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When a group of missionary aid workers in Myanmar disappear into the vast green inferno, vigilante Vietnam War veteran John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) leaves his job as a Salween River boatman behind ... read more read more...to accompany a group of mercenaries on a daring rescue mission. It's been 20 years since Rambo helped mujahedeen rebels fend off Soviet invaders in Afghanistan, and these days the former soldier lives a simple life in northern Thailand. Meanwhile, the world's longest-running civil war rages into its 60th year on the nearby Thai-Burma border. One day, human rights missionaries Sarah Miller (Julie Benz) and Michael Burnett (Paul Schulze) show up asking Rambo to guide them up the Salween so they can get some much-needed food and medical supplies to the desperate Karen tribe. According to Sarah and Michael, the Burmese military has planted land mines all along the roads leading into the tribe's village, making it virtually impossible to reach the tribe via land. Two weeks after Rambo drops the group off in dangerous territory, pastor Arthur Marsh (Ken Howard) arrives with a chilling message: the aid workers never returned from their mission into the jungle, and the embassies refuse to help Marsh and his fellow missionaries find their missing friends. Now, despite the fact that Rambo has long since sworn off all forms of violence, the knowledge that innocent missionaries are being used as pawns in a brutal war leaves him with no other choice than to venture behind enemy lines on his most dangerous mission to date. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Sylvester Stallone

Release Date: January 25, 2008

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DVD Release Date: May 27, 2008

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  • DreamExtractor
    September 28, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    Rambo is not a great movie, but as a Rambo fan I just felt it was good. John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is living in Myanmar and when a few men vanish there during a civil war attack, a few people ask Rambo to guide them to the Saleem to help the tribe with food and water. When ... read morea woman who befriends Rambo is taken, he hires mercenaries to enter the forest and take her back, but its gonna be the goriest and deadliest of Rambos journeys. Sylvester Stallone doesn't talk much as Rambo, but we love him anyway. None of the other actors are interesting, probably becauae Stallone left the spotlight for himself, which was good. The plot is pretty much another Rambo film, with a few better improvements. Although with a slow start and boring actors, this is a great addition to the series.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    May 9, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Fourth entry in the Rambo franchise is one of the most violent films that I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot of violent films. The scope of the film is brutal, graphic and is also the goriest and nloodiest Rambo film yet. Yet despite this, this is an excellent fourth film S... read moreet on a backdrop of real life atrocities, Rambo IV is a terrific film that proves that a Rambo film hasn't lost it' flair in delivering intense action. Of course the film takes a risk in showingthe suffering in Burma, and I do agree that it's somewhat inapropriate. But you have to look at it from another perspective too, using this the background of Burma atrocities as a story can bring to light some events that we didn't even know was happening in the world. Not only that, but it can also inspire people to maybe wanna do something against such actions. Sylvester Stallone said so himself by making this film he could bring to light these atrocities that people ignore. So in a way, this film is kind of a reality check as well as entertainment. Back to the film itself, usually by the fourth film, a film franchise looses it's spark and becomes tired, repetitive formulaic crap. But this is not the case with Rambo IV. Rambo IV is one intense, pulse pounding fourth entry. The film feels fresh, and doesn't feel strained in delivering the goods. I understand that using true events as a backdrop for an action film is hard for some people to grasp, but at the same it's a good thing because it exposes other important issues that politicians ignore. A terrific cast of actors star alongside Stallone and one noteworthy performance is Julie Benz whom I thought was absolutely terrific. Rambo IV is a thrilling action film that will please diehard Rambo fans, but is also a film that might polarize audiences due to it's extremely violent content. Thought meant for entertertainment, Rambo Iv brings important aspects of violent atrocities in a broken country into public consciousness. A perfect action film that actually has a profound message.
  • CreedsDelight
    January 24, 2011
    CreedsDelight
    Rambo is back! In the fourth movie of the Rambo series, directed by Sly himself, Rambo goes on a mission to save missionary aid workers and kicks the ass of anyone who goes in his way. Action packed, fun, and bloody!

    Grade: B+
  • SirPant
    September 6, 2010
    SirPant
    Using real life atrocities, and terrible human suffering as a back drop/excuse for a violent action film doesn't sit right with me. It is extremely violent and gives out a terrible message, the first film made a really interesting point and raised a good question, the second was ... read morea silly action film and the third, well, I'm guess Stallone doesn't talk about that one much anymore, but this part of the franchise I like the least. It's bloodthirsty, arrogant and just plain wrong. It's sad that in today's society this film isn't questioned, it's accepted far too easily for my comfort.
  • ythelastman89
    August 10, 2010
    ythelastman89
    In many ways, this is the most brutal action movie i've seen. There is so much carnage and blood that you can't help but see John Rambo's life in full. It's one thing to hear about Burma on the news, but another to see them getting blown in half on screen. Sylvester Stallone real... read morely knows the character and story better than anyone else, something tell me that he should have been directing the movie series from the get go. This has a great story and everything you could ask for in an action movie. It is by far the best in the series next to First Blood and if it were not for the pathetic church group that was a little too pathetic, it would easily be my favorite.
  • fb619846742
    August 1, 2010
    fb619846742
    Surprisingly a lot of fun. Its senseless violence at its best, and Stallone is so good as John Rambo, with some absolutely amazing carnage scenes that kept me glued. Its worth seeing if you don't get easily annoyed by the plot, for some reason, I didn't too much.
  • bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    July 29, 2010
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    B+
  • kiriyamakazou
    July 3, 2010
    kiriyamakazou
    I'm still annoyed at how the Rambo franchise devolved into cheesy messages, egocentric writing, and over-the-top acting. However, as an action movie, this isn't too bad. It's well shot and the quality is there. It also avoids cheesy action and has hardcore realistic violence. In ... read morefact it's so hardcore it does get a bit ridiculous. Guns ripping off limbs, heads exploding, children being thrown into fires. Stallone is obviously trying to inform us about the goings on in Burma, but rather than give us an education, he instead kills people. The films message of violence is also not particularly well handled. I get that sometimes violence IS the answer, but when they start showing everyone killing without a care in the world it descends into anarchy. The most enjoyable of the sequels, even if just to satisfy a bit of blood lust. Thank god the dialogue is kept to a minimum.
  • fb733768972
    January 14, 2010
    fb733768972
    I did not like how they actually showed the killing of the little kids in the poor town! By taking that away, I really enjoyed it!
  • blacksheepboy
    November 3, 2009
    blacksheepboy
    Intense and visceral, a blood-soaked action flick that is quite appalling in its pessimistic speech that maybe the only useful weapon against brutality in the world is brutality itself.

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Critic Reviews

J. R. Jones
December 16, 2008
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

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. Full Review

J. Hoberman
January 29, 2008
J. Hoberman, Village Voice

As the current obsession with Reagan suggests, it's back to fantasyland! Full Review

Mike Thomas
January 25, 2008
Mike Thomas, Chicago Sun-Times

Well-shot and well-edited violence porn. Full Review

Desson Thomson
January 25, 2008
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

No longer is Rambo killing for a cause, but for kicks. And his portentous blather, even by Rambo standards, becomes unintentionally hilarious. Full Review

Philip Marchand
January 25, 2008
Philip Marchand, Toronto Star

"So they send in the devil to do God's work," says a hulking Australian mercenary, part of the rescue attempt. "It's ironic, isn't it?" Highly ironic. The implications of that irony are not explored i... Full Review

Mick LaSalle
January 25, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

This violence contains a movie, but only intermittently. Full Review

Roger Moore
January 25, 2008
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

A brutish, brutal and simplistic orgy of violence. Full Review

David Edelstein
January 25, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

If bringing back Rocky and Rambo opens him up to more ridicule from the likes of me, itâ(TM)s also the kind of challenge at which he excels. Idiotic as Rocky Balboa was, the punches landed, and Rambo ... Full Review

Jack Mathews
January 25, 2008
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

The enemies so comically monstrous and their deaths so gory, that you may just throw your head back and roar with laughter. Full Review

Kevin Crust
January 25, 2008
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times

Rambo hits his stride in the film's second half, meting out justice in an unjust world and ultimately the movie works best when warbling its out-of-tune greatest hits. Full Review

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