NOW ON DVD

RAMBO
Rated PG-13
Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Paul Schulze, Matthew Mardsen, Graham McTavish


Brian’s Rating       

It’s interesting to note that while a delightful British film entitled Son of Rambow is making its way around the art-house circuit, the fourth installment in the Rambo franchise is being released on DVD.

And while Rambo will not disappoint those of us who are fans, I must tell you that this is by far the goriest, bloodiest film in the series.

Looking reasonably fit and noticeably younger than his sixty-one years, Stallone plays his world-weary Rambo-in-retirement as a man who has seen the evil that man can bring and wants no part of it.

Living a bare-bones existence as a snake hunter in Thailand, John Rambo simply wants to be left alone, which, of course, is not to be. When the opportunity arises to save a group of missionaries, our man grabs his bow and swings into action.

The result is a smattering of decidedly Rambo-esque moments amidst an hour and a half of gruesome carnage.