Director – Sylvester Stallone
Screenplay – Sylvester Stallone and David Morrell.
*Plot
John Rambo(Sylvester Stalllone) is leading a near-isloation life near the Salween River near the Thailand-Burma Border. He leads a life as an iron smith cum snake catcher cum fisherman. In the neighborhood Burma, there is a civil war where the Burmese Military is fighting with the Karen people who comprise of poor laborers and farmers and the fight has been going on for over 60 years with lots of bloodshed and genocide. A group of human right activists, headed by Dr Michael Burnett(Paul Schulze) along with volunteer Sarah(Julie Benz) approach Rambo to give them a safe passage to Burma so that they can give medical assistance. When he does take them to a neighboring village, the militia brutally attack the villagers and take them hostage. A rescue mission is sent to get the hostages alive. But they need the support of only one man, John Rambo.
Critic’s Comments
Way back when I was a kid growing up in the 1980’s, it was a proud moment if any one of us had a Rambo Poster or those Rambo Knife and Gun set. This movie, somehow, bought back a part of my childhood. Sylvester Stallone is back doing what he does best, play Rambo. After the success of 2006’s Rocky Balboa(The only other character apart from Rambo that he does best), John Rambo proves to be an extremely fast paced, mindless yet hard core action film which wont bore you for one second. The action sequence are mind boggling and Sylvester Stallone, although he hardly has any lines in the movie, looks more strong than his previous ventures. Although the script is as hare brained as most of Stallone’s previous ventures, watch it for the mind boggling action scenes and don’t miss it if you are die hard Rambo fan.
Psst –
1) *The role of Colonel Samuel Trautman was written out of the script after the demise of Richard Crenna in 2003. Stallone had started working on the script as early as that but production started only after Rocky Balboa.
2) The movie had a worldwide release on 25th January 2008, exactly a week before the Revolutionary day amongst the Burmese Karen People.
Quotes
1) “I have a father. I think, I don’t know.”
2) “I was drafted in nam; Why did you stay back? Its too complicated.”
3) “When you’re pushed, killing’s as easy as breathing.”
4) “Are you bringing in any weapons? Of course not; You’re not changing anything.”
*Oops-
Too much action for me to notice any goofs