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Post by amyghost on Sept 28, 2019 20:23:06 GMT
Give Trump a crossbow, and you've got a 'separated at birth' contender...just sayin'... hes a real american hero. He looks like a hero sammich to me.
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Post by James on Sept 28, 2019 21:29:06 GMT
I don’t understand how people are saying it’s xenophobic. The point this movie is trying to make is that there are a certain group of people that must be punished, not the whole race. Hell, his niece is a Mexican too, so what do they mean by it portraying Mexico as a bad place? Did anybody remember or even see the last one with Burma?? I liked it. What you see is what you get and for me being a fan of the series, that’s good enough. My only complaint is that it could’ve benefited with a longer runtime since the movie ends way too fast, and they don’t go much into detail with how Gabriella really died. She gets driven home after being tortured by the cartel guys, so maybe she died from immense trauma, but it is kinda silly. Other than that, I enjoyed it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2019 22:59:21 GMT
I don’t understand how people are saying it’s xenophobic. The point this movie is trying to make is that there are a certain group of people that must be punished, not the whole race. Hell, his niece is a Mexican too, so what do they mean by it portraying Mexico as a bad place? Did anybody remember or even see the last one with Burma?? I liked it. What you see is what you get and for me being a fan of the series, that’s good enough. My only complaint is that it could’ve benefited with a longer runtime since the movie ends way too fast, and they don’t go much into detail with how Gabriella really died. She gets driven home after being tortured by the cartel guys, so maybe she died from immense trauma, but it is kinda silly. Other than that, I enjoyed it. it happens.
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Post by darkpast on Sept 30, 2019 1:07:55 GMT
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Oct 1, 2019 7:43:26 GMT
It is easy to tell that huge chunks of scenes had been cut out to tighten up the pace of the film. The set up was pretty good, and even the second act worked quite well. It got a little hasty towards the end, but heck, it is a Rambo film, I didn't go in expecting cinematic art and literate dialog. A bit glossy looking, as opposed to the previous installment, but I was satisfied with how it looked and played out overall.
I am not so sure much suspense could have been created with the finale, because these dudes were rotten to the core. It wasn't like we were going to care for them, if they lived or died, just wanted to see Rambo's traps work their magic, or is that tragic, on them. The others all clock in around the same time of 90mins, with IV being the shortest. The end credits run for about 10mins. You're probably right. Then again, given Rambo's age, the filmmakers might have done more with that factor, meaning age potentially creates vulnerability, which potentially fosters suspense. Eastwood has used that prospect to his advantage (most recently in The Mule), and so did John Wayne in some of his best late Westerns, like El Dorado (Howard Hawks, 1967), True Grit (Henry Hathaway, 1969), and most notably The Cowboys (Mark Rydell, 1972). I do understand that it is "Rambo"—the formula, the franchise, et al.—but there was an opportunity to offer less superficiality. To your first point, I wonder if the filmmakers shot more with Paz Vega, who plays the journalist. Expanding her role could have certainly made for a better movie.
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Oct 3, 2019 6:47:06 GMT
You're probably right. Then again, given Rambo's age, the filmmakers might have done more with that factor, meaning age potentially creates vulnerability, which potentially fosters suspense. Eastwood has used that prospect to his advantage (most recently in The Mule), and so did John Wayne in some of his best late Westerns, like El Dorado (Howard Hawks, 1967), True Grit (Henry Hathaway, 1969), and most notably The Cowboys (Mark Rydell, 1972). I do understand that it is "Rambo"—the formula, the franchise, et al.—but there was an opportunity to offer less superficiality. To your first point, I wonder if the filmmakers shot more with Sheila Shah, who plays the journalist. Expanding her role could have certainly made for a better movie. I guess within the Rambo universe, being vulnerable is not something that Rambo fans would expect much of. Yeah, sure he gets beaten and tortured in his films, but the underlying trait is that you can't keep a strong man down. 2 and 3 gave us a cartoonish Rambo, IV and V brought him back to earth a little more, but his ultimate reason for existence is to kick the bad guys ass. Rambo was always going to be the hero, even if it comes with a hefty price, so suspense here would be lost and he also appeared somewhat humbling by the end.
Paz Vega, who looks very androgynous, and Gabrielle's friend Giselle who sells her out are the only 2 main Mexican female characters that I really recall. The film could have perhaps done with a bit more fleshing out, if some of the talent was left on the cutting room floor. It is Paz Vega, not Sheila Shah—thank you. I messed that up and will correct my previous posts.
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Post by Vits on Jan 1, 2020 10:37:01 GMT
1ST BLOOD is a deep yet repetitive and overlong character study with a rushed ending. Richard Crenna's performance is too over-the-top. As for Sylvester Stallone... Well, he has proven to have talent for drama throughout his career, but his range is limited. He can play characters that don't have that many layers. Compare his crying scenes in this movie and ROCKY (which came out only 6 years before this). The latter was moving; the former almost made me laugh. 6/10 Whoa! Talk about missing the point! RAMBO: 1ST BLOOD PART II puts the character's psychological problems aside in order to deliver a regular action movie. In fact, why the Hell would a soldier with PTSD go back to the exact same place where he was traumatised (voluntarily, at least)?! Was the title character able to overcome his problems? If so, it should've been addressed. After watching the movie, I read that the original script began the story with him in a psychiatric hospital instead of a labor camp prison. Good idea! Sylvester's performance is a little better, because now he's just focused on being tough. Richard was lucky that Charles Napier was cast. His performance is bad and hammy in the exact same way so, whenever their characters argue, it's very funny. 3/10 RAMBO PART III 1/10 RAMBO 3/10 The violence in RAMBO PART V: LAST BLOOD doesn't have the deep implications of the 1st installment nor the ridiculousness of the other sequels. It's just off-putting. There are good supporting performances, but the dialogue is incredibly corny. GABRIELA (the daughter figure of our now-short-haired hero) has been kidnapped during a trip to Mexico. That's reason enough for him to go all Liam Neeson on those criminals' asses, right? Well, when he arrives, he comes face-to-face with the leaders and he gets beaten up. I guess now he has another reason. At least I give the movie credit for not turning him into an invinceable killing machine. He finds GABRIELA, but she dies soon after. Jesus! What's with the excessive motivation?! The movie spends a good chunk of time on her personal drama only for her to become nothing more than an object that the hero can avenge?! After the title character declares a war, the criminals go find him where he lives. You'd think that after it becomes clear that he has set traps everywhere, someone would yell "Retreat!" Nope. 2 of them fall on top a several spikes. It's clear that they die instantly, but RAMBO goes and shoots them repeatedly. Is proving your machismo more important than wasting bullets and revealing your position through noise? 3/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog.
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