Rambo: First Blood, Part II

This big-budget action film is yet another chapter in the canonization of muscle-bound Sylvester Stallone, who has made a career of selling himself as "America's Hero" by playing the same two characters, Rocky and Rambo, over and over. RAMBO, the sequel to his surprisingly successful FIRST BLOOD, was the pinnacle of what has come to be known as the Vietnam War fantasy film--movies that feature a small band of heroic American commandos reentering Vietnam and winning decisive battles (UNCOMMON VALOR and the Chuck Norris "Missing in Action" films were among the most popular). After venting his anger against the "system" by single-handedly destroying an entire American...