Rambo III

1988 "The first was for himself. The second was for his country. This time is for his friend."
5.8| 1h42m| R| en
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Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when Trautman is captured.

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Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
SunnyHello Nice effects though.
InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
tinasheperd Rambo III in my opinion is one of the worst action films of the 80's that Stallone did. It is not a good movie. This movie falls short. I love the first two films and the fourth one to death. First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II are action classic movies favorites of mine. Rambo (2008) is my favorite and better than this movie. A lot of people love this one but hate the fourth movie and they put this movie over the fourth one I disagree. This movie is by far the worst one. I dislike it very much, it is not my couple of tea. The third movie is way too slow it has slow action sequences. The pacing is slow. It takes 50 mins. in the movie before Rambo goes in to action. Rambo suppose to be one men army like he was in First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rambo but in here he has help. Why? That was stupid idea. Colonel Trautman and the Mujahedeen rebels helps Rambo fighting against the Russians. This movie is so unrealistic. I don't care about Mujahedeen, Afghanistan or those people I don't. It is dedicated to the gallant people of Afghanistan. How many Russians soldiers did the Taliban killed in the real life? Russians did not killed 3.000 American life's in 9/11 but Al-Qaeda the Taliban Afghanistan people did. In the Thailand he was a hustler and he was fighting for money in the stick fighting. Seriously? The pacing is slow the action is slow. I like this movie less and less than I did before. Rambo has a new knife and he barely use it. Rambo is like in only one scene for 5 mins alone one men army but than not anymore when he saves Colonel Trautman and rebel prisoners. Rambo shoots Kourov (Randy Raney) with a bow and arrow and Kourov takes a soldier for a shield instead they should have been blown to pieces both of them only one soldier was blown to pieces but Kourov survives and is burned up angry soldier now. Rambo was shot from a helicopter in the leg and he was still running around like a Terminator. Rambo and Colonel Trautman were surrounded by army soldiers and were under the fire both of them survived under siege by the Russians army that would have been impossible. In real life they would be both shot down and been death. This movie has no Jungles and no woods like the first two and the fourth one had. The movie was shot in Israel and not Afghanistan. I am huge Stallone fan I would rather watch First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II than this. Rambo, Demolition Man, Cliffhanger, Cobra, Over the Top, Lock Up, Tango & Cash, Cop Land, The Specialist, The Expendables all Rocky movies much better movies than this one in my opinion. Stallone did a good movies but this movie just isn't he's good one or my favorite. The plot and the story was stupid and bad idea. The acting was terrible, Rambo did not showed any emotions to me. This war was stupid. The action sequences are way too slow. The music score is boring and does not fit to the first two movies. This is Stallone's fault he blew it. Rambo crashes with the tank in the helicopter and survives un realistic. The worst movie in the franchise and the weakest action movie 1/10.
Mr-Fusion Well, if John Rambo's not fighting Vietnam anymore, where do you go with a third movie? Hey, what if he shoots a middle finger to the Russians in the mountains of Afghanistan? And shoot the bird he does as the bodies and explosions pile up. There's serious money backing this movie; it's evident in the grander scale, locations and upgraded choppers. Add to that Stallone's camera-friendly physique and godlike stature, this is a big movie. But despite the uptick in violence, there are long stretches of surprising dullness. The movie's never really as good as the opening back-alley fight in Thailand ("Hot Shots" knew it). It's decent, if only for seeing the franchise at its loudest.6/10
Comeuppance Reviews At this point in his life, John Rambo (Stallone, of course) just wants to be left alone. He lives and works at a monastery in Thailand, and he'd rather practice Buddhism than war. Though he does do some stickfighting on the side so he can win some extra cash from the locals. When his old buddy from 'Nam, Col. Trautman (Crenna) finds him and wants him to fight in Afghanistan against the evil Russian baddies, Rambo initially declines the offer. But when the head evil Russian, Col. Zaysen (de Jonge), kidnaps and tortures Trautman, Rambo snaps in to action. He goes from Buddhist monk to one-man wrecking crew at the drop of a hat, annihilating everything in his path as he helps the Afghanis - who, we must remember, were the good guys during this particular conflict. Will Rambo live to blow things up another day? John Rambo returns - again - for this third and not-quite-final installment. In 1988, the world was still in the grip of Rambo Fever, which necessitated this second sequel, and later the cartoon series, Rambo and the Forces of Freedom, and finally the toy line based on the cartoon. And speaking of one-dimensional animated characters, here Stallone looks like a human cartoon. Much like how the original Rocky (1976) was a sensitive, downbeat drama for the most part which then got distorted into something unrecognizable by the time of the countless sequels, here it's easy to forget the original First Blood (1982) and its sensitive, troubled John Rambo character. Now he's a 'roided up superhero who can essentially leap tall buildings in a single bound and if he breathes on a helicopter it blows up.Now, if you overlook the history of the Rambo series (hey, shouldn't this movie be called "First Blood III"? No movies in the series before this were called "Rambo"...but we digress) there is plenty of stupid fun to be had. There is action and adventure aplenty, and first-time director (though he'd been in the film industry for many years prior) Peter MacDonald pours it on with aplomb. Near-constant blow-ups, machine-gun shooting, knife-throws, horse chases, neck snaps, and tank and helicopter battles ensue. As exploding helicopter enthusiasts know, this has one of the best of all time. The explosions are classic 1988 explosions, and with a very big budget behind it, everything looks top-notch and they clearly didn't skimp.Of course, there is also the Prerequisite Torture - this time of Trautman - and we also get the classic "yelling while shooting a machine gun", the exploding guard tower, and the evil Russkies, among many other clichés, but they're the FUN clichés we all love and enjoy. You wouldn't even think this movie would be necessary after Rocky single-handedly conquered Russia in Rocky IV (1985), but here Stallone goes again, basically winning the Cold War single-handedly - well, with Reagan of course. Clearly the Italian film industry was paying attention, as there are countless...er...TRIBUTES to this particular Rambo outing, too many to name here. But as much as we enjoyed Rom Kristoff, Brent Huff, and Reb Brown, among others, following in his footsteps, there is without a doubt only one John Rambo.Sure, Stallone doesn't clearly delineate his words, and his excessive slurring causes you to need to put the subtitles on, but not to worry. Most of the second half of the movie is without dialogue, and is essentially 45 minutes of crud blowing up. Its nearest rival in that department is our beloved Commander (1988) - and, truth be told, Commander is probably more enjoyable and a better movie all around, and it was all done on a far lower budget. But who needs words when Stallone's mullet and almost 100-percent-of-the-running-time shirtlessness do the talking? Seeing as how he co-wrote the movie, and was juicing to a ridiculous degree, we felt it was pretty 'vein' of him. But it's all part of the fun, we suppose. Because it was the wonderful 80's, things were just bigger back then - bigger hair, bigger cell phones, bigger houses, etc. In the ever-escalating world of Rambo sequels, it means bigger knives, bigger machine guns, and far more lethal bows-and-arrows.Of course it's stupid, but it's ENJOYABLY stupid. You root for Rambo to blow the bad guys to smithereens, and you have a good time doing it. As we've mentioned before, characters like Rambo - and, by extension, movies like this - stand as a bulwark against our wussy, overly-PC society. If we stop watching them, we'll all slide even further down the PC slope into oblivion. For that reason alone, Rambo III is worth seeing, if not owning.
zardoz-13 Legendary second unit director Peter MacDonald took over directing "Rambo III" after Stallone fired "Highlander" helmer Russell Mulcahy over creative differences. Although it didn't coin the bucks that "Rambo II" earned, "Rambo III" is a spectacular, action-packed adventure saga that deploys Stallone to great effect. Stallone was in top shape with opposing pectoral scares and looking like an Apache on the war path with his headband and long hair. The exciting but outlandish screenplay credited to Stallone and Sheldon Lettich breaks down into six essential sections: (1) Rambo's savage stick fight in Thailand and his meeting at the monastery with Colonel Trautman, (2) Trautman's capture by the Soviets, (3) Rambo's horseback ride into Afghanistan and his reception by the Mujahedeen, (4) Rambo's nocturnal raid on the Soviet fortress, (5) Rambo's tense rescue of Trautman against overwhelming odds, and (6) Rambo's fight battle with the Soviet commander flying a heavily armed helicopter. MacDonald doesn't let the pace slacken for a moment after Rambo leads his raid on the Soviet fortress. As usual, the camaraderie between Stallone and co-star Richard Crenna is flavorful. The gorgeous scenic beauty of Israel and Arizona is an added asset as is Jerry Goldsmith's atmospheric orchestral score.Disillusioned Vietnam veteran John Jay Rambo's close friend and former commanding officer Colonel Samuel Trautman (Richard Crenna of "Wait Until Dark") fails to convince Rambo to accompany him into Afghanistan on a secret mission to aid Mujahedeen freedom fighters battling invading Soviet troops. Trautman's mission involves finding a way to smuggle Stinger missiles into a remote province of Afghanistan that the Soviets have sealed shut. Predictably, no sooner has Trautman embarked on his mission than the Soviets not only surprise him but also take him prisoner. Unofficially, Embassy Field Officer Robert Griggs (Kurtwood Smith of "RoboCop") promises to arm Rambo with weapons, but our pugnacious hero must effect Trautman's rescue without U.S. manpower. Meantime, Soviet Colonel Zaysen (Marc de Jonge) has no luck interrogating Trautman about the weapons that he believes Trautman has smuggled into the country. Initially, when Rambo shows up in Afghanistan, the local fighters dismiss him with contempt as a 'tourist' with little combat experience. Rambo remains mum about his skills, and he is taken into the interior on horseback Afghani resistance leader Masoud (Spiros Focás of "Rocco and His Brothers") to see Mousa Gani. Eventually, he links up with Gani, but the Mujahedeen refuse to aid him for his night-time incursion into the prison to rescue Trautman."Rambo III" ranks as a slam-bang, action-oriented, shoot'em up.