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adamwatchesmovies · 5 years ago

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Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

I owe some apologies to the previous chapters of this series when I described them as “cartoonish” or “gratuitous”. Lazily written, unimaginative, senselessly bloody and unsatisfying, there’s little about Rambo: Last Blood to enjoy.

Eleven years after the previous film, John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) lives on his late father’s ranch with Maria (Adriana Barraza, playing what I thought was Rambo’s sister despite being neither white nor Native American but now I’m not so sure) and her adopted daughter, Gabriela (Yvette Monreal). A visit to Mexico sees Gabriela forced into prostitution by cartel members Hugo and Victor Martinez (Sergio Peris-Mencheta and Óscar Jaenada), prompting Rambo to come to rescue her and enact revenge.

It feels strange seeing a Rambo film unconcerned with war. Instead, we have a cross between Taken and Home Alone. I know some readers think it’d be cool to see John Rambo using his guerrilla warfare knowledge to set up spike pits, automatically discharging firearms, mines, and that sort of thing. An R-Rated version of Kevin McCallister’s antics! We’ve already seen a gory version of the slapstick Christmas comedy classic; The Collector (and its sequel), in which a serial killer fills his victims’ homes with deadly snares. That was a much better - and more sensitive - movie. This is a sadistic revenge fantasy that morphs into masturbation material for psychopaths who voted for the Trump administration. If you’re a brown-skinned male in this movie, you’re an irredeemable human turd at best, and a sadistic rapist at worst. This film’s idea of Mexico is nothing less than a cesspool of crime.

I'm almost certain the script started off with Gabriela as Rambo’s daughter until someone realized the man’s only been in the States for a handful of years. Instead of trying hard to come up with something worthy of the audience's time, they just assumed you'd be dumb and made her the adopted daughter of this woman living with Rambo. These two female characters don’t matter anyway. Every action is nothing more than a means to get you to that final climax set in a maze of tunnels beneath Rambo's childhood farm... tunnels he dug himself for fun over the last decade, I guess?

A certain amount of gratification can be found in the bloody carnage of Last Blood. Cheap tricks are used to get us there but if that’s all you want, then fine. Thing is, you’ve seen everything this picture has to offer before and better. There’s no suspense. No character development. No scene in which Rambo contemplates why he's made these elaborate devices to mutilate and kill beyond "they're bad and I hate them". It’s the antithesis of a film like Logan, which also followed a hero, now in his twilight being forced into violence once more. That film really considered its characters and delivered. This? It’s about as generic a violent R-Rated revenge movie as you can get. (Theatrical version on the big screen, September 26, 2019)

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geekcavepodcast · 6 years ago

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Rambo: Last Blood Teaser Trailer

John Rambo is back in Rambo: Last Blood. This time he’s up against a Mexican cartel in his “final mission.”

Rambo: Last Blood is directed by Adrian Grunberg. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adrianna Barraza, Yvette Monreal, Genie Kim aka Yenah Han, Joaquin Cosio, and Oscar Jaenada.

Rambo: Last Blood hits theaters on September 20, 2019.

#rambo last blood #rambo #sylvester stallone #adrian grunberg #paz vega #sergio peris-mencheta #adrianna barraza #yvette monreal #genie kim #yenah han #joaquin cosio #oscar jaenada #lionsgate #TGCLiz

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olivierdemangeon · 3 years ago

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RAMBO: LAST BLOOD (2019) ★★★☆☆

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#Adrian Grunberg #Adriana Barraza #Óscar Jaenada #Fenessa Pineda #Joaquín Cosío #Manuel Uriza #Marco de la O #Mirka Prieto #Pascacio Lopez #Paz Vega #Rick Zingale #Sergio Peris-Mencheta #Sheila Shah #Sylvester Stallone #Yvette Monreal

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roshankolar · 4 years ago

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Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. John Rambo has resigned to a peaceful life in Arizona. Although he still struggles with PTSD from his days in the army, Rambo seems to be content working on a ranch, living with his family friend Maria (Adriana Barraza). But when her teenaged grand-daughter Gabrielle (Yvette Monreal) is kidnapped, Rambo finds himself up against a Mexican drug cartel. With the help of an…

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#Adrian Grunberg #Adriana Barraza #Paz Vega #Sergio Peris-Mencheta #Sylvester Stallone #Yvette Monreal

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bkenber · 5 years ago

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'Rambo: Last Blood' is a Disgrace to This Franchise

‘Rambo: Last Blood’ is a Disgrace to This Franchise

Okay, let us cut to the chase: “Rambo: Last Blood” is a disgrace to the long-running franchise. Sylvester Stallone is back as former Army Special Forces Officer and Vietnam veteran John Rambo, but I really do not recognize the character here. Whereas the previous installments observed Rambo as a soldier trying to deal with a violent past, this one instead treats him as just another guy out for…

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movies-tv-more · 5 years ago

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RAMBO: LAST BLOOD in now in theaters

#rambo last blood #2019 movies #in theaters #sylvester stallone #paz vega #sergio peris mencheta #adriana barraza #yvette monreal #genie kim #joaquin cosio #oscar jaenada #adrian grunberg #millenium media #lionsgate #rambo franchise #movie poster

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transtranscendence · 4 years ago

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2016 - We will not be silenced. We must fight back against transphobia.

For the 2 unknown people murdered on January 1, 2016, in Honduras.

For the unknown person murdered on January 4, 2016, in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

For H.M. Prieto Medina, murdered on January 6, 2016, in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Rio, Mexico.

For Vanessa Cortez Peña, murdered on January 8, 2016, in San Salvador, El Salvador.

For the unknown person murdered on January 8, 2016, in Bdhadrachalam, India.

For Paloma Hernandez Garay, murdered on January 9, 2016, in Jalco, Mexico.

For Melanie, murdered on January 9, 2016, in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico.

For the unknown person murdered on January 10, 2016, in Nepal.

For Samantha Ortiz Chicas, murdered on January 12, 2016, in Usulutan, El Salvador.

For Ashly Carrillo, murdered on January 13, 2016, in Olocuilta, La Paz, El Salvador.

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For Bella Inostroza, murdered on January 17, 2016, in General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina.

For Paula Fernandes, murdered on January 21, 2016, in Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil.

For the unknown person murdered on January 21, 2016, in Campeche, Mexico.

For Ketelen Alves, murdered on January 23, 2016, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

For Paola Barraza, murdered on January 24, 2016, in Comayagüela, Distrito Central, Honduras.

For A. De Paula Carvalho, murdered on January 24, 2016, in Aparecida de Goiania, Goiás, Brazil.

For Dana, murdered on January 28, 2016, in La Luz, Villa de Tututepec, Oaxaca, Mexico.

For the unknown person murdered on January 31, 2016, in São Paulo, Brazil.

For Jessica Riascos, murdered on February 1, 2016, in Florida, Colombia.

For Cristina Iniciarte, murdered on February 6, 2016, in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela.

For Monica Devin, murdered on February 9, 2016, in Morelos, Mexico.

For B. Elizalde Vicente, murdered on February 9, 2016, in Oaxaca, Mexico.

For the unknown person murdered on February 12, 2016, in Carapicuíba, São Paulo, Brazil.

For the unknown person murdered on February 15, 2016, in Veracruz, Mexico.

For T.E. de Moraes Geremias, murdered on February 16, 2016, in Valinhos, São Paulo, Brazil.

For Pepsi Arevalo Gomez, murdered on February 16, 2016, in Santa Tecla, La Libertad, El Salvador.

For D.L. Silva de Oliveira, murdered on February 19, 2016, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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For Natalia Alcaraz Orozco, murdered on February 21, 2016, in Chinchina, Caldas, Colombia.

For E. dos Santos, murdered on February 22, 2016, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

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For Karen Peña Aranguren, murdered on February 28, 2016, in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela.

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For Michelle Fuentes Robles, murdered on March 3, 2016, in Cartago, Costa Rica.

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For I.R. Gómez Medina, murdered on April 11, 2016, in Valle Inmaculado, Venezuela.

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For the unknown person murdered on April 30, 2016, in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.

For F. Ortega Martinez, murdered on May 2, 2016, in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

For Chiche, murdered on May 3, 2016, in Santa Fe, Argentina.

For Amaranta Polanco, who died on May 3, 2016, in Tamboril, Santiago, Dominican Republic.

For W. Amorim Pires, murdered on May 10, 2016, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

For the unknown person murdered on May 14, 2016, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.

For Jessica, murdered own May 14, 2016, in Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

For the unknown person murdered on May 16, 2016, in Puebla, Mexico.

For Lauandersa, murdered on May 16, 2016, in Caucaia, Ceará, Brazil.

For K.A. Suarez, murdered on May 17, 2016, in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela.

For Litzy Odalis Parrales, murdered on May 20, 2016, in Santiago, Chile.

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For A. Pérez Nuñez, murdered on May 30, 2016, in Colón, La Libertad, El Salvador.

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For Pamela Martinez, murdered on June 4, 2016, in San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras.

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For Patricia Tavares, murdered on June 9, 2016, in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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For Paloma, murdered on June 10, 2016, in La Guajira, Colombia.

For Evelin Abigail Galvan Zamora, murdered on June 11, 2016, in Coahuila, Mexico.

For Christina Nimely, murdered on June 11, 2016, in Liberia.

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For Yoselinne Gopar Carvajal, murdered on June 20, 2016, in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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For T.F. Batista, murdered on July 29, 2016, in Settecamini, Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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For Jessica Cuervo, murdered on August 1, 2016, in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia.

For Adriane Bonek, murdered on August 1, 2016, in São Pedro da Aldeia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

For Cucuteña Barón Contreras, murdered on August 7, 2016, in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.

For the unknown person murdered on August 8, 2016, in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.

For Patty Lobo, murdered on August 13, 2016, in Poço Verde, Sergipe, Brazil.

For J.W. de Melo Filho, murdered on August 16, 2016, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

For the unknown person murdered on August 19, 2016, in Puerto Ordaz, Ciudad Guayana, Bolivar, Venezuela.

For Brenda, murdered on August 19, 2016, in Castanhal, Pará, Brazil.

For L.E., murdered on August 23, 2016, in Chaco, Argentina.

For Hilda da Silva, murdered on September 3, 2016, in Aliança, Pernambuco, Brazil.

For Ravina, murdered on September 4, 2016, in Khadra, Uttar Pradesh, India.

For Taina Pereira Alencar, murdered on September 5, 2016, in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.

For the unknown person murdered on September 9, 2016, in Gravatai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

For F. Natera Encarnación, murdered on September 10, 2016, in La Romana, Dominican Republic.

For Chica, murdered on September 10, 2016, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.

For the unknown person murdered on September 16, 2016, in San Felipe, Guanajuato, Mexico.

For “La Pio” Pardo Escobar, murdered on September 19, 2016, in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.

For Kelly Johana Oquendo Villada, murdered on September 20, 2016, in Barrio La Mina, Colombia.

For Heydi Garcia, murdered on September 21, 2016, in Peru.

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For Marylin Martinez Garcia, murdered on September 24, 2016, in Estado de Mexico, Mexico.

For the unknown person murdered on September 29, 2016, in Baja California, Mexico.

For W. Rodrigues Alexandre, murdered on October 8, 2016, in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

For the unknown person murdered on October 11, 2016, somewhere in the Philippines.

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For Cheva Herrera Aceves, murdered on October 11, 2016, in Chihuahua, Mexico.

For C. A. Armas Carvajal (“La Ariel”, “La Polla” or “La Diana”), murdered on October 11, 2016, in Pénjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico.

For C. do Nascimento Rolim, murdered on October 13, 2016, in São Paulo, Brazil.

For the unknown person murdered on October 13, 2016, in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil.

For the unknown person murdered on October 14, 2016, in Xico, Valle de Chalco, Estado de Mexico, Mexico.

For the unknown person murdered on October 17, 2016, in Guerrero, Mexico.

For the unknown person murdered on October 25, 2016, in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic.

For Emily Duque, murdered on October 26, 2016, in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela.

For A. Soto Mena (“La Jana”), murdered on October 29, 2016, in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico.

For Mayla Gonzales, murdered on November 1, 2016, in Isabela, Philippines.

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For I.M. de Sousa, murdered on November 3, 2016, in Guarus, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

For Lorena, murdered on November 3, 2016, in Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brazil.

For the unknown person murdered on November 7, 2016, in Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

For Pitty, murdered on November 8, 2016, in Paragominas, Pará, Brazil.

For Celeste, murdered on November 16, 2016, in Córdoba, Argentina.

For Munich Oliveira Moreno, murdered on November 18, 2016, in Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil.

For Evelyn Zulma, murdered on November 18, 2016, in Guatemala.

For the unknown person murdered on November 20, 2016, in San Salvador, El Salvador.

For Paola Bracho, murdered on November 24, 2016, in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

For M. Dias Machado, murdered on December 3, 2016, in Pontal do Parana, Paraná, Brazil.

For Andrea González, murdered on December 6, 2016, in Ciudad del Este, Alto Parana, Paraguay.

For Melissa Souza, murdered on December 7, 2016, in Realengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

For R. da Silva de Sá, murdered on December 10, 2016, in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.

For Ying, murdered on December 13, 2016, in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

For Vasu Swamy, murdered on December 16, 2016, in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

For Sendi, murdered on December 17, 2016, in Istanbul, Turkey.

For J.R.T. Gomes, murdered on December 18, 2016, in Crato, Ceará, Brazil.

For W. Fabricio Ponce, murdered on December 20, 2016, in Sancán, Manabi, Ecuador.

For Paula Raio Laser, murdered on December 22, 2016, in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

For Sofía Mailén Santillán, murdered on December 26, 2016, in Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

For all the other trans siblings who were murdered or went missing.

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brokehorrorfan · 5 years ago

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Rambo: Last Blood will be released on Digital on December 3 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 17 via Lionsgate. The fifth - and allegedly final - installment in the Rambo franchise hit theaters last month.

Sylvester Stallone reprises the iconic titular role and co-wrote the script with Matthew Cirulnick (Absentia). Adrian Grunberg (Get the Gringo) directs. Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza, Yvette Monreal, Genie Kim, Joaquín Cosío, and Oscar Jaenada round out the cast.

Special features are listed below, along with the trailer.

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Drawing Last Blood: Multipart Production Diary

From First Note to Last Blood: Music for the Massacres

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Almost four decades after he drew first blood, Sylvester Stallone is back as one of the greatest action heroes of all time, John Rambo. Now, Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission. A deadly journey of vengeance, Rambo: Last Blood marks the last chapter of the legendary series.

#rambo #sylvester stallone #rambo last blood #rambo: last blood #sly stallone #dvd #gift #paz vega #sergio peris-mencheta #adriana barraza #yvette monreal #genie kim #joaquin cosio #first blood #john rambo

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extrabeurre · 5 years ago

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RAMBO: LAST BLOOD d’Adrian Grunberg : Maman, j’ai massacré les méchants

First Blood demeurera toujours le chef-d’œuvre de la série, on s’entend. Mais il y avait beaucoup de plaisir à avoir avec les trois premières suites si l’on était fan de cinéma d’action des années 80, même si la formule (Rambo qui s’infiltre en terrain ennemi pour sauver des prisonniers) s’épuisait de film en film. Bonne nouvelle : le nouveau (et dernier?) épisode se renouvelle en empruntant cette fois la formule des films de la série Home Alone, soit en faisant bricoler une foule de pièges autour d’un ranch et à travers des tunnels au vétéran (un peu comme il le faisait dans la forêt dans le premier film). La phrase qui précède devrait suffire pour que vous sachiez si c’est votre style de film ou pas…

… tout comme l’avertissement qui suit : même selon les standards de cette franchise, Rambo: Last Blood est vraiment, mais alors vraiment pour un public averti. Le meilleur gag de l’année? C’est classé 13 ans et + au Québec! Malgré le fait que que c’est extrêmement violent, sanglant, GORE. Comme un film d’exploitation des années 70, une histoire de vengeance sombre et scabreuse... Et si t’es fan du genre comme moi, c’est absolument jouissif. Car voilà, autant je suis pacifique dans la vie, autant je considère que le film d’action est un des genres les plus cinématographiques. Tout comme un sport comme la boxe éveille des pulsions primales chez l’homme (voir aussi : la série Rocky), il y a quelque chose de purement cathartique, dans le contexte d’un film de fiction, à voir un personnage manier un fusil, un couteau ou un arc pour massacrer des méchants qui le méritent pleinement. C’est primitif, c’est manichéen, mais il est impossible de nier que ça peut être satisfaisant à regarder.

Respectivement en mission au Viêt Nam, en Afghanistan et en Birmanie dans les trois chapitres précédents, John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) est finalement de retour aux États-Unis, comme l’annonçait la conclusion de Rambo (2008). Établi sur son ranch familial en Arizona depuis dix ans, l’ancien soldat a retrouvé un semblant d’humanité auprès de sa nièce Gabrielle (Yvette Monreal) et de la grand-mère de cette dernière, Maria (Adriana Barraza). Mais quand la jeune femme est enlevée par des trafiquants sexuels lors d’un séjour au Mexique pour retrouver son père, Rambo redevient rapidement la machine à tuer d’autrefois.

Réalisé par Adrian Grunberg d’après un scénario coécrit par Stallone (comme tous les films de la série), Rambo: Last Blood est un film de série B, ni plus ni moins; sans grande profondeur, nuance ou subtilité, outre la performance de l’acteur de 73 ans, qui parvient tout de même à nous faire ressentir les émotions de son emblématique personnage, qui approche du bout de sa route semée d’embûches et de traumatismes. Mais dans ce registre, on peut faire pire que ce récit simpliste, mais captivant, habité par un réel sens du danger et de l’horreur.

Et à partir du montage où Rambo installe ses pièges, prépare ses armes et s’entraîne, c’est parti pour un troisième acte d’une intensité délirante et d’une violence démesurée. Non, ce n’est pas First Blood, et ce n’est pas non plus Rambo: First Blood Part II avec son irrésistible esthétique 80s. Mais après un premier visionnement, Rambo: Last Blood m’apparaît comme le troisième meilleur épisode, ce qui n’est pas négligeable.

#rambo: last blood #rambo #sylvester stallone

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