![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact First Blood is my least favorite of all four Rambo films. To put my bias out front, I much prefer Rambo to First Blood. Morrell’s intent was to make it seem that the movie had actually been based on the novel, as was the case with First Blood. Finding that he still had more to tell about Rambo, Morrell crafted this novel from the workprint (he was given a video tape of the already-completed film by the producers), James Cameron’s original script, and his own ideas. In a recent ebook edition of Rambo: First Blood Part II (hereafter just Rambo for reasons of laziness…but then, that’s how everyone referred to it until the 2008 Rambo really confused things), Morrell provides an introduction where he explains how he came to write this novelization (you can read this introduction here). It should also be noted that this novelization is an excellent piece of work, and shouldn’t just be disregarded as a quickie cash-in. Beyond the fact that Rambo is still alive (he got his head blown off by Trautman in the book), even the minor details are taken from the movie and not the novel. It might sound obvious, but it’s worth noting that this truly is a sequel to the film and not Morrell’s original 1972 bestseller. With this pithy introduction David Morrell launches into the novelization of the sequel to the 1982 film First Blood. Rambo: First Blood Part II, by David Morrell ![]()
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