Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II was shot using Arriflex 35-III and Panavision Panaflex Gold cameras on 35mm film. This release was made using the original camera negative which was scanned at 4K resolution...

Unfortunately the disc has not been up-graded to the immersive surround tracks, so no Dolby Atmos or DTS-X, what we do have is the same DTS-HD MA 5.1 track that adorns previous releases, which is a shame...

UHD Audio Commentary – With director George P. Cosmatos, who, despite his accent, delivers a thorough chat on just about all aspects of the film making process, including set design, problems, filming...

Do we get to win this time? When I reviewed tonight’s feature for HD DVD, oh, some years ago, here were my first few opening lines: “Rambo: First Blood Part 2, is exactly how I remembered it to be, loud,...

Written by Sly, himself, and James Cameron, Rambo: First Blood Part II can justly be labelled as popcorn for idiots – its invincible hero, carrying the hurt of an aggrieved nation, wages war on the Ruskies...

Note Rambo: First Blood II is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of Lionsgate Films with a 2160p transfer in 2.35:1. Having now made it to the second of the three Rambo films Lionsgate is releasing on 4K UHD,...

I'm wondering if this release sports a "new, improved" DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix to accompany its upgraded visuals, since I found the track here at least marginally more appealing than Marty evidently...

Since as with First Blood 4K, the 1080p Blu-ray in this package contains manifestly different supplements than the disc Marty reviewed, I'm detailing them here. The 4K UHD disc contains the Commentary...

There's a really interesting and maybe unexpected credit that shows up in Rambo: First Blood II, though I have to kind of wonder how many people will even notice it. Sadly and perhaps even a bit shockingly,...

Rambo: First Blood IIRecommended....

Rambo charges into the Ultra HD camps guns blazing, explosive-tipped arrows primed, and rocket launcher at the ready thanks to a spectacular, eye-popping HEVC H.265 encode. As with its predecessor, the...

Given the massive, muscular upgrade witnessed in the 4K video, it would have been nice to also hear a new lossless audio mix, if not perhaps updated with an object-based audio option. Sadly, it's not meant...

As with the first movie on Ultra HD, the sequel arrives with many of the same bonuses enjoyed in other home video releases, but this 4K edition entices fans with a brand-new featurette exclusive to this...

I'm continually fascinated by how drastically a film genre changes over the decades. The Rambo sequels are such a distinct product of the '80s that the series' [last] entry feels positively ancient compared...

Sylvester Stallone reprised his now iconic role as the troubled one-man army in George P. Cosmatos' military actioner Rambo: First Blood Part II that completely changed the tone and direction of the franchise....