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'Son of Rambow' Celebrates Moviemaking Fever, Middle-school Stylenew

Why is it that kids playing dress-up in blockbuster tropes rarely gets old? Perhaps more to the point, why does the idea of rough-hewn DIY cinema seem so appealing now?

Nashville Scene | Jim Ridley | 05-27-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Rambo, comedy, Garth Jennings, Son of Rambow, Bill Milner, Charlie Thrift, Jessica Stevenson, Jules Sitruk, Neil Dudgeon, Will Poulter

Latest Rambo Most Concise of Seriesnew

Not that the Vietnam vet ever stopped to smell the roses, but this is the wrong place to look for narrative twists or witty dialogue. Rambo doesn't even have a catchphrase or a worthy speech to make. He's too busy blowing shit up.

Charleston City Paper | Nick Smith | 02-06-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone

Why Rambo Fightsnew

Rambo has speed and power, even grace, which is to say it serves up its heapin' helpin' of red meat on a silver platter. But it's not just a splatter-fest. Stallone's picking up on the nihilism that's out there — the idealism, too.

Isthmus | Kent Williams | 02-05-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone

Never Say Dienew

Stallone soldiers on in an extra-bloody Rambo.

Pasadena Weekly | Lisa Miller | 02-04-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone

Six Shotsnew

There are several ways to approach Sylvester Stallone's new Rambo, and while none of them make this bad movie much better, they do make it more interesting.

The Memphis Flyer | Addison Engelking | 02-01-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone