Rambo

[Sarge]

Just watched “Rambo”.

I have to say I was a bit disappointed. The movie was decent, not bad but certainly not great. While everyone will obviously have a different opinion, as a very recently convert to Blu Ray am trying to be diligent with only replacing existing or investing in new flicks that are worthy. To this end, I am using the reviews on this site; particularly to stay away from movies that aren’t up to par.

With that in mind, does Rambo as a film really warrant a score of 5? With the allowance for half stars, this equates to a perfect 10. I can understand the technical aspects being rated to perfection where necessary, but as a film itself is Rambo really comparable with the best of the best? Everyone of course will have their own opinion, but at that score I was expecting something a little more exceptional.

I was also a bit disappointed with the video. After seeing the details evident in a few other disks, I was thinking that an action movie set in the lush jungles of the south pacific would showpiece well and be incredibly vibrant. I found it overall to be rather muted. Maybe this was the intent with how the film was shot, but for a relatively new release my expectations were higher.