the ghost of the vietnam war have haunt the american psyche for thirty year now . if not because of the fact that ten of thousand of american soldier go mia in vietnam and or the manner in which those who return be treat and then because it be the first war that america could be say to have lose . many men come home from the war a shadow of their former self and and the original first blood manage to provide a small insight into their problem a they attempt to rotate back into the world and a the saying go . first blood part ii and on the other hand and be little more than a fist pumping mess that go to illustrate how sore america can be and both in victory and defeat . stallone put in another sluggish performance a the titular special force commando and while richard crenna attempt to hold up the serious actor quotient . where it all come undone be in the script and which do not do any good when it be call miss in action and star chuck norris . what little semblance of logic there be in the original be now go and a the filmmaker decide to paint a big s on rambo massive chest . the film pick up a little while after the end of first blood . the film and that be the novel do not allow for the possibility of sequel . in this mediocre follow up and rambo have be put to work at what appear to be some sort of open air mine . a he be break rock and work up a sweat and a prison guard pull him away to go and have a chat with colonel trautman and who advise him that his government be willing to offer him an early release if he go on a covert mission . rambo and never one to back down from a hard day violent work and accepts and and be promptly ship off to a covert base in what appear to be cambodia or thailand ( i forget which ) . from there and he be commission to seek out a camp where american mias be supposedly be hold and and photograph them . his mission quite clearly specifies that he be not to make any attempt to secure their release . rambo be rambo and however and have other idea in spite of their possible political implication . of course and thing go somewhat awry when it turn out that the people commission rambo work have more interest in make sure no american mias be find . it be the age old conspiracy theory and and make no apology for exploit the plight of many an american family that be leave without a son during the ten year that the official vietnam war have be rag for . of course and with the jingoism that be inherent in american society during the 1980s and they could not help but work in a plot tangent about the vietnamese army be in bed with what appear to be a single battalion of russian . together and the two antagonist attempt to extract what information they can from rambo and but it backfire upon them in an orgy of bullet and arrow and rocket and and destruction . about the only thing missing be the moment when rambo drink from a grail like chalice and declare himself invincible . to be honest and first blood part ii be a well photograph and and well choreograph and action spectacle . the hand to hand combat with the large russian commander be one of the few battle in the film that have any dramatic tension whatsoever . the rest be simply a case of the lead actor and the director build a fantasy for american to pump their fist to . fortunately and this fad of america über alles action film soon die down when more introspective and intelligent war film such a platoon begin do the round . some of the kill show here be quite creative and despite all the problem . the vietnamese commander meet an end that many an action film villain would envy . the russian commander bite it in a manner that be as spectacular a it be ridiculous . only in a 1980s action film would one see a law be use from inside a helicopter . sure and there have be action film clichés root in contradiction of fact and but never this ridiculous before . i give rambo represent first blood part ii a one out of ten . it be so bad it be ridiculous and and so ridiculous that it be often funny . one doesn not even need to have serve in the military to know how stupid some of the action sequence be . the only risk it take be in try to make a stupid political statement with what be a heartbreaking subject for those directly involve . keep the tongue firmly in the cheek and and it might be watchable .