Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

After Rocky and its sequels, Sylvester Stallone cast about for another character that would bring him the same kind of box-office hit--and found it in disillusioned Vietnam vet John Rambo in First Blood, a solid little action thriller. So when all else failed, Stallone went back to the same well in hopes of recapturing the same commercial success. Which this film did. But where First Blood was a no-nonsense thriller that pitted Stallone against a worthy (and not necessarily bad) Brian Dennehy, this one is a sadistic chest-thumper in which Rambo gets to go back to Vietnam: ostensibly, he's there to rescue missing POWs, but in fact the movie was a lame excuse for him to refight the Vietnam War--and win. Audiences ate up the cruel Vietcong (and their Russian manipulators) and Stallone's bogus heroics, but it was strictly by-the-numbers action. --Marshall Fine Amazon.com

Mixed Reviews

I just want to say, I have no mixed reviews for this movie
I have seen rambo 1-3 and I would have to say this one is my favorite. The first one built up to part 2. And the third one had more stealth, but this one was just perfect. It had almost over 25 explosions in one scene alone and had him hide in the bushes and get people that way (as in the first) and I think that's just awesome the way he does it. This movie had one of my favorite scenes in movie history. After he was being tortured and was forced to talk to his command station, all hell breaks loose. August 22, 2008

Movie: 3.5/5 Picture Quality: 3.25~4.5/5 Sound Quality: 3.25/5 Extras: 2.5/5

Version: U.S.A / Lionsgate / Region Free
VC-1 BD-25 1080p / 23.976fps / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 1:35:58 (h:m:s)
Movie size: 21,325,658,112 bytes
Disc size: 24,359,135,536 bytes
Average video bit rate: 21.97 Mbps

DTS-HD Master Audio English 4233 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 4233kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps

Subtitles: English / Spanish
Number of chapters: 16

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Version: U.K / Optimum / Region A / B
VC-1 BD-25 1080p / 23.976fps / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 1:35:55 (h:m:s)
Movie size: 20,505,513,984 bytes
Disc size: 23,373,405,514 bytes
Average video bit rate: 17.01 Mbps

DTS-HD Master Audio English 2111 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 2111kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps)
DTS-HD Audio French 2046 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 2046kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps)
DTS-HD Audio German 2046 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 2046kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps)
DTS Audio Portuguese 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps
DTS Audio Spanish 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps

Subtitles: English / Danish / Dutch / Finnish / French / German / Norwegian / Portuguese / Spanish / Swedish
Number of chapters: 12

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Version: E.U / Studio Canal HD DVD
VC-1 HD-30
Running time: 1:35:50 (h:m:s)
Movie size: 16,294,049,792 bytes
Disc size: 17,071,625,621 bytes
Average video bit rate: 17.03 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 August 20, 2008

all in blue ray glory

really a good remake of Rambo 2, the best in the series in my opinion. clear and fine in HD. the only step back i had was my wish to see arabic subtitle, so i can i enjoy it with friends who do not speak english. but i guess thats the same problem with all new blue ray titles. August 17, 2008

He Went Home!

A pretty good sequel. Get the blu ray. Great picture & sound. I'm sure anyone can enjoy it even more. August 13, 2008

Silly, entertaining and as realistic as any Jerry Bruckheimer movie

This film has some really funny action but it's all pretty flat as far as reality. No woes - it does what it says on the tin. Lots of crash bang wallop and no shortage of naughty soldiers for Sly to reduce to atoms.
Watch out for the world's silliest dogfight and the snottiest Ruskie going. Great fun. August 8, 2008

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