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Rambo III

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Rambo III

R

Released May 25, 1988

1h 41m

Action

Adventure

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Former Special Forces agent John Rambo blasts through Soviet-occupied Afghanistan in search of his captive mentor.

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Critics Consensus

Rambo III finds its justice-dispensing hero far from the thoughtful drama that marked the franchise's beginning -- and just as far from quality action thriller entertainment.

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Keith Uhlich

UGO

Engages the plight of the Mujahideen with a humanizing, doc-like approach (fascinating to witness, all these years later, when the ally/enemy tables have turned so drastically).

Jun 14, 2008

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Strays slightly from the formula and therefore loses some of its mindless fun credentials.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 14, 2008

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Variety Staff

Variety

Always at ground zero in the chaos is Rambo -- gloriously, inhumanly impervious to fear and danger -- whose character is inhabited by Stallone with messianic intensity.

Jan 14, 2008

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s lighter, the action is energetic, and the cheese adds to the experience.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Rambo III is not a movie. It is a trading company… such a monotonous rumble was putting me to sleep. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 27, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

If critics were to rate a film based on how sensational the main antagonist's death is, along with the main henchman, then this film would rank quite high indeed.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 7, 2020

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John R

The scene with the horse was top teir

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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thiago s

Filme legalzinho, o roteiro é bacana, o silvester stallone continua bom como rambo, as cenas de ação são bacanas, o vilão é mais ou menos.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Shaun R

If you can’t enjoy a film where Rambo is quite happy literally taking on an entire army, then don’t watch this. Stallone’s ego is in full show and it’s great.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Pedro Henrique C

Rambo III It is similar to the first and second films. The story is generic and the script is poorly written. The action scenes only have explosions and soldiers screaming at the shots they receive.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Audience Member

Great movie, Stallone will go down as one of the greatest actors of all time. It's fascinating the way they saw these conflicts back then, but the action scenes were written beautifully.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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Blu B

It's got pretty much all the problems II had but even more so. The pacing is terrible. This has a complete oversaturation of action problem. The second half is literally nothing but nonstop action that feels pointless, over the top, and drags. If you cut 60-70% of the second half honestly not much would be lost. The music is boring, generic, and forgettable overall. Everything else is subpar. Stallone is so wooden and basically a god in this rather than a real character. The villian is super forgettable. everyone else is just alright but Stallone is easily the worst acting wise and isn't good at all. There is some amazing practical effects in this and MASSIVE battles and destruction. But it just feels over the top and repetitive. There's some nice shots every now and than though and the direction is pretty basic. Even in the first half if there is a aaction scene it goes on way too long and is always over the top. The first half is slightly better because it is slower and there is SOME semblance of a story. But it just devolves so quickly. This is honestly a poster child for what happens when you are a 80's action fillm that doesn't have any self awareness and takes itself too serious as well. Skip This. Worst of the original trilogy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/24

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Synopsis

Former Special Forces agent John Rambo blasts through Soviet-occupied Afghanistan in search of his captive mentor.

Director: Peter MacDonald
Producer: Buzz Feitshans
Screenwriter: David Morrell, Sylvester Stallone, Sheldon Lettich
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Artisan Entertainment
Production Co: Carolco Pictures Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.7M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround

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