Rambo [Blu-ray] | ![Rambo [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51uBV3qvdeL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Sylvester Stallone
Actors: Julie Benz, Ken Howard, Sylvester Stallone, Graham Mctavish, Paul Schulze
Studio: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  198 reviews
Sales Rank: 277
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: 91
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.5 x 0.5
MPN: 23299
UPC: 031398232995
EAN: 0031398232995
ASIN: B0015XHP2W
Theatrical Release Date: January 25, 2008
Release Date: May 27, 2008
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Product Description
The next chapter finds Rambo recruited by missionaries to protect them during a humanitarian aid effort on behalf of the persecuted Karen people of Burma. After the missionaries are taken prisoner by Burmese soldiers Rambo gets a second impossible job: rescue the missionaries in the midst of a civil war.System Requirements:Running Time: 93 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/HEROES Rating: R UPC: 031398232995 Manufacturer No: 23299
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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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 For those of us who want to relive our 80's July 27, 2008
For today's review, we'll be rating in bows and arrows
Plot
John Rambo is living in Southeast Asia, just short of war-torn Burma. He's visited by missionaries who are looking to help and aid the people of Burma who are in need. They ask Rambo for guidance up the river into where they need to go. Rambo pouts, says no, grunts, preaches about violence. He's eventually convinced by Sarah, the too-cute and only female missionary. Rambo pretty much only talks to her, and that usually involved warning her about what she's going to see and how she's not going to change the world. In other words, pretty much the same thing that Rambo always says. John gets them to the village, and he skirts off. Can you guess what happens next. Yup, the Burma militants come, kill the villagers, and then imprison the missionaries. And there you go, you have the start of the action. I think that's enough of a tease to get you interested. If you're like me, and were a kid of the 80's, you'll appreciate this movie and the action.
4 Bow and Arrows
For Fellow Parents:
This movie is a past-bedtime movie. Again, I repeat this, this is not for children to view, at all. Scenes of this movie contain Saving Private Ryan type violence by both light and heavy machine guns. Also violence by machete as well as explosives. Also worth noting, there is nudity, but that is a minor worry, because the nudity is involving rape, which I think is a greater concern. The movie gets the point across that these people are in dire need of help, and really doesn't glorify anything bad. I should mention curse words are present, but yeah, again minor stuff compared to the previous material.
Video
Being on Blu-ray, expect visual pleasure. No pixels, as far as I could tell. This is what high-definition should be. The stunning visuals of what appears to be Southeast Asia, compares to what you might see on Discovery HD.
5 Bow and Arrows
Audio
If you're running this off a PS3, like I am, I suggest you run it off the Bitstream setting, not PCM. This disc has DTS HD, and if your receiver can handle that format, then I suggest it. Dialog comes in clear and equal to the action. So no turning it up and down between parts. There are actually parts of this movie where channel separation is a treat. Especially when someone explodes and you're hearing body parts land through separate channels. Sorry if that offends anyone, but might as well hear about it now, before experiencing it. All in all, this is why you have a high-def home theater system.
5 Bow and Arrows
Extras
In-movie scroll bar: I've seen a few Blu-Ray movies with this feature, and this is now one of them. I've heard complaints, but none from me. I love the ability to bookmark scenes.
Audio Commentary with Slyvester Stallone: I don't do movie commentaries unless it's Kevin Smith or unless the movie is really bad so I can hear the director and staff suffer. This movie does not qualify for either. Please, by all means, take a listen and write anything interest points in my comments, then I might check it out...until then, no.
BonusView Commentary: For the HD-DVD fans, this is for you. You get commentary from Stallone, but instead it's in a picture in picture box, and shows behind the scene clips and insight on the movie while the movie is playing.
Featurettes: Pretty much the same mixed bag you get from featurettes. Behind the scene descriptions from multiple aspects. However, what makes this disc so great, and I believe is hidden gem of the whole movie is the documentary on the history and current events on the nation of Burma. If you have not seen this movie, please, by all means, watch this documentary before watching the feature film, I think you will enjoy the movie even more. (Warning: it's just as graphic, if not sadder than the content of the film.)
Deleted Scenes
Molog
Trailers
Bookmark Selection
All-in-all
This is a great disc, and well worth the time watching it. However, I think of this movie as being in the 80's genre. Meaning, you watch it once, and then forget it until you see it on television. So with that, I will give it the unique rating of rent first, buy later, but heavy on the buy for the extras.
Five bow and arrows all around.
If you like ol' fashion Rambo, this got it! July 27, 2008
I like this movie, especially watching it in Blu Ray format. It brings back the good ol' fashion soldier fighting the guerillas. A total 80s action (and I grew up in the 80s). I just love this movie, period.
Amazing job from Stallone July 26, 2008
Very intense and shocking, have lots of bloody scene, and I believe after First Blood which is classic, this one is the best (don't confuse, it won't be classic ever!). Picture quality and sound is perfect. Directly go to subject, no waste time and as American ultimate hero done the job perfectly with caliber 50!
Definitely worth to have and worth to watch more than once.
Too intense for kids and family.
 A total waste... July 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
...not that I was expecting much in the first place. I've never been a huge Rambo fan, and this film didn't change that for me. I've seen many dumb films in my life. Most of them are in the "so bad, they're good" category - as in all of Ed Wood's films and anything by William Castle - only they knew how to make B-movies FUN.
This new installment of RAMBO (and hopefully the last) is so insanely stupid, that I cannot believe that it was even greenlit in the first place. Sylvester Stallone is not an idiot. I've seen him in interviews, and he seems like a really cool, intelligent individual. He's even working on an upcoming bio-pic on Edgar Allen Poe, that he is planning to direct. I just don't see why he would waste his time on this disaster of a film, when he could have spent all of that time and energy on his POE project. Who knows? POE might actually be his first masterpiece, if he can stop wasting his time on blown up, macho doo-doo like this.
Rambo ROCKS! July 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are an action fan and (especially) if you like the previous Rambo movies then you will love this one. This is probably the most violent movie I've ever seen; it is graphic and brutal but I'm not afraid to admit I love that stuff so I really enjoyed it. All these jerks complaining about how it's too violent need to wake up to themselves- if you don't like violent movies then don't watch them! Seriously, this is an awesome movie- it is great that Stallone has resurrected the true, eighties style action movie and he deserves credit for that. I think this is the best Rambo yet and I highly recommend it. Don't listen to those stupid movie critics who never have anything good to say about any movie that isn't some mamby pamby arthouse garbage- they don't know what they are talking about.
Five stars.
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