Stallone set out to make an action movie, and ended up making what is probably the best depiction of PTSD in cinema ever made.

@christopherlarock9062

Жыл бұрын

The very last Rambo film was interesting. It reminded me of Home Alone, but with blood and gore.

@jayeisenhardt1337

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherlarock9062 I mean calling this hide and seek when Rambo's job in Nam was seek and destroy ain't far off. When the trees start speaking Vietnamese, that was the real home alone.

@Jexorz86

Жыл бұрын

I mean, he set out to make film adaptation of a book... Though the man really can act.

@pleutron

Жыл бұрын

@@Jexorz86 the book is pretty darn good

@BullseyeForever24

Жыл бұрын

I so much agree

"It's over Johnny. It's over!" "Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win! But somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting. Calling me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap! Who are they to protest me, huh? Who are they? Unless they've been me and been there and know what the hell they're yelling about!" Fun Fact: The large piece of rotten canvas that Rambo finds in the woods and cuts into a makeshift coat was in fact not a movie prop, but a real piece of rotten canvas found by the film crew during the movie's production. Since there was only one piece, Sylvester Stallone joked about how the canvas became a treasured prop on the set. After filming ended, Stallone kept the rotten canvas and still has it in his possession to this very day. Crew Shout-Out Fact: According to Sylvester Stallone in the DVD commentary, the names of the people on Rambo's team in Vietnam (as read by Col. Trautman) are actually names of various people of the film's crew, including make-up artist Michael Westmore and costume designer Tom Bronson. Art Before Ego Fact: Sylvester Stallone hated the first cut of the film so much that he tried to buy the film back and destroy it. When he couldn't do that, he suggested that the producers cut much of his part and let the rest of the characters tell the story. That cut the movie time in half and set a precedent for future action movies.

My dad was a police officer for 23yrs before he died & this was 1 of his favorite movies. He was so pissed at the way those cops treated Rambo, he use to say cops like that give the good ones a bad name. Love the channel ❤

@shawbros

Жыл бұрын

Also the "Good cops" that turn a blind eye to the "Bad cops".

@dr.burtgummerfan439

Жыл бұрын

A KZread auditor I watch always asks police officers who a good cop's worst enemy is. A good cop's worst enemy is a bad cop. Because the actions of a bad cop reflects on all cops, and good cops often pay the price for it.

@shawbros

Жыл бұрын

@@dr.burtgummerfan439 "A good cop's worst enemy is a bad cop." Yet, the "good cops" and/or the union still keep protecting the bad cops.

@maexpert11

7 ай бұрын

They're bout like the cops in the town I grew up in I miss some of the people there but I don't think I could stomach going back there

Fun Facts: when Rambo escaped the police station when he swept the cop's legs then elbowed him in the face he actually broke his nose. Even when he fell through the trees he broke a rib and they kept it in the scene.

@citizensunitednegatingtech9783

Жыл бұрын

And the real pain scream

It was a anti war film to show the way Vietnam vets were treated when they got home and the PTSD they suffered . The movies Rambo 2 and 3 are where the real action happens

"You're goddamn lucky he didn't kill all of you" is my favorite line in the whole movie 🔥👍🏼

@mjlives5428

Жыл бұрын

That's mine right after...I didn't come here to save Rambo from you .......................

This is the best, most well written and acted depiction of post-traumatic stress ever committed to film. A masterpiece of a film.

Down with the copyright strikers

@BigGator5

Жыл бұрын

KZread Sucks Example #7,767,654

@Atlas_Redux

Жыл бұрын

@@BigGator5 At least they listened and eased up on the profanity regulations the other day ... DMCA, not gonna happen.

@dannyaguilera4510

Жыл бұрын

Damn right!

@fs127

Жыл бұрын

@@Atlas_Redux I still see at least a quarter of my posts get blocked from public view. It's still pretty easy to hit a combination of words that their censoring algorithm dislikes without involving abuse or profanity.

@Atlas_Redux

Жыл бұрын

@@fs127 Well, the profanity rules wasn't updated before 2 weeks ago. Any video before that was still hit by the rules. But since people was literally leaving due to the rules, they had to relax the rules a couple of weeks ago.

In the book the sheriff isn't such an asshole. He's more like what Rambo would become if he conformed to society. Rambo is fighting himself.

@citizensunitednegatingtech9783

Жыл бұрын

Book tisel is a Rambo mirror , movie he is a real cop with a power trip and a station of bad apples and good cops that only say , I don't think this is ok , like Mr CSI

@Thane36425

Жыл бұрын

Right. The Sheriff was looking forward to settling down and retiring after a not so great life. He actually was fairly decent to Rambo at first, including getting him something to eat (even if the placed served him a nasty burger). But Rambo made the choice to go back into town. The sheriff was kind of a mirror image of Little Bill in "The Unforgiven". Both were trying to settle down, but Teasle wasn't a bad guy while Little Bill was.

I've read the book. It's way more emotional than the movie. But i must admit that Stallone's final speech is magnificent!

Not only are they bad cops, they're also bad human beings to begin with. To even want that kind of power shows a perversion of the soul. Peace and love!

@jayeisenhardt1337

Жыл бұрын

Sheriff might be pride His buddy that died, wrath. That dude was just crazy.

Interesting fact Jack Starrett, who played Deputy Sherriff Art Galt (the one that fell from the helicopter) also played Gabby Johnson in Blazing Saddles, the prospector character on the rooftop that announces the sheriff coming to town.

@dr.burtgummerfan439

Жыл бұрын

The one who said "The Sheriff is near"?

@MrLovegrove

5 ай бұрын

​@@dr.burtgummerfan439 That ain't what he said dadgummit!

I’m glad you identified early on that the character had PTSD. It eluded many who thought it purely was an action film. Sure, there’s plenty of action, but the meaning was always deeper. When Rambo finds out Danforth is dead in the beginning, his character is defeated. That’s why he said “Back here there’s nothing.” Everything the machine sent him to love, fight for and protect was gone. He came back to a life he could no longer recognize. Cheers to a great reaction! 🍻

I never watched this film properly until I was about 40. I was more than impressed with Stallone's acting. It changed my preconceptions of him.

Fun fact. Al Pacino was originally set to play Rambo. Pacino wanted to make too many changes to the script so they dropped him.

"God didn't make Rambo. I did." Love this line. He gets the red headband in part 2. Wait till you see the storyline on that.

GROSS but cool fact: 8:01 that filthy, greasy, moldy tarp Rambo is cutting into a Poncho isn't a movie prop, he genuinely found it right there while filming this scence, including the old rope he used as a belt. Originally, Rambo was supposed to only wear that sleeveless T-shirt but they didn't realise how cold it would be. Stallone was so cold that he figured this is something a person like Rambo would actually do to survive, so he went all in and improvised this scene as they were filming it. He actually kept the Poncho he made as a memento of his time filming there. The wardrobe deparment made extra Ponchos from the remaining part of that filthy tarp Stallone found, to maintain that specific look throughout filming. They also used some of it to add an extra layer underneath, to keep Stallone warmer during filming.

HE JUST WANTED SOMETHING TO EAT

@justindearmond1

Жыл бұрын

yeah, but he could eat things that'd make a billy goat puke.....

I had almost forgotten that Sly used to be young ;) An iconic role and a much deeper dive than you might first expect. Over the years, this movie has reminded me that all is seldom as it appears. One of the things that has always struck me about this movie (and there are many), is how little control the sheriff has over his men. You would think he would have noticed, but I guess he was too busy spending all his time running for re-election.

@jayeisenhardt1337

Жыл бұрын

Sheriff chose not to see it, maybe he couldn't being just as crazy. Let his war buddy run wild and bully the lower ranked offices. Buddy could 'monkey paw' an order and no matter how wrong, it was allowed. Friendship with the boss. Plain fear of his crazy ass from the other guys. The weekend warriors / soldiers, well they were something else. Not much to do with the cops. A bit smarter about staying safe. I wouldn't really call soldiers the Sheriff's men. So of course they don't gotta listen to him.

doing my part

@sekirei19

Жыл бұрын

Love ur vids too. Wish you didnt pick some reactors lol but cant be a chooser😅

This movie is the perfect embodiment of, ‘f around and find out’.

dispose of enemy personnel to kill period! one of the most badass lines in history.

Yeah, the sequels are more of what you are expecting, especially the 2008 one. That's like the Dredd of Rambo films.

@Atlas_Redux

Жыл бұрын

It's pretty damn good and over the top for what it is though. And I like it for it.

@davidmendez3899

Жыл бұрын

honestly, the later ones are probably the best for reaction channels.

@AleksPizana

Жыл бұрын

He should've stopped with the 4th one even when his original script was actually the one he did on the 5th.

As usual, the man with the dog gives us thoughtful and surprisingly heartfelt commentary.

Teasle gets shot through the ceiling, falls through the skylight to the floor. Rambo walks up to him. (insert sound byte from earlier in movie) "You got somewhere I can eat around here?"

The only time u seen Rambo smile was at the very beginning when he got to his friend residence. After the news of his death it was downhill from there.

it's a literal travesty that you only have 34k subs.... you are one of the best reactors on YT with such great timing and delivery ( so many legit Guffaws )....oh and dogs. you have GREAT dogs.

Alternative title for this movie... “Local Police mess with a Vet with TERRIBLE PTSD and get jacked”

@jeffcook2570

Жыл бұрын

How about "Fuck Around and Find Out"?

@Nihm420

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffcook2570 Heh, that works too 😁

Re-uploading my thumbs up for a great reaction. 😁

@aaronburdon221

Жыл бұрын

Same, and adding another comment to boost it in the algorithm.

I know you were initially disappointed that the sheriff didn't die, but if you think about it, letting him live and realize what he's done is going to eat at him every day for the rest of his life. And he absolutely deserves to have to live with that.

Rambo II really kicks it up a notch. He is GOAT.

rambo is a story about PTSD with some action, and rocky is a romance movie with some boxing, Stallone is a genius

That poncho he found and made was unscripted. On set during filming he found that potato sack just lying on the ground. Sylvester Stallone still has that potato sack/poncho he made and it's one of his most prized possessions. As crazy as that may sound it's 100% true.

After the Vietnam War. Returning troops were actually spat on and harassed. So to see John break down about all the things he had to endure for his country and coming home to his fellow countrymen despising him. Was heartbreaking.

Here to support the channel on the reupload

Rambo - took out the gas, power and ammo after taking what he needed. "You're not going anywhere now."

YASSSSS! Now you know the other iconic character of Sly Stallone’s John Rambo! How’d you like the actual vehicle, car driving in this. Real drivers, real cars!!!

Facts: as long as you keep your core warm and insulated from your shoulders down to your waist you will stay warm enough not to get hypothermic. Fact: when your injured and you have items to seal up your wound "you do what you have to do and push through the pain".

Definitely recommend you watch the other movies in the series. Over the course of the next movies, Rambo works out his PTSD in the battlefields of the '80's, then manages to leave most of that pain behind him - until evildoers start screwing with him again!

Great reaction. Not sure if anyone’s said it but as a current Kentucky resident you might find it interesting to know that the town was a Kentucky town in the book. Named Madison but based on Richmond, Kentucky.

Grew up QU0TING this , "it's 0ver J0hnny " , N0THING IS 0VER " !!! Great vid

*OMG! I thought the original reaction was great, but this re-upload just blows it out of the water!!!!!11* (Am I doing it right?)

@pamelalee1508

Жыл бұрын

Wow !...that was great !..👍😁... 🌿🌿🌿

26:26 - A tired, hungry war veteran suffering from PTSD finds out that the last of his Viet Nam unit died the year prior from cancer. On his way to locate food, he is arrested, clubbed, kicked, hosed down and restrained forcefully. He finally snaps, excapes jail, and is hunted into the mountains by police, dogs, helicopter and National Guard. He successfully defends himself by incapacitating all his armed pursuers. A grenade-launcher forces him deeper into a cave complex with no obvious exit/s except for the entrance of the cave. He eventually escapes the cave system, hijacks a truck, beats a heavy roadblock, returns to the town and destroys the place. He blows up a gas station, car dealership, and a guns & ammo store. All damage incurred could have been avoided by providing access to a hot meal and hospitality earlier in the day.

The dog is cracking me up! "C'mon dude, I'm tryin' to sleep... this fool ain't listenin', I'm outta here..." 🤣🤣🤣

Rambo was a highly trained Green Beret in Vietnam. He literally beat them with sticks and stones. They shouldn’t have messed with him like that. He was calm and passive. Not hurting a soul until they enforced brutality onto him. But then they F&@#ed around and found out! Lol

I watched it yesterday at premium. I’m here again for the cause.

The only thing this movie was missing was Chubbs! 😂...that one was for you Jay! .

Sly is one of the most underrated actors ever to do it. My three biggest hurdles as to any movie or actor is 1, do they look the part (i.e. am I buying that they're completely competent for their complete job description IRL), and can I tell you're "acting" during an emotional scene, angry or sad (crying especially). Dude was looking gooood but not "plump" so, yes, Sly Stallone is just as capable as John Rambo is put to same tests. Dude puts off an aura that says every single man on the planet should respect what this man capable of, regardless of who YOU are, which is ANYTHING. And he makes you feel horrific because he plays broken perfectly. That IS someone who's breaking from PTSD (vet specific stuff too). Crying from trauma. Him breaking down in Rocky is just someone actually loosing it over a parent. He doesn't get credit for his talents in those situations. Not a second of acting caught on film with him.

Your eyes lit up with that Struggle Nation reference 😂

The cop is Brian Dennehy (not sure I spelled that right!) He’s been in lots of movies.

I don’t feel like writing everything I wrote the other day again😜 thx for the re upload✌️

wow even the dog is sad, that last 10 minutes hits like 10 tons of bricks

The sheriff was the father in Tommy Boy.Brian dennehy he played in a bunch of movies

Favorite part 26:00. The Struggle is real

Rambo gets the red headband in RAMBO FIRST BLOOD 2

Granddad was the only man in his troop to come back alive. He captured 6 enemy prisoners AND kept them alive. World War ll He spent a lot of time in the everglades after he got out... hunting, camping, fishing.

Just came to thumbs up & comment 😎

This movie is my favorite movie of all time. I saw it in theaters when I was 12. It changed my life. I joined the Army because of this film. The original movie was 3 1/2 hours long. the fight in the woods was 45 minutes in itself. Stallone hated the movie. He tried to buy it so nobody would see it. But, that didn't work so they edited it to what you just watched. That line "In town you're the law, out here it's me." is one of the best lines ever written. Now that you've seen the movie, you need to read the book. It's completely different. Rambo is not the hero you root for. His PTSD is so extreme and visceral. But, the book gives you true insight into what and why Will acted like he did, and it gets into Rambo's head and thoughts. The book is every bit as good as the movie, but in a completely different way.

Can't wait until you get to see the last half hour of Rambo 4

Watched your live last night. I'm back to watch again and 👍

You may also remember gizmo played rambo in gremlins 2😂😂😂😂

Yelp! That is where Strugglenation got that from!

That's what happens when you mess with something you don't understand.

Reaction so nice they had to upload it twice!

PLEASE react to Victory starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max Von Sydow and soccer player Pelé. It’s a great movie set in Europe during WWII.

John Rambo Creating career opportunities since 1982! 😂

The last 10 minutes of this movie was one of Stallone's finest performances.

Rambo's breakdown at the end is a little bit similar to how my grandpa would get when he'd be really sick. Having and recalling bad experiences he went through in World War 2

Damn I need to watch this before something else happens again. Thanks for this one big bro 👍

@Atlas_Redux

Жыл бұрын

I always download reaction videos when I see them uploaded, I have the original still, buuuut I doubt they'd be OK with sharing it :P

@jessediaz1293

Жыл бұрын

@@Atlas_Redux I didn’t know that. I’m gonna keep that in mind. The reactions always get cut down when they have to be reuploaded so I don’t know what I missed.

The Rambo you’re probably expecting is Rambo 2. Just like I feel that the Rocky you might have expected originally was Rock 3.

The 80s wear a special time. R rated movies not only earned that rating, but also some had video games, cartoons and toys. ~_~

Thanks bro !! Rambo, not Rocky has always been my favorite Stallone character 👍

“Ask him about that sandwich now” lmfao

Small town terrorists with badges would be more accurate JL. XD

4:45 Young David Caruso aka Horatio Caine from CSI Miami 😎

“Bullet To The Head” seems like an absolute must watch for “The Murder Whistle” It’s actually a pretty decent Stallone romp with a great Jason Mamoa guest starring role

Alternate ending had Rambo die in the police station at the end

I was born in 1972 in a small rural town in NC. My dad used to beat up on my mom and one time she ran out the back door in her nightgown after he pulled a shotgun on her. She went to the neighbor's house and called the cops. I remember watching out the window when the cop car pulled up in front of our house. My dad walked out to meet them, leaned down and talked to the two cops through the open passenger window. I'll never forget hearing the three of them joking and LAUGHING. Then they just drove away. Never even talked to my mom, didn't arrest my dad, NOTHING. I was about 8yo at the time. Anyone who thinks the way this movie portrays small town cops in that era is BS has no clue.

@nataliefaust7959

Жыл бұрын

Just in that era?

@Thane36425

Жыл бұрын

Not just small towns. I grew up in a small city and the cops would leave certain families' kids alone, and usually their friends. The kids still had to be a little careful and not be too open, or they'd get a slap on the wrist, but they got away with all kinds of things.

@tgfitzgerald

Жыл бұрын

@@nataliefaust7959 Not just in that era, but it was especially bad back then. There's a guy who's on the police force right now in the same town who tried to sexually assault my best friend back in high school. But another close friend of mine has a son who's a cop in a neighboring town and he's one of the good ones. Helps the elderly load their groceries in the car at Walmart, coaches youth football, and buys meals for the homeless out of his own pocket. His mom worries herself sick about him getting hurt or killed on the job every day and I don't blame her. It's a dangerous profession that doesn't pay nearly enough. The only people willing to do it are either on a power trip or genuinely committed to protect and serve. There's no in between.

@tgfitzgerald

Жыл бұрын

@@Thane36425 I get it. I was a poor kid from the wrong side of the tracks and there sure wasn't any "get out of jail free card" for me or any of the other kids in my neighborhood. Luckily we were all pretty good kids who didn't cause trouble but then again we knew we had to be too.

@Thane36425

Жыл бұрын

@@tgfitzgerald I was Middle Class and lived in the same area as some of those kids, and was even friends with them for a while. Once we got to our teens and they could start getting away with stuff, or blame others like myself who weren't "in" enough, that changed. We did out things and they did theirs, which frequently involved harassing us and trying to get us to respond so they could play victim and get us in trouble.

Been awhile glad to be back checking out some reactions

Loved it twice

The book is a bit different from the film. Another good Morrell adaptation is The Brotherhood of the Rose with Peter Strauss, the first of a trilogy of books (they filmed the first one only, but it stands alone well and delivers, very gripping stuff, also with Robert Mitchum). I remember being a bit confused about the good guy / bad guy roles here, but I was rather young when I watched this, and it's not a Gary Cooper film. Sheriff Teasle and John Rambo both were in different wars, Will served in Korea in 'The Forgotten War' and Rambo in Vietnam. Teasle was miffed with the WWII vets for finishing as winners when his efforts were forgotten (he has medals on his desk), same with Rambo, the Vietnam vets got the attention in those days. Fine film.

Love them all but the fourth one is so freaking good

@hisdudeness8328

9 ай бұрын

I even liked the fifth one. It’s very bitter sweet how he was actually able to build a normal life with his extended family only to have it taken away once again.

Damn you KZread, restore the comments and stop messing with the EOM family!!

When your surrounded create a diversion to attract the attention of your enemies then ambush them all or in this case 1 individual lol

Vietnam war - father came back pretty much whole. Unless you pointed a gun at him. Guy tried to rob my dad. Stuck again in his face a ask for wallet. Dad said he kept it under the seat, guy said get it, Dad reached under and pulled out a .45 and told the guy to drop his gun and wallet in the floorboard. Drove straight to police station, explained what happened and cops told dad to pray the guy doesn't show up because Dad would be arrested for robbing the guy. Dad's subconscious reaction to a gun to the face is to return the favor.

One of the sad realities of our history is people today don't generally know or understand how Anti-war people were during the Vietnam conflict. They didn't just take their anger and vitriol out on the government. They took it out on the soldiers. My Father served just after Vietnam ended, and even He, a 20-something who never saw Nam, was called a baby killer and murderer by people. In fact, the first person who ever thanked my Father was an older woman at an Air Show when I was 6 years old. Almost 30 years after he had been in the service, someone Finally thanked him for volunteering. As much as I believe our country fails veterans now. It pales in comparison to how utterly we failed the Veterans of Vietnam.....

“You’re gonna talk to me. I promise you’re gonna talk to me”… as if his right to remain silent means nothing

Here to re like and re comment since you all had to re upload :)

I really wish you would’ve included more of John Rambo‘s awesome speech at the end… so heartbreaking…

@EOMReacts

5 ай бұрын

Copyrights wouldn’t let it be more in there. That’s why this is the one and only Rambo movie we doing - J

Rambo dies in the novel. 2nd is Vietnam 80s action extravaganza, as is the 3rd tho in Afghanistan during a specific time when Russia threatened territory in Afghanistan before modern day powers existed in that region. 4th back to Nam for gritty action thriller, 5th a Sothern border kidnap thriller slasher ... all great in their own Rambo way

Love your reaction..love this movie!

This the only Rambo I liked. Treated Rambo like they do us in the hood and he let em know what time it was. But yeah, it’s a lot deeper than what people think it is. This the only one with a real story line. All the other ones are not good in my opinion. Big up, bruh.

Another great reaction

If you visit, Hope British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦 today. The town essentially looks the same ,40 plus years later, you can be on the set of this iconic film. Had to replace the bridge, though.

He gets the red band in the second movie prequel

4:34 Back home shit, indeed. Preach, brother. I try to tell people all the time. If you think mistreatment, at the hands of the police, is a racial thing, then spend some time in WV. They'll stop you because your socks don't match.

Awesome reaction keep up the good work... you and popcorn in bed and the rob squad are the best reactions channels

First Blood is a very different film from its sequels, Rambo 2-3 is where it became a Summer Blockbuster franchise. If you ever decide to watch Rambo 4.....prepare yourself lol. It is brutal and goes back to the darker, more serious tone of this movie. Rambo 5 is ok.

Every STFU has me laughing

FACT Stallone did the jump from the cliff to the tree him self. And broke ribs etc.