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Author Topic: Rambo (2008) Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 01-25-2008 06:54 AM                     I took the chance to watch this tonight as it was the only time it was going to be shown in the Capri. Seeing Rambo on a 70/30' screen with over 30,000 watts of sound. Couldn't pass it up. I liked Rocky last year, thought Sly went back to the basics of what made the first ones great, He hit the nail on the head again with this one. John Rambo is a snake wrangling bad ass in the Thiland jungle. I didn't see so much as a BowFlex in his Jungle pad, but he looks like hes been working out non stop since we last saw him 20 years ago. Everyone was saying how in Cloverfield thats how guns were supposed to sound in the movies. Sorry the M16s in Cloverfield have nothing on the 50cal sniper rifle and every other weapon in this movie. I've been next to 50 cal machine guns when they've been fired and I've fired them before. This is the closest thing I've ever heard. After the last 20 minutes of the movie my ears were ringing from the bombardment my ears took. I really liked this one and think it will do really well with the 18-30 age group. Way to go Sly!!! 4/5  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 01-25-2008 01:34 PM                    quote: Kurt Zupin John Rambo is a snake wrangling bad ass in the Thiland jungle. I didn't see so much as a BowFlex in his Jungle pad, but he looks like hes been working out non stop since we last saw him 20 years ago. Amazing what steroids can do...This movie rocked!  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 01-25-2008 05:27 PM                     quote: Kurt Zupin thats how guns were supposed to sound in the movies Not to go to far off topic but in "The African Queen" when they are firing at the boat from Fort Shona made my skin crawl. I was on R&R from Vietnam when I saw the reissue. Rambo is definately a must see for me.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-25-2008 05:39 PM                        This movie better rock. It is one of those extremely rare movies to get an "R" rating these days (gotta pull in the teenies). I have seen absolutely no promotion for this movie anywhere.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-25-2008 06:37 PM                        Yeah, it's not even advertised on the IMDB. Rocky Balboa got better promotion. I wonder if Cloverfield will beat this out for #1 this week.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 01-25-2008 07:11 PM                     quote: Joe Redifer I have seen absolutely no promotion for this movie anywhere. I've seen lots of commercials for Rambo on Comedy Central. Not sure if there's anything to read into with that. quote: Kurt Zupin Everyone was saying how in Cloverfield thats how guns were supposed to sound in the movies. Sorry the M16s in Cloverfield have nothing on the 50cal sniper rifle and every other weapon in this movie. Are you just comparing loudness? Most gunfire sound effects are noticeably different from how the same gun sounds when fired in real life. Even well recorded gunshot sounds are often altered and overlayed with other effects. This is especially true for handgun sound effects. Real handgun fire sounds very different from movie handgun fire. Even the sound effects of suppressors in movies are different from how they sound when fired in person. If you're into gunfire sound effects that will make your ears ring and feel filled with cotton, try firing a SigSauer P226 chambered in .357 Sig without any hearing protection. Fire just one shot and you'll be reaching for those goofy looking ear muffs.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-25-2008 08:01 PM                        Awesome! We need more violence in our movies. Enough with this pansie-assed PG-13 nonsense. R-rated movies for the win!  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 01-25-2008 11:38 PM                     I love the stat that 2.59 people were killed per minute. I have a hard time believeing the stat of only 236 people being killed. I think it was a lot higher then that.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-26-2008 01:53 AM                        AWESOME! I can't wait to rent this on DVD or Blu-Ray.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-26-2008 01:59 AM                       Ultra blood-and-guts violence. Appendages severed, heads sliced in half/blown off, bodies bisected, big-ass shells turning flesh to pulp... 'bout time some solid entertainment hit the screen again! Seriously, although shallow, the Rambo character did evoke empathy.  |  IP: Logged Kyle Anderson Film Handler Posts: 86 From: Tyler, TX, USA Registered: Dec 2005 posted 01-26-2008 02:42 AM                     Doing what it clearly intends to do: 10/10 Doing it with loads of loud guns and spectacular body hits: 10/10 Visceral "wow, did you see THAT?!" factor: 10/10 Academy Award material criteria: 1/10  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-26-2008 09:46 AM                     quote: Kyle Anderson Academy Award material criteria: 1/10 So you're saying it has a chance? Awesome!  |  IP: Logged Hillary Charles Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 748 From: York, PA, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 01-26-2008 11:27 AM                     "Rambo III" was released in 1988. Since this is entitled simply "Rambo," shouldn't it be a prequel?  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 01-26-2008 12:06 PM                     Only if time travel is written into the story. Apparently Rambo wasn't shooting anybody while shirtless this time. Probably a good thing. The recoil from automatic weapons would likely make Rambo's old sagging man tits jiggle in a not very visually pleasing way.  |  IP: Logged Kyle Anderson Film Handler Posts: 86 From: Tyler, TX, USA Registered: Dec 2005 posted 01-26-2008 02:59 PM                     "The recoil from automatic weapons would likely make Rambo's old sagging man tits jiggle in a not very visually pleasing way. " You didn't see Rocky Balboa, did you?  |  IP: Logged

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