Rambo: First Blood Part II 4K 1985 Ultra HD 2160p

Only a few years after the all-out guerrilla war in First Blood (1982), John Rambo's former commanding officer, Colonel Sam Trautman, pulls him out of jail, only to send him back to a place he swore never to return: the impenetrable jungles of Vietnam. Entrusted with the dangerous task of collecting evidence that American POWs are still being held captive, Rambo agrees to infiltrate the unknown zone, and before long, he finds himself double-crossed, marooned behind the enemy lines. Once, John fought for his country. Now, the government has left him for dead in a Soviet-infested land. Can Rambo fulfil his suicide mission? Will he deliver his lethal justice?

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After razing a small American town to the ground, Vietnam War veteran John Rambo languishes in prison, having fully embraced the principle that “life is suffering.” Salvation comes in the form of his former mentor, Colonel Trautman. He has a mission for Rambo, the completion of which will bring John his freedom. Without a moment’s hesitation, Rambo agrees, not yet realizing that by returning to Vietnam, he is dooming himself to a real war...

In the second installment of the cult franchise, the tone has shifted—all that remains of the drama and the overarching theme of Ted Kotcheff’s *First Blood* are memories and Rambo himself, who has also changed somewhat. While in the 1982 film Stallone’s hero was a weary, tormented veteran in whom forgotten instincts had been reawakened, in the sequel he is now an indestructible killing machine, a one-man army, and the primary combat unit of the entire U.S. military. Of course, such a transformation in Rambo dampened the critics’ enthusiasm; they rushed to unleash a barrage of criticism on poor Sly, accusing him of virtually every flaw and shortcoming in the sequel. They were quick to “honor” Stallone with yet another round of anti-awards and “honorable” titles like “non-actor” and “has-been.” Sly, who tried to steer the plot toward a celebration of American military patriotism, got a dressing-down from those who, until recently, had called him Hollywood’s new hope. That’s just how fickle Western critics are.

As for ordinary viewers, the critics’ concerns were, to put it mildly, irrelevant. They were thrilled—and it’s no wonder: what they’d been waiting for—thrilling, fast-paced military action—they got, and in abundance: a single fearless warrior taking on an entire Vietnamese army—with a division of Soviet special forces thrown in for good measure—ingenious traps and bizarre weaponry (arrows with mini warheads remain a mystery to me to this day), daring firefights and even a stunning helicopter attack followed by a battle between two helicopters (all filmed absolutely spectacularly for 1985—the special effects and stunt coordinators deserve the highest praise)—all of this, at the very least, kept viewers glued to the screen. And it still does, only now another quality has been added to the film’s existing merits: nostalgia. Nostalgia for the magnificent Stallone, who has a hard time speaking but finds it much easier to wipe out half the Vietnamese army; nostalgia for films like this—historically inaccurate but so beloved from a purely cinematic perspective.Yes, the script may be full of rough edges and exaggerations, and the Russians are portrayed as practically reanimated inquisitors from medieval Spain—but that doesn’t make it any less interesting to watch. How could it be otherwise?

After all, this is Rambo—the very same one they used to scare us with back in the Soviet era, who became such a familiar figure in the post-Soviet era. And any accusations of betraying the audience—who watch with pleasure as the villain kills their compatriots—seem out of place, given the obvious caricature of what’s happening on screen. It’s not an overt parody, but rather a subtle, veiled jab at the entire “Cold War.”

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Codec: HEVC / H.265 (79.2 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

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#English: Dolby TrueHD with Dolby Atmos 7.1
#English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
#French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
#French: DTS 2.0
#German: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
#German: DTS 2.0
#Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
#Spanish: DTS 2.0
#Italian: DTS 2.0
#Russian: DTS 2.0

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