Commando vs. Rambo: First Blood

How can you even pick between these two blockbuster action flicks? Arnold & Stallone were the action 80’s action junke hero’s, so trying to pick one as a winner just comes down to personal taste.  Let’s face it, Commando does have young Alyssa Milano & Rae Dawn Chong supporting, but First Blood gets help from Brian Dennehy and Richard Crenna.  So which is the better action flick?

Commando - A retired elite commando has only a few hours to find and rescue his daughter from an exiled dictator.

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Rambo: First Blood - Wandering into a small town in Oregon, Vietnam veteran John Rambo is arrested for vagrancy by corrupt, abusive Sheriff Will Teasle. When Rambo can’t stand anymore abuse he  goes crazy, killing a deputy and escaping into the surrounding hills, massively armed in a stand off.  Can he make it out alive?

Saving Private Ryan vs. Platoon

A battle between two of the greatest war movies made.   Difficult to pick a winner for this one.  Good luck.

Saving Private Ryan - Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother. Buy the Movie Saving Private Ryan

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Platoon - Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young, naive American who gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential, and is considered insignificant to the other soldiers, as he has not fought for as long as the rest of them and felt the effects of combat. Buy The Movie Platoon