First blood -- First blood part II -- Rambo III -- Rambo.
Summary:
First blood: John Rambo is a former Green Beret and Medal of Honor recipient who is plagued by dreadful memories of his time served in Vietnam. Living as a drifter, Rambo is on his way to get some food when he is arrested by Will Teasle, a small town sheriff who is used to getting things his way. Once incarcerated, Rambo soon finds himself reliving the awful memories of his fighting days as he is tormented by the sheriff's deputy. Rambo escapes and an intense manhunt begins. As the publicity of Rambo's one man war escalates, Teasle and his posse are confronted by Colonel Trautman, Rambo's former commander and the one man who may be able to stop any more blood from being shed. Rambo first blood part II: John Rambo returns to Vietnam to find and rescue a group of American P.O.W's that have been there since the Vietnam War. Rambo III: When Col. Sam Trautman is captured by the Russians during a top-secret mission in Afghanistan, Rambo erupts in to a one-man firestorm to rescue his former commanding officer and decimate the enemy. Rambo: Vietnam veteran John Rambo has withdrawn into a simple and secluded existence in Thailand. Even though he is looking to avoid trouble, trouble finds him. A group of Christian missionaries approach Rambo with the desire to rent his boat to travel up the river to Burma, which is a war zone. The Karen people of the region have endured a brutal rule from the murderous Burmese military. Rambo accepts the offer and takes the missionaries up the river. When the missionaries finally arrive at the Karen village, they find themselves part of a raid led by the sadistic Major Pa Tee Tint and his command. Some of the villagers and missionaries are murdered. The rest are held as captives. Concerned by their disappearance, the minister in charge of the mission gathers a group of mercenaries. Rambo, who knows the exact drop off, transport them with his boat. Rambo joins the team and helps liberate the survivors in what may be one of his deadliest missions ever. John Rambo is a Green Beret who has been trained as a killing machine. He first fights for himself, then for his country and finally for a friend.
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