50 Stallone Movies Ranked From Best To Worst

8) RAMBO (2008)

When they started reviving classcs in the 00’s, it didn’t look good.  I think Terminator 3 started it all, a film that I categorically hate (Campinator might be a better title).  Then there was the double blow of Alien Vs Predator.  Only Paul W.S. Anderson could ruin two franchises with one movie.  Then Live Free or Die Hard.  These were bad updates to good films.  So when Rambo was coming down the pipe, the worst was feared.  I specifically remember how my mind was placed at ease – a violent, ripping three minute preview being passed onto Aint it Cool. After seeing that clip, I gave in and allowed myself to be hyped.  This was no ordinary trailer and it seemed to fit right with the legend.

And it didn’t disappoint. Rambo IV kind of a mixture of First Blood, which I think is the best of the four, and Rambo II+III.  Rambo is less a caricature than he was in the previous two, but retains the sheer kinetic excitement of both. Rambo is vulnerable again, that helps. Another ‘refreshing’ thing about this film – and a reference to Stallone’s guile, is the setting and theme.

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