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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThis is a comic book movie, its outcome as predictable as it is satisfying, which is part of its charm. [25 May 1988, p.7]
- 70VarietyVarietyThe 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.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinRambo'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.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-TimesDirector 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]
- 40EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanStrays slightly from the formula and therefore loses some of its mindless fun credentials.
- 38TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThough less offensive than its predecessor, Rambo III -- which is dedicated to "the gallant people of Afghanistan" -- is still a mindless and uninspired effort.
- 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").
- 30Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonAdmirers 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]
- 20Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonAs you might expect, the calculations here are on a much less sophisticated level. And by less sophisticated, I mean like counting on fingers.
- 12Boston GlobeBoston GlobeRambo III is just another of Stallone's exercises in narcissism and jingoism, death and glory wrapped up in one tidy package. [25 May 1988, p.75]