What a thrill! My first time seeing these movies.:
I was born in 1984 so these movies were a few years before my time. But with the low cost of this blu-ray set I decided why not? What an amazing series this is. The action, sound effects, well beyond their time. The storyline is nothing mind-bending, just a guy that single-handedly defeats thousands of enemies with a single magazine. But sometimes you just want to kick back and enjoy simple movies like these.
Depends on what you are looking for,,,:
My review will be divided by different groups of people, depending on "appearance": For those people who watched those movies before in cinema, or on VHS, and who really liked those movies at that time (like me): Recommendation: Buy it! Buy it for the movies themselves. They are worth to watch them again, because of sense of nostalgia, because of very strong character, social, emotional and psychological aspects shown in the movies, etc. Social problematic hasn't change a lot to this days since,... more info
Rambo box set, can't be beat!:
Do you really need to comment on this? If you're a Rambo fan and have a blu-ray player, this is for you! Great clarity and extras!
Really Impressed:
I forgot what a good movie the original Rambo was. I watched it through completely again, just the basic movie, and there was so much I'd forgotten. It's a great tale -- basically the local authority gets a little too loose in the use of his power and picks on the wrong guy: Rambo. Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" is almost the exact same movie but frankly Rambo did it first and did it better (and did it with a lot less gore!). But that's not why you want this DVD set. If you just want to watch Rambo you can... more info