Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985 "No man, no law, no war can stop him."
6.5| 1h36m| R| en| More Info
Released: 21 May 1985 Released
Producted By: Carolco Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/rambo-first-blood-part-ii
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John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.

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johnrambo510 This movie is not just another action war movie at all , this movie is about the results of war and what will happen after all the wrong things that people do to start a war John rambo movies is always about the soul of a warrior like rambo not just another action to waste your time This part was a wonderful and amazing movie Acting was great Locations was great Directing was wonderful Soundtracks was nice I give this movie 8 stars out of 10
bobhelms I as a little young when I first saw this, and the First Blood movie I didn't see till a few years after this, so I didn't go in with any idea about who Rambo was or what he was about. Stallone does so well as a brooding action star, always on the edge of sanity in so many of his movies. This movie came out and mixed the current (at that time) hatred for the Soviets, with the bad taste of unfinished business within Vietnam, as many people believed (and it may have been true) that there were American POW's somewhere over there that were left behind by a government that "just didn't care and wanted it all to go away".It fills all of the typical 80's action film clichés: never ending ammo, completely unrealistic gun fights where the good guy can't be hit by any rounds, while he fires wildly with two M-60's and hits everything that moves. But, who ever asked for realism, it's a work of feel good fiction anyway, right? Rambo gets beat up throughout the movie, then comes back in the end and rains vengeance upon the bad guys. Comes back, confronts the bad government guy and his lackeys, roll credits.When I rate a movie like this, I'll rate it with an idea of what was out there at that time. Very few movies stand the test of time, like The Godfather, or 2001, or The Good The Bad The Ugly. Most movies you enjoy, when it starts getting into 10 or more years since you've seen them, you wax poetic about them and perhaps remember them more fondly. This isn't really an exception to that. The Senator in the movie comes off as too much of a representation of a government that many people hated (and still do), but he does a good job of it. Richard Crenna as Col. Trautman is probably the best acting done by anyone in the movie.The unfortunate part of a movie like this is all of the bad reviews it will get from people who want to make a fictional movie into something political. If you find the movie to be atrocious and give it one star on the basis of bad acting, or poor plot, or over the top lack of realism, so be it. But the reviews going on and on about "bad bad USA, should not have been in Vietnam" or "xenophobic" or "racist", please, you need to read up about a few of the POW camps over there that were far far worse than what is shown in the movie. And even more silly: questions like "how would Americans feel if Germany had made a film like this rescuing Nazis" Uh, the Germans did, many countries make what can be construed as "anti-american movies", but we don't hear much about it here.But, I digress, enough with my annoyance about politically motivated reviews. If you enjoy Stallone's dark attitude and cliché catch phrases, combined with gratuitous meaningless hail of bullets and knife jabs, you'll enjoy this movie.
Scott LeBrun Sly Stallone returns to one of his most iconic roles in this slam-bang sequel to the memorable 1982 thriller "First Blood". John J. Rambo is now doing time in a prison work camp due to the damage he caused in the original movie. But his former superior / mentor Colonel Trautman (Richard Crenna) comes to him with a proposal. He will earn his freedom if he undertakes a dangerous mission in Southeast Asia. He will return to the Vietnamese jungles to obtain proof that there are still American soldiers being held prisoner there. He's only supposed to take pictures; he isn't supposed to engage the enemy. But that will very much prove to be impossible.The real life frustrations of Vietnam veterans and families of M.I.A. soldiers are right at the forefront in this combination of political statement and gung ho, "toss all credibility out the window", comic book style action movie. Directed capably by George P. Cosmatos, with a screenplay credited to Sly and none other than James Cameron, this sequel delivers the goods in a BIG way if one is looking for lots of spectacle and a glorious body count. There's some very potent violence (without much in the way of gore), as well as one explosion after another, to ensure that viewers don't ever get bored. Jerry Goldsmiths' rousing, majestic score is the icing on this escapist cake.Sly does a good job, but he's surrounded by even more praiseworthy co-stars. Crenna is, again, very convincing. Charles Napier is superb as one of those loathsome bureaucratic weasels the audience will dearly love to boo. Steven Berkoff contributes deliciously over the top, one note villainy as Russian creep Podovsky. (Some people consider this a virtual reprise of his performance in "Octopussy".) Unfortunately, we're denied the pleasure of seeing the character buy it on screen; he just sort of disappears from the action. Martin Kove of "The Karate Kid" fame is fine as a mercenary type. The simply gorgeous Julia Nickson is endearing as a helpful "indigenous agent" and potential love interest.The climactic action where Rambo turns into a clichéd "one man army" is tons of fun, even if it admittedly takes absurdity to extremes. There are other highlights, though, especially Rambos' response to Podovsky when the Russian orders him around.This is kind of similar to "Commando" from the same year, except that "Rambo: First Blood Part II" takes itself seriously. "Commando" did not.Seven out of 10.
FlashCallahan Patriotic beyond belief, this is basically Rambo goes back to Vietnam to win the war, and although it's absolutely bonkers, and begs you to suspend disbelief, it's still a lot of fun....Due to the events he caused in Jerkwater U.S.A, former Green Beret John Rambo is serving time in a federal prison. When the US military hears of American soldiers missing in action from the Vietnam war possibly still being alive and held captive, Colonel Trautman is authorised to send Rambo in to rescue them. For Rambo, this is what he would do best. If only the men in suits would stop getting in his way.......1985 was one wonderful year for Stallone. He scored big with this and his other franchise, and he was officially the biggest star in Hollywood. Now if you go back to these films and see them again, they are both patriotic propaganda, but this one really goes for broke.Nothing really much happens for the first 30 minutes, it's just a bunch of Basil Expositon, it's only when we hit Vietnam that the party really starts.The script is hilarious, Crenna basically spends the majority of the film telling Napier just how bad Rambo can be, Napier sweats a lot, and Stallone flexes, and slaughters almost everything in sight.It almost verges on parody, and I'm sure if you edited scenes from Hot Shot! Part Deux into this film, you wouldn't be able to pinpoint the difference.But no matter how silly the film is, it's just too much fin to dislike. From Hollywood go to bad guy circa 83-85 Stephen Berkoff's crazy Russian pantomime villain, to the wonderfully hilarious blowing up the bad guy with an arrow, this movie proves why Stallone was so big in the eighties.He just wanted to entertain, albeit in the most bizarre manner.Rubbish, but so enjoyable.