To celebrate the birth of our beautiful daughter, I watched Rambo 2 (with headphones on). It's been a really great day!

One of the quintessential action films of the 80's, Rambo: First Blood Part II is a hugely enjoyable follow-up to First Blood that still holds up very nicely after over thirty years, with strong performances, a likable and believable protagonist, a straightforward plot that moves at a brisk pace, and intense, exciting, well-shot action sequences.

"I'm expendable"!!! Its official ladies and gentlemen, Stallone had been planning the expendables movies since the early 80's.

O primeiro filme era a história de um homem que volta para casa quebrado e desesperançado de uma guerra cruel, somente para ser novamente brutalizado e abandonado. Uma mensagem forte, considerando que na época de seu lançamento a Guerra do Vietnã havia terminado apenas sete anos antes.

Nesse segundo filme, por outro lado, temos Rambo tentando vencer a guerra sozinho, a guerra que foi perdida não por soldados, mas por um governo fraco. É um produto típico da Era Reagan, com sua mensagem de patriotismo acima de tudo, completo até com vilões soviéticos-comunistas, estrangeiros traiçoeiros e uma balada farofa quando os créditos sobem. Entre meios, existem cenas de ação muito bem desenvolvidas, filmadas com competência e que serviram de template para zilhares de outros filmes da época. Um modelo de filme de ação que só seria quebrado alguns anos depois com Duro de Matar.

While I liked the action this had less heart and impact than the first which wasn't totally unexpected but still. Perfectly solid entry but nothing more.

this is just some weird cliché cold war wannabe and a big downgrade from the first one

There's just so much gunfire and explosions I can take.

Action packed sequel to First Blood has Rambo released from prison to undertake a mission in Vietnam to search for P.O.W's and bring back photographic evidence of their existence. Of course things are not quite what they seem and Rambo soon finds himself betrayed and forced to fight an entire army of Vietcong. Dramatically this film doesn't hold up to the original which had at least something to say about a soldier dealing with he aftermath of his time on combat. This film is much more over the top and exploitive with cardboard villians, excessive violence, and unbelievable situations. That being said, this film is super entertaining with well directed action and Stallone at his peak looking extremely badass. It's not defendable on any artistic level but it's a prime example of 80's action cinema at it's finest and a must for fans of that genre.

Great action movie!

Bonus points for Rambo becoming a "one-man-army" in the final act and blowing stuff up with explosive arrows and rockets

A step down from the original but what it lacks in depth it more than makes up for in the action department. Plus that scene where he empties the entire clip into the control room is just the best thing ever.

Oubliée la psychologie : de l'action, de l'action, du combat, du feu, du sang, des morts et un (un peu trop) invincible Rambo, "le bon Américain face aux méchants étrangers".

I love how quickly these movies get to the action.