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Nonstop graphic violence in action movie sequel.
Parents need to know that the fourth installment in the Rambo franchise is, like its '80s predecessors, full of blood and violence (rendered even more disturbing by the last two decades' technological advances). This is the most violent of the Rambo movies, and much of the second half of the movie is nonstop…
As with most military action flicks, the language is ever-present -- "f--k" is t
Violence & ScarinessFrom the opening news reel of atrocities being committed in Burma, the film is -
Drinking, Drugs & SmokingThe Burmese soldiers drink heavily during the pre-rape dance scene. Cigarette sm
Sex, Romance & NudityFemale captives are forced to stand on a stage and dance seductively in front of
Products & Purchases Not presentChristian aid workers show bravery by continuing their mission in the face of da
Positive Role ModelsNo real role models. The idealism of the religious medical workers is presented
As with most military action flicks, the language is ever-present -- "f--k" is the most uttered word, with "s--t" and "a--hole" close seconds. "C--t" also said once. "Retard" also used by one of the mercenaries; this same mercenary calls Southeast Asians a racist term.
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From the opening news reel of atrocities being committed in Burma, the film is -- save for a few early sequences -- nonstop violence. People are shot, burned alive, blown up, stabbed, hacked, hanged, and raped. Women are shown taunted and then about to be raped. Children are killed. Limbs fly around as bombs and land mines are triggered. Heads explode or are decapitated and bodies dismembered. Name a weapon, and it's used -- arrows, knives, handguns, automatic weapons, etc. Young women are forced to dance in front of their brutal captors. They're then hit, and their clothes are ripped off (breasts are visible) as they're about to be raped. A boy is shown escorted to the general's quarters, where the general caresses his head and face before shutting the door. A dead body is shown hanging while the legs have been stripped of their meat by the pigs below.
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The Burmese soldiers drink heavily during the pre-rape dance scene. Cigarette smoking. Beer drinking.
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Female captives are forced to stand on a stage and dance seductively in front of the drunk Burmese soldiers.
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Christian aid workers show bravery by continuing their mission in the face of danger. Rambo, as always, decides to take matters in his own hands to help the mercenaries assigned to rescue the missionaries. Lots of male bravado, but the woman character does show she's committed to her cause, and isn't simply stereotyped as a "damsel in distress."
No real role models. The idealism of the religious medical workers is presented as foolish, and as characters, they are generally presented as naive to the brutal realities of where they are going, even as they are shown doing their best to treat the victims of the Burmese civil war.
Parents need to know that the fourth installment in the Rambo franchise is, like its '80s predecessors, full of blood and violence (rendered even more disturbing by the last two decades' technological advances). This is the most violent of the Rambo movies, and much of the second half of the movie is nonstop killing through guns, knives, grenades, landmines, explosions, etc. Female captives are forced to dance on a stage in front of a large group of drunken Burmese soldiers, and soon, the soldiers begin to grab the women, strongly implying that a gang rape is about to take place. A young boy is taken into the quarters of the Burmese commander while all this is taking place; the commander caresses the boy's head and face before shutting the door. People are shot and killed at point-blank range. Children are murdered by Burmese soldiers. A dead body hangs from the gallows, the lower half stripped, presumably by the ravenous pigs gathered below it. Decapitated heads on spikes. Villagers are forced to run through a mined rice paddy -- bodies explode. "F--k" is constantly used, and the leader of the mercenaries says "c--t" once, and uses a racist term to describe Southeast Asians. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
