RAMBO ***

Directed by Sylvester Stallone this action/drama stars: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Paul Schulze, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish, Rey Gallegos, Tim Kang, Jake LaBotz, Maung Maung Khin, and Ken Howard. One hour and forty minutes in length, the film is rated R for strong graphic bloody violence, sexual assaults, grisly images and language.

Twenty years after his last epic, Rambo, currently living in Thailand, is asked to guide a group of missionaries up the Salween River and drop them off, so they can deliver medical supplies and food to the Karen tribe in Burma. While initially reluctant, he finally agrees to take them. When they are captured by the Burmese army, he sets out to rescue them along with a group of mercenaries their church has hired.

The question I imagine you have is, how well does Stallone look now that he's over 60? The answer is, pretty good, actually. He's not as "bulked up" as he was in his prime and his face is definitely showing signs of his 60 some years, but I imagine he'd give anyone his age a real run for their money. As for the film, if you liked the earlier Rambo films, you'll like this one just fine. It's definitely for the action, "exploding body party" fans, but there are enough of those to make this at least an initial success. The squeamish are well advised to stay away though, because this is really bloody and graphic. Maximum impact and enjoyability will be obtained from watching this in a large theatre with good sound.