Search - Rambo: First Blood Part II on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language, War Violence Movie Release: 1985 DVD Release: 10/21/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Total Copies: 1 Genres: Action, Action Thriller, War Adventure See Also: Rambo: First Blood Part II [Special Edition], Rambo: First Blood, Part 2 [Ultimate Edition], Rambo: First Blood II [Blu-ray]

The dark-horse box-office hit First Blood spawned this even more successful sequel in which Sylvester Stallone, reprising his role as ex-Green Beret loner John Rambo, is extricated from prison by his former superior Colonel Trautman (Richard Crenna) for a top-secret operation to bring back POWs still held in Vietnam. Teamed up with a female Vietnamese freedom fighter (Julia Nickson), Rambo embarks on a "reconnaissance" mission. A love interest develops in the beautiful young guide -- she dies by enemy fire; he seeks revenge. Of course, there are also corrupt American officials behind the mission, and Rambo saves them for last. Over the course of the film, Rambo kills enough communist bad guys to fill the Rose Bowl, using everything from fishing line to exploding arrowheads to rocket launchers. Stallone mumbles, grunts, and groans his way through this laughable and often insulting film intended to exploit anti-communist fervor at the height of the Reagan years. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide

Sylvester Stallone - John Rambo
Richard Crenna - Trautman
Charles Napier - Murdock
Julia Nickson - Co Bao
Steven Berkoff - Podovsky

George P. Cosmatos' successful follow-up to Rambo comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track by the director, a "making of" documentary, a trivia game, production notes, cast and crew information, and a theatrical trailer. Whatever one thinks of the film, the disc had great picture, good sound, and a load of extras. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide