Rambo: The Complete Collector's Set (2010)

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) is another matter. It falls into that mysterious genre of "jungle" films and qualifies as a guilty pleasure, a good-bad "B" movie. While still laden with messages, this movie sets them aside long enough for Rambo to go tromping through the jungle and blowing up lots of stuff real good. In an odd twist of fate, James Cameron co-wrote the screenplay with Stallone, and the great Jack Cardiff (The Red Shoes) served as cinematographer.

In 1988, Rambo III was one of the most expensive movies ever made and flopped with a furious thud. It's a very bad film, but now has an interesting element when viewed in retrospect -- Rambo goes to Afghanistan to fight with the Mujaheddin against the Soviets. The disc even contains a humble little documentary about the history of war in Afghanistan and how Rambo III fit into that cycle.

Lionsgate has released a four-film Blu-Ray set packed with a whole bunch of extras, most of which have already appeared on previous discs. The picture and sound quality is superb, even on the 28 year-old first film.