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But if you read the Rotten Tomato critics reviews of Last Blood, the critics wanted "less blood spatter", and it "painted Mexico as too dangerous", and "too action-packed", and "its racist", and they criticized it for having sex trafficking....
What did they expect? They wanted a RAMBO movie with less violence, less blood, less action, Mexico doesn't have a crime problem and anyone who says differently is a racist.....sounds like the critics are a bunch of 12-year-old-girls who'd never heard of Rambo and have never been to Mexico....
I didn't read anything on Rotten Tomatoes. My problem with the film wasn't the violence (though the CGI blood and effortless kills by the aging protagonist did get tiresome after a while), it was the one-note story and lack of development for any of the characters.
If you want to watch a bloodbath, it's great. If you're expecting a nice sendoff for a cool character (YMMV), it's extremely disappointing (especially when compared with the 2008 film).
Rambo taking a man's beating heart out of his chest.
The opposite of disappointing.
Disappointing would be if Rambo stopped beating people up, and got cancer....
I guess I've grown up to the point where I expect more story with my violence. I can't suspend disbelief the way I did when I was a teen.* Rambo's in his seventies in that film (he sure as heck doesn't look fifty); he singlehandedly constructs an elaborate tunnel network in his free time and proceeds to maim and kill with the stamina of someone half his age, i.e. the character as portrayed in the first two films. When you see an amputation performed as smoothly as cutting up a stick of butter, it's time to call it a day, no?
*The same applies to Chuck Norris as Booker in The Expendables 2. He performs with an almost comical efficiency.
I know most people (including Stallone himself) hate this film, but....
It had the most convincing father-son argument ever captured on film, when Rocky and son were arguing, it did not look like acting. And it was his real life son playing that role, perfectly cast and perfectly performed by Sage Stallone RIP.
Also I like how different this was compared to the previous Rocky films, because this time Rocky was not fighting in the ring, and the street fight was very well-performed and had the most stylish "get up" flashback/montage moment ever.
Also Tommy Morrison's boxing scenes throughout the film, were brilliant, not surprising because he was one of the very best fighters in the world at the time (in real life).
And I've heard people criticize Morrison's acting, but I think he did a good job avoiding the trap that many rookie actors fall into, he did not overact. And he was not supposed to have the energy of Apollo Creed or Clubber Lang, so he acted accordingly, like a typical emo 90s guy.
Also, great performance by Burt Young, his Paulie character provided some great comedy.
In fact Rocky V had better comedy than any other Rocky film.
And I think a lot of the hate directed at this film is irrational.....because people expected a more emotionally uplifting film, because all Rocky films have that momentum of underdog gradually moving up.....but this story felt more like real life, and that's why I like it more than every other Rocky film.
I guess I've grown up to the point where I expect more story with my violence. I can't suspend disbelief the way I did when I was a teen.* Rambo's in his seventies in that film (he sure as heck doesn't look fifty); he singlehandedly constructs an elaborate tunnel network in his free time and proceeds to maim and kill with the stamina of someone half his age, i.e. the character as portrayed in the first two films. When you see an amputation performed as smoothly as cutting up a stick of butter, it's time to call it a day, no?
*The same applies to Chuck Norris as Booker in The Expendables 2. He performs with an almost comical efficiency.
Did you forget what Colonel Troutman said? Johnny knows his guerilla warfare!
Did you forget what Colonel Troutman said? Johnny knows his guerilla warfare!
Take off the fanboy goggles, son. Let me know if you feel the same in your seventies as you did at 35. Even Jackie Chan (who is now 67) has modified his fighting style as he ages, and he's been doing so since his bid adieu to his forties.
Btw, it is spelled Trautman.
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Did you forget what Colonel Troutman said? Johnny knows his guerilla warfare!
Take off the fanboy goggles, son. Let me know if you feel the same in your seventies as you did at 35. Even Jackie Chan (who is now 67) has modified his fighting style as he ages, and he's been doing so since his bid adieu to his forties.
