Rambo III (1988)

Genre: Action / Thriller

Directed by: Peter MacDonald

Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Kurtwood Smith

Running Time: 101 minutes

Col. Trautman visits John Rambo in Thailand to recruit him for a mercenary mission to help the Afghan anti-Soviet fighters in the Soviet-Afghan War. Tired of fighting, Rambo turns him down, so the mission goes down without him. Upon learning that Trautman was captured, Rambo undertakes a solitary mission to rescue his friend and former commander.

This is the weaker film in the Rambo franchise so far. The acting is okay and it offers entertaining action, but the requirement of disbelief suspension was major. One man, with very little help, taking down a whole flank of the Russian army. That is quite something.

Nonetheless, the film is quite entertaining. I have always found it so easy to root for Rambo, so kudos to Stallone for pulling off one these characters that we truly care for. This would be Richard Crenna's last appearance as Trautman, before his passing.

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