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Post by thebayharborbutcher on Dec 30, 2019 4:16:46 GMT
The critics really got this movie wrong. Maybe because I turned it on expecting the worst, but it turned out to be a really solid action/revenge film. Was it perfect or revolutionary? No. But I liked the plot. I also think it was directed well. There were some well done sequences like Rambo in the nightclub or the showdown at the ranch. Overall, it kept my attention and I walked away pleased. I thought it was a good sendoff for the character (if this is indeed the end?).
7/10
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Post by James on Dec 30, 2019 4:44:25 GMT
I pretty much agree completely. It’s got some balls going for it.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Dec 30, 2019 6:39:55 GMT
7 from me as well.
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Post by petrolino on Dec 30, 2019 6:41:57 GMT
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Post by mslo79 on Dec 30, 2019 6:45:06 GMT
The critics are often disconnected with the common person as they are missing one crucial thing... it's a Rambo movie! ; so unless someone really messed it up, it's likely going to be better than most action movie at the very least.
6/10 (a mild Thumbs Up) from me.
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Post by vegalyra on Dec 30, 2019 18:47:37 GMT
I enjoyed it. 7/10 for me. The film was a solid revenge piece.
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Post by Vits on Jan 1, 2020 10:36:27 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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