A Vietnam veteran, John Rambo has encountered many difficulties in his life, so now he decides to live a simple life in Thailand, where his only activity is to catch snakes for entertainers, and row locals in his old boat. When some Christian aid workers are captured by local infantry unit, Rambo teams up with soldiers to free them from their ruthless grasp.
23 January 1967, London, England, UK
16 March 1973, San Francisco, California, USA
3 March 1973, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, UK
4 January 1961, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
22 May 1981, Bronx, New York, USA
28 March 1944, El Centro, California, USA
6 July 1946, New York City, New York, USA
31 October 1972, London, England, UK
8 February 1949, Hong Kong
30 November 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
January 24, 2013
Stallone uses his iconic character here to explore the necessary evils of violence through a brutal pop lens.
January 31, 2008
As vehement in its stereotyping as World War II propaganda.
January 29, 2008
As the current obsession with Reagan suggests, it's back to fantasyland!
December 16, 2008
The orgy of violence, as ghastly as in any video game, should go a long way toward erasing whatever goodwill Stallone earned with his sentimental Rocky Balboa.
January 25, 2008
Well-shot and well-edited violence porn.
February 02, 2009
Do you want disembowelment and decapitation with your popcorn? Is gore glorious? Is brutality orgasmic? Is spurting blood the fountain of fun? If so, Rambo is 4 U.
October 01, 2008
Straightforward wish fulfillment -- imagine what crimes against humanity we could punish if we had real, indestructible Rambos.
August 03, 2009
Light on plot, heavy on violence - Rambo isn't for everyone, however I think it perfectly appeals to the video game crowd.
August 27, 2009
Sly may be a crass tyrannosaurus, but he's not a fake
February 22, 2008
90 minutes of violence. No more, no less.
February 11, 2017
Leaden action picture.
