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John Rambo is removed from prison by his former superior, Colonel Samuel Troutman, for a top-secret operation to bring back POW's still held in Vietnam. Rambo's assignment is to only take pictures of ...( read more 
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MCT:September 6, 2008better than the original Rambo movie. Rambo has to be one of the best action movies of the 1980s. Rambo is also Sylvester Stallone's greatest ever film performance.
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MCT:August 30, 2008
A lot of negative reviews I see, but what about the heart of the movie? Doesn't it make you remember the main point--Vietnam and the POW's still there? How they were treated when they came home?
So there are flaws in the movie, we know when Rambo fires the missle in the helicopter, the guys in back would have been toast, but that didn't matter. It's good against evil; and if you know anything about that time frame, you can see so much "truth" in characters like Murdock and what goes on in reality.
The action is excellent, non-stop, with heart, and instead of critical and harsh comments on acting, look at the Broad Picture here, or like Murdock...did you forget too?
A hell of an action film, well done stunt work (mostly done by Stallone) Well worth watching for many reasons. -
MCT:August 30, 2008
Exciting movie...
Sylvester Stallone has one of the most recognizable faces in the world for a reason; this genius has created two pop culture Icons Rocky and Rambo. Anywhere, in the world these two characters will be recognized. Stallone has many detractors, but his vision, writing, and acting out these characters has made him rich and successful in a highly competitive industry. Before Rambo, his sequel to First Blood, Stallone was just a star like Gene Hackmen, but this movie created a mega star. As part of gen x I love this film, it is a prototype for many action films that followed. The story brings out raw emotions, tension, and adrenaline. The viewer relates with John Rambo his pain, and how the government lies. The action takes the viewer on a incredible ride. I love the battle cry he gives out when he does a chopper assault on the bad guys, and the explosive arrow that smashes his adversary, along with the machine gunning of the computer system at the base. The camera angles, expressions, and physical acting is perfectly done. You leave the picture feeling good, and that is what movie escapism should be. Stallone, who is ridiculed, along with Arnold for his physical acting, can with this ability create a great stage presence. This emotion he creates with his body is done by, how he walks, flexs his arm etc. Could Robert De Niro done this film, maybe(ie Cape Fear) Tom Cruise no way, Val Kilmer No. This film is what an action film should be, I've seen very few lines for an Action movie as long as this one. PS the speech at the end gave the spirit of what the film was about. -
MCT:August 21, 2008
Once again, Rambo returns in an action-packed sequel. This time returning to the jungles where there's more action than anything else.
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MCT:August 20, 2008Apart from being a classic, it's just an ok action movie with a lot of violence and a pathetic ending.
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MCT:August 20, 2008
First Blood was a fable written in the days of old by none other than William Shakespeare. It was a tale of a simple man overcoming adversity and finding peace within himself.
Well, maybe I'm lying. The simple man was true though. How simple must a man be to use the logic, "If it moves, I kill it." Last time we saw John Rambo he was hauled off to prison for laying waste to a redneck town. And in prison he remains. For the first five minutes, anyway.
Colonel Trautman shows up to offer Rambo an Escape From New York-style ultimatum. If he goes back to 'Nam and takes photos of American P.O.Ws, he'll receive a full pardon for his crimes against the hillbillies.
"Do we get to win this time?", he asks.
"This time, it's up to you!" Trautman says, which basically gives him licence to massacre as many gooks as possible. And massacre he does.
The first movie had a body count of one. Just a single death in the whole film. And it was accidental, caused by the character's own stupidity. Whatever reality First Blood had is well and truly gone now.
The biggest strength of this sequel is its rousing score by Jerry Goldsmith. The original theme is expanded and exploited, with brilliant new ones kicking in at moments of high action. It's exciting stuff and you can only imagine how poor the film would be without it.
George Pan Cosmatos is widely regarded as a hack. There is nothing here to prove otherwise, but his direction is adequate, rather than exceptional. The scene where Rambo emerges from a pile of mud is one of the few moments of directorial spark. By today's standards, it's pretty simple stuff, but back in '85, when the actor Ronald Reagan was still in The White House and the Cold War took it's last few breathes, it became a massive hit.
It's no secret that America lost in Vietnam. And 10 years on the country still felt cheated by the government. It needed a way to get back at them and show who the boss REALLY is. So Rambo returns to kick ass.
Originally written by James Cameron as a script called First Blood II: The Mission, the film was never going to be anything other than pure fantasy. And it is here that the one-man-against-the-world sub-genre started. The villains are cardboard. Steven Berkoff plays the role of a stereotypical Ruskie bad guy with no grace, or charm. His character serves no purpose other than for Rambo to kill him last. No huts, or shacks, exist for any other reason than for Rambo to blow them up. No Viet Cong shows his face and lives.
It's this touch-and-go attitude that prevents the film from becoming truly engaging, or worthy. The standard three act structure is apparent and you can tell that the producers just wanted to churn out a money maker rather than anything serious.
Ted Kotcheff made First Blood about an emotionally scarred man, who wanted no more than what he deserved. Shakespeare it was not, but it was a good movie, even if it didn't set the box office on fire - just everything else. Now George Pan Cosmatos takes the same character and turns him into a disturbed schizophrenic mass murderer. No human emotion, just mindless violence. Although there is room for Rambo's big speech at the end, it's not as clever, nor as moving, as is it was first time around. It sounds so very "American" and disgustingly patriotic.
Still the movie takes millions and Rambo has become an historical icon. Everything about the Reagan era is is this movie. It's superficial, narrow-minded and VERY un-PC. But hey...it was the Eighties. -
MCT:July 30, 2008
Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is freed from prison by Colonel Troutman (Richard Crenna) and sent back into Vietnam to retrieve some P.O.Ws who are still there.
Also stars Charles Napier, Martin Kove and Steven Berkoff. -
MCT:July 27, 2008I watched this film and I say incredible, stallone again acted well, like he always does, the other actors, while they could be improved in terms of their performance, they still gave a good film
so yea 4.5 stars -
MCT:July 21, 2008
wow i saw the new Rambo and his body did not look like this! Good movie if you are into blood and guts.
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Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is tasked by Colonel Trautman (Richard Crenna) to return on the mission to Vietnam to search for American POWs in Vietnam.
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MCT:July 7, 2008
Stallone returns as Rambo in this sequel where he goes to Vietnam to free some POWs and blow stuff up.
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MCT:July 4, 2008"John where are you going? I don't know. You get a second medal of honor for this. You should give it to them. They deserve it more. You don't belong here why don't you come back with me? Back to what? My friends died here, let me die here. The war, the whole conflict may have been wrong but damn it don't hate your country for it. Hate? I'd die for it. Then what is it you want? I want, what they want, and every other guy who came over here and spilled his guts and gave everything he had, wants! For our country to love us as much as we love it! That's what I want!
The second installment in the Rambo series may not be as good as the first one but it's still a really good action movie. This time Rambo is on a mission to take pictures of American POW's still held in Vietnam to prove they exists. But it doesn't go as planned. Great cast with Julia Nickson-Soul as Co Bao, Steven Berkoff as Lt. Col. Podovsky, Charles Napier as Marshall Murdock and Richard Crenna as Col. Samuel Trautman and of course Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo. -
MCT:June 30, 2008
An extra half star for some interesting camera work. Like the through-the-floorboards-shot. If only the rest of the movie wasn't so bland. :x
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MCT:June 29, 2008
This one has more action than the first one, but it has almost no character development. Just a lot of violence and action, which is good but I need more of a story as well. Nevertheless it's a dam good sequel.
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MCT:June 12, 2008
What happened? I will forever promote First Blood. It's like Omega Man, but with more scenes of random violence. This one takes everything I loved about Rambo(Dog killing, cliff jumping, Dennehy) and replaces it with explosive arrows and Martin Kove...GASP!!! It's a different type of movie, and ventures almost into Lorenzo territory. As a sequel to First Blood it's shit, as a seperate movie about Sly killing foreigners it's as good as it gets.
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MCT:June 5, 2008
This movie has non-stop action all the way through. This is a move you can't help but love. Agian, I love the action in this movie,but I also love how it brings to light the situation with POW's in Veitnam and all the politics surrounding it.
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MCT:May 31, 2008
I just saw this one last night. I love the montage of scenes where John is hiding somewhere and the bad guys get picked off one by one from his hiding spots.
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MCT:May 28, 2008
The 2nd entry picks up a few years after one and shows as a straight continuation from the first movie. Rambo finds himself in prison but is pulled out to do a mission in viet nam where some american troops are being held.
Rambo goes into the forest to retrieve the troops and start a personal war. This film was co written by one of my all time favorite filmmakers James Cameron. with his co writing with Slyvester Stallone meant that this was to be an awsome movie.
Sadly Sylvester Stallone wanted to have some of his own flavor to the film which meant Cameron's vision really couldn't be held. Even though it still was a good and entertaining war film.
I appreciated the vision that was captured and personally thought that this served as a good continuation of the Rambo series. If you haven't seen this then go and watch First Blood pt 2 -
MCT:May 25, 2008
better than the other one. it had more action in it and had a better storyline.One of the biggest strengths of this sequel is its stirring score by Jerry Goldsmith, expanding on the first film's original theme to great effect and complimenting the action and events on screen brilliantly. good acting by Sylvester Stallone. good shootouts and a good sequal to Rambo: First Blood.
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MCT:May 25, 2008
When you ask ordinary people about Rambo, they will create a mental picture of a shirtless man with a bandanna shooting down bad guys in the jungle instead of a troubled vietnam vet fighting cops.
This is the movie (not the first one) that cemented Rambo into pop culture status. It's also the first movie that introduced me to Rambo thus despite being the worse movie of 1985 or being labelled as a Reagan movie, this movie has a special place in my heart. The sight of a man who can do almost anything, from piloting a heli to blowing up people with arrows, blew me away when I was a kid. The way he selflessly refuse to take the medal of honor at the end made me proud of Rambo. -
MCT:May 20, 2008
From this point you have to forget about the Rambo you've known in First Blood. This one has made Rambo a God. What you care about in it is body count. Since I like FPS games, so I have every reason to rate this high.
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MCT:May 15, 2008This must have been where the movies declined for a lot of people. The plot was flimsy to say the last, and the acting was much worse. There were also one too many parts where the unrealistic action sequences just got a little too corny even for me. There wasn't much to this movie and it was unremarkable, but at least it was watchable. If you're a hard-hitting action flick fan it's definitely one to pick up as a rental.
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