighting, and struggling countries) to the attention of the American audience.
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