Rambo III (1988) – I never saw this in the 30+ years since the release. The explosive tipped arrow in Part II just couldn't be topped. It surprisingly feels like an Indian Jones sequel with funny Muslims and the Soviets standing in for Nazis. You even have this little Afghan kid tagging along like Short Round. Hand it to Richard Crenna, an actor with 50 years experience that was believable in anything he did. Very William Holden like and yet spent most of his time on television. Crenna has his biggest part of the series as Rambo's mentor captured by the Soviets. I remember how much this movie was panned but it follows the formula perfectly and is no worse than Part II. It's even kind of comforting to see a new film from the 1980s and appreciate it for its time and genre. Stallone was so mocked for these sequels I was surprised at the star power intensity that seems to be a scarce commodity in current times.
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