Rambo: First Blood Part II

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Rambo: First Blood Part II

R

1985

1h 36m

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is doing hard time in jail when his former boss, Col. Trautman (Richard Crenna), offers him a deal. If Rambo travels to Vietnam to try to find the American prisoners of war, his criminal record will be expunged. Rambo takes the reconnaissance assignment and agrees not to get involved in any of the action. However, when his Vietnamese lover, Co Bao (Julia Nickson), is killed by American forces, Rambo forgets his promise and takes matters into his own hands.

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Critics Consensus

First Blood Part II offers enough mayhem to satisfy genre fans, but remains a regressive sequel that turns its once-compelling protagonist into just another muscled action berserker.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

09/13/2023

The director, George P. Cosmatos, gives this near-psychotic material -- a mixture of Catholic iconography and Soldier of Fortune pulp -- a veneer of professionalism, but the looniness is always there.

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Ian Nathan

Empire Magazine

04/17/2019

2/5

Reappraisal is not due.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

04/17/2019

3/4

So powerful and intoxicating is this kind of movie hero that when we see him operating in a flaw-riddled movie like ''Rambo'' we realize that heroic action can override almost any script.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

08/23/2022

3/5

…still fun to watch despite the head-spinning hypocrisy…

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James Olsen

Starburst

07/22/2022

Presents staggeringly dumb and tiresome gung-heroics, with Sylvester Stallone at his flag-waving funniest.

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Eleanor O'Sullivan

Asbury Park Press (NJ)

08/13/2021

Mountains, mud, mutilation and mortars can't keep Rambo down, but a heavyhanded plot, unrelenting violence and a screeching soundtrack deliver pummeling blows to viewers.

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Tomas S

@Tomas82 Feb 9

Absolute masterpiece of my childhood. I don’t know what most people are talking about. Stallone and Arnold were real stars of those days in whatever movie they were in. People who don’t find this movie great are probably too young, oversaturated with CGI and similar garbage. They don’t make movies like this anymore and belongs to the most iconic franchises of 80’s

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@Horrorfan4life Feb 7

My all time favorite of the franchise. Yes I get it,the first is also great but for me this is rambo at his best. Tim Treakle

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Sabra P

@Sabrapriz Feb 2

Despite its various issues there's one thing about Rambo: First Blood Part II that trumps everything else - it's a whole lotta fun.

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Mickey B.

@Mickerdoo Jan 28

So obviously what the first should’ve been instead of homeland cop stuff. Cameron must’ve made the difference. Pure 80s action.

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J P

@John377 Jan 25

Probably the best movie ever made!

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Julian C

@juliancooper_12 Nov 12

This movie is nothing like the first one. James Cameron and Sylvester Stallone made this movie with a lot more action and I like it. I like the jungle setting of Rambo, which suits his combat style very well. The only thing that I am mixed on is there is no plot; it's just Rambo destroying the Vietnam military base and freeing all the POWs. But, at the same time I still enjoy the movie as much as the first one.

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Synopsis

John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is doing hard time in jail when his former boss, Col. Trautman (Richard Crenna), offers him a deal. If Rambo travels to Vietnam to try to find the American prisoners of war, his criminal record will be expunged. Rambo takes the reconnaissance assignment and agrees not to get involved in any of the action. However, when his Vietnamese lover, Co Bao (Julia Nickson), is killed by American forces, Rambo forgets his promise and takes matters into his own hands.

Director: George P. Cosmatos
Producer: Buzz Feitshans
Screenwriter: Kevin Jarre, Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron
Distributor: Artisan Entertainment, TriStar Pictures, Image Entertainment Inc.
Production Co: Anabasis N.V.
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 1985, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $150.2M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Dolby SR, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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