As a guy who saw "First Blood" in the theater as an 11 year old, and who actually owns the Rambo DVD collection, the release of the 4th film in the series had me excited and anxious at the same time.

I love the John Rambo character. I didn't want him to become a joke, and let's be honest, Sylvester Stallone's over 60. I didn't think he could pull it off.

But just like he did with "Rocky Balboa" Stallone surprises us again.

I just got out of a screening of "Rambo" tonight -- and it rocked!!

Stallone does a great job bringing John Rambo back down to Earth. He's no longer the unstoppable super-soldier he was in 2nd & 3rd Rambo films. Don't get me wrong, he amasses a higher body count in this movie than he did in the first 3 Rambo pics combined. But like Stallone in real life, Rambo's older, worn down, tired. And so was I, once this lightning-quick 90 minute finished. The action scenes are absolutely insane.

Be warned, though. "Rambo" is a bloodbath. Heads blown off, bodies exploding... I can't believe this didn't get an NC-17. Stallone (who directed the pic) really went all-out to show the violence that's really happening in Burma.

This film wasn't going to be screened in advance for critics. I'm glad someone at Lionsgate came to their senses because it's GOOD. Jeffrey & Alison review the movie on this weekend's RT, so tune in to hear what they think.

"Rambo" opens this Friday at theater everywhere.