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In the trailer for the movie, it is stated that Rambo joined the military on June 6, 1969. However, when Murdoc meets Rambo at the onset of the film and is reading over his credentials, he states that Rambo joined the service August 6, 1964. [Disrepancies between movie trailers and the film itself are not film mistakes.]
There is an American M60 on the side of a Russian chopper [No, the chopper you're referring to is an American Bell UH1D, that apparently had been captured during the war. It is not out of place that the American weapons are still mounted on it.]
Corrected by Twotall
When Rambo flew the helicopter to save the other POWs, there are several scenes depicting him using the machine gun on the helicopter to shoot at the baddies. This is not possible as he was flying solo and therefore can't possibly reach the machine gun which was at the back of the helicopter. [No, but there are two machine guns on the chopper - one M60 (that requires a separate door gunner), and one M134 Gatling minigun, which is a helicopter-mounted weapon fired by the pilot. All shots of the gun Rambo uses to sweep the camp show the rotating barrels of the Gatling.]
Corrected by Twotall
When Rambo is packing his explosive arrowheads notice he only packs four in his case, yet he fires five. [We never see the entire packing and preparations Rambo does, it is all part of a montage of small second-long shots. Just because we only get to see one pack of detonator heads, it does not necessarily mean he packs just the one.]
Corrected by Twotall
At the end, when Rambo goes to shoot up the headquarters, he wraps the belt around his wrist. That's a big no-no, because the belt can get caught between the rounds where it overlaps and stop feeding right, and also because the links can take off bits of skin. I found out both the hard way ;). ["Can" doesn't make this a mistake. The character made the choice and in this instance lucked out.]
Corrected by Bob Blumenfeld
Rambo is an ex-Green Beret. Real professionals know better than to shoot from the hip. [Considering Rambo has horrific memories of being tortured by the Vietnamese when he was a POW and the fact that he goes on a full on rampage means that he might not necessarily do everything "by the book". Also, as an ex-Green Beret, where he was one of the best, we can safely assume that he has the ability to successfully shoot from the hip.]
Rambo's exploding arrowheads are only large enough to hold a couple of ounces of explosive. This is not nearly enough to cause the damage they do. [This is explained in the novelization of the film. The arrows themselves are hollow, and filled with high-power plastic explosives. The arrowheads are simply the detonator.]
Corrected by Twotall
The helicopter used by Rambo in the rescue isn't Russian. It is a normal Bell UH1D helicopter as used by the US Army during the Vietnam war. Since this helicopter was designed to fly for a max of 100 hours, it never could have been maintained or fixed until Rambo's arrival. Very strange that the Russians or Vietnamese operate with US material... [Not strange at all. It is possible, however unlikely, that spare parts could be obtained on the international aerospace market or even the "black market". Iran is a prime example of this.]
Has anyone noticed how Rambo can take out 5 men 100ft away with 5 bullets by holding the gun at his torso while not even aiming through the crosshairs? How can he snipe without even trying? [If you practice you can snipe from any position. I can shoot without aiming very well.]
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