Just got back from watching the new Rambo movie with our oldest teen.

It doesn’t take long for Rambo to get in the middle of a civil war and this time he goes on a machete wielding tear a la Jason Vorhees. I’m smelling sequel at the end and cinemablend stokes the fire:

For Rambo V, the rumor is that Stallone wants to use an alternative script he wrote for Rambo IV, which involves Rambo’s daughter being kidnapped by cult leaders. Until there’s some kind of official announcement though, consider it conjecture.

Even though the reviews aren’t that good, if Rambo makes enough money at the box office, there will be more. I don’t think Stallone is ready to hang up his weapons, although the series is in danger of becoming a farce, similar to the neverending stream of horror flicks.

Rambo (#4) official website: http://movies.break.com/rambo/. I’d wait for the DVD unless you’re a big Rambo fan. And if you’re squeamish, don’t see this at all. No spoilers but there is extreme gore in this film. I thought I’d miss Colonel Troutman who is only in voice in the film but didn’t. Here’s how I’d rank the Rambo films to date:

(best) First Blood
Rambo 2
Rambo (#4)
(worst) Rambo 3

Grade: C+

Update 1/28/08 5:10am PST: The Rambo kill chart has a breakdown of the Rambo franchise kill stats.