Jettisoning the subtlety that made First Blood (Part I) a decent thriller with thought-provoking Vietnam overtones, Rambo totally metamorphoses into an action hero of cartoonish proportions (and politics).

Sly was one of many contributors to the script (alongside Mr James Cameron), which sees Rambo on a mission to save some remaining POWs and win the Vietnam war virtually singlehandedly.

Tough Guy? All brawn, no brain.