REVIEWS

[Jay Rambo]

Who does care about them? Nobody.

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[oscar]

The only review I care about is mine

[Jay Rambo]

oscar said:

The only review I care about is mine

HOLY WORDS.

[tadeo]

The problem is that the critics hate Stallone,no matter how good the Rambo movies are.I still can't understand how a movie like Die Hard 4,which is average at best,can get get such reviews.I am a fan of the Die Hard movies and I was very dissapointed.
Or the Bourne Ultimatum which has 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.That was simply unwatchable with it's shaky camera and confusing fight scenes and an even more confusing plot that I couldn't care less about.Truly awful.One of the worst movies of 2007 and I don't care how much moeney it made.The point is that they don't know shit about how an action movie should be.

[crowmagnumman]

tadeo said:

The problem is that the critics hate Stallone,no matter how good the Rambo movies are.I still can't understand how a movie like Die Hard 4,which is average at best,can get get such reviews.I am a fan of the Die Hard movies and I was very dissapointed.
Or the Bourne Ultimatum which has 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.That was simply unwatchable with it's shaky camera and confusing fight scenes and an even more confusing plot that I couldn't care less about.Truly awful.One of the worst movies of 2007 and I don't care how much moeney it made.The point is that they don't know nuts about how an action movie should be.

I'm with you there. Loved the first 3 Die Hards, but found the 4th one seriously lacking. It was ok, but nowhere near deserving of the praise it got. I especially can't understand the love some people have for Bourne Ultimatum. I loved the first 2, but the 3rd was absolute crap to me.

People are totally biased against Stallone. I don't care who people are they need to just give the man some respect for how much he has accomplished. Rocky Balboa was a fantastic movie and Stallone was a force to be reckoned with in Rambo. I have a few problems with Rambo 4, but it was so much better than most of the crap today that people think are action movies.

[Jay Rambo]

DIE HARD 2, 4 and 3 (to a certain extent) are just "all action, no substance" movies with no charisma or meaning whatsoever. Only the first movie was fantastic, in my humble opinion.
2 and 4 are horrid. 3 is so so. Not a brilliant series by any stretch of imagination.

Anyway, STALLONE is bigger than ELVIS PRESLEY here in Europe. RAMBO is a gargantuan icon. I'm sure Rambo is far more popular in Europe (and Asia) than how he is in America. Sad. Sad. Very sad. Why this?

[tadeo]

I think that Rambo 3 wasn't as successful in the US,because it hasn't dealt with an American problem,unlike Rambo 2.The same goes for Rambo 4.The Americans don't care what goes on outside their country.You could clearly see that from reading some of the reviews for R4.Even the critics couldn't care less,let alone the average movie goers.
What the the Americans don't seem to realize is,that Rambo is an international icon,known and loved all over the world.Rambo already became an icon with the release of First Blood way back in 1982,which was just called Rambi in the rest of the world..And he grew more popular with each sequel.
Rambo 2 was the most successful because of the patriotism,general political situation which was going on in Amrecia.The American audience was craving for a movie like R2.It was USA vs Russia.Just like Rocky 4,which also became a hit because of that reason.

[Jay Rambo]

TADEO: BRILLIANT! You got it man.

[crowmagnumman]

admin said:

DIE HARD 2, 4 and 3 (to a certain extent) are just "all action, no substance" movies with no charisma or meaning whatsoever. Only the first movie was fantastic, in my humble opinion.
2 and 4 are horrid. 3 is so so. Not a brilliant series by any stretch of imagination.

Anyway, STALLONE is bigger than ELVIS PRESLEY here in Europe. RAMBO is a gargantuan icon. I'm sure Rambo is far more popular in Europe (and Asia) than how he is in America. Sad. Sad. Very sad. Why this?

The first Die Hard is undoubtedly a step above the rest. It's a really really really awesome movie. The 2nd one is pretty cheesy. It's really more of a spoof of the first movie, but as a cheesy 80s action movie I enjoy it. The third Die Hard is closer to the original but still can't touch it. I had my problems with the 2nd and 3rd Die Hards, but I still loved them. They felt like genuine Die Hard movies. The fourth one was ok, but just wasn't a Die Hard movie at all. So for that reason it kind of sucks.

tadeo said:

I think that Rambo 3 wasn't as successful in the US,because it hasn't dealt with an American problem,unlike Rambo 2.The same goes for Rambo 4.The Americans don't care what goes on outside their country.You could clearly see that from reading some of the reviews for R4.Even the critics couldn't care less,let alone the average movie goers.
What the the Americans don't seem to realize is,that Rambo is an international icon,known and loved all over the world.Rambo already became an icon with the release of First Blood way back in 1982,which was just called Rambi in the rest of the world..And he grew more popular with each sequel.
Rambo 2 was the most successful because of the patriotism,general political situation which was going on in Amrecia.The American audience was craving for a movie like R2.It was USA vs Russia.Just like Rocky 4,which also became a hit because of that reason.

Ha yeah. Good call on that. I think I am one American that is different in that regard anyways. I thought Rambo 3 wasn't as good as the first 2, but it wasn't because of the setting or the conflict it involved. I just thought it was cheesier. I have come to love it a lot more though. Maybe Rambo 4 helped me appreciate it like Rocky Balboa made Rocky 5 better.

[Jay Rambo]

If something, 'RAMBO III' was just more "pop" and "artistic". That's why it is a beautiful, stunning picture. The first two were more in the realm of the docu-drama, while 'RAMBO III' is way more epic.

Nothing wrong with it, I love each Rambo movie because it is unique in its own league.

[crowmagnumman]

admin said:

If something, 'RAMBO III' was just more "pop" and "artistic". That's why it is a beautiful, stunning picture. The first two were more in the realm of the docu-drama, while 'RAMBO III' is way more epic.

Nothing wrong with it, I love each Rambo movie because it is unique in its own league.

Good call. I like how every Rambo is different. I really like that whole epic mythological element to Rambo 3. It's very redeeming when I think about it as more of a Grecian hero movie. It is the biggest Rambo in scope.

I still think that little kid was pretty annoying though. Either way, this is making me want to watch Rambo 3 again. 3 is the only one I don't own, besides 4. So hopefully they'll come out with a box set of all 4 so I can buy that.

[tobey]

crowmagnumman said:

I still think that little kid was pretty annoying though. Either way, this is making me want to watch Rambo 3 again. 3 is the only one I don't own, besides 4. So hopefully they'll come out with a box set of all 4 so I can buy that.

As far as i'm not mistaken, Sly's original intention was to portray that Afghan boy "Hamid" as the Rambo's own mirror into his (lost)innocence and childhood. It was a brilliant touch, if you know how to perceive aspects like this a certain way. It's quite intriguing to interpret Hamid as the young little Rambo who actually meets his own mentor on the way to the dark side (Trautman) represented by the Rambo in the film. The whole damn movie is one magical enigma relying on the intuition and understanding. Masterpiece.

[Jay Rambo]

Hamid wasn't an intrusive character: his screen time is very limited. So there's nothing to complain, really.

Plus, we don't see him performing impossible tasks, he's just a mere presence throughout the movie. I mean, he is treated like a very plausible character.

I see Hamid like the only emotional "hook" in 'RAMBO III', apart the friendship between Rambo and Trautman.

[crowmagnumman]

tobey said:

crowmagnumman said:

I still think that little kid was pretty annoying though. Either way, this is making me want to watch Rambo 3 again. 3 is the only one I don't own, besides 4. So hopefully they'll come out with a box set of all 4 so I can buy that.

As far as i'm not mistaken, Sly's original intention was to portray that Afghan boy "Hamid" as the Rambo's own mirror into his (lost)innocence and childhood. It was a brilliant touch, if you know how to perceive aspects like this a certain way. It's quite intriguing to interpret Hamid as the young little Rambo who actually meets his own mentor on the way to the dark side (Trautman) represented by the Rambo in the film. The whole d**n movie is one magical enigma relying on the intuition and understanding. Masterpiece.

That is interesting. It makes sense now that I think about it, but I would never have thought of that.

admin said:

Hamid wasn't an intrusive character: his screen time is very limited. So there's nothing to complain, really.

Plus, we don't see him performing impossible tasks, he's just a mere presence throughout the movie. I mean, he is treated like a very plausible character.

I see Hamid like the only emotional "hook" in 'RAMBO III', apart the friendship between Rambo and Trautman.

Probably true. I was watching youtube clips of it and he wasn't quite as annoying as I remembered.

[Jay Rambo]

Trust me, Hamid's screen time is ridiculously low. He's barely in the movie. So nothing to complain.