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Latest 'Rambo' film a pointless rehash - withadded violence

Article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL) Article date: January 25, 2008 Author: Wendy Fox Weber

It's easy to imagine why Sylvester Stallone would want to relive his glory days of Rocky and Rambo. "Rocky Balboa," 2006's sixth installment of the film series, earned some positive reviews, so now we have "Rambo."

This is a set of movies that didn't need a third - or

arguably even a second - version, and now we have a fourth.

This time, our hero has once again sworn off fighting and is a

peaceful guide leading boat tours in Thailand.

When a group of American missionaries ask him to take them into

Burma, he ends up joining the ...

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