Rambo: First Blood Part II

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Rambo: First Blood Part II

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Released May 24, 1985

1h 36m

Action

Adventure

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John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is doing hard time in jail when his former boss, Col. Troutman (Richard Crenna), offers him a deal. If Rambo travels to Vietnam to try to find the American prisoners of war, his criminal record will be expunged. Rambo takes the reconnaissance assignment and agrees not to get involved in any of the action. However, when his Vietnamese lover, Co Bao (Julia Nickson), is killed by American forces, Rambo forgets his promise and takes matters into his own hands.

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Critics Consensus

First Blood Part II offers enough mayhem to satisfy genre fans, but remains a regressive sequel that turns its once-compelling protagonist into just another muscled action berserker.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

The director, George P. Cosmatos, gives this near-psychotic material -- a mixture of Catholic iconography and Soldier of Fortune pulp -- a veneer of professionalism, but the looniness is always there.

Sep 13, 2023

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Ian Nathan

Empire Magazine

Reappraisal is not due.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 17, 2019

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

So powerful and intoxicating is this kind of movie hero that when we see him operating in a flaw-riddled movie like ''Rambo'' we realize that heroic action can override almost any script.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 17, 2019

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…still fun to watch despite the head-spinning hypocrisy…

Rated: 3/5

Aug 23, 2022

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James Olsen

Starburst

Presents staggeringly dumb and tiresome gung-heroics, with Sylvester Stallone at his flag-waving funniest.

Jul 22, 2022

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Eleanor O'Sullivan

Asbury Park Press (NJ)

Mountains, mud, mutilation and mortars can't keep Rambo down, but a heavyhanded plot, unrelenting violence and a screeching soundtrack deliver pummeling blows to viewers.

Aug 13, 2021

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Audience Member

I've watched this movie about 5 times it is great in my opinion better then first part

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/25

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Shaun R

You want to switch off for 90 minutes watching an all out action, this is the film. Rambo puts the action heroes of the 90’s and naughties to shame.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Paty G

Yawn, the first one was so much better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/22/24

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Carlos T

Filme: Rambo 2: A Missão #rambo @rambo.movie Elenco: @officialslystallone Richard Crenna, @julianicksonofficial Charles Napier, @martinkove Dana Lee, George Cheung, Vojislav Govedarica, Steven Berkoff Modelo: #ação #guerra Duração: 1h 36m Ano: 1985 Minha opinião: Um icônica série de filmes. Eternizados pelo Stallone. Rambo – Programado para Matar (1982), Rambo 2 – A Missão (1985), Rambo 3 (1988), Rambo 4 (2008) e Rambo 5 – Até o Fim (2019). Para mim 1º é o melhor, 2º é A Missão (2), 3º é o 4 (IV), 4º Rambo 3 e o 5º Até o Fim (5). Este 2º filme tras ainda o espirito Rambo raiz. Temos aqui o único dos filmes de Rambo com um beijo e romance e após a morte de Co Bao (Nickson) desperta a fera de Rambo. Um filme incrível que tras oque é Rambo e temos Stallone com o corpo bem mais musculoso que no 1º filme. Um filme com uma estória memorável a sua construção, a traição, a morte, a vingança, e a missão. Temos aqui o Cel. Trautman e como vilões Cel. Podovsky russo (Berkoff), Tay vietnamita (Cheung) e mais Murdock americano (Napier). Onde sua missão é tirar fotos para ver se existem prisioneiros americanos no Vietnan. Mas Rambo acaba resgatando um prisioneiro, mas é deixado para tras no momento do resgate. E assim ele tem a missão de se salvar e aos prisioneiros. E ele luta com exercito vietcong e o russo, mas quem enfretaria? Rambo. Onde com uma rajada derruba um exercito. Muita explosão e tiros e flechadas. E ao final quando temos o embate dos helicópteros uma das melhores dos filmes. E o filme termina de forma maravilhosa quando Rambo pega a metralhadora e atira em todo maquinário e crava a faca ao lado da cabeça de Murdock. Roteiro e enredo brilhante estória. E a fotografia e imagem de Rambo. Vale apena assistir? Com certeza. Para os era dos cabra machos. Nota: 9

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Audience Member

Fantastic! I'm so glad Stallone decided to return for this one and the following three, he is truly a blessing from the Lord.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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Audience Member

Una peli divertida con una historia simple, Tiene muy buenas ecenas de accion y no te aburre.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/21/24

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George P. Cosmatos

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Co Bao

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Marshall Murdock

Steven Berkoff

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Synopsis

John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is doing hard time in jail when his former boss, Col. Troutman (Richard Crenna), offers him a deal. If Rambo travels to Vietnam to try to find the American prisoners of war, his criminal record will be expunged. Rambo takes the reconnaissance assignment and agrees not to get involved in any of the action. However, when his Vietnamese lover, Co Bao (Julia Nickson), is killed by American forces, Rambo forgets his promise and takes matters into his own hands.

Director: George P. Cosmatos
Producer: Buzz Feitshans
Screenwriter: Kevin Jarre, Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Artisan Entertainment, Image Entertainment Inc.
Production Co: Anabasis N.V.
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 1985, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $150.2M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Dolby SR, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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