As a fan of the Rambo series, especially First Blood, I thought this delivered.
I liked the use of the original score and the flashbacks to previous films. The action is very fast-paced and violent which adapts well to today's mainstream action movies. Stallone's age isn't much of a deterrent to the movie's entertainment value, however a younger Stallone would've made more sense in this role.
In a lot of ways, this was more believable than Rambo: First Blood Part 2 because Stallone isn't a one-man army in this one. The violence and images are also more intense and believable.
However I still prefer the classic First Blood as the best in the series due to the superior character development. You really root for John Rambo when you see how the police abuse him in First Blood, while in Rambo ('08), it's assumed that you already know the story.
I liked the use of the original score and the flashbacks to previous films. The action is very fast-paced and violent which adapts well to today's mainstream action movies. Stallone's age isn't much of a deterrent to the movie's entertainment value, however a younger Stallone would've made more sense in this role.
In a lot of ways, this was more believable than Rambo: First Blood Part 2 because Stallone isn't a one-man army in this one. The violence and images are also more intense and believable.
However I still prefer the classic First Blood as the best in the series due to the superior character development. You really root for John Rambo when you see how the police abuse him in First Blood, while in Rambo ('08), it's assumed that you already know the story.