Sylvester Stallone returns as John Rambo a Vietnam vet who is sprung from prison to rescue American POWs who are still in Vietnam, at first the mission is to just take pictures but Rambo of course declares war and then the government officials who lost the war for the US (This was the 80's) the first time around conspire to sabotage Rambo again. Rambo:First Blood Part II is a prime example of the guilty pleasure 80's action flick. It is made with flair and imagination but ultimately is so laughably absurd that it works only for those who want a fix of action. Of course I have always been a fan of the 80's action movies which had a certain verve which always got you to enjoy the action despite it's propaganda where as today movies like this aren't made because for some reason they have to be politically correct. (I also prefer 80's horror over today's horror) still Rambo First Blood Part II represents a phenomenon that gave everyone a hero, even if the hero was clearly a psychopath in the first, still while Rambo:First Blood Part II is merely one of the genre's icons, one must understand that the whole appeal lies in the guilty pleasure. Mainly that now that it is dated the politics as well as the strongman heroics take on a surreal quality which make this even more fun now than it was back in the 80's. Still it's a movie that demands to be seen, especially if you like the genre and want the real deal.
* * * out of 4-(Good)
* * * out of 4-(Good)