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Rambo III (1988)

Rate: 7
Viewed: 11/03, 10/07, 7/11, 1/17, 8/20

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10/07: Having seen Rambo III at a theatre in 1988, I expected a lot of cheesy scenes and tedious action, but boy...was I wrong.

I have to say it's about as good as the last sequel. At top peak, Sylvester Stallone looks absolutely ripped. He took his role very seriously by aiming to make the best action-adventure movie possible which is a credit to his legacy. That's why I can never understand the critics who hate him.

All in all, Rambo III is entertaining.

7/11: Is Rambo III the best picture of the trilogy?

It's very action-packed with a great deal of intensity. Also, it's not too often that a big-budget Hollywood film is set in Afghanistan. Of course, they never shot it on location there.

All in all, it's hard to go wrong with Rambo III.

1/17: Having an enormous tall order to try to top the sequel, Rambo III is surprisingly good.

If you thought the body count was high the last time, it's now even higher, which is twice as much, setting a Guinness World Record as the most violent film. Thanks to the helicopters, the editing is still outstanding. There's nothing fake about anything except for the location; they used real bombs, gunfire, explosions, tanks, and helicopters, and Sylvester Stallone did his own stunts in the middle of them all.

The funniest part, which makes it all memorable, is when Arnold Schwarzenegger in Twins saw the movie poster for Rambo III and compared the size of his biceps to Stallone's and laughingly dismissed him with his hand. Yeah, well.

All in all, unfairly criticized to this day, Rambo III never fails to deliver.

8/20: As much as I love the trilogy, I now feel Rambo III is ridiculous.

I was willing to overlook the problems because the action was too good, but this time, it has become difficult to ignore. The part when Rambo and Trautman stood in front of the entire Soviet army was enough for me. By the way, Trautman doesn't look like he has done any fighting. Speaking of that, my favorite is when Mousa judged Rambo: "But by the way you look, I can see you have no experience in war, do you?" Yet there are many good moments. One of them is the Kickboxer-like intro. Another is Rambo taking up Afghanistan's national sport which is called Buzkashi.

All in all, although unbelievable at times, Rambo III is a nice try.