Rambo: Last Blood

A { - m i c r o - } review .

First and foremost : " Please { d o n ' t ⭐ } watch this with your { - M I N O R - } children/siblings/relatives/friends/wards, whether at the theatre - O R - in a home setting ". If { Y O U } are an - a d u l t - then in most, if not all, countries ; you could legally take her/him/them with you to the Cinema, ( even though the film is rated " R " ), but I beseech you, again, please... - just - d o n ' t . This is a complete & utter B L O O D B A T H 😱 of a film, not to mention that it incorporates, for the better part of the picture, what is ( tantamount )... to a BRUTAL 💥❕.... " FULL BLOWN, Drug Cartel { A N D } hard-drugs laced, s** trafficking documentary " .

Glad I got that out of the way. W E L L , so now here's the funny thing. I grew up absolutely, positively { L O V I N G ⭐❕} Sylvester Stallone 💎 , & films - L I K E - the Oscar Winning " ROCKY " , 'Escape to Victory', 'Demolition Man', 'Cliffhanger', 'The Specialist', 'Assassins', & 'Cobra' ; as well as - A L L - those truly { i c o n i c ⭐ } "Created or inspired by Stallone" F r a n c h i s e s . ( "Rocky", "The Expendables", "Escape Plan"... yup, I'm sure you get the idea by now ). I mean, come on, f r a n k l y ... What active, boisterous & generally "Energetic", self-respecting 'young-dude' . . . . . D I D N ' T ❔❕.

{ h o w e v e r } : the " S k y - H i g h " levels of SHEER BODILY DISMEMBERMENT, & just Outright All-round { c a r n a g e 😱 } in 'Rambo : Last Blood'... really did take me - v e r y - aback, indeed. This, the ' 5th And Final ' ( Thank Heavens❕) instalment in the series well & truly is a ' whole-another-A N I M A L ' . Y e t , in closing, ( & speaking - o f - those wonderful creatures ), I must note, & with " p o i n t e d { 👇❕} " Irony, at that ; the following . " Ever-mysterious-and-conflicted " will the { - h u m a n - } Animal.... always be " . And what is the reason I say this ? . Well , ' Tis because . . . even after having said { A L L } that :

I found myself Whooping for ' s l y ' Stallone thru the entire finalé , & with a " p a s s i o n " , at that { 💥❕} " . So if I'm to be { - R E A L L Y - } honest with myself , this film scores " 7.50 Crazy, Chaotic, Raucous, Rambunctious Marks Out Of 10 " .

Don't listen to the critics if you're a fan of Rambo you're gonna enjoy this a lot. It's not the best in the franchise but still very enjoyable. Without giving away spoilers here's a brief summary of the story Rambos niece is kidnapped by Mexican drug cartels and is up to Rambo to find her. So do yourself a favour and go and see this film.

Rambo Last Blood (2019)

At 73, most people prefer to sit at home, relax and reminisce their youth while being surrounded by their family. Sylvester Stallone was not built that way and this year he made a movie to prove that action stars of the 80s simply don't age. Obviously he has lost a step or two and is not flying around the screen like he used to but at bloody 73, he is still a one man army and the living proof that age is just a number.

Rambo Last Blood is a no nonsense grim action movie with a cliche plot that does not pretend be bigger than it is. Nobody is saving the world from mass enslavement, spies or nuclear threats. It is a simple revenge thriller with loads of action, grit and violence that can easily rival John Wick in terms of creativity. Stallone is a lone wolf who still has sharp fangs despite his gray hair and his enemies will find out just how sharp these fangs are.

Very similar to previous Rambo films, just on a smaller scale, so it goes without saying that if you are a fan of the franchise, 80-90s action or Stallone in general then you will feel right at home. Fast pace, simple narrative, grim settings and plently of violence give Last Blood a genuine throwback feel to the golden days of action.

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Dark, brutal, graphic and extreme are some of the words I would use to sum this movie up. Pretty standard story but it does take us to some unexpected dark places. Sly does what he does best in a strong, silent brooding role. The big winner here is the action. As we come to expect the final climatic battle is very violent and graphic but executed very very well.

Well I was shocked about how in my feels I was about this movie. The first Rambo where he is at home and defending more than strangers. Bloody crazy scenes as expected.