Rambo: First Blood Part II
19 picked · 14 without a winner
Who won the movie?
Picked on the showSylvester Stallone
They agree Stallone wins the movie.
Most rewatchable scene
Picked on the showRambo’s jungle revenge montage, especially the mud-wall reveal
After reviewing the scenes, they choose the jungle killing montage, especially Rambo emerging from the mud.
What’s aged the best?
No winnerNo clear winner
Kyle praises Trautman; Bill favors the scene reading Rambo’s military résumé, with villain cues, dialogue, and parody scenes also discussed.
Apex Mountain
Picked on the showSylvester Stallone, Ronald Reagan / the United States, Julia Nickson, and the Cold War
They endorse several 1985 peaks, while placing Vietnam films, Martin Kove, and movie knives elsewhere.
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Todd Parker Award for best character entrance
Picked on the showRambo breaking rocks in the opening prison scene
They name the opening prison scene as Rambo’s best character entrance.
What's the most 1985 thing about this movie?
No winnerNo clear winner
They discuss Martin Kove, the ending song, patriotic dialogue, and the POW learning it is 1985 without agreeing on one pick.
Floyd Gondolli Award for something I just enjoy
No winnerNo clear winner
Kyle enjoys knife sharpening and machine-gun bullet belts; Bill enjoys villains missing close-range shots.
Great shot Gordo Award, most cinematic shot
Likely pickRambo’s eye opening in the mud behind a soldier
They favor the mud-wall reveal, with knife sharpening and the bandana shot also nominated.
Hans Gruber Scale of villain ranking
Likely pickMurdock
Bill rates Murdock seven to seven-and-a-half out of ten for his betrayal, above the underdeveloped Russian villain.
Kid Cudi / Pursuit of Happiness Award for best needle drop
No winnerNo clear winner
They explicitly decline to name a best needle drop and introduce a worst-needle-drop award instead.
Frank Stallone award for worst needle drop
Picked on the showFrank Stallone’s closing song, Peace in Our Life
They explicitly create a new category and pick Frank Stallone’s ending song as the worst needle drop.
Was there a better title for this movie?
Likely pickRambo 2
They prefer the simpler Rambo 2 title over the official longer title.
Elisabeth Shue Inventing Cold Fusion Award
Picked on the showCo
They clearly make Co the flex-category winner for being improbably glamorous and capable in the jungle.
Butch's girlfriend award, weak link in the film
Picked on the showthe movie's decision to spare Rambo repeatedly instead of just killing him
They frame the film’s biggest weak link as the repeated failure to simply kill Rambo when he is vulnerable.
What’s aged the worst?
No winnerNo clear winner
They discuss the deleted reaction to Co’s death, the tie-in game, similarities to Missing in Action, stereotypes, and ineffective mortars without choosing one winner.
Overacting Award / Rambo 2 Underacting Award
No winnerNo clear winner
They rename the overacting category for Rambo 2’s underacting and refer back to their earlier discussion.
The CR thinks Luke Wilson could have been Harrison Ford's hottest take award
No winnerNo clear winner
Bill prefers rewatching Missing in Action 2’s final fight; Kyle argues that Predator borrows heavily from Rambo 2.
Casting what-ifs
Picked on the showJohn Travolta as Rambo's sidekick
They highlight Travolta as the best alternate-casting idea, with the other options treated as lesser what-ifs.
Joey Pants Award, best that guy
No winnerNo clear winner
Charles Napier is favored, but they debate whether his name recognition disqualifies him as a “that guy.”
Dion Waiters Award
Picked on the showSteven Williams
They pick Steven Williams for his indoor aviators and the moment he blocks Trautman from leaving.
Recasting couch director city
Picked on the showJohn Travolta
They choose John Travolta as Rambo’s sidekick and also propose Born in the USA as the closing song.
Half-assed internet research
No winnerNo clear winner
They discuss filming locations, home-video sales, on-set stories, and the body count without selecting an award winner.
Cruise or Hanks?
Picked on the showTom Cruise
They choose Cruise, imagining Rambo’s airplane stunt inspiring his later stunt work.
Borat Sagdiyev Rancid Body Odor Award
No winnerNo clear winner
Kyle nominates the rescued POW; Bill counters with Murdock, and they do not settle on a shared winner.
Rick Cicarelli Guard Meat Award
Picked on the showthe helicopter pilot Rambo pushes to his death
They single out the pilot as the most memorable expendable bystander death.
Picking nits
No winnerNo clear winner
They question Rambo’s short prison sentence, upkeep of his physique, precise helicopter targeting, and survival after sewage exposure.
Sequel, prequel, prestige TV, all-Black cast, or untouchable?
Likely pickBring Rambo back to America for a contained action sequel
They prefer a domestic Die Hard or Sudden Death-style sequel and discuss returning characters from First Blood.
Is this movie better with Wayne Jenkins or somebody else?
Picked on the showGus Johnson calling the helicopter showdown
Kyle imagines Gus Johnson delivering a sports-announcer call of Rambo’s final helicopter trick.
Just one Oscar: who gets it?
Likely pickSpecial effects
After joking about Frank Stallone, they land on the special effects.
Unanswerable questions
No winnerNo clear winner
They ask what happens to Murdock and Rambo afterward, then debate Stallone versus Schwarzenegger.
Memorabilia you most want from this movie
No winnerNo clear winner
Kyle wants the red headband and Co’s necklace; Bill wants the machine gun and ammunition belt.
Coach Finstock / Mr. Miyagi Award for best and worst life lesson
No winnerNo clear winner
Bill says the villains should kill Rambo when they can; Kyle celebrates making an unglamorous workplace a fun hangout.
Double feature choice
Likely pickFirst Blood
They favor First Blood as the companion film, with Cobra and Rocky IV also discussed.