Rambo 2008

OK, I finally saw this movie today, I bought the DVD about three hours ago and just finished watching it. What a ride, it was absolutely fantastic, I swear I almost shit myself it was so good. I felt kinda guilty about not seeing it in the theater cause I have to admit I'm kind of a fan of Stallone, and perhaps one of just a few people on the entire planet that thinks he's a great actor...yes I said GREAT!!! This film far exceeded my expectations, but a word of warning to those who may have a week stomach...Stay Away!!! The violence and gore are right over the top, I've never see so much blood guts and body parts in my entire life, and I lost track of the body count somewhere around two hundred. This latest instalment makes the first three look like Cinderella with regards to the violence and some people may have a problem with it...I myself am not one of those people... I hope this isn't the last we've seen of Sylvester Stallone and the Rambo movies, he's definitely proven to me that he's still got what it takes. I think right now Hollywood is desperate for a good old fashion 80's style action hero, the newer guys ( Vin Diesel and The Rock ) don't seem to be working out. I'm glad we still have Stallone and to fill the void, I think it will be a sad day we he calls it quites. And one final note for the clones continue to preach that Stallone can't act. You have no clue what yer talking about !!!. His brilliant performance should be recognized and acknowledged by critics, but as per usual it won't be because they're all a bunch of pretentious bastards... what a shame ...two thumbs up and four out of five stars from me, a definite must see.!!!

.....On a more serious note I also think this is an important film as well. We have just recently become aware of the events in Burma because of the Cyclone. The military government is forcing victims out of refugee camps and "dumping" them near their devastated villages with virtually no aid at all. What this film has does is show the true face of the regime that controls this nation, it shows them for what they really are. Rambo has become so damaging to the government that anyone caught with a copy of the film in Burma is either imprisoned for life or immediately executed. Hopefully it will increase world awareness of the people's plight and hasten the aid they so desperately need. I can't help feeling (and I hope I'm not alone) that Sylvester Stallone has done a very good thing here, I feel this is much more than just another action movie. It's a good hard kick in the balls to the free nations of the world. This movie tells us we should get of our ass and do something about the great many tyrants that still exist on this planet. When human rights violations occur it shouldn't matter weather a nation has oil (or some other commodity) when a decision is made to intervene.