What's your fave Rambo sequel? (not "best", just your fave) - Blu-ray Forum

UniSol GR77 · 03-06-2015, 06:53 AM

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Rambo III (1988)

Rambo (2008)

Do your choice and tell us why.

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Packerfan75 · 03-06-2015, 07:01 AM

While First Blood is far and away my favorite of the series, I'd have to go with First Blood part II. He seems to maintain more of his character from the first one, it's taken pretty seriously and we get to see him in action in a war setting using those cool guerrilla tactics.
Part III seemed more hammy and with unrealistic action bits. The last one went too far with the gore and explicit content. I stopped watching after 30 min. When I saw a rape scene and exploding bodies, I was out.

Randall Flagg · 03-06-2015, 07:05 AM

Rambo (2008).

BladeRunner2007 · 03-06-2015, 09:02 AM

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Thomas Irwin · 03-06-2015, 10:33 AM

It's nearly impossible for me to choose, as I love them all. But I'll have to go with Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), simply because I've enjoyed that one the longest. Rambo (2008) is a very close second. Rambo III (1988) is probably the least serious film of the lot, but still a great and highly entertaining film. There's not a bad one in the bunch, IMO.

SymbioticFunction · 03-06-2015, 11:23 AM

Rambo (2008) is the only First Blood sequel that I personally have any time for. Photography was pretty good and it was a highly entertaining, rather grim thrill-ride. I only own want to own the original and the 2008 film.

VictoryAtNight · 03-08-2015, 08:32 PM

This one and only because this is the only one that I remember, LOL.
The story was great and especially the violence in it.

crow2k5 · 03-09-2015, 11:07 PM

First Blood II

drush9999 · 01-31-2017, 02:42 PM

Definitely Rambo: First Blood Part II is the better sequel
But the 4th Rambo is close behind. Hell I like em all

imsounoriginal · 01-31-2017, 03:10 PM

Rambo II is the best sequel, III is solid if nothing spectacular, and I didn't really like the fourth one all that much. The first is still by far the best of the bunch.

reaperx187 · 01-31-2017, 03:16 PM

The last flick Rambo was just badass so over the top and brutal with the blood and violence loved it one of my favorites overall too.

VanDammage80 · 01-31-2017, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reaperx187

The last flick Rambo was just badass so over the top and brutal with the blood and violence loved it one of my favorites overall too.

Agreed. The best sequel for me, by far.

MakeMineHD · 01-31-2017, 04:45 PM

Any of them but III. =(

Mr. Chaverria · 01-31-2017, 05:25 PM

I like Rambo III the most. It's the one I grew up on. Nostalgia makes that one win.

First Blood is the best though. And John Rambo is second best. It's damn near perfect of a sequel if it wasn't for some very clunky dialogue and scripting of some of the characters.

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MakeMineHD · 01-31-2017, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Chaverria

I like Rambo III the most. It's the one I grew up on. Nostalgia makes that one win.

That does make a HUGE difference in how we perceive films. I get ya.

The Great Owl · 01-31-2017, 07:18 PM

This is actually a question?

Rambo: First Blood Part II is my favorite of the sequels by a long mile.

I was 13 years old when Rambo: First Blood Part II came out, and it was the first R-rated movie that I went to see at the theater. Everything about this movie just rocked my world, and it was all that my friends and I talked about for a long time. If you were not around at the time, then you would not believe how popular this movie was and how ubiquitous it was with pop culture that summer. They even had a Rambo bubble gum for sale in stores at the time. It tasted terrible, but it was still Rambo bubble gum, and, therefore, it rocked.

1. The big Soviet MIL helicopter was so awesome. I had never seen anything like it before, and I had no idea that such a thing even existed. I wanted one as soon as I saw it. I still want one even now.
2. The scene with the dude getting shot with the explosive arrow rules.
3. The scene with Rambo outrunning the napalm barrel rules.
4. The scene with Rambo telling the Russian, "---- you.", rules.
5. Was there ever a better-looking woman than Julia Nickson (Co)? Nope.
6. The scene with Rambo shooting up all of the complicated computer stuff at the end rules. In fact, not a single damn day goes by when I'm not tempted to do that here in the office.

I love this sequel. Even thinking about it now makes me want to run outside, run through the woods, blow up random things, and yell, "Aaaaaaaaaaaah!"

I still think that the first movie, First Blood, is the best of the series by far, but Rambo: First Blood Part II is the best of the sequels and it's just as fun in so many ways.

So... Rambo: First Blood Part II... You not expendable!

Talleyrand · 01-31-2017, 07:45 PM

Rambo (2008) for sure.

The two middle sequels are nearly unwatchable, in my opinion.

jl1rp · 01-31-2017, 07:51 PM

2008's or part 2 I can't pick between them.

BladeRunner2007 · 01-31-2017, 08:15 PM

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Ray Jackson · 01-31-2017, 10:28 PM

II and III both make a mockery of the concept of war and combat.

When Oliver Stone lambasts the trivialization/glorification of violence in movies by people who've never been near the real thing...this is what he's talking about. Not to mention the fact that they're both crammed full of absurdist 80s political propaganda and grotesquely one-sided caricatures of America's "enemies."

I get kind of embarrassed when I watch them.

That being said...they're just so much damn fun.

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03-06-2015, 06:53 AM	#1
UniSol GR77 Banned Member since:May 2009 Location:Naples, Italy. Trading Score:1	What's your fave Rambo sequel? (not "best", just your fave) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Rambo III (1988) Rambo (2008) Do your choice and tell us why. http://rambomania.proboards.com

03-06-2015, 07:01 AM	#2
Packerfan75 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Earth 4K collection:71 Blu-ray collection:549 DVD collection:355 Digital collection:97 Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:1	While First Blood is far and away my favorite of the series, I'd have to go with First Blood part II. He seems to maintain more of his character from the first one, it's taken pretty seriously and we get to see him in action in a war setting using those cool guerrilla tactics. Part III seemed more hammy and with unrealistic action bits. The last one went too far with the gore and explicit content. I stopped watching after 30 min. When I saw a rape scene and exploding bodies, I was out. Last edited by Packerfan75; 03-06-2015 at 07:05 AM.

03-06-2015, 07:05 AM	#3
Randall Flagg Banned Member since:Apr 2014 Blu-ray collection:475	Rambo (2008).

03-06-2015, 09:02 AM	#4
BladeRunner2007 Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Germany 4K collection:58 Blu-ray collection:1031 Blu-ray reviews:3	Rambo: First Blood Part II

03-06-2015, 10:33 AM	#5
Thomas Irwin Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Feb 2013 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:87	It's nearly impossible for me to choose, as I love them all. But I'll have to go with Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), simply because I've enjoyed that one the longest. Rambo (2008) is a very close second. Rambo III (1988) is probably the least serious film of the lot, but still a great and highly entertaining film. There's not a bad one in the bunch, IMO.

03-06-2015, 11:23 AM	#6
SymbioticFunction Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Chichester, UK 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:994 DVD collection:121 Prime collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:2	Rambo (2008) is the only First Blood sequel that I personally have any time for. Photography was pretty good and it was a highly entertaining, rather grim thrill-ride. I only own want to own the original and the 2008 film.

03-08-2015, 08:32 PM	#7
VictoryAtNight Blu-ray Count Member since:Sep 2011 Location:Hotel Krat 4K collection:72 Blu-ray collection:1043 DVD collection:393 MA collection:14 Digital collection:105 iTunes collection:3	This one and only because this is the only one that I remember, LOL. The story was great and especially the violence in it.

03-09-2015, 11:07 PM	#8
crow2k5 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Phoenix 4K collection:400 Blu-ray collection:2474 DVD collection:142 Digital collection:25 Prime collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 16 Trading Score:26	First Blood II

01-31-2017, 02:42 PM	#9
drush9999 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Sutton Coldfield, England 4K collection:566 Blu-ray collection:6093 DVD collection:488 Trading Score:1	Definitely Rambo: First Blood Part II is the better sequel But the 4th Rambo is close behind. Hell I like em all

01-31-2017, 03:10 PM	#10
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:322 Blu-ray collection:950 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	Rambo II is the best sequel, III is solid if nothing spectacular, and I didn't really like the fourth one all that much. The first is still by far the best of the bunch.

01-31-2017, 03:16 PM	#11
reaperx187 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Newark, DE 4K collection:223 Blu-ray collection:1482 DVD collection:77	The last flick Rambo was just badass so over the top and brutal with the blood and violence loved it one of my favorites overall too.

01-31-2017, 04:45 PM	#13
MakeMineHD Active Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2014 Blu-ray collection:760 DVD collection:164 Blu-ray reviews:35	Any of them but III. =(

01-31-2017, 05:25 PM	#14
Mr. Chaverria Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Spring, Texas 4K collection:379 Blu-ray collection:2529	I like Rambo III the most. It's the one I grew up on. Nostalgia makes that one win. First Blood is the best though. And John Rambo is second best. It's damn near perfect of a sequel if it wasn't for some very clunky dialogue and scripting of some of the characters. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

01-31-2017, 07:18 PM	#16
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:927 Blu-ray collection:6035 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	This is actually a question? Rambo: First Blood Part II is my favorite of the sequels by a long mile. I was 13 years old when Rambo: First Blood Part II came out, and it was the first R-rated movie that I went to see at the theater. Everything about this movie just rocked my world, and it was all that my friends and I talked about for a long time. If you were not around at the time, then you would not believe how popular this movie was and how ubiquitous it was with pop culture that summer. They even had a Rambo bubble gum for sale in stores at the time. It tasted terrible, but it was still Rambo bubble gum, and, therefore, it rocked. 1. The big Soviet MIL helicopter was so awesome. I had never seen anything like it before, and I had no idea that such a thing even existed. I wanted one as soon as I saw it. I still want one even now. 2. The scene with the dude getting shot with the explosive arrow rules. 3. The scene with Rambo outrunning the napalm barrel rules. 4. The scene with Rambo telling the Russian, "---- you.", rules. 5. Was there ever a better-looking woman than Julia Nickson (Co)? Nope. 6. The scene with Rambo shooting up all of the complicated computer stuff at the end rules. In fact, not a single damn day goes by when I'm not tempted to do that here in the office. I love this sequel. Even thinking about it now makes me want to run outside, run through the woods, blow up random things, and yell, "Aaaaaaaaaaaah!" I still think that the first movie, First Blood, is the best of the series by far, but Rambo: First Blood Part II is the best of the sequels and it's just as fun in so many ways. So... Rambo: First Blood Part II... You not expendable!

01-31-2017, 07:45 PM	#17
Talleyrand Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2015 Location:Canada	Rambo (2008) for sure. The two middle sequels are nearly unwatchable, in my opinion.

01-31-2017, 07:51 PM	#18
jl1rp Blu-ray Prince Member since:Feb 2014 Location:NH USA Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:554 Blu-ray collection:1783 DVD collection:200 Blu-ray reviews:2	2008's or part 2 I can't pick between them.

01-31-2017, 08:15 PM	#19
BladeRunner2007 Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Germany 4K collection:58 Blu-ray collection:1031 Blu-ray reviews:3	Rambo: First Blood Part II

01-31-2017, 10:28 PM	#20
Ray Jackson Blu-ray Duke Member since:Apr 2013 Location:The dark underbelly of Anytown, USA 4K collection:102 Blu-ray collection:455 DVD collection:9 Digital collection:74 Trading Score:183	II and III both make a mockery of the concept of war and combat. When Oliver Stone lambasts the trivialization/glorification of violence in movies by people who've never been near the real thing...this is what he's talking about. Not to mention the fact that they're both crammed full of absurdist 80s political propaganda and grotesquely one-sided caricatures of America's "enemies." I get kind of embarrassed when I watch them. That being said...they're just so much damn fun. [Show spoiler]

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