Synopsis
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when Trautman is captured.
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Cast
- Sylvester StalloneJohn Rambo
- Richard CrennaTrautman
- Marc de JongeCoronel Zaysen
- Kurtwood SmithGriggs
- Spiros FocásMasoud
- Sasson GabaiMousa
- Doudi ShouaHamid
- Randy RaneyKourov
- Marcus GilbertTomask
- Alon AbutbulNissem
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Tribune
This is a comic book movie, its outcome as predictable as it is satisfying, which is part of its charm. [25 May 1988, p.7] - 70
Variety
The battle scenes in Rambo III are explosive, conflagratory tableaux that make for wrenching, frequently terrifying viewing. Always at ground zero in the chaos is Rambo - gloriously, inhumanly impervious to fear and danger - whose character is inhabited by Stallone with messianic intensity. - 70
The New York Times
Rambo's self-important, weight-of-the-world manner and his taste for political posturing would make him genuinely silly were they not counterbalanced by Mr. Stallone's startling, energetic physical presence and the film's stabs at self-mocking humor. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
Director Peter MacDonald keeps the action exploding across the screen, building to a climactic game of "chicken" between Rambo in a Russian tank and the Soviet commander in a helicopter. Gung-ho Rambo fans won't be disappointed. [25 May 1988, p.43] - 40
Empire
Strays slightly from the formula and therefore loses some of its mindless fun credentials. - 38
TV Guide Magazine
Though less offensive than its predecessor, Rambo III -- which is dedicated to "the gallant people of Afghanistan" -- is still a mindless and uninspired effort. - 30
Washington Post
Once again, John Rambo guns amok in the name of American democracy, but he packs less dramatic firepower than last time. Rambo III, a poorly paced, much less involving show of guns and machismo, makes you miss "Rambo II" (okay, "Rambo: First Blood Part II"). - 30
Los Angeles Times
Admirers of Rambo III will probably point out that it moves fast. But then, so does a gazelle-and a gazelle has better dialogue and more personality. [25 May 1988, p.1]
