Rambo - First Blood - Part II Details

Much better than I thought it would be!

I can vaguely remember seeing this years ago, but it must have been after a skin full of beer, because my recollections are fairly hazy. I saw First Blood Part I again fairly recently, really enjoyed it, and thought I ought to see the sequel again too. I wasn't expecting too much, because whilst the reviews I had read really praised Part I, they were all fairly scathing of Part II. Anyway I was glad I did, because it turned out, against all expectation, to be a really enjoyable movie.

Yes, the Rambo character was way OTT, but that's the whole point of the film. The action sequences were stunning for their time, the violence and bloodshed was suitably gratuitous and there was plenty of tension to keep the adrenalin pumping. Some of the Americanized philosophizing was a bit much, but at least the point Stallone was trying to inarticulately make fairly valid.

The disc was only OK - certainly nothing special. The picture looked like it was too softly focused. I think this was meant to be the haze and steam of a damp jungle setting, but it ended up just looking a bit odd. The sound was fine. There were also plenty of extras, but it was a case of quantity over quality and there was quite a bit of repetition.

Overall, well worth a viewing!

[Highly rated reviewer]

Stunningly good Stallone film

Rambo 1, is quite clearly a masterpiece of its genre. Stallone mesmerisingly brings to life the charactor of John Rambo, and the film is hauntingly beautifull. Rambo 2, is simply an all out action film, but a superior one, full of class players, superb cinematography and Stallone again, is the main attraction......both these films, played by anyone other than Stallone would lose their grittly realism, and quiet inner aggression. SUPERB.