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I so wanted to believe in this movie after the only form of mainstream comedy this country recognises is slapstick and stereotypes.

Of course, it went completely the other way - let's be cool and edgy - and came out the other side with little to show for it. I bet One Small Seed went nuts for this. I know SL did.

None of the main characters have the comedic chops to pull it off. Even Danny K had better timing. I'm actually being serious. Every time they introduced a bit character I kept thinking, "Darn, this person should have been the lead!".

Independent doesn't mean that the camera work needs to be horrible. Black and white did nothing for this movie - actually with such flat dialogue it hurt this even more by bringing the boredom into sharp relief. The black and white also wasn't crisp. The composition was horrible. The use of music was horrible. Strangely enough I watched Little Miss Sunshine after this movie and the composition on that was superb - maybe that's why the deficiencies in this movie stick out in my mind.

I think Corne (who was funnier than the leads before he even said anything) was speaking to this movie and not David - see it and you'll understand. I bet the guys who organise Oppikoppi were dismayed. One would think nothing happens there at all. I got the feeling it could have been filmed in someone's back garden. I know regular guys who have much funnier, raunchier and wittier conversations than any of these "comics". The dude who they hooked up with end was OK though.

Guess SA comedy's gonna stay in the stone age a little longer. Nice work guys.

This movie is incredibly strange. Even the most pointless b-grade actioner has some feeling of purpose. I read the interviews about how this was supposed to convey the horror of war, etc. I'm just not getting it. From the comments, I gather many people feel showing the nitty gritty of genocide is going too far. I would disagree. Showing it in a Rambo movie, however, is unforgivable. This franchise is not the right platform to be making "serious" commentary on social issues.

Rambo 4 fails to be an entertaining spectacle or a considered exploration of an important issue. It's just a short, utterly meaningless thing. With an absolutely absurd final set piece. It's terrible how a movie about genocide can be so unintentionally funny.

How come everyone's head explodes when they get shot? Why is Rambo unintelligible? Why does he speak in empty platitudes? Why is the sound so bad on this movie? Why do missionaries go to help a fully functioning village with a few backpacks of stuff in a war zone? How ridiculous can an explosion and the subsequent running away be? I love the way Rambo kills in so many colourful ways. His profession at the start of the movie is awesome. As well as his boatman role. Awesomer and awesomer.

Watching this movie is a bizarre experience, you really walk away going "What did I just witness?". It's one of the most unnecessary movies I've ever seen. I did laugh quite a bit though, so 3 stars seems about right.