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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  read more... )where the POWs are being held, but Rambo wants to get the POWs out of Vietnam. Teamed up with female Vietnamese freedom fighter Co Bao, Rambo embarks on a mission to rescue the POWs, who are being held by sadistic Vietnamese Captain Vinh and his Russian comrade, Lieutenant Colonel Padovsky. Rambo falls in love with Co Bao, and when Co Bao is killed by Captain Vinh, Rambo wants revenge, so he starts killing every enemy in sight while still focusing on his intentions to rescue the POWs. There are also corrupt American officials involved in the mission, including Marshall Murdock, one of Rambo's superiors.

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: George P. Cosmatos

Release Date: May 24, 1985

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  • SirPant
    October 1, 2009
    SirPant
    Well, it?s a classic and the blueprint of most modern action films but unfortunately it also represents the beginning of poor sequels to fantastic films all in the name of profit. Shame. Rambo is less cool.
  • stopitgoaway
    August 30, 2008
    stopitgoaway
    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 helico...( read more)pter, 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.
  • allan913
    May 28, 2008
    allan913
    Not bad, a beefer and more exhilerating action extravaganza. But vert unbeliveabe but still proves to be enjoyable
  • PvtCaboose91
    May 3, 2008
    PvtCaboose91
    "Sir, do we get to win this time?"


    It was fate that after the massive worldwide success of First Blood that Stallone would be compelled to reel out another film.


    Rambo: First Blood Part II casually tosses away the intelligence and charm of the fi

    ...( read more)rst movie. Instead of a character study it's a simple mindless heartless study of characters being blown apart in creative ways. Of course this is in no way a negative because this is the king of all action heroes with a massive machine gun, a rack or ammunition and one enormous knife used to dispatch the grunts. However, a straight-up heartless action adventure movie is never going to be a masterpiece like the first movie.


    Rambo: First Blood Part II is a lot more cartoonish and brainless. It is the furthest thing from a brilliant movie but at least it scores as moderately good entertainment. The script penned by Stallone and James Cameron compliments the excellent over-the-top battles that I found myself enjoying quite a lot. This is mediocrity at its best!


    After the events of the first film, Vietnam veteran John J. Rambo (Stallone) is found breaking stones and being forced to work while in prison. Rambo's former mentor Col. Trautman (Crenna) offers Rambo a shot at redemption and an opportunity to be removed from prison. But he must be sent into the heart of the Vietnam jungle in a top-secret confidential operation to investigate the possible existence of American POWs that weren't released when the war concluded. While in the middle of the jungle and stirring up all hell with tonnes of surrounding soldiers, Rambo is abandoned and betrayed. Now Rambo must prove accomplished with a firearm; unleashing a completely badass one-man war.


    Rambo: First Blood Part II is increasingly stupid and lacks the ingenuity of its predecessor. After about a 40-minute build up we are then treated to 40 minutes of non-stop action and corny, embarrassingly laughable dialogue.


    If you're looking for a bunch of action then I'm sure you'll be delighted. If you're looking for intelligence and absorbing characters like the first film, don't watch it. If you don't like the action genre, don't watch it. I cannot stress that enough.


    Stallone is still a strong actor who gives Rambo everything he has. Wielding an assortment of different guns and killing hundreds of men...this is the kind of film that action lovers have wet dreams about. There's plenty of explosions and a fantastic arsenal as well as a great array of expertly executed stunts. Richard Crenna, as always, is a great Trautman. The biggest cliché present in the film is that the villains are all villains without a shadow of a doubt. They look evil, they speak as if they're evil, they commit evil acts. In the first film there were no clear-cut heroes or villains. The audience interpreted it for themselves.


    Rambo: First Blood Part II is an action film that is destructive and entertaining. Being a fan of the action genre I found myself really enjoying the action that the film had to offer. Unfortunately, there was nothing else to find here. Followed by Rambo III.
  • puffchunk
    April 24, 2008
    puffchunk
    I'm glad I saw it if only to see a film spoofed so many times.
  • hexadecimal420
    February 2, 2010
    hexadecimal420
    80's nastiness..no thanx
  • lucysaints
    January 28, 2010
    lucysaints
    action wise it is good, acting wise it is crap!
  • anikakika
    January 22, 2010
    anikakika
    i hate stallone (worst actor ever) so for me the movie was a piece of s****
  • Yelverton
    January 20, 2010
    Yelverton
    Now this was a cool action film.
  • SkywalkerJones
    January 17, 2010
    SkywalkerJones
    "Mission... accomplished. You know there's more men out there and you know where they are. Find'em. Or I'll find you". -John Rambo

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    Director:George P.Cosmatos
    Cast:Sylvester Stallone,Richard Crenna,Steven Berkoff,Charles Napier
    Genre:Action,War
    Year of release:1985
    Riunning Time:95 minutes

    Plot:
    John Rambo who is now in prison after the ruckus he caused in the previous movie, is approached by his former superior, Colonel Trautman. It seems that the government's looking for American MIA's in Vietnam, that are still being held there. Now the man in charge of the mission, Murdock, tells Rambo that his job is to go in, confirm their presence by taking photographs. Rambo senses that Murdock is not what he seems. Rambo goes in takes the photographs, but also takes one of the prisoners with him. When Murdock learns of this, he orders the chopper that's suppose to pick him up to pull out. Rambo is then captured. Obviously Murdock's desire was not to find anyone. Trautman warns him that Rambo's going to come after him. And that's what Rambo's going to do but first he is going after the Vietnamese and Russians, who brutalized him.

    Review:
    In 1982,we witnesed the birth of everybody´s favorite killing machine John Rambo in the excellent action thriller First Blood.Years later,Rambo returns in Rambo:First Blood Part 2,the second installement of the most emblematic action franchises of all time.This is personally my favorite of the series because is one of the grandaddies of the genre.Who ever grew up with Rambo,will enjoy this amazing movie that has everything that action fan loves.Rambo.First Blood 2 is a pure adrenaline rush.

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    Sylvester Stallone is once again great as John Rambo and i don t care what those morons who don t like action say.Only Stallone could pull Rambo off and i couldn t imagine another actor playing Rambo.Rambo gets out of prision and he s assigned in a mission which he must return to Vietname to locate the american POW s.Betrayed by his own people,Rambo puts his life on the line and unleashes the war against his enemies and rescue the prisioners.Stallone became the icon he is today thanks to Rambo and he will always be our favorite killing machine.Richard Crenna is once again great as Colonel Trautman.Trautman and Rambo s relationship is great because they have a father-son relationship,which is a great thing.Steven Berkoff was fantastic as Podosky,the creepy Russian Colonel.He thinks he can intimidate Rambo but he will learn not to mess with him.Charles Napier was a son of a bitch as Murdock.My favorite scene is when Rambo says:"Murdock,i m coming to get you"and he realizes that he s so fucked.

    George P.Cosmatos s direction was fantastic and is great like Ted Kotcheff in the first movie.The action is absolutely explosive and fantastic which makes this movie is timeless classic that will never be beaten.

    Rambo:First Blood 2 is one of the greatest action movies ever made of the 80 next to Commando,Die Hard and Predator.This is Sylvester Stallone at his best and my all time favorite Rambo movie.Classic masterpiece of action and recommendable of all Rambo fans.

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  • SkywalkerJones
    January 11, 2010
    SkywalkerJones
    Rambo is awesome.Our lives wouldn t be great without Sly as Rambo.
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