- Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna, Bill McKinney, Jack Starrett
- Directors: George P. Cosmatos, Peter MacDonald, Ted Kotcheff
- Writers: David Morrell, James Cameron, Kevin Jarre, Michael Kozoll, Sheldon Lettich
- Format: Box set, PAL
- Subtitles: Spanish, German, Italian
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 3
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Momentum
- DVD Release Date: 10 Oct 2005
- Run Time: 292 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000050YLW
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- #88 in Film & TV > Action & Adventure > War
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Sylvester Stallone never courted as much controversy as he did with the screen violence of the Rambo trilogy. From 1982 to 1988, they kept his name above Schwarzenegger's in the muscle hero league, with "Rambo" becoming a descriptive phrase in the language to describe gung-ho aggression (in Japanese, "rambo" means "violence"). The strangest part of the character's success is that originally he had none. Both David Morrell's novel and the original incarnation of First Blood had the Vietnam vet committing suicide after his rampage through small town America. The un-Hollywood ending was changed when Stallone and the producers recognised here was a character with possibilities.
First Blood: Part II was co-written by James (Titanic) Cameron, a man who has always recognised box office possibilities. Stallone took a very relevant (to 1985) issue of surviving POWs and created an alternative end to the Vietnam War. This was achieved courtesy of the Cold War animosity that still existed towards the Russians, embodied in a suitably vile cameo from Steven Berkoff. A little love interest helped ground the movie and prevent it from completely turning into a video game, as did the best of Jerry Goldsmith's stirring scores for the trilogy.
After saving himself and then his Country, Rambo III was simply about saving his friend Richard Crenna. The code of honour was by this point watered down into a song lyric, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother". Nevertheless the final instalment continues to say something about the indomitable American spirit that will not accept defeat lightly. Patriotism may never have been portrayed quite so bloodily before Rambo's arrival, but at least a generation learned to question attitudes to war veterans, as well as the benefits of carrying a compass in your hunting knife.
On the DVD: The Rambo trilogy on disc brings together all three movies in crisp 2.35:1 widescreen transfers. Sadly the extras are a little thin considering how much more was on the old Laser Discs. The first film has but a trailer; the third has a few minutes of behind the scenes material; the second has quite a few mini-documentaries that could really have done with being edited together, and having repeated interviews cut out. But there's still fun to be had hearing how deep and meaningful the movies were in conception.--Paul Tonks
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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This version is NOT full widescreen, as the sides of the picture are chopped off. It is not Dolby 5.1 either. Buy the Stallone Rambo Trilogy by Artisan instead, currently the best trilogy DVD set available - from amazon.com (cheapest). If you aren't as technically fussy as me, then please ignore. Enjoy!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
These films have certainly been panned over the years, especially the last two films. But usaully the critics doing the panning have no interest or knowledge of the action film genre. Ok so they are not going to win any oscars for their acting or scripts but for slam bang action pure & simple you cant go wrong. They are certainly alot better than the rubbish Seagel and Van Damme churn out. They are also well filmed. The helicopter attack on the village and the Afgan horsemen charging the Russian army in Rambo 3 are two scenes in particular that come to mind. So if you want an afternoon(or evening)of great action these are the movies for you!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
The first one was better but it's overall a must see. Good Action Movie.
Plus a good 9 min. Interview with Sly from 2008. He talks about all 4 Movies.
The Blue Ray has only DVD Quality.
For all Germans like me: Deutsche Sprache dabei. Und das engl.Interview mit Sly hat dt.Untertitel.
Plus a good 9 min. Interview with Sly from 2008. He talks about all 4 Movies.
The Blue Ray has only DVD Quality.
For all Germans like me: Deutsche Sprache dabei. Und das engl.Interview mit Sly hat dt.Untertitel.
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