The Rambo Franchise

Nope, no list of manly without Sylvester Stalones second best known franchise, either. The story of Vietnam veteran John Rambowhich was originally based on David Morrells bestselling novel, First Bloodstarted out as being an intense melodrama that soon degenerated into nothing more than wholesale antiSoviet Union propaganda. But theres no denying the overall visceral reaction you get from Stalones Rambo taking on entire armies in filmafterfilm.