By 1982 Sylvester Stallone had already become immortalized in a pair of Rocky films. As the 1980s began, time came to take action to the next level with a character named John Rambo. The film was called First Blood and it centered on an unstable Vietnam veteran who has, shall we say, a run-in with a small town sheriff.

His story continued in 1982 with Rambo: First Blood Part II, this time Rambo was sent on a secret mission to free POWs still held in Vietnam. This only furthered his violent nature.

This was not the end of his story as he returned once again in 1988 in Rambo III when a Russian commander in Afghanistan holds his commanding officer captive. Rambo goes to the Middle East where he teams with the Mujahadeen to rescue his friend. It was thought that this would be the last appearance of the action icon. They were wrong.

Considering the time that has passed, and with Sly's advancing age, no one thought we would see another adventure featuring the muscle-bound star. However, Stallone has different thoughts. It seems that he is intent on securing his star status by revisiting the icons of the past for one last (potentially) go around.

It started in 2006 with Rocky Balboa. Prior to its release it sounded like a joke. Sly lacing up the boots and stepping into the ring at age 60? Yeah right. Then the movie came out and proved the naysayers wrong as it was a solid movie, dare I say an excellent one? Yes I do.

Well, Rambo is a little different than Rocky. Does he still have it in him to be "your worst nightmare"? I would not have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. Yes, emphatically yes, he does still have it. Rambo is one of the bloodiest, most violent films I have seen grace the screen in some time. It has to be seen to be believed.

Rambo knows that he is not suited for normal society. The atrocities he has seen, the acts he has committed, preclude him from really being around anyone. To save his sanity and the lives of anyone unlucky enough to get on his bad side, he lives in Thailand and makes a living catching snakes for a local snake show. Everything is going fine until a group of missionaries approach him. This group of pure-hearted souls is looking to travel upriver into the war zone that is Burma. Their goal is to bring medical and spiritual aid to the oppressed citizens of the country.