Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34906 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-07-08
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
• Dubbed in: German, Italian, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 94 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
And the hits just keep on coming. Sylvester Stallone, who can't seem to draw flies unless he's playing Rocky Balboa or John Rambo, went back to the Rambo well (or septic system, as it were) to show his well-known solidarity with the Afghan freedom fighters who battled the Soviet army in the 1980s. This time it's personal: his handler, Richard Crenna, is captured by the Evil Empire and so it is up to Rambo to leave his work in a monastery in Southeast Asia (no, seriously) in order to rescue him from the Ruskies. Ever wonder why the Russians had such a miserable time in Afghanistan? It was because Rambo took them on single-handed and sent them packing with hammer-and-sickle all the way back to Moscow. Cartoonish action, taken ever so seriously by Stallone, who was working desperately to scrape away the unsightly wax build up from his reputation. --Marshall Fine

The Rambo trilogy is also available on DVD as a complete set.

Special Features
2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
German\Italian\Spanish
English
Region 2
Dolby Surround English German Italian Spanish
Dolby Surround
Theatrical Trailer
Making Of Rambo III
Behind The Scenes
Photo Gallery
English\German\Italian\Portuguese\Spanish\Turkish

Synopsis
RAMBO III, which could be called "Rambo in Afghanistan," is set in 1988, near the end of the Soviet Union's involvement there. At the beginning of the film, John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is living a secluded life in a Buddhist monastery in Thailand. When Rambo's close friend and mentor from the American military, Colonel Trautman (Richard Crenna), asks for Rambo's help with a top-secret mission in Afghanistan, Rambo declines. Trautman goes in anyway and is captured by a ruthless Russian commander. In response, Rambo leaves his peaceful life, determined to rescue Trautman. Armed with only a handful of glow sticks and a dozen detonators, Rambo travels to Pakistan where he meets with a group of Mujaheddin freedom fighters who agree to lead him across the border into Afghanistan. On horseback, Rambo and the Mujaheddin approach the daunting Afghan landscape--high cliffs, jagged desert mountains, and networks of underground tunnels and caves. But before they even reach the prison where Trautman is held, the Russians head them off in a high-speed helicopter chase through steep ravines. From this point forward, the action never abates. Rambo, whose complexion is a deep crimson throughout the film, scales cliffs with his bare (bleeding) hands, and defies husky guards and scores of heavily armed Russian soldiers. There are many intense parts of RAMBO III, including a disturbing look inside a shop that sells machine guns and prosthetic limbs to mine victims, and several action sequences in which Afghan soldiers use American-supplied shoulder-mount rocket launchers against the Soviets. But perhaps the most memorable scene of the film is a close-up on Rambo, alone in a dimly lit cave, where he removes a bullet from his stomach and then performs a dazzling medical trick with the leftover gunpowder.

Customer Reviews

Rambo helps Al Qaeda
As a film this is brainless clichéd stuff but as a political commentary of the time it is fascinating.
Filmed at a time when the Soviet Union were still (but only just) the worlds bad guys and therefore Rambo packs up his bow and arrow and goes off to help the poor down trodden Mujahideen 'freedom fighters' against those pesky reds. This is actually quite factual as the US did fund, arm and train them to fight, they also chose the most belligerent bunch of fundamentalists to wage this war as they proved the most useful in the battle field and refused to negotiate with the Soviets thus prolonging the war and weakening the Soviets. Oh dear.. how the worm has now turned as many of these 'freedom fighters' are now what we call Al Qaeda.. if you squint in the film im sure you can see John Rambo, our all American hero, sharing a joke with Bin Laden... the irony...

Best Part Of The Rambo Trilogy
John Rambo is now living in peace in a monastery, he stays there fixing things, and fights for a little extra cash. When he hears his old friend (Col Trautmen) has been captured and is being interrogated behind enemy lines he teams up with some rebel leaders in order to bring him back. The plot isn't exactly complicated to follow but there are some stunning explosions and some amazing set pieces.

The DVD offers little in the way of extras, but the picture and sound are very good.

As with the previous Rambo movies, this one is best watched with friends and a six pack.

THE BEST ACTION FILM IN THE WORLD
IF you want action, Rambo III is the one. Sylvester Stallone has brought two champions to the big screen, namely Rocky and Rambo and has created the best ever series for both Rocky and Rambo in the world. No other film in terms of action can compare with Rambo. This film, RAMBO III with dolby surround, interviews, profiles and documentaries sees John Rambo forced to fight a war for his friend, his only friend, who has been like a father to him, Col. Sam Trautman. If you thought the other two films had action, this one has even more. A magnificent film.