Review of Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part 2 is about Colonel Trautman releasing Rambo to join his army in a top-secret mission to go to different country where American POW's are being held up as prisoners. Rambo is told by his commander to only take pictures but Rambo disobeys orders and rescues a live POW only to have his commander betray him and leave him behind enemy lines. Now it's up to Rambo as a one man army to save himself and a whole load of innocent people. Now Rambo II is just as good as the first film. The idea though is that it has the same characters but it is thrown into a different background with a new objective. Stallone and Creena give solid performances as Charles Napier is perfect as the slime ball commander who betrays Rambo. The plot feels confusing at first but ounce Rambo starts to kick butt, you understand right away. Now the action is top notch. Ramob blowing heads off with explosive arrows, a duel between helicopters, leech torture, knives in bodies, etc. That is what Rambo is all about, he's an action icon. Though the film is flooded with blood, the film falls low in some scenes. The so called love scenes with Rambo and his accomplice is boring and the briefing scenes take to long. Though the film is challenged a few times, it's very entertaining. Rambo 2 gets a 7 for being a great action film though it is slow. Recommended for action nuts and fans of the original First Blood. Enjoy.