People forget that after the first Rocky, Stallone was a terrible actor in everything until Cop Land. He can deliver when he wants to. I can't wait to see this.
@@JayBuccola hahah Stallone was never a bad actor keep telling you that you're wrong...Tango and cash also demolition man, and cliffhanger are in his top best films ever
Loved Rambo Last Blood. Sly's still got it. Nice to get a hardcore R rated action film in an industry dominated by boring super hero and pc approved snorefests. Rambo Last Blood is how you do justice to an R rated franchise, unlike Terminator Dark Fate that just looks terrible. Plus, "professional critics" were outright lying about the film, especially IGN.
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People are SJW/PC pussies these days. Rambo would've been better received if he was a gender-neutral, gender-fluid, non-binary, transsexual, uber-liberal pacifist.
My dad and I went Saturday and we have been waiting for the release. We enjoyed this film very much. And the run time didn't really affect the film for me. It was gory and brutal fun. Some cities in Mexico are EXACTLY like the filmed portrayed. Especially border towns. Hope he makes another film ,(last one) to send off the Rambo franchise in good way.
I honestly enjoyed this movie, I don’t care about “critics”. I’m the one paying to see it, so my opinion is the one that matters. There’s definitely worse movies come out this year
Rambo/Stallone is at his most badass in this movie. The only that I was disappointed in this movie is that he doesn’t says the “I’m gonna tear you apart” line when he was talking through the walkie talkie.
Sadly many of the people here have never been to Mexico and just assume everything negative said about it is racist....which is really freaking stupid.
Leave the bloke alone! He toured 'Nam in his hey days. Left Nam, went back to the States only to be ridiculed and labeled as a baby killer. Spent a bit of time in Thailand, helped out some POWs and was even betrayed by some aviator wearing dudes with colorful names. All while not even getting any horizontal action with a Vietnamese honey ;) By now we all know his very "Strong" because the dude from Beverly Hills said so. It's a bit sad really, that a well travelled man doesn't get the proper recognition despite hanging out in Afghanistan, even stopping by in Cambodia and ruining the annual pedophiles convention. He even humblised some snowflakes and taught them that guns are ok! Hats of to you John J. While critics won't get you, the rest of us are rooting for you! For some, it may be about saying hello to their little friend..while for others its ok to take their lives but don't ever even think about taking their freedom....but for John, it's more than that..... "You know what you are... what you're made of. War is in your blood. Don't fight it. You didn't kill for your country. You killed for yourself. God's never gonna make that go away. When you're pushed, killing's as easy as breathing"
First Blood was a character movie with action. Rambo himself was a mental casualty of Vietnam searching for peace and normality but never finding it. He goes out searching for his Army buddies only to find they are all dead. He is alone, strained and volatile. He runs into the cops of a small town that push his buttons and he freaks out making the area into his war zone. He reverts back to what he knows, a killing machine. Col. Troutman, a father figure, has to talk him down and Rambo finally surrenders in peace. It’s a great character movie that needs other characters to be developed as well. The movie bad guys have to have their own motivations and their characters well developed. First Blood was a masterpiece of film. The second and third movie suffered from brandification. “Rambo” became a generalized term for super soldier. The movies shifted from character to action. The character of Rambo was maintained in the opening sequences but he shifted to super soldier quickly thereafter. The fourth movie started to center on his character again. Rambo comes “full circle”. He starts off cynical as usual. He is struggling with the “evils” of war within himself. He agrees to take the missionary group to the rebel camp. On the way he has to kill pirates. Why? Because that was the right thing to do in that situation. He had to do it. He learns that what he is isn’t evil. He doesn’t have to run from it. When the mercenaries need his help up stream he wants to go because his motivation is saving lives, a righteous thing. At the end Rambo goes home because he can now live with himself and what he has done. I don’t know what else can be done with the character. What more can Rambo learn or grow. He is what he will forever be at this point. Maybe Rambo can learn to love others and have family. Definitely going to be worth seeing.
The scheme of the movies is that the movies always want him to change as a person and move on but he can't. But instead of trying to run away anymore, he embraces what he is and chooses to fight. He's gonna keep fighting, till he can fight no more
ChromeFlames Excellent point about the pressure to change but not having the ability. He does have the desire to change as he tries the Buddhist monk thing. Even then he is more escaping the pressure rather than dealing with it. In the book of Rambo 2, he actually liked being in the prison. It was structured, ordered and he knew where he stood. Again it was an escape of the pressure rather than dealing with it. The original book (and the original movie ending) had Rambo commit suicide. The ultimate escape. Stallone is a master character writer. It is interesting that we can have an intelligent conversation about an action character. Rambo is really deep yet fully knowable, even if Rambo doesn’t really know himself very well. Maybe his going home at the end of 4 wasn’t him coming full circle but yet another attempt at hiding.
TPH2010 If you want character development then watch Boyhood. Character development in First Blood was a plus, but the movies aim was to be an action film.
@@voodoochile333 WHAT???? HAHAHA You can't possibly miss the point of the first one harder than how you did right now. The character development is a bonus? Really?
@@voodoochile333 The original cut to First Blood was pretty slow, and then they recut it to be a shorter movie with more action. The point Oliver makes, is that not only are the bad guys one dimensional in this movie, but they aren't even memorable. Every great movie has a great villain.
Sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood was a good foil for Rambo but was essentially a "my dick is bigger than yours" egotistical king-shit cop on a power trip. His deputies, except for Mitch, the only one with some sense and compassion for Rambo, were clueless buffoons. So the bad guys in First Blood were one-dimensional too. Ah, but First Blood wasn't about the bad guys either--it was about the Vietnam war coming home to America--that's what made it unique and special.
I've been watching this man in theaters since I was 5 years old back in '82 with Rocky III...this man has been part of my movie going experience for most of my life.......this movie continues to prove he's one of the best action heroes ever .....ty Sly
I seen it this past weekend. It was really good. The death scenes are so violent that it makes jason and Freddy step back and say "damn John take it easy".
So a film that would be a failure if it weren't ultraviolent is criticized for "too much violence" Mexican Cartels are portrayed as "Mexican Cartels" Rambo is happy and talks but that doesn't count as "something new with the character". I think I'm gonna have to give the critics 1/5 stars, judging a movie for standards it didn't set is entry level failure. What is next? LotR gets 1/5 cause it is racist to Orcs?
I came across an article the other day listing some of the critics comments and then did responses to them. Like the idea that Rambo is the white saviour of the poor Mexicans, and the guy points out that he's a native American character. 🤣
Was hoping it'd be number 1. Brad Pitt sunk his own film by saying it is about toxic masculinity. Rambo wasn't that far off from beating it though. Way better than Terminator Dark Fate.
@@Gruntvc Don't forget AA has IMAX screenings which hike the ticket price up. It would be interesting to see if Rambo made more than AA on the level playing field of normal screens? It's funny, all those "AA is one of the greatest Sci-Fi films in history" (Ha!) reviews, and it barely beat the critically slated Rambo 5.
Rambo 6 must either be inside a prison, a psychatric clinics security tract or in a retirement house were they poison "uncomfortable" residents after this movies end. Or he will be on the streets like he said going from one place to another, while police tries to catch him. That would go circle with the first part. (There werent looking for him back then from start but after giving him a reason to loose his mind)
IM NOT FROM 80TS .BUT MY DAD INTRODUCED ME TO RAMBO AND I NEVER LOOKED BACK TO SINCE.... LIVE FOR NOTHING OR DIE FOR SOMETHING...LOVE FROM RANCHI INDIA
I appreciate your honest review as a fan of the franchise, and I'll probably check it out on weekday in theatres or rent it later. I actually saw the Rambo 4 movie in theatres when it came out, and holy shit it was brutal, but really fun.
Yes, those promo photos you mentioned are from the opening scene of that version where Rambo was out trying to find lost hikers during a rainstorm. Excitement ensued! - Swedish fan.
Grampo: Last Blood Transfusion. I saw it yesterday. It's not the usual John Rambo, but he is 73 years old. Still a good movie. I liked it. I do think the character should be left alone now to die of old age in his rocking chair. After all the shit he went through, he deserves it. Let John find peace within himself.
I LOVE this movie! All I could think about was, "Rambo 2/3 Rambo would have killed all these assholes" During the scene where he gets beat up. Also, I would have gone back and tossed Gizelle to the traffickers, and take the bracelet as he walks away and she screams.
I was actually on my way to see “Ad Astra” until I read the pantywaist uproar so I went to Rambo instead and took two guests as well. Surprisingly for a Sunday afternoon matinee it was a fairly well full audience
I was a teenager when First Blood came out and loved it, even though,I feel, some of its thunder was silenced due to Viet Nam being a common theme in Hollywood at the time. Today, Rambo IV, is by far my favourite. Sly's supporting cast were memorable, it was fast paced and the violence was second to none. Haven't seen the latest one yet, but I already know I'm going to enjoy it, thanks to the critics' comments coming out of "left" field. Thankfully, there are still writers and producers in Hollywood still thinking for themselves. Here is the version the "woke" critics would have drooled over. Sly's name would change to Jussie Rambette, a drag queen, who sets out to teach a group of white, single, middle-aged men the true meaning of social acceptance, through song and dance. The only violence in the whole picture would be the ending, when all the white guys simultaneously jump off a cliff to their death.
While I did had a quite bit of a down beat experience walking out, I couldn't help but feel satisfied seeing Rambo mercilessly murder the ever living hell out of these scumbags, especially after everything that had happened to his niece.
It really made you realise that he's not the kiddy friendly super soldier that the 80s made him out to be. He's a savage killer and you don't wanna get on the wrong side of him.
I loved the film, a very good story. Yes he turned my stomach a couple of times. But thats why we need people like this to do the unpleasant stuff that we can't. God bless john Rambo, lets hope for a 6 named dried blood. And a prequel called fresh blood , written and directed by stallone.
Solid Review Oliver ! I too enjoyed the movie - interesting his switch from compound to recurve bow and from soldier to cowboy -Heavy machine gun to a sawn off shotgun and a Winchester Saddle Ring. Fingers crossed there will be a Last Blood part 2 to give him fitting send off.
2:49 I know Sly is left-handed, but that's not how you're supposed to hold an RPG-7. It has sort of a "reverse" grip configuration and is intended to be fired right-handed (which is why the sights are offset to the left). Your right hand is meant to grasp the front grip, left hand grasps the rear grip. It has a hammer that's manually cocked before firing (which also acts as a safety mechanism). This was all done correctly by Jason Patric in 'The Beast' (aka 'The Beast of War') which came out in 1988. 3:04 In the commentary for either the second or third movie, Sly talks about how impractical it is to fire an M-60E3 (or any other variant) one-handed from the hip. He also fires a PKM from the hip in the third movie, but at least he uses two hands to hold it. 5:27 He's wearing an undershirt, an overshirt, and an M65 field jacket in Arizona! Isn't it, like, always hot there? "Yeah, man! But it's a dry heat!" So it looks like Southwestern summer, but he's dressed for Midwestern fall. Wouldn't that promote heatstroke? I know the M65 field jacket is iconic for warfighters of his era, but I'm thinking practically, not symbolically. 6:53 Wait, so he's right-handed?! But I read that he's left-handed! So does that mean he's ambidextrous? Not that it's a big deal or anything. Being ambidextrous would give him a significant tactical advantage. I'm just wondering why he draws his bow left-handed if he's right-handed. Maybe he's left-eye dominant. But if that were the case, he'd use firearms in a left-handed stance more often. *Note:* He suffered nerve damage to the left side of his face when he was born, which is why the right side of his mouth opens up more when he speaks or shouts. That's also why he has a speech impediment. The left side of his tongue is numb. His left eye wasn't affected by the nerve damage, though, so he might still be left-eye dominant. 7:33 Rambo seems to prefer older guns with wood furniture. If it took more than one sh0t, you weren't using a Jakobs. He also uses Torgue-like weapons, though. And Vladof, of course, since the first three movies take place during the Cold War era. Colonel Trautman was my favorite character in the first three. *Note:* We could say the M-16 is a Dahl-like gun and the AR-15 is "Dahl-lite." Technically, since the AR-15 is semi-auto-only, it's more like Jakobs than Dahl. Put aftermarket wood furniture on it to make it look more Jakobsy.
The theatre that I watched the movie in played the uncut version with the rescue scene in the beginning still intact. It's sad that it got cut becouse I think it fits in with the movies theme perfectly, that being that bad things can happen to good people, that even Rambo can't save.
I am Mexican and I can say that here in Mexico there is more violence even that in the movie the narcos (cartels) have massacred children women and adults there are even videos of narcos taking the hearts of children or breaking up women in pieces,
I'm a forty something who grew up with the franchise and I thought it was OK. Certainly not bad, but definitely not the best. I wasn't completely invested in Rambo's links and relationship to Gabriella (but to be fair, Rambo sailed into Burma for lesser folk.) I hated the journalist character/storyline with a passion. She should've been crucified by the Martinez's for sure once she started snooping. John could've stitched himself up. Whilst it was great to see the green jacket back and that vast arsenal, I couldn't help feeling that John had lost some of his brooding and that, (coupled with the haircut I suppose ) felt like I wasn't quite watching a Rambo movie. That said, the final act got me back on track and chuckling with glee as the cartel met their match and maker. Truly great stuff, even loving the cassette recorder idea in the tunnels blasting out that Doors song. Pure, unashamed 80's cheese was back! 6/10
Thanks for the review Oliver! I couldn't agree more with it. These movies are rated R for a reason, they're not for the kids. I thought the film was a little to short but thoroughly entertaining. I even thought the two brother bad guys worked really well together and wished they had some more screen time before the finale. Over all it was a kick ass in your face action movie. Long live Rambo!
Good old times are long gone as in life-that so in the movies industry. We are not going to see good movies anymore, as it became just money grab at this point, and that's it. Only good movies that I've watched in years is John Wick. There are good films out there, but 95% are pure shit, and money grab. 70s,80s,90s are gone. I really didn't expect anything good from this movie tbh.
Good movies still get made, the problem is that they get overshadowed by everything else and you have to actively look for them. Stop watching stuff made by big studios like Disney and WB.
I'm so sick of liberal/Disney/ PG-13, politically correct movies. I've started me a collection of every classic hit . They've turned all movies into propaganda and brainwashing.
Looking forward to seeing this on cable or renting. Rambo has never let me down. It'll be interesting to see it now with more... life experience but I loved 4 so....
loved the video as usual i do here , mad cool , i noticed in this one though there were no two at the start and and at the end montage of clips and scenes though from this Movie? As you usually do with Movies.
I completely agree with this review. Saw this the other day and have watched a few reviews since, I wondered what they were talking about with that opening scene? Like did I fall asleep haha!
I also miss the glory days when action was made for adults. This is a basic plot wrapped with a great central performance, peppered with some heart(!) and soul. I hope they do make another one. Rambo is the last of the great icons left from the 80s I still enjoy. Die Hard and Terminator have lost their way.
"Today on Oliver Harper's _Movie Postmortum_ ..." heheheheh ;) Love your videos, sir! :) EDIT: Seriously though, that was a nice little video. Sort of a pocket version of your usual retrospectives. I really enjoyed it! Thank you! :)
Nice review as always, Oliver. Funny you should mention about the alternate opening of the film been removed from the US and UK cuts. That's a shame, since it's one of the best scenes from the movie. I live in Spain and went to see it last night. The scene where Rambo is trying to help rescue the lost hikers is very well done and given the amount of graffic violence that's in the rest of the movie, I cannot understand, for the life of me, why they would remove that particular scene. Stupid, if you ask me.
You can also see some character development there. Rambo felt devastated when he could not save those people. That opening sets the tone of the movie perfectly. It's a crime that they cut that opening in most countries.
Oliver that extended cut is amazing. The two big kills in the film are weaker however there is 75 percent more story and the villans get more backstory ...also the schizaphrenia from ptsd is kind of adressed...its a must watch
Watched it in a nearly empty cinema and it was a blast - really got me pumped. Hats off to Sly for putting out such a ferocious movie at his rather ripe age. Nonetheless I prefer part III back from the 80ies when one could "afford" to wear rose tinted glasses concerning world affairs. There's of course some style issues in Last Blood I didn't like, but I'm nonetheless happy that the movie out the way it did.
Good overview, and I'm curious to check this out. I don't think Bryan Tyler is anywhere near the same league as Goldsmith though, and that's one thing that will always be lacking in films 4 and 5.
I saw the film , it’s a revenge with brutal action ... I had a good time watching it , the film is not heavy , does not screw up , and goes to the point.
First Blood and Rambo (2008) are straight up classics within the genre in my opinion. One of the cool things about the Rambo series is that they have to be seen on the big screen because the action set pieces have scope to them. So going into this one I was super pumped and shockingly I left really disappointed. This one felt and looked like a Redbox rental. It was a tough sit to get through even at 89 minutes.
*spoilers ahead* My biggest gripe are the villains. There are only two interesting villains, the two brothers in charge of the cartel/sextrafficking ring. Of which the one you'd love to hate, kicks the bucket first,leaving the blander brother for last (kinda like Vaas in Far Cry 3) The other issue, is that they introduce their luitenants/inner circle, but they kinda get lost in the carnage at the end (and I'm not even sure if they're the cannon fodder in the finale) Now mind you, this movie does what it sets out to do, and it does it well, but I feel the movie would have been more wholesome if it would have given the villains a bit more space, and maybe have let Rambo wreak more havoc in Mexico before the finale. Although with the latter, the movie would have run the risk to fall into Rambo 3 territory: all out over the top war, while this set up keeps the focus on John Rambo and his inability to deal with his emotions and demons and how he eventually gives them an outlet. . There's still bombastic action and violence, but it's well dosed, which keeps the story As silly as this may sound: it keeps the movie more intimate.
I saw the longer version in theaters, with the extra 10 minutes added in. This version begins with the flood sequence in the beginning where Rambo uses his tracking skills to help out people. I can't understand why this version of the film wasn't released everywhere because i do think it really added to the movie and it's story. It also sets up Rambo's current condition and bit of other things that are payed off later on. Personally, i found this to be a good movie! Not a masterpiece, sure, but still good. Might be even my favorite of all the sequels! Hell, i'd say it's even better than "Taken" or sure as hell better than either of the John Wick sequels. It told an incredibly violent and depressing story and it ran with it. As some people have complained how some characters aren't fleshed out enough, i think there's a reason why this movie is also called 'Rambo'. It is his story afterall. I'm also glad you pointed out Stallone's performance as Rambo in this, because i think a lot of people are gonna gloss over it otherwise. I think it's easily the best in the series after First Blood. He goes through probably the widest range of emotions the character has up to this point and just plays it all brilliantly. This is also Rambo as it's scariest i've ever seen and holy hell did i enjoy it!
I admire that he can do it at 73,
some of my friends could not at 30...
good show!!!
well said Sir
Human growth hormone and supplements will do that for you.
That Last Blood was the best Punisher movie I've ever seen !
I saw this film last night, the worst part was the Terminator Dark Fate trailer I had to endure before Rambo, we absolutely loved it, awesome 😂
Watched it and loved it..Rambo is a legend for ever..long live Rambo the greatest warrior.
FU@K YEAH!!!!!
Went last night and bloody good, will go again.
Hell yeah.
Personally I loved it, it was smaller scale-grittier and more serious, Stallone gave his best performance yet
People forget that after the first Rocky, Stallone was a terrible actor in everything until Cop Land. He can deliver when he wants to. I can't wait to see this.
The final kill, man.....wow.
Dankest Media They should have stopped at rambo 3. 4 wasn’t bad
@@JayBuccola hahah Stallone was never a bad actor keep telling you that you're wrong...Tango and cash also demolition man, and cliffhanger are in his top best films ever
@@CoolMikey81 "should have stopped at 3" even though 4 and 5 were amond the top in the series. How does that work?
rambo is rambo..just great..stallone is a legendary man
I liked the movie, but I felt like there was another 20 minutes left on the cutting room floor. With luck, we will get an Extended Cut Blu-Ray.
Loved Rambo Last Blood. Sly's still got it. Nice to get a hardcore R rated action film in an industry dominated by boring super hero and pc approved snorefests.
Rambo Last Blood is how you do justice to an R rated franchise, unlike Terminator Dark Fate that just looks terrible.
Plus, "professional critics" were outright lying about the film, especially IGN.
Yes, yes and FUCK YEAH!
Damn right brother.
Agreed!!
How violent is it. Fuckin awesome movie
With you on that.
"They made cartels look like bad guys? How dare they"
IGN probably
IGN, Daily Beast, New York Times, The Wire, Rotten Tomatoes. I could go on but you get the idea.
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 Woke media
THEY'RE JUST MISUNDERSTOOD DREAMERS 2/10
Capitalism and Bourgeois liberalism is what made Mexico terrible. In an Anarchist Utopia, there would be no more drug cartels and crooked politicians
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Fuck all these retarded critics!
"Rambo is a overly violent movie" how is that a bad thing in a freaking Rambo flick?🤣
People are SJW/PC pussies these days. Rambo would've been better received if he was a gender-neutral, gender-fluid, non-binary, transsexual, uber-liberal pacifist.
Being overly violent is honestly the best part of any R rated action movie!!🌟🌟
An old man spilling lots of blood. Heck yeah.
Guns, explosions and one-liners. That's all I need.
Same Haha the Best Part
I guess you like over-simplified things.
And boobies
And boobies ²
No boobies or one liners in this one, but plenty of 'splosions and killin' and blood!
After watching and enjoying I'd happily go watch Rambo Last Blood pt2
Man I love that Rambo 2008!
and I'm watching it again! right now!
Just got done watching it too! Awesome movie. Last Blood is good too.
Kowloon城牆Dreams yes! I really liked Rambo 2008. I wish they would reunite Rambo & Sara. I thought she was fantastic in Rambo.
Can't wait for Rambo 2030.
Number 4 is the best one
@@scottpepper7028 Yeah, probably my favorite too, 4 then 1.
My dad and I went Saturday and we have been waiting for the release. We enjoyed this film very much. And the run time didn't really affect the film for me. It was gory and brutal fun. Some cities in Mexico are EXACTLY like the filmed portrayed. Especially border towns. Hope he makes another film ,(last one) to send off the Rambo franchise in good way.
Exactly the border towns
I honestly enjoyed this movie, I don’t care about “critics”. I’m the one paying to see it, so my opinion is the one that matters. There’s definitely worse movies come out this year
Rob Picken well said. I loved the movie too
Rambo/Stallone is at his most badass in this movie. The only that I was disappointed in this movie is that he doesn’t says the “I’m gonna tear you apart” line when he was talking through the walkie talkie.
I'm a mexican living on a border city, the violence in the move, is NOTHING compared to real life, in fact, cartel members are kinda lame.
They let him live initially. And didnt murder his whole family.
weird flex but okay
Sadly many of the people here have never been to Mexico and just assume everything negative said about it is racist....which is really freaking stupid.
I've heard horror stories about the violence down there.
@@ricosalvaje5802 this: jaliscorojo.com/2019/08/27/emboscan-y-terminan-muertos-7-integrantes-del-cartel-del-noreste-en-nuevo-laredo-tamaulipas/
Leave the bloke alone! He toured 'Nam in his hey days. Left Nam, went back to the States only to be ridiculed and labeled as a baby killer. Spent a bit of time in Thailand, helped out some POWs and was even betrayed by some aviator wearing dudes with colorful names. All while not even getting any horizontal action with a Vietnamese honey ;)
By now we all know his very "Strong" because the dude from Beverly Hills said so. It's a bit sad really, that a well travelled man doesn't get the proper recognition despite hanging out in Afghanistan, even stopping by in Cambodia and ruining the annual pedophiles convention. He even humblised some snowflakes and taught them that guns are ok!
Hats of to you John J. While critics won't get you, the rest of us are rooting for you! For some, it may be about saying hello to their little friend..while for others its ok to take their lives but don't ever even think about taking their freedom....but for John, it's more than that.....
"You know what you are... what you're made of. War is in your blood. Don't fight it. You didn't kill for your country. You killed for yourself. God's never gonna make that go away. When you're pushed, killing's as easy as breathing"
First Blood was a character movie with action. Rambo himself was a mental casualty of Vietnam searching for peace and normality but never finding it. He goes out searching for his Army buddies only to find they are all dead. He is alone, strained and volatile.
He runs into the cops of a small town that push his buttons and he freaks out making the area into his war zone. He reverts back to what he knows, a killing machine.
Col. Troutman, a father figure, has to talk him down and Rambo finally surrenders in peace.
It’s a great character movie that needs other characters to be developed as well. The movie bad guys have to have their own motivations and their characters well developed.
First Blood was a masterpiece of film.
The second and third movie suffered from brandification. “Rambo” became a generalized term for super soldier. The movies shifted from character to action. The character of Rambo was maintained in the opening sequences but he shifted to super soldier quickly thereafter.
The fourth movie started to center on his character again. Rambo comes “full circle”. He starts off cynical as usual. He is struggling with the “evils” of war within himself.
He agrees to take the missionary group to the rebel camp. On the way he has to kill pirates. Why? Because that was the right thing to do in that situation. He had to do it. He learns that what he is isn’t evil. He doesn’t have to run from it.
When the mercenaries need his help up stream he wants to go because his motivation is saving lives, a righteous thing.
At the end Rambo goes home because he can now live with himself and what he has done.
I don’t know what else can be done with the character. What more can Rambo learn or grow. He is what he will forever be at this point. Maybe Rambo can learn to love others and have family. Definitely going to be worth seeing.
And this is whats this part is about :)
The scheme of the movies is that the movies always want him to change as a person and move on but he can't. But instead of trying to run away anymore, he embraces what he is and chooses to fight.
He's gonna keep fighting, till he can fight no more
ChromeFlames
Excellent point about the pressure to change but not having the ability.
He does have the desire to change as he tries the Buddhist monk thing. Even then he is more escaping the pressure rather than dealing with it.
In the book of Rambo 2, he actually liked being in the prison. It was structured, ordered and he knew where he stood. Again it was an escape of the pressure rather than dealing with it.
The original book (and the original movie ending) had Rambo commit suicide. The ultimate escape.
Stallone is a master character writer. It is interesting that we can have an intelligent conversation about an action character. Rambo is really deep yet fully knowable, even if Rambo doesn’t really know himself very well.
Maybe his going home at the end of 4 wasn’t him coming full circle but yet another attempt at hiding.
I don't watch a Rambo movies for enemy character development.
I can see it being a fan favorite but a critical bomb.
Uh, did you see First Blood?
TPH2010 If you want character development then watch Boyhood.
Character development in First Blood was a plus, but the movies aim was to be an action film.
@@voodoochile333 WHAT???? HAHAHA
You can't possibly miss the point of the first one harder than how you did right now. The character development is a bonus? Really?
@@voodoochile333 The original cut to First Blood was pretty slow, and then they recut it to be a shorter movie with more action. The point Oliver makes, is that not only are the bad guys one dimensional in this movie, but they aren't even memorable.
Every great movie has a great villain.
Sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood was a good foil for Rambo but was essentially a "my dick is bigger than yours" egotistical king-shit cop on a power trip. His deputies, except for Mitch, the only one with some sense and compassion for Rambo, were clueless buffoons. So the bad guys in First Blood were one-dimensional too. Ah, but First Blood wasn't about the bad guys either--it was about the Vietnam war coming home to America--that's what made it unique and special.
I enjoyed it. For me Stallone is just incredibly watchable. He’s a man of a different era which is missed in the modern movie landscape.
I've been watching this man in theaters since I was 5 years old back in '82 with Rocky III...this man has been part of my movie going experience for most of my life.......this movie continues to prove he's one of the best action heroes ever .....ty Sly
I seen it this past weekend. It was really good. The death scenes are so violent that it makes jason and Freddy step back and say "damn John take it easy".
Yep lmao!!!
So a film that would be a failure if it weren't ultraviolent is criticized for "too much violence"
Mexican Cartels are portrayed as "Mexican Cartels"
Rambo is happy and talks but that doesn't count as "something new with the character".
I think I'm gonna have to give the critics 1/5 stars, judging a movie for standards it didn't set is entry level failure. What is next? LotR gets 1/5 cause it is racist to Orcs?
I came across an article the other day listing some of the critics comments and then did responses to them. Like the idea that Rambo is the white saviour of the poor Mexicans, and the guy points out that he's a native American character. 🤣
It delivered on the blood and I loved it well done Stallone you went out in a high Rambo wise
It's a good ending to a long journey. I liked it. I love ALL of them. thank you, Sly. The last true action hero
It opened at number 3 at the box office which isn't that bad
Yep. Made about 19 million. Cost 50. It will definitely make profit overseas.
Second biggest opening for a movie in the Rambo series.
I think its the best from rambo franchise , just watch it today
Was hoping it'd be number 1. Brad Pitt sunk his own film by saying it is about toxic masculinity.
Rambo wasn't that far off from beating it though.
Way better than Terminator Dark Fate.
@@Gruntvc Don't forget AA has IMAX screenings which hike the ticket price up. It would be interesting to see if Rambo made more than AA on the level playing field of normal screens? It's funny, all those "AA is one of the greatest Sci-Fi films in history" (Ha!) reviews, and it barely beat the critically slated Rambo 5.
Rambo 6: Takes on Wall street!... man, I'd love to see that!
Rambo 6 must either be inside a prison, a psychatric clinics security tract or in a retirement house were they poison "uncomfortable" residents after this movies end. Or he will be on the streets like he said going from one place to another, while police tries to catch him. That would go circle with the first part. (There werent looking for him back then from start but after giving him a reason to loose his mind)
I agree this movie was really tons of fun and badass
IM NOT FROM 80TS .BUT MY DAD INTRODUCED ME TO RAMBO AND I NEVER LOOKED BACK TO SINCE.... LIVE FOR NOTHING OR DIE FOR SOMETHING...LOVE FROM RANCHI INDIA
Well done on saying Burma and not Myanmar.
There’s nothing wrong with saying Burma, damnit!
I appreciate your honest review as a fan of the franchise, and I'll probably check it out on weekday in theatres or rent it later. I actually saw the Rambo 4 movie in theatres when it came out, and holy shit it was brutal, but really fun.
Mexico isn't a city unless Rambo is literally fighting people in Mexico city.
@William Hutchinson yeah... Take her to a hospital in the country... With probably a giant ass conga line of cartel boys after his ass
73 years old ? Still rocking the Rambo that’s awesome!
"not enough mexicans and too much blood, 4/10" IGN, 2019
"Had to take a double estrogen shot after." -Salon, probably
IGN prefers John Rambo to strangle more mexicans?
LPJ 22 I know right. There were 4 good guys in this whole movie. 1 of them was Rambo, the other 3 were Mexicans. Go figure.
@@skeetmalla Why couldnt the drug running cartel leader near the southern US border be Korean, British, Dutch or polish? Tsk tsk movie. 1 Star.
Staggeringly good movie, a non pc delight.
Yes, those promo photos you mentioned are from the opening scene of that version where Rambo was out trying to find lost hikers during a rainstorm. Excitement ensued!
- Swedish fan.
Nice to see you again I like your reviews 🙏
Grampo: Last Blood Transfusion.
I saw it yesterday. It's not the usual John Rambo, but he is 73 years old. Still a good movie. I liked it. I do think the character should be left alone now to die of old age in his rocking chair. After all the shit he went through, he deserves it. Let John find peace within himself.
I LOVE this movie! All I could think about was, "Rambo 2/3 Rambo would have killed all these assholes" During the scene where he gets beat up. Also, I would have gone back and tossed Gizelle to the traffickers, and take the bracelet as he walks away and she screams.
Thank you Oliver, you’re synopsis’s are gems to watch!
After watching this movie it makes
John Wick look like Super Saiyan and
Rambo last blood going Ultra instinct!!
Keanu reaves is a fighter in movies but not ferocious like Stallone dude is a lion backed into a corner and the claws come out
Rambo + Sin City's Marv + Home Alone = Rambo: Last Blood.
Dude, I thought of home alone so many times during the tunnel fight scene.
Taken
There's zero Rambo i. This Taken + Home Alone + any straight to video action movie= Last Blood
I was actually on my way to see “Ad Astra” until I read the pantywaist uproar so I went to Rambo instead and took two guests as well. Surprisingly for a Sunday afternoon matinee it was a fairly well full audience
I was a teenager when First Blood came out and loved it, even though,I feel, some of its thunder was silenced due to Viet Nam being a common theme in Hollywood at the time. Today, Rambo IV, is by far my favourite. Sly's supporting cast were memorable, it was fast paced and the violence was second to none.
Haven't seen the latest one yet, but I already know I'm going to enjoy it, thanks to the critics' comments coming out of "left" field. Thankfully, there are still writers and producers in Hollywood still thinking for themselves.
Here is the version the "woke" critics would have drooled over. Sly's name would change to Jussie Rambette, a drag queen, who sets out to teach a group of white, single, middle-aged men the true meaning of social acceptance, through song and dance. The only violence in the whole picture would be the ending, when all the white guys simultaneously jump off a cliff to their death.
While I did had a quite bit of a down beat experience walking out, I couldn't help but feel satisfied seeing Rambo mercilessly murder the ever living hell out of these scumbags, especially after everything that had happened to his niece.
It really made you realise that he's not the kiddy friendly super soldier that the 80s made him out to be. He's a savage killer and you don't wanna get on the wrong side of him.
@@garym6315 I suppose, but I wouldn't recall him being merciful to whomever he killed in the previous films.
@@garym6315 while i see your point; Rambo does care for others and wouldnt go hurting innocent people
I wasnt expecting the girl to die 😓
I loved the film, a very good story. Yes he turned my stomach a couple of times. But thats why we need people like this to do the unpleasant stuff that we can't. God bless john Rambo, lets hope for a 6 named dried blood. And a prequel called fresh blood , written and directed by stallone.
Solid Review Oliver ! I too enjoyed the movie - interesting his switch from compound to recurve bow and from soldier to cowboy -Heavy machine gun to a sawn off shotgun and a Winchester Saddle Ring. Fingers crossed there will be a Last Blood part 2 to give him fitting send off.
What happened to your Fix It In Post series?
TV Adds were everywhere in North America.
Kinda Shock that they didn’t get Sheldon Lettich to write Rambo Last Blood.
Was searching for a complete, honest review of Rambo: Last Blood(which I saw today). I finally found it.
Good review I had no idea about the different cuts for various countries.
Thank you for an honest review of the film. Excellent work.
Loved this movie..that final confrontation really had "heart"
Oliver's got a new video...heck yea!
God dammit that score... i Had goosebumps throughout your review because you keep playing it in the background... it's just to epic for me to handle.
Well, that clinched it.
I'm off to see this one now.
Top reviews as ever sir.
👍
2:49 I know Sly is left-handed, but that's not how you're supposed to hold an RPG-7. It has sort of a "reverse" grip configuration and is intended to be fired right-handed (which is why the sights are offset to the left). Your right hand is meant to grasp the front grip, left hand grasps the rear grip. It has a hammer that's manually cocked before firing (which also acts as a safety mechanism). This was all done correctly by Jason Patric in 'The Beast' (aka 'The Beast of War') which came out in 1988.
3:04 In the commentary for either the second or third movie, Sly talks about how impractical it is to fire an M-60E3 (or any other variant) one-handed from the hip. He also fires a PKM from the hip in the third movie, but at least he uses two hands to hold it.
5:27 He's wearing an undershirt, an overshirt, and an M65 field jacket in Arizona! Isn't it, like, always hot there? "Yeah, man! But it's a dry heat!" So it looks like Southwestern summer, but he's dressed for Midwestern fall. Wouldn't that promote heatstroke? I know the M65 field jacket is iconic for warfighters of his era, but I'm thinking practically, not symbolically.
6:53 Wait, so he's right-handed?! But I read that he's left-handed! So does that mean he's ambidextrous? Not that it's a big deal or anything. Being ambidextrous would give him a significant tactical advantage. I'm just wondering why he draws his bow left-handed if he's right-handed. Maybe he's left-eye dominant. But if that were the case, he'd use firearms in a left-handed stance more often.
*Note:* He suffered nerve damage to the left side of his face when he was born, which is why the right side of his mouth opens up more when he speaks or shouts. That's also why he has a speech impediment. The left side of his tongue is numb. His left eye wasn't affected by the nerve damage, though, so he might still be left-eye dominant.
7:33 Rambo seems to prefer older guns with wood furniture. If it took more than one sh0t, you weren't using a Jakobs. He also uses Torgue-like weapons, though. And Vladof, of course, since the first three movies take place during the Cold War era. Colonel Trautman was my favorite character in the first three.
*Note:* We could say the M-16 is a Dahl-like gun and the AR-15 is "Dahl-lite." Technically, since the AR-15 is semi-auto-only, it's more like Jakobs than Dahl. Put aftermarket wood furniture on it to make it look more Jakobsy.
@@noyouwillnot1169 "Get some new material, champ." ~Richie Tozier, 'It' (1990)
The theatre that I watched the movie in played the uncut version with the rescue scene in the beginning still intact. It's sad that it got cut becouse I think it fits in with the movies theme perfectly, that being that bad things can happen to good people, that even Rambo can't save.
What country are you from because the UK and US didn't get that scene
Holds the award for - The most savage kills in movie history
John Rambo
Wonderful review as always,try to make a review about double impact and death warrant
It was hilariously ridiculously violent but I enjoyed it
I am Mexican and I can say that here in Mexico there is more violence even that in the movie the narcos (cartels) have massacred children women and adults there are even videos of narcos taking the hearts of children or breaking up women in pieces,
The first review that I actually agree with. Nicely put.
Good Review, Oliver! Totally agree with you on all points. Hope the blu ray gives us that opening Rainstorm Rescue sequence.
I'm a forty something who grew up with the franchise and I thought it was OK. Certainly not bad, but definitely not the best.
I wasn't completely invested in Rambo's links and relationship to Gabriella (but to be fair, Rambo sailed into Burma for lesser folk.) I hated the journalist character/storyline with a passion. She should've been crucified by the Martinez's for sure once she started snooping. John could've stitched himself up.
Whilst it was great to see the green jacket back and that vast arsenal, I couldn't help feeling that John had lost some of his brooding and that, (coupled with the haircut I suppose ) felt like I wasn't quite watching a Rambo movie. That said, the final act got me back on track and chuckling with glee as the cartel met their match and maker. Truly great stuff, even loving the cassette recorder idea in the tunnels blasting out that Doors song. Pure, unashamed 80's cheese was back!
6/10
Thanks for the review Oliver! I couldn't agree more with it. These movies are rated R for a reason, they're not for the kids. I thought the film was a little to short but thoroughly entertaining. I even thought the two brother bad guys worked really well together and wished they had some more screen time before the finale. Over all it was a kick ass in your face action movie. Long live Rambo!
Oliver do a retrospective of The Hunt for Red October
Good old times are long gone as in life-that so in the movies industry. We are not going to see good movies anymore, as it became just money grab at this point, and that's it. Only good movies that I've watched in years is John Wick. There are good films out there, but 95% are pure shit, and money grab.
70s,80s,90s are gone.
I really didn't expect anything good from this movie tbh.
Good movies still get made, the problem is that they get overshadowed by everything else and you have to actively look for them. Stop watching stuff made by big studios like Disney and WB.
I'm so sick of liberal/Disney/ PG-13, politically correct movies. I've started me a collection of every classic hit . They've turned all movies into propaganda and brainwashing.
@@joseph2219801 Exacylu. Nowadays movies are presenting just that.
Agree with your review. So strange they cut away (ha ha) from one of the two bad guys’ deaths but show the other in graphic detail.
Looking forward to seeing this on cable or renting. Rambo has never let me down. It'll be interesting to see it now with more... life experience but I loved 4 so....
I'm just curious, Ollie. The two scenes of violence that you thought were too much, were they the bone ripping interrogation and the heart extraction?
I'll go with the bone & the face cuttings (Rambo and the girl)
loved the video as usual i do here , mad cool , i noticed in this one though there were no two at the start and and at the end montage of clips and scenes though from this Movie? As you usually do with Movies.
I completely agree with this review. Saw this the other day and have watched a few reviews since, I wondered what they were talking about with that opening scene? Like did I fall asleep haha!
Finally a review who understands what Rambo is all about!!
Hey Oliver, you shouldn’t read reviews before making one.
Agree. That's the problem with critics today: groupthink.
@@tassadar1977 People who use the term 'groupthink' are such radical freethinkers.
@SceneMissingFilms I think it's the Hollywood hivemind that is getting upset
I also miss the glory days when action was made for adults. This is a basic plot wrapped with a great central performance, peppered with some heart(!) and soul. I hope they do make another one. Rambo is the last of the great icons left from the 80s I still enjoy. Die Hard and Terminator have lost their way.
Oliver Are you going to Review Dark crystal age of resistance?
Loved it! Seeing it again on Thursday!
It's dark as hell and the surprise death really is a surprise. But it's really good
What surprise death do you mean his niece? Because Rambo didn’t die.
"Today on Oliver Harper's _Movie Postmortum_ ..." heheheheh ;) Love your videos, sir! :)
EDIT: Seriously though, that was a nice little video. Sort of a pocket version of your usual retrospectives. I really enjoyed it! Thank you! :)
Nice review as always, Oliver. Funny you should mention about the alternate opening of the film been removed from the US and UK cuts. That's a shame, since it's one of the best scenes from the movie. I live in Spain and went to see it last night. The scene where Rambo is trying to help rescue the lost hikers is very well done and given the amount of graffic violence that's in the rest of the movie, I cannot understand, for the life of me, why they would remove that particular scene. Stupid, if you ask me.
You can also see some character development there. Rambo felt devastated when he could not save those people. That opening sets the tone of the movie perfectly. It's a crime that they cut that opening in most countries.
Oliver that extended cut is amazing. The two big kills in the film are weaker however there is 75 percent more story and the villans get more backstory ...also the schizaphrenia from ptsd is kind of adressed...its a must watch
Oliver thanks for the review
Saw it at the cinema yesterday with my friend - both of us loved it, VERY violent 🤘🤘
Watched it in a nearly empty cinema and it was a blast - really got me pumped.
Hats off to Sly for putting out such a ferocious movie at his rather ripe age. Nonetheless I prefer part III back from the 80ies when one could "afford" to wear rose tinted glasses concerning world affairs.
There's of course some style issues in Last Blood I didn't like, but I'm nonetheless happy that the movie out the way it did.
I can't believe the UK and USA got a shorter version!! Yes, we Aussies got an opening scene of him "saving" hikers at night in a huge flood.
Good overview, and I'm curious to check this out. I don't think Bryan Tyler is anywhere near the same league as Goldsmith though, and that's one thing that will always be lacking in films 4 and 5.
Amazing video +1 new subscriber & keep it up
I saw the film , it’s a revenge with brutal action ... I had a good time watching it , the film is not heavy , does not screw up , and goes to the point.
*_Who thinks that Rambo needs a prequel ?_*
*_We want to see General Trautman training Rambo !!!_*
But someone other than Stallone would have to play Rambo. It would not be the same.
Excellent review...
First Blood and Rambo (2008) are straight up classics within the genre in my opinion. One of the cool things about the Rambo series is that they have to be seen on the big screen because the action set pieces have scope to them. So going into this one I was super pumped and shockingly I left really disappointed. This one felt and looked like a Redbox rental. It was a tough sit to get through even at 89 minutes.
I loved the movie, it was also a very important movie that was full of subtleties that not many notice
how was the audience reaction in cinema?can anyone say that saw it.comes out tmr in my country.
I could watch this guy sit in a chair. Loved all his stuff!
Apologies if this is already mentioned...
Just came out of an Australian screening. The nighttime flood scene opens the film here. Loved it btw.
*spoilers ahead*
My biggest gripe are the villains.
There are only two interesting villains, the two brothers in charge of the cartel/sextrafficking ring.
Of which the one you'd love to hate, kicks the bucket first,leaving the blander brother for last (kinda like Vaas in Far Cry 3)
The other issue, is that they introduce their luitenants/inner circle, but they kinda get lost in the carnage at the end (and I'm not even sure if they're the cannon fodder in the finale)
Now mind you, this movie does what it sets out to do, and it does it well, but I feel the movie would have been more wholesome if it would have given the villains a bit more space, and maybe have let Rambo wreak more havoc in Mexico before the finale.
Although with the latter, the movie would have run the risk to fall into Rambo 3 territory: all out over the top war, while this set up keeps the focus on John Rambo and his inability to deal with his emotions and demons and how he eventually gives them an outlet.
. There's still bombastic action and violence, but it's well dosed, which keeps the story As silly as this may sound: it keeps the movie more intimate.
if Rambo offends you then it's not the movie for you
I saw the longer version in theaters, with the extra 10 minutes added in. This version begins with the flood sequence in the beginning where Rambo uses his tracking skills to help out people. I can't understand why this version of the film wasn't released everywhere because i do think it really added to the movie and it's story. It also sets up Rambo's current condition and bit of other things that are payed off later on.
Personally, i found this to be a good movie! Not a masterpiece, sure, but still good. Might be even my favorite of all the sequels! Hell, i'd say it's even better than "Taken" or sure as hell better than either of the John Wick sequels.
It told an incredibly violent and depressing story and it ran with it. As some people have complained how some characters aren't fleshed out enough, i think there's a reason why this movie is also called 'Rambo'. It is his story afterall.
I'm also glad you pointed out Stallone's performance as Rambo in this, because i think a lot of people are gonna gloss over it otherwise. I think it's easily the best in the series after First Blood. He goes through probably the widest range of emotions the character has up to this point and just plays it all brilliantly. This is also Rambo as it's scariest i've ever seen and holy hell did i enjoy it!