I can appreciate that you don't see it politically. But after nearly a decade of our Army fighting Islamic fundamentalists in the mountains of Afghanistan, most Americans will probably find themselves rooting for the Russians in Rambo 3!
Also, the political content IS important. If it hadn't been for movies like this one, Americans might have asked their government why we were giving billions of dollars to the Islamic fighters in Afghanistan through the late 80s. Barely 10 years after Rambo 3 these same militants attacked our country. Stallone, who avoided service in Vietnam himself, needlessly exploited the cold war and paranoia over the USSR for his own personal gain.
That said, Rambo 3 does have some awesome action sequences, and 'I will break you' from Rocky IV (another cold war exploitation film) is still a great line.
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RobBase086-1
14 years ago
I totally understand on what you are saying because we trained the SOB that planned the attacks on our soil here in the states. Rambo 3 had a lot of great action in the film and I loved it too! Yes I agree with you that Stallone did make Rambo 3 for the profits along with Rocky IV as well due to the cold war. It is still a film that should be shown on TV though I think in my opinion.
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patton98
14 years ago
Ironical thing is that this film is more shown on TV outside of US than any other Rambo films, evidently far more than last one which was made only for profit too. Rambo III is a very important film, especially nowadays, metaphorically speaking it's a history lesson about the revolution against the comminst system, people loved it exactly for this reason, because it reflected the actual reality at the time. The irony that only US networks don't show this very film only proves the theory how American/western public is so narrow-minded and stupid, today as well as the time of the release of this film. Nothing has changed obviously. It doesn't suprise me.
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RobBase086-1
14 years ago
I hate to say it patton98, but you are correct about the United States being very narrow minded and stupid because I can go to Europe, or any other country and I feel more free than I do here in the states. I have gone to Spain to visit family that I have on my moms side and people view things a lot more differently than what they do here. The culture over there is a lot more laid back than what it is here. If I would like to have a drink when I was 13 years old or as a child I could do that at lunch or dinner time because my parents would allow me to do that. If that was to happen here in the states people would get bent out of shape over that. Then on cable TV I can remember being 15 years old and I came home with my oldest cousin in Spain from partying. He was in the kitchen cooking a snack for us and I decided to turn on the TV to watch. I am flipping channels and I catch on cable TV porn being shown. I was in shock because if that was to happen in the states here people would be freaking out and that would be the holly rollers complaining about it. Things are so different over seas than here.
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speccyboy
14 years ago
ITV 4 occasionally show this film (if you live in the UK).
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RobBase086-1
14 years ago
Thank you for letting me know that ITV4 shows it on occasions. Well a couple of weeks after Bin Laden was killed SPIKE TV here in the United States showed Rambo III. That was like the first time in like I believe in a very long time that they showed this film.
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Maegnas
12 years ago
Not only trained, funded too!! ;)
Cute and cuddly boyz!!
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