Rambo: Last Blood 4K UHD (2019)

[Pieter V]

Approved Running time 64m 42s

[Marsupial Werewolf]

Originally Posted by Gaffer

Don't consider importing the Australian release just yet. Australian 4K discs get sourced from overseas and in the case of the Australian distributor Roadshow with a title like Rambo which is Lionsgate they would source the 4k disc from the U.S - and thus end up with the same shorter version. We may have to see if Roadshow will do this or somehow source the international version from elsewhere.

Thanks, this is what I was leaning toward. Will hold off for now.

[Midnight Rider]

The 89 minute cut is missing the extended opening, but is uncut for violence. The 101 minute cut has the extended opening, but is trimmed for violence. To be honest the extended opening is a bit of a throwaway, although it does introduce us to Louis Mandalor's Sherriff-who we never see again, and pays off a few moments through out the film. Seems odd putting a known face in such a brief scene, which makes me wonder how much has been cut. Was hoping for a ton of deleted scenes.

[DJR662]

Originally Posted by Leon Salmon

The 89 minute cut is missing the extended opening, but is uncut for violence. The 101 minute cut has the extended opening, but is trimmed for violence. To be honest the extended opening is a bit of a throwaway, although it does introduce us to Louis Mandalor's Sherriff-who we never see again, and pays off a few moments through out the film. Seems odd putting a known face in such a brief scene, which makes me wonder how much has been cut. Was hoping for a ton of deleted scenes.

The 101 minute cut is trimmed for violence??

I know I'll be doing some research first before deciding which country's UHD release I'm going to buy. I absolutely do not want a censored version.

[Midnight Rider]

Yeah! Someone has put the ending on Youtube which is from the longer cut, and it has been trimmed. I'd also heard in a movie forum a while back someone mentioning the international version not being as violent. It might change for the home release ;0)

[Lt_Cobretti]

I'm not entirely sure that the 101 minute version is censored for violence. I saw a pirated copy that was censored in areas where the Australian theatrical version wasn't, so it might be down to the particular country that cam came from.

[Midnight Rider]

Yeah! It could be down to censorship in different countries. The two versions I've come across were trimmed, just thought it was worth a mention ;0)

[DJR662]

At any rate, this will be something to keep an eye on. I'm not really interested in "extended" cuts unless it involves censorship that has been undone.

[Lt_Cobretti]

Personally I'd like to see a cut of the movie that doesn't have obnoxious digital camera shake whenever a gun is fired.

[DJR662]

Originally Posted by Lt_Cobretti

Personally I'd like to see a cut of the movie that doesn't have obnoxious digital camera shake whenever a gun is fired.

Lol, that's an entirely different matter.

[StrayButler91]

Originally Posted by Alister_M

It's equally possible they'll end up doing some kind of hybrid release with the shorter cut on UHD and the longer one on BD. They do their own encodes for BD, which is often a bad thing, since they're fond of downgrading immersive audio tracks to 5.1, and in the case of The Hitman's Bodyguard, crushing the the video bitrate to squeeze a 130 minute movie onto a BD-25.

They did that once, two years ago, and never repeated it - settle down

[Alister_M]

Originally Posted by StrayButler91

They did that once, two years ago, and never repeated it - settle down

Ah they're always giving me reasons to grizzle though. Not least the total failure to release any of their Warner back catalog UHDs in NZ. I shouldn't be having to jump through JB Australia's snail-mail hoops to get The Shining, but here I am, getting ready for the ol' 6 week wait and probably a GST bill from customs because it'll still be sitting in an AusPost facility waiting for them to strap it to the back of a dolphin or however it is that Mickey Mouse outfit gets stuff from there to here by the time the new bullshit tax law kicks in...

[Batfreakforever1939]

Last Blood was awesome. Loved it. It's a different type of Rambo movie but being the 5th and supposedly final film and seeing the trailers I expected this to be different anyway. The trailers gave me a Logan vibe (which is my favourite Marvel film) and was a good sign where the movie would go.

It just goes for the jugular from the get go. Doesn't sugar coat anything and ramps up the violence ten fold.
American reviews are just too political and sad in a way that they just can't enjoy anything without spraying their political views or assuming what Stallone's and the filmmakers views are. It's just sad and really pathetic and I just can't take them seriously at all.

Great end to the series.

[clarenceworley]

Sooo glad to see that this is the "LAST" of the franchise. If you have seen this then you know why.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by clarenceworley

Sooo glad to see that this is the "LAST" of the franchise. If you have seen this then you know why.

I saw it, but I don't know why.

[cash_black]

Finally watched the directors cut, seen the theatrical many times. I liked it about the same maybe even slightly more so. Disc looks great in motion

[Filmmaker]

Originally Posted by cash_black

Finally watched the directors cut, seen the theatrical many times. I liked it about the same maybe even slightly more so. Disc looks great in motion

Methinks you’re talking about the fourth Rambo film, not the fifth, yes?

[cash_black]

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

Methinks you’re talking about the fourth Rambo film, not the fifth, yes?

Oops, yes I am, at a glance I thought this was the Rambo IV thread

[plutohiller]

Personally, I consider this a great and fitting end to the Rambo saga. Some people seem to forget the intimate story about a Vietnam veteran with PTSD that was First Blood. The entire Rambo series is about that battle hardened veteran not being able to avoid using his skills to protect those he cares about. While First Blood was about Rambo defending himself against the post-Vietnam, political paradigm, Part 2, 3, 4, and 5 are all actually revenge movies set during real-world conflicts. Part 2 he was sent back to Vietnam by bureaucrats that wanted to pretend there were no POW's left there, so Rambo fights off the Vietnamese and Russians alone while saving American troops. In 3, he only goes to Afghanistan to save his favorite Colonel, once again taking on the Russians. In 4 he fights the Burmese army to save Christian aid workers and repay them for their war crimes against civilians. At the end, we assume he will be at peace at home in Arizona. Unfortunately, the border is not without conflict either.

For the record, this movie is much more like Man On Fire than Taken (not just plot, but also in emotional weight). We now meet the only family John has left, but much like the Christian aid workers, she puts herself in harm's way despite warnings from Rambo. So now the Mexican Cartel has pissed Rambo off. This film is more like First Blood than the sequels because of the smaller scale warfare. Not only that, but it's a very personal tale. As far as the violence, some say it is over the top. I see it as a realistic reaction from a soldier with PTSD and a history of mass killing. They attacked him and his loved one. Consider his rage by the end of the movie in the context of a saga, and it makes sense that he embraces who he is, relishing the kills for himself. (And the long hair, let's be honest, it was looking kind of creepy in 4. Rambo did not want to take care of that mop anymore.)

[StrayButler91]

The Taken comparison makes me roll my eyes. A kidnapped family member has been an action movie staple since the 80s. And besides, this becomes a revenge movie in the final act. Man of Fire is a good shout as a comparison.