Rambo 2 - La vendetta

This movie is not going to have up to date CGI since it didn't exist then. Practical effects and creative editing are all they had access to. So yeah, compared to a movie made in 2023 it looks bad.

The writers we cut from different cloth then, they wrote movies that would make money by putting butts in seats. To get butts in seats you needed to make a movie people would watch. Writing about rescuing POWs in the 80s made financial sense.

Our nation had booted out the wanna be commies from office and put in America loving conservatives and it was a new day for America. With that came a new attitude about our soldiers held in Vietnam. People wanted to see action. Since none was happening in DC the movie screen was where they got it. The long hair hippy types that spit on our returning soldiers had given up the tye dye for the suit and tie to make real money and wanted to forget when they had heads filled with dumb ideas.

Is it not in tune with what Hollywood puts out today? Certainly. That's why people with sense still enjoy the movie. It's not another America hating movie where our enemies are treated like saints.

Were some of the explosions over the top? Yes. I doubt Stallone even knew how bad those were during the filming. He fired the bow aiming at nothing. Then later the FX guys had some guy explode. I doubt he knew until the movie came out.

Movies need to be judged within the scope of the Era in which they were filmed. Rambo was an early entry to the genre. You can't look at it and expect it to be visually stunning like the blue screen beasts we see today. You need to know the way movie goers thought to understand why a movie like this would be made.

When I was a kid and I watched the first Rambo and this one, I thought the order was wrong. Here Rambo goes to war in the first one he came back from one. Well I was clueless what can I say. It's also not like I saw any social commentary or understood what PTSD is. I know I probably was too young to have watched them, but that I also did not know at the time.

Having rewatched the first three again recently, I remembered them and my memory got freshened up on a lot of things too. The action is pretty stellar in this one and we get some recognizable characters back and some new ones added. Now the main twist is very predictable, but the movie still works despite that. I remember the horror I felt when the slugs scene came up. But I learned about the salt "trick" too - not that I got a chance to use it (thankfully).

Loved it . Very exciting! A must watch! All of the Sly's movies have been great. From Rocky to Rambo to The Expendables, it just doesn't get any better than that!

'Rambo: First Blood Part II' is Hardcore Entertainment, The cult-classic is full of thirst, rush, blood, gore & muscles. Also, Sylvester Stallone plays Rambo, a role that he has immortalized, remarkably, yet again.

'Rambo: First Blood Part II' is set in the context of the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue, it sees Rambo released from prison by Federal order to document the possible existence of POWs in Vietnam, under the belief that he will find nothing, thus enabling the government to sweep the issue under the rug.

'First Blood' was a fantastic film, that held your attention very well. Being it's sequel, 'Rambo: First Blood Part II', as told, offers hardcore entertainment & lives up-to the expectations. Though I have seen all the films from the 'Rambo' series, I consider 'First Blood' & 'Rambo: First Blood Part II' to be the best among all.

Screenplay by Stallone & James Cameron, is entertaining, fast & brutal. The Action-Sequences are superbly done and are full of blood & gore. George P. Cosmatos's Direction, is passable. Cinematography, Editing & Art Design, are decent.

Performance-Wise: As told, Stallone delivers remarkably as Rambo, a character that he has immortalized ever since. Richard Crenna is sincere. Charles Napier is as usual. Julia Nickson is impressive. Others lend support.

On the whole, If you wanna watch some unforgiving, hardcore action, then don't dare to miss this one. Thumbs Up!

I'm really surprised at how little respect people have for this movie. I could be wrong, but it seems to be the ideal movie for any Vietnam vet looking for an outlet to his frustration. The government used Rambo the way many soldiers must have felt used. If this movie is nothing more than a tiny way of saying "we're sorry you had to go through that," then the movie deserves all the respect we can muster.