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review: Rambo fires a big dud!(News)

Article from: Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales) Article date: February 24, 2008

TWENTY years after Rambo's last bloodthirsty tour of duty, Sylvester Stallone's iconic warrior stumbles out of retirement to wreak havoc on the oppressive Burmese military.

Inhis role as director, co-writer and leadingman, Stallone's intentions are noble, refocusing the spotlight on the long-running civil war between ruling forces and the Karen People of Burma, who have been tortured and murdered for nearly 60 years.

However, grafting a relentlessly violent ...

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