Action is definitely the film's forte, and should satisfy fans of the genre as well. In order to live up to the series' record-breaking amount of violence, "John Rambo" features plenty of blood-spatter, gutting and gore. The vivid sound effects also contribute to the overall experience, making it disturbingly realistic.

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The direction in the movie was really great and I loved how it was shot and the sound effects were well done as well. THE CRITICAL CRITICS

The sound effects too make it so awesome. When school boy is picking doods off and the 50 cal is just smashing people. Ohhhh man. HONDA-TECH.com

John Rambo reporting for Duty...Sir! This is a skin mod replacing CJ in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas with....R A M B O!! And new guns & sound effects  FILMRADAR.net

i just saw it and man was i shocked at how good it was. The action was bar-none and the plot was almost plausable. The sound effects is what really got me though. This is gonna be amazing in Blu but even better if they give it the over-the-top uncompressed sound options that lionsgate has been known for. this is by far the best one since First Blood ( I wouldn't say better than but equal too). If you like action movies then youll most likely love this.  BLUERAY.com

I could have gone without the horribly melodramatic music during a massacre scene that takes place, yet the sound effects are all top notch. IMDB

SFX and action are great. f**king great. The last 15 minutes of the movie are pure mayhem and is spectacularly shot. Michael Mann would be proud of the realism shown in the way the bullets ricochet and the holes put into people by gunfire. Sound effects is stunning as well. STALLONE ZONE

OK, I saw this Fri night and I thought hands down it was Sly's best flick yet. I actually thought it had a good plot. The action was absolutely awesome! Extreme body count. What I liked best was that there were no "unbeleiveable" stunts. And for the most part even though it was gruesome, there was a great sense of realism to all the gore. I thought the sound effects and the score were both great. AVSForum.com

Very well done, I went in expecting to watch a RAMBO movie, and I got what I want! Actually I got even more. Stallone as some other guy said reinvented the meaning of an action movie. The Sound editing is just Amazing. Its very grafical and gory. But its supposed to be that. The end closes out the series just Perfect. Two thumbs up for Stallone.

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Rambo 4 was by far the best film ever made in the history of mankind. It exceeds every one of the previous ones by far; every frame is perfect, the pyrotechnics are bad ass, the dialog is sick, the sound design is the best so far and the bad guy gets it really good at the end!

I'll say that the direction, the editing and the technical expertise of this film are outstanding. This isn't a paint by numbers kind of action film, Stallone seems to have truly wanted to deliver something different to the audience and he has succeeded admirably.

If you are looking for a film to sit back, and relax to... THIS is NOT the film for you. If you are there to see a pulse driven, steroid shot to the cerebral cortex, a kick to the mid-region, a nuclear blast to all senses, this is the film that you would want to see. Hold tight, it puts you right there with the action!!!!

Maybe it's just the mood I've been in lately, being fed up with the human race or at least those to whom I have to talk, but I was absolutely ready for a movie like this. My only qualm was that it wouldn't be gory ENOUGH, too few bodies. I needn't have worried: "Rambo" hits the cinematic nail on the head and then some. And no, Sylvester Stallone does not look "over the hill." He looks about the way you'd expect a grizzled sixty-year-old killing machine to look who hasn't spent the last decade or so drinking beer on the sofa

I was rewarded after Rambo because I got to have a blast in the theater, laughing at some of the extreme violence (it's so extreme you can do nothing but laugh. At least I did), being shook by sustained gunfire and an especially jaw-dropping explosion (clearing about a half a square mile of jungle vegetation). The list goes on. In short, I was rewarded, because I had a DAMN good time.

I loved every single second of this bloody, disgusting barrage. The scenes were directed superbly, keeping the audience fully aware of the unfolding events without any of the typical confusion seen in most action flicks. The visuals and the sounds combine to literally move you in your theater seat. "Rambo" places you in right next to the explosions... right next to the relentlessly rhythmical bass-line of gunfire. There are no cut-aways in this movie.

Great special effects & sound

The photography is solid, moody, and subdued, and the film's sound design is a winner. It's the best Rambo flick since "First Blood" and it manages to create a certain care factor that was missing from the previous sequels. The epilogue, which I won't discuss here, is an inspired stroke. Highly recommended

Do not go see this movie if you're a cynic, peacock, or self ordained movie snob. Do us, and yourself a favor do not see this. Okay? But if you love "On the edge of your seat action", "Hold your breath tension", "Adrenline pumping" "Old School Nineteen Eightes shoot up action", that pulls no punches; then do your self a favor and put your pedal to the medal, and get on down to the theatre at Warp Factor 9 and treat yourself to an awesome-fun, pure escapism, mindless, popcorn munching great time.

This film is vintage Stallone with heart pounding action and explosions and the tense drama of any war epic, and too it's quality does compete with the 1980 films