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Rambo - First Blood Pt. 2

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Rambo - First Blood Pt. 2 (1985)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:9

Rotten:20

Average Rating:4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: A former Green Beret is sent to Vietnam to aid in the rescue of American G.I.'s still held captive. This sequel to the blockbuster RAMBO continues to capture the imaginations of millions of viewers... A former Green Beret is sent to Vietnam to aid in the rescue of American G.I.'s still held captive. This sequel to the blockbuster RAMBO continues to capture the imaginations of millions of viewers and garnered an Academy Award Nomination for Best Sound Effects Editing. [More]

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff, Julia Nickson

Director: George P. Cosmatos

Director: George P. Cosmatos
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron
Story: Kevin Jarre
Producer: Buzz Feitshans
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

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The body count is rising, Sly's pecs are blowing up, and Rambo himself is becoming more of a brand-name than a character, a mascot for masochism and murderous self-assertion.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 1 Comment
06/24/06
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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
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Rambo's significant beefcake factor is so pronounced in First Blood: Part II that it practically begs to be taken as queer-baiting camp.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
06/14/08
Keith Uhlich
Keith Uhlich
UGO

It's awesome

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
02/02/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

...precisely the sort of unapologetically brutal piece of work that's sorely missing from contemporary multiplexes.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
01/24/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

All in all, it's a pretty offensive movie, especially to the Americans who fought in Vietnam.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment 2 Comments
01/14/08
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A thoroughly unpleasant project, quite apart from its creepy populist posturing (Stallone seemed determined to become the Huey Long of the movies).

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
01/14/08
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

Qualifies as a guilty pleasure, a good-bad 'B' movie.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
12/30/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A "perfect" flick for the Reagan era: a simplistic, distorted comicstrip actioner that nonetheless must have tapped into the collective nightmare that some American soldiers were still held prisoners or were missing in action in Vietnam.

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11/03/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Far from credible, but a terrific, cheer-out-loud action film nevertheless. Immediately and deservedly made Stallone's John Rambo a great individualistic screen hero to rival Eastwood's Dirty Harry.

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02/16/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

The one man demolition squad blasts away again!

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05/31/05
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

No review available.

comment 1 Comment
11/19/04
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
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No review available.

comment 1 Comment
03/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

No review available.

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01/08/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

No review available.

comment 1 Comment
11/22/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

No review available.

comment 1 Comment
09/05/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Shouldn't this be called Second Blood?

comment 1 Comment
08/13/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

comment 1 Comment
06/20/03
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

To anyone who doesn't share the camera's adoration, this sort of behavior becomes so comic that Rambo turns into something of a camp classic.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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New York Times
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04/07/03
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)
 
 
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