![]() Crenna is a patriarchial character, such as he often seems to play. i won't say he's brilliant, but he is absolutely believable as a small-town sheriff faced with a situation so far out of his own experience that he cannot figure out why he can't solve the problem. he comes across like a man who's marked his territory and won't permit intrusions. his Sheriff Teasle is menacing, bigoted, and protective. Brian Dennehy hasn't missed a beat in his entire career he's been a superb character actor since i've been watching movies, and - like Michael Caine - he always puts everything into each performance. you have Stallone's John Rambo, Dennehy's Sheriff Teasle, and Richard Crenna's Colonal Trautman. ![]() the three most important characters in the film are all played by pros. this is not meant to be a Fellini-esque commentary on life, the universe, and everything. while the only imagination put into the film seems to be the various ways in which John Rambo can kill people, the basic theme is nevertheless a pretty strong one. ![]() having said that, this is a film that is often dismissed as a macho action flick with no redeeming feature. in fact, it's plot is predictable and formulaic, and every character is two-dimensional. This is certainly not the greatest film ever made. Rambo: Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank, I was in charge of million dollar equipment, back here I can't even hold a job *parking cars*! Trautman: You're the last of an elite group, don't end it like this. ![]() Rambo: For *you*! For me civilian life is nothing! In the field we had a code of honor, you watch my back, I watch yours. Trautman: It was a bad time for everyone, Rambo. Calling me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap! Who are they to protest me, huh? Who are they? Unless they've been me and been there and know what the hell they're yelling about! Rambo: Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win! But somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting. Do you understand me? This mission is over! Look at them out there! Look at them! If you won't end this now, they will kill you. Trautman: You did everything to make this private war happen. ![]()
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