THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST 'ACTION-PACKED' BOX-SETS ON THE MARKET.
it started back in '82 with what i still believe to be the best of the series 'first blood' in which 'john rambo' retutns from the 'vietnam' war to find he's not welcome in fact after a few run-ins with the local sheriff he becomes a hunted-man. ( you just know he'll have the last word )
in 'first blood 2' he's asked to go back to the jungle he knows so well in 'vietnam' to rescue 'g.i's' held captive.
all hell breaks loose.
'rambo '3' ' 'john' decides against a mission to 'afghanistan' ...however when his friend and mentor 'col sam trautman' is captured, 'john' just has to go in to help his friend.
the film has an explosive finale.
then 20 years later 'sly' decides he'll play the role again, in this one he joins a group of mercinary's who are sent into war-torn 'burma' to search and rescue a group of missionary's 'rambo' himself had taken down the river and dropped off close to the village… more »

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST 'ACTION-PACKED' BOX-SETS ON THE MARKET.
it started back in '82 with what i still believe to be the best of the series 'first blood' in which 'john rambo' retutns from the 'vietnam' war to find he's not welcome in fact after a few run-ins with the local sheriff he becomes a hunted-man. ( you just know he'll have the last word )
in 'first blood 2' he's asked to go back to the jungle he knows so well in 'vietnam' to rescue 'g.i's' held captive.
all hell breaks loose.
'rambo '3' ' 'john' decides against a mission to 'afghanistan' ...however when his friend and mentor 'col sam trautman' is captured, 'john' just has to go in to help his friend.
the film has an explosive finale.
then 20 years later 'sly' decides he'll play the role again, in this one he joins a group of mercinary's who are sent into war-torn 'burma' to search and rescue a group of missionary's 'rambo' himself had taken down the river and dropped off close to the village in the jungle they had asked to go.
well, the mercinary's wanted to leave 'john' on his boat waiting for their return.....you just know that ain't gonna happen. ( sly' 20 years on still has it )
i actually rated the fourth as my second favourite, all four are 'action-packed' and well worth owning on this format ( must admit i actually purchased this from 'play' on one of their 'deals of the day' last autumn i believe, i paid a lot less than todays price, maybe it'll pop up again at a similar price ? )
as i indicated, the first and fourth were my favourites, just felt the middle two to be more than a little 'o.t.t' but never-the-less exciting and 'action-packed' in fact all four give an 'adreniline' rush.,,,enjoy.

First Blood - A classic - Even though not as good as the novel - It was highly dramatic and excellent reflection on a warrior. Great performance from Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehe and Richard Crenna. It is also memorable for some great action sequences and stunts - particularly a motorbike chase sequence and a scene where Stallone jumps off a cliff-side and falling thousands of feet down, using an ingenious yet painful method to break his fall...

Rambo - First Blood Part 2 - Probably the worst of the series in terms of story and acting (until number 4 came along that is) - yet probably one of the most influential movies of the 80s and highly enjoyable. It was the blue print of many action movies to follow. It has a memorable bad guy played by Steven Berkoff. This one is probably the most memorable and most loved of the sequels.

Rambo 3 - This is spectacular - probably the largest scale Rambo sequel of the series - spectacular helicopter and tank battles, huge battle… more »

First Blood - A classic - Even though not as good as the novel - It was highly dramatic and excellent reflection on a warrior. Great performance from Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehe and Richard Crenna. It is also memorable for some great action sequences and stunts - particularly a motorbike chase sequence and a scene where Stallone jumps off a cliff-side and falling thousands of feet down, using an ingenious yet painful method to break his fall...

Rambo - First Blood Part 2 - Probably the worst of the series in terms of story and acting (until number 4 came along that is) - yet probably one of the most influential movies of the 80s and highly enjoyable. It was the blue print of many action movies to follow. It has a memorable bad guy played by Steven Berkoff. This one is probably the most memorable and most loved of the sequels.

Rambo 3 - This is spectacular - probably the largest scale Rambo sequel of the series - spectacular helicopter and tank battles, huge battle scenes, beautiful desert scenery and some great performances by Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna and Marc De Jong who plays a great Russian villain. This one is memorable for some humour and for being the best Rambo sequel out of the lot. Its also one of the most violent movies ever - with the highest body count of all the Rambo movies.

Rambo - The fourth in the series is probably the most visualy bloody, unfortunately its also the weakest in terms of plot - Its nowhere near as thrilling as the 1st movie and not nearly as entertaining as the other sequels - yet it does have a gripping sense of danger and is extremely watchable due to the excellent performances of the cast members. The beginning of a new trilogy as the ending reveals and a great action movie (probably the best action movie of 2008 actually)...

This box-set is amazing - First Blood and Rambo 3 are beautiful to behold on a 42 inch screen - The movies have a great soundtrack and are well worth repeated viewing.

here is how I rate the movies:

First Blood = 5

Rambo: First Blood Part 2 = 4 Stars

Rambo 3 = 5 stars

Rambo = 3.5 stars

As a collection it beats any other collection out there (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Evil Dead, Indiana Jones etc) - the Rambo series is surprisingly coherent and consistent and most importantly it is highly entertaining, remaining true to audience expectations and surpassing them.

A must buy collection.