Rambo

‘Rambo’ (2008) a shell-shocking portrayal of war

For the fourth “Rambo” film, simply titled “Rambo” (2008), director/co-writer Sylvester Stallone taps into one of the world’s longest-running civil wars. The Burma (aka Myanmar)

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‘Rambo III’ (1988) is a fun (and unintentionally funny) actioner

Wading into the “Rambo” sequels, I braced myself for the point at which they’d get dumb. It doesn’t happen with the underrated “Rambo: First Blood

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‘Rambo: Last Blood’ shrinks the scope for a brutally efficient rescue/revenge tale (Movie review)

“Rambo: Last Blood” is an efficient, brutal, gritty and appropriate capper (if it is indeed the capper) to Sylvester Stallone’s five-film series. It poetically marks

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‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’ (1985) is pure Eighties action

“Rambo: First Blood Part II” (1985), following the 1982 masterpiece “First Blood,” is generally seen as the point at which “Rambo” turns into a dumb

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‘First Blood’ (1972, 1982) explores physical, psychological brutality of war

With “Rambo: Last Blood” – Sylvester Stallone’s supposedly last (haha) go-around with the famous Vietnam veteran — hitting theaters this week, I’m taking a look

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‘First Blood’ reviews

John’s “First Blood” flashback review, Sept. 19, 2019 “First Blood” – More than just a great action movie, the first entry in the “Rambo” series

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‘Rambo’ reviews

John’s “Rambo” flashback review, Jan. 9, 2020 John’s top 10 movies of 2008, May 6, 2009

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