SUMMER RENTAL (Theatrical Release USA 1985)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Summer Rental—original and fun beach movie—shows John Candy in good comedic form. WOW! This is such a simple story but it earns its watch. It has been put together well and deserves its resurrection from the 1980s. Look for the late Rip Torn in one of his earlier works. The downside of the movie is the completely blunt conclusion as if the writers could not come up with an easier conclusion rather than this rock hard ending  The film serves as a good watch for the teen/adult share. 

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Storyline 

A family runs into difficulty with their vacation rental home. 

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Carl Reiner for directing effort. Thank you to Producer George Shapiro for making the film possible. Cast includes: John Candy and Richard Crenna. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The film has an original storyline and is a great, easy-on-the-mind watch. Thank you to everyone involved in its production. 

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RAMBO III (Theatrical Release USA 1988)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.2|5.0 Starsìììì 

Rambo III—Sylvester Stallone, Sylvester Stallone, and more Sylvester Stallone—has a camera crew who would make incredible male model photographers for high-end magazines. The audience will not miss one of Sylvester Stallone’s sultry facial features as fans travel with him through dangerous terrain to rescue Trautman (Richard Crenna). The movie has as many explosive action scenes as it has of very good mug shots of Sylvester Stallone. While the movie takes a while to wind down to its final concluding scenes, fans will not be disappointed in Rambo’s self-assigned impossible mission.  Overall, this is a great watch with good story and presentation. Watch for Kurtwood Smith from the television series That 70’s Show. This film is Part 3 of the Rambo series of movies. 

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Storyline 

Rambo’s friend Colonel Trautman is captured by Russians and Rambo goes on a solo mission to free him. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Peter MacDonald for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Buzz Feitshans for making the film possible. Casting includes: Sylvester Stallone and Richard Crenna. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This is great to see, more than worth watching, and deserves a Part 4 sequel. 

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RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II (Theatrical Release USA 1985)

 Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

Rambo: First Blood Part II does not disappoint Sylvester Stallone fans or Rambo story fans. It causes a person to think about rescuing war prisoners and presents that scenario quite well. Sylvester Stallone is in character. The scenery and stage settings do a very good job of depicting jungle living conditions and the courage it takes for American military to operate in those conditions. It is what it is: an honest action thriller with a little romance thrown in as an added feature.

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Storyline 

Rambo is offered a pardon for his prison sentence if he will go to Vietnam to see if there are any prisoners of war still detained there. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director George P. Cosmatos for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Buzz Feitshans for making the film possible. Cast includes: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, and Steven Berkoff. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. Action film fans will enjoy this film. 

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Ben Meyers